Sirius or XM Radio?

[Ioman]

Which of these satellite radio companies is better and why? If I bought a car stereo with satellite radio, which would I want?

[Archon]

look at each and see which has more stations that you would listen to. Do you want Celtic dance music? African classical rap music? etc....

[IronSerif]

Haven't really looked into it that much man, but I know that our store has the option of selling XM radio, and we have been considering it, but it might be a waste around this area. Haven't found many customers that are interested in it.

But here at work, the manager and I both have headunits that support xm radio.

[llbbl]

Find some good links so we can compare the two. Maybe there is even an article that does just that.

[Archon]

I asked the guys (in carfi) at work and they didnt even know which one they wanted, heh.

[Unregistered]

Today I drove downtown to testify against the guy who stole my whole system.He plead guilty to felony 4 receiving stolen property.He took the whoole car,but I got that back from the East Cleveland projects.I am sad,the end.No more boom-boom

[Ioman]

Originally posted by Unregistered
Today I drove downtown to testify against the guy who stole my whole system.He plead guilty to felony 4 receiving stolen property.He took the whoole car,but I got that back from the East Cleveland projects.I am sad,the end.No more boom-boom

That totally sucks man, I am glad they caught the guy. So in relating this to the thread, which satellite system did you have?

[llbbl]

DECADES
4 The 40s Big Bands/Swing/Forties
5 The 50s Fifties
6 The 60s Sixties
7 The 70s Seventies
8 The 80s Eighties
9 The 90s Nineties
COUNTRY
10 America Classic Country
11 Nashville Top Country Hits
12 X Country Progressive Country
13 Hank's Place Traditional Country
14 Bluegrass Junction Bluegrass
15 The Village Folk
HITS
20 Top 20 on 20 Top 20 Hits
21 KISS LA Rock
22 MIX Pop Mix
23 The Heart Love Songs
24 Sunny Beautiful Music
25 MTV Rock / Pop
26 VH1 Rock / Pop
27 Cinemagic Movie Soundtracks
28 On Broadway ShowTunes
29 U-Pop Euro & Global Chart Hits
30 Special X Special Topics
CHRISTIAN
31 The Torch Christian Rock
32 The Fish Christian Pop
ROCK
40 Deep Tracks Deep Album Rock
41 Bone Yard Hard Rock
42 XM Liquid Metal Heavy Rock
43 XMU New Music
44 Fred Classic Alternative
45 XM Café Modern / Soft Alternative
46 Top Tracks Classic Rock
47 Ethel Alternative Hits
48 Squizz Hard Alternative
50 The Loft Acoustic Rock
51 XM Music Lab Progressive Fusion
52 Unsigned Unsigned Artists
URBAN
60 Soul Street Classic Soul
61 The Flow Neo Soul
62 Suite 62 Urban
63 Spirit Gospel
64 The Groove Old School R&B
65 The Rhyme Classic Rap
66 RAW Uncut Hip Hop
67 The City Urban Top 40
JAZZ & BLUES
70 Real Jazz Traditional Jazz
71 Watercolors Contemporary Jazz
72 Beyond Jazz Modern Jazz
73 Frank's Place Great Vocals / Standards
74 Bluesville Blues
75 Luna Latin Jazz
76 On The Rocks ****tail Mix
DANCE
80 The Move Underground Dance
81 BPM Club Hits
82 The System Electronica
83 Chrome Disco
LATIN
90 Aguila Spanish Top 40
91 Caricia Spanish Pop Hits
92 Vibra Rock in Spanish
93 Tejano Tejano
94 Caliente Caribbean
WORLD
100 World Zone World
101 The Joint Reggae
102 Ngoma African
103 Audio Visions New Age
104 Fine Tuning Eclectic
CLASSICAL
110 XM Classics Traditional Classic
112 Vox Opera
113 XM Pops Popular Classical
KIDS
115 Radio Disney Children
116 XM Kids Children
NEWS
121 Fox News News
122 CNN* News
123 CNN Headline News News
124 ABC News & Talk News & Talk
125 The Weather Ch 24 hr Weather Information
127 CNBC Business News
128 CNNfn* Financial News
129 Bloomberg News & Business
130 CNET Radio Tech News
131 BBC World Service World Affairs
132 C-Span Radio US Gov't & Public Affairs
134 CNN en español News in Spanish
SPORTS
140 ESPN Radio Sports Talk / Play-by-Play
141 ESPN News Sports News
142 Fox Sports Radio Sports News Talk
143 The Sporting News Sports' Talk
144 NASCAR Radio NASCAR Racing
COMEDY
150 XM Comedy Comedy
151 Laugh USA Family Comedy
152 Extreme XM Radio Crazies
TALK & VARIETY
161 Discovery Radio Real Life Stories & News
162 E! Entertainment News
163 Sonic Theater Books and Drama
164 RadioClassics Old Time Radio
165 ASK! Experts & Advice
166 Buzz XM Talk & Opinion
168 XM Live Concerts / Interviews
169 The Power African American Talk
170 Family Talk Christian Talk
171 Open Road Truckers' Channel
PREMIUM
205 Playboy Radio Adult




========ORIGINAL XM CHANNEL LISTING========



Ch 1 XM Preview Talk & Variety Span the breadth of the XM Dial
Ch 4 The 40s Decades The 40s and More . . . On Track Number Four
Ch 5 The 50s Decades It's Early Rock 'n Roll
Ch 6 The 60s Decades The Amazing 60s
Ch 7 The 70s Decades Nixon's Revenge
Ch 8 The 80s Decades The Awesome 80s
Ch 9 The 90s Decades The 90s Live on 9
Ch 10 America Country You...Are Listening to America
Ch 11 WSIX Country Nashville Country
Ch 12 X Country Country Where Country is Going
Ch 13 Hank's Place Country No Spittin', No Swearin', No Unescorted Ladies
Ch 14 Bluegrass Junction Country From Bluegrass to Newgrass
Ch 15 Highway 15 Country Nonstop Country
Ch 20 Top 20 on 20 Hits The Constant Top-20 Countdown
Ch 21 KISS Hits Top-40 Contemporary Hits
Ch 22 MIX Hits The Best of Adult Contemporary
Ch 23 The Heart Hits All Love Songs 24/7
Ch 24 Lite Hits Adult Contemporary Hits
Ch 25 MTV Radio Hits I WANT MY MTV - RADIO!
Ch 26 VH1 Radio Hits Music First . . .Everywhere!
Ch 27 Cinemagic Hits Escape into the Movies
Ch 28 On Broadway Hits It's Not the Same Old Song and Dance
Ch 29 U-Pop Hits The Pop Heard 'Round the World
Ch 30 Special X Hits Anything Can Happen...really, ANYTHING!
Ch 31 The Torch Hits Christian Music that Rocks
Ch 32 The Fish Hits Adult Contemporary Christian Hits
Ch 33 On The Rocks Hits The Lounge Lifestyle Lives On
Ch 34 Ethel Hits Don't Blame Ethel . . . You Made These Popular
Ch 40 Deep Tracks Rock This...Is the Way it is Supposed to Sound
Ch 41 Bone Yard Rock Loud and Proud...Killer Hard Rock
Ch 42 XM Liquid Metal Rock Dangerously Hard Metal
Ch 43 XMU Rock Next...Now
Ch 44 Fred Rock Alternative's Monsters
Ch 45 XM Cafe Rock ...Good to the Last Note
Ch 46 Top Tracks Rock Rock 'n Roll Encores
Ch 50 The Loft Rock Mellow Rock
Ch 51 XM Music Lab Rock For Musicians Only
Ch 52 Unsigned Rock Unsigned Bands Only!
Ch 60 Soul Street Urban The Greatest Soul Music of All Time
Ch 61 The Flow Urban R&B Hits, Hip-Hop & Rap
Ch 62 BET Uptown Urban Urban Adult Contemporary
Ch 63 Spirit Urban The Glory of Gospel
Ch 64 The Groove Urban Old School R&B
Ch 65 The Rhyme Urban Hip Hop from Day One
Ch 66 RAW Urban Uncensored Hip Hop
Ch 70 Real Jazz Jazz & Blues The Real Deal
Ch 71 Watercolors Jazz & Blues Soundtrack for Pleasure
Ch 72 Beyond Jazz Jazz & Blues It's a Brave, Cool World
Ch 73 Frank's Place Jazz & Blues American Songbook
Ch 74 Bluesville Jazz & Blues Capital of the Blues
Ch 75 Luna Jazz & Blues The Latin Heartbeat
Ch 80 The Move Dance One Nation, Underground
Ch 81 BPM Dance The Spirit of the Weekend, All the Time
Ch 82 Club 82 Dance Urban Dance Music . . . In the Mix . . . 24/7
Ch 83 Chrome Dance Where Disco Doesn't Suck
Ch 90 Aguila Latin Regional Mexican
Ch 91 Caricia Latin Spanish Pop Hits
Ch 92 Vibra Latin Rock en Español
Ch 93 Tejano Latin Tejano
Ch 94 Caliente Latin Music from the Caribbean
Ch 100 World Zone World Where the World Sings
Ch 101 The Joint World The Most Mighty, Wicked, Dangerous Reggae Ever
Ch 102 Ngoma World The Sound of Africa
Ch 103 Audio Visions World Soundtrack of the Galaxy
Ch 104 Radio Taj World Hindi - Indian Programming
Ch 105 C-Wave World Mandarin - Chinese Programming
Ch 110 XM Classics Classical The Greatest Music of the Last 1,000 Years
Ch 111 Fine Tuning Classical The World's Most Interesting Music
Ch 112 Vox Classical The Magic of the Human Voice
Ch 113 XM Pops Classical Classical's Greatest Hits
Ch 115 Radio Disney Kids Kids and Disney
Ch 116 XM Kids Kids The Next Generation of Radio...For the Next Generation
Ch 120 XM News News Everything . . . All the Time
Ch 121 USA TODAY News News, Sports, Money and Life from the Nation's Newspaper.
Ch 122 FOX News News The News Channel for the Next Generation of News Listeners
Ch 123 CNN Headline News News Breaking Stories from Around the World
Ch 125 The Weather Channel News The Nation's Premier Provider of Weather Information
Ch 127 CNBC News Politics and Business Coverage
Ch 128 CNNfn News Complete Coverage of Business News
Ch 129 Bloomberg News News 24/7 Business and Finance Coverage
Ch 130 CNET Radio News Latest Technology News
Ch 131 BBC World Service News International News
Ch 132 C-SPAN Radio News U.S. Government Hearings and Public Affairs
Ch 134 CNN en Español News CNN in Spanish
Ch 140 ESPN Radio Sports Sports News and Play-by-Play Coverage
Ch 141 CNN / Sports Illustrated Sports Sports News and In-Depth Features
Ch 142 Fox Sports Radio Sports High-Energy Combination of Sports News and Talk
Ch 143 The Sporting News Sports Sports Talk from America's Oldest Sports Newsweekly
Ch 144 NASCAR Radio Sports The Exclusive Satellite Radio Service of NASCAR
Ch 150 XM Comedy Comedy Everything Funny
Ch 151 Laugh USA Comedy Family Laughs and Fun
Ch 152 Extreme XM Comedy Morning Madness All Day Long
Ch 161 Discovery Radio Talk & Variety Real Life Stories and News
Ch 162 E! Entertainment Radio Talk & Variety Latest Entertainment News and Celebrity Gossip
Ch 164 ABC News and Talk Talk & Variety The ABC News and Talk Channel
Ch 165 Ask! Talk & Variety Experts Talk
Ch 166 Buzz XM Talk & Variety America's Hottest and Most Controversial Talk Stars
Ch 167 BabbleOn Talk & Variety Talk and Irreverence for the Young and the Restless
Ch 168 Open Road Talk & Variety The XM Road Show
Ch 169 The Power Talk & Variety African American Talk
Ch 170 FamilyTalk Talk & Variety Straight Talk and Faith-Based Guidance

[llbbl]

1: US-1 (Top 40 Hits)
2: The Pulse (Adult Contemporary)
3: The Trend (Alt Pop Mix)
4: StarLite (Love Songs)
5: Sirius Gold ('50s and early '60s Oldies)
6: '60s Vibrations ('60s and early '70s Hits)
7: I-70 (The Best of the '70s)
8: I-80 (The Best of the '80s)
15: The Bridge (Soft Rock)
17: E-1-7 (Eclectic Rock)
20: Sirius Rock Hits (Rock Hits)
21: Octane (Modern Rock)
22: Big Rock (Mainstream Rock)
23: Classic Rock (Classic Rock I)
24: The Vault (Classic Rock II)
25: First Wave (Classic Alternative)
26: Alt Nation (Alternative I)
27: Left Of Center (Alternative II)
29: Hard Attack (Hard Rock)
30: Sirius Country Hits (Country Hits)
31: New Country (Today's Country)
32: Big Country (Country Mix)
35: Classic Country (Classic Country)
36: Alt Country (Alt Country)
37: Bluegrass (Bluegrass)
40: Sirius R&B Hits (R&B Hits)
42: Hot Jamz (Today's R&B)
43: Slow Jamz (Soul Ballads)
44: The Express (Classic Soul)
45: Soul Revue (R&B Oldies)
47: Sirius Rap Hits (Rap Hits)
48: 48 Hip Hop (Today's Rap)
49: BackSpin (Classic Rap)
50: Sirius Dance Hits (Dance Hits)
51: Planet Dance (Mainstream Dance)
53: The Vortex (Electronica)
56: The Strobe (Disco)
60: Pure Jazz (Classic Jazz)
61: Jazz En Clave (Latin Jazz)
62: Planet Jazz (Contemporary Jazz)
63: Jazz Cafe (Smooth Jazz)
65: Standard Time (Standards)
66: Swing Street (Swing)
67: Broadway's Best (Broadway's Best)
70: Tropical (Latin Hits)
71: Romantica (Latin Pop Mix)
72: Alt Ñ (Rock en Español)
74: Mexicana (Mexicana)
77: Tejano (Tejano)
80: Symphony Hall (Symphonic)
82: Vista (Chamber Works)
85: Classical Voices (Classical Voices)
90: Sirius Blues (Blues)
91: Sirius Reggae (Reggae)
93: Praise (Gospel)
94: Spirit (Christian Hits)
95: Horizons (World Music)
96: Soundscapes (New Age)
99: Sirius Kids (Kids)
100: The Galaxy (Specialty Showcase)
101: CNBC
102: FOX News Channel
104: CNN Headline News
105: Bloomberg Radio
107: NPR Now
108: NPR Talk
109: PRI's Public Radio Channel
111: World Radio Network
112: BBC World Service News
114: C-SPAN Radio
115: The Weather Channel Radio
116: Sirius Talk
117: Real Sirius
119: ABC News & Talk
120: ESPN Radio
121: ESPNEWS
123: Sports Byline USA
124: Speed Channel Radio
125: OLN Adventure Radio
140: BBC Mundo
142: La Red Hispana
144: Radio Deportivo
146: Radio Mujer
147: Radio Amigo
150: Radio Disney
151: Discovery Channel Radio
152: E! Entertainment Radio
154: A&E Satellite Radio
156: RadioClassics
158: The Word Network
159: Sirius Entertainment
160: Sirius Comedy
161: TWC Radio Network, East
164: WSM Entertainment
165: Wisdom Radio
167: TWC Radio Network, West
168: Buzz
172: TWC Radio Network, Central
175: YAK!
180: Sirius Trucking Network


========ORIGINAL SIRIUS CHANNEL LISTING========



POP
Ch 1 Top 40 Hits - Sirius Hits/US-1
Ch 2 Adult Contemporary - The Pulse
Ch 3 Alt Pop Mix - The Trend
Ch 4 Love Songs - StarLite
Ch 5 Best of the ’50s/’60s - Sirius Gold
Ch 7 Best of the ’70s - I-70
Ch 8 Best of the ’80s - I-80
Ch 9 Best of the ’90s - I-90
ROCK
Ch 15 Soft Rock- The Bridge
Ch 17 Eclectic Rock- E-17
Ch 20 Rock Hits - Sirius Rock Hits
Ch 21 Modern Rock- Octane
Ch 22 Mainstream Rock- Big Rock
Ch 23 Classic Rock I - Classic Rock
Ch 24 Classic Rock II - The Vault
Ch 25 Classic Alternative - First Wave
Ch 26 Alternative I - Alt Nation
Ch 27 Alternative II - Left Of Center
Ch 29 Hard Rock- Hard Attack
COUNTRY
Ch 30 Sirius Country Hits
Ch 31 Today’s Country - New Country
Ch 32 Country Mix - Big Country
Ch 35 Classic Country
Ch 36 Alt Country
Ch 37 Bluegrass
R&B / URBAN
Ch 40 R&B Hits - Sirius R&B Hits
Ch 42 Urban Hits - Hot Jamz
Ch 43 Soul Ballads - Slow Jamz
Ch 44 Classic Soul - The Express
Ch 45 R&B Oldies - Soul Revue
Ch 47 Sirius Rap Hits
Ch 48 Today’s Rap - Hip Hop
Ch 49 Classic Rap - BackSpin
DANCE
Ch 50 Dance Hits- Sirius Dance Hits
Ch 51 Mainstream Dance - Planet Dance
Ch 53 Electronica - The Vortex
Ch 56 Disco - The Strobe
JAZZ & STANDARDS
Ch 60 Classic Jazz - Pure Jazz
Ch 61 Latin Jazz - Jazz En Clave
Ch 62 Contemporary Jazz - Planet Jazz
Ch 63 Smooth Jazz - Jazz Cafe
Ch 65 Standards - Standard Time
Ch 66 Swing - Swing Street
Ch 67 Broadway’s Best - Broadway’s Best
LATIN
Ch 70 Latin Hits - Latin Hits
Ch 71 Latin Pop Mix - Romantica
Ch 72 Rock en Espanol - Alt N
Ch 74 Mexicana - Mexicana
Ch 77 Tejano - Tejano
CLASSICAL
Ch 80 Symphonic - Symphony Hall
Ch 82 Chamber Works - Vista
Ch 85 Classical Voices - Classical Voices
VARIETY
Ch 90 Blues - Sirius Blues
Ch 91 Reggae - Sirius Reggae
Ch 93 Gospel - Praise
Ch 94 Christian Hits - Spirit
Ch 95 World Music - Horizons
Ch 96 New Age - Soundscapes
Ch 99 Kids - Sirius Kids
Ch 100 Specialty Showcase - Galaxy
NEWS & INFORMATION
Ch 101 CNBC
Ch 102 FOX News
Ch 104 CNN Headline News
Ch 105 Bloomberg
Ch 107 NPR Now
Ch 108 NPR Talk
Ch 109 PRI
Ch 111 World Radio Network
Ch 112 BBC World Service
Ch 114 C-SPAN
Ch 115 The Weather Channel Radio Network
Ch 116 Sirius Talk
Ch 117 Real Sirius
Ch 119 ABC News & Talk
SPORTS
Ch 120 ESPN Radio Network
Ch 121 ESPNews
Ch 123 Sports Byline USA
Ch 124 Speedvision
Ch 125 Outdoor Life Network
HISPANIC NEWS
Ch 140 BBC Mundo
Ch 142 La Red Hispana
HISPANIC SPORTS
Ch 144 Radio Deportivo
HISPANIC TALK & INFO
146 Radio Mujer
147 Radio Amigo in English
ENTERTAINMENT
Ch 150 Radio Disney
Ch 151 Discovery Radio
Ch 152 E! Entertainment
Ch 154 A&E
Ch 156 Radio Classics
Ch 158 SCI-FI Radio
Ch 159 Sirius Entertainment
Ch 160 Sirius Comedy
Ch 161 Sirius Arts
Ch 164 Personal Achievement
Ch 165 Wisdom Radio
Ch 167 African American Talk
Ch 168 The Scandal Channel
Ch 172 Women’s Talk
Ch 175 Guy Talk
Ch 180 Trucker Channel
Ch 184 Preview Channel

[Archon]

which ones of those are commercial free?

[Ioman]

Originally posted by Archon
which ones of those are commercial free?


Only 60 of the Sirius channels are commercial free according to their ads.

[Archon]

and XM?

[llbbl]

Originally posted by Archon
and XM?

They have less commercial free, but I am not sure of how many. I think 40.

[ai4i]

Here are two boards that cater to satellite radio enthusiasts, both SI and XM:
XM Fan (http://www.xmfan.com/index.php)
Club XM (http://www.clubxm.com/phpBB/index.php)
I chose XM over SI because only XM was available at the time.
SI has 60 commercial free music channels.
XM has 35 commercial free music channels plus 35 with no more than 5 minutes of adds per hour.
Subscription rates are similar, with both constantly offering discounted activation specials.
The one channel that SI has that I wish XM would get is:
World Radio Net (http://www.wrn.org)
General feeling is that XM has slightly better audio.
Either service would be a much bigger improvement over FM than FM was over AM.
Satellite radio will become as normal as cable and satellite TV have become.

[o2b]

I'm new here, so I don't know how you guys feel about self-links, but a friend and I just got into satellite radio (he got XM and I went Sirius) and we really dig it. The above mentioned boards are good for fans, but we couldn't find any decent blogs, so we decided to start one: http://www.satradioblog.com

[o2b]

... and I just realized how old this thread is. Feh. :)

[ECA]

dont worry, be happy.

But what croock would steal a car with a CD/MP3/ player, XM/SI radio, and a great set of speakers, Not caring WHAT the car looked like.

Which one has HOME USE.

[Archon]

stop using CAPS! God!

I was using SI, the other day, and it was weird... there were random points where it would just lose signal. over and over again, in the same places. Not in a valley, or surrounded by buildings... nothing. It was weird.

[o2b]

> Which one has HOME USE.

ECA: If you were asking a question... Both of them have home use. You can buy a receiver, then in some cases you buy either a car or home adaptor (which adds to the up front cost, but it's nice to be flexible). XM's Delphi receiver actually has a boombox "adaptor" for maximum portability (but I have no idea what the battery life might be).

[Ioman]

I am waiting for home recievers to have the satellite tuners built in. I wouldn't mind it for the car either, but I do not like adding it as an aftermarket product. I think the adapter looks goofy.

[ECA]

Originally posted by Archon
stop using CAPS! God!

Didnt think you noticed.
Please dont bow.
Please get up off the floor.
NO, leave my feet alone.

[ai4i]

Originally posted by Ioman
I am waiting for home recievers to have the satellite tuners built in. I wouldn't mind it for the car either, but I do not like adding it as an aftermarket product. I think the adapter looks goofy.
Wait no longer. Many manufacturers are offering XM-ready and/or Sirius-ready decks in their lines. Toyota and GM went with the X, Ford went with the dog. Others went with either or both or left it up to the dealers. Major manufacturers such as Pioneer, Alpine, Sony, Panasonic, and others are also on the bandwagon. With a sat-ready deck, you only need to have a "black box" hidden somewhere like behind the dashboard or in the trunk, and an antenna installed, preferably on the roof. As for looking goofy, the Delphi Skyfi is a nice one-piece plug & play unit for XM, you can slide it into a car mount, a home mount, and a boom box portable mount. You will only need to pay one service fee, as you will only be using a single tuner and single decoder chipset. The display on this unit is better than anything you've seen, as it shows the channel number, channel name, artist name, title of the piece, and an auxilliary field, and it does it all on a single screen without scrolling. I believe Sirius offers a similar product.
:soapbox

[llbbl]

Didnt think you noticed.
Please dont bow.
Please get up off the floor.
NO, leave my feet alone.

hehe ...

[Ioman]

So I decided to get Sirius installed in our new car. Sirius has less music channels than XM Radio, but more talk shows. The music channels they have are pretty good I think. I read that XM has been around a year longer and has more subscriptions, so I am going for the underdog here. Gotta keep the competition alive!

[znaps]

I'm leaning towards Sirius too because it's international news and talk radio coverage seems slightly better. XM definitely seems to have the momentum though.

[Ioman]

I'm leaning towards Sirius too because it's international news and talk radio coverage seems slightly better. XM definitely seems to have the momentum though.

I am liking Sirius more and more as I use it. I think its worth checking out.

[dugbug]

Ioman: Get sirius if you like sports - no question. It has EVERY NFL game twice (one channel with home team announcers, the other with the away announcers) as well as a 24-hour NFL channel.

They also do NBA and NHL. There is now a new 2.5 generation chipset wave of products for sirius coming out that are smaller and cooler. One, the sportster, will be carried by best buy. It should be showing up this week or next.

The sportster has some unique features including live scores on the display.

I have been on this forum prodding and poking for info:
http://www.siriusbackdoor.com

Here is the sportster receiver snapped into its boombox:
http://www.siriusbackstage.com/forum/album_pic.php?pic_id=400

[Ioman]

Well we wound up getting Sirius in our new vehicle and I am absolutely in love with it. The signal drops once in a while when going under overpasses, but otherwise the quality is great. I like their music stations a lot too. The radio personalities/Dj's could be better though.

[dugbug]

I might have a lot of questions for you then :) Did you install it yourself?

[Ioman]

I might have a lot of questions for you then :) Did you install it yourself?

No problem, I have done a lot of research on satellite radio (will review it for the site too) so ask away.

I did not install it myself, it came integrated in the Nissan Murano we purchased. This means it has a direct connection with the screen in the car versus uses FM modulation which the aftermarket version uses.

[openbsd-flipp]

I am temped to get the xm just for the NASCAR/Race station. If Si. had a station that I could get nhra rules updates and races I'd jump all over that but in the mean time I'm just gonna think about it some more

[Hamintulsa]

I have had XM in my vehicle for about 2 years. Better audio than Sirius and very few drop outs. I can set under an overpass and not have drop outs at all. Reviewing the channel lists, I like the XM lineup better too.