Cannondaleriders

Hey i know im a little uh off topic but anyone here have it and do u have XM or Sirius...any reason why you wished you were using the other service etc...My mom wants to get it for my dad for Xmas but she isnt sure which service to use so i was wondering about anyones pro and cons about each.

I use XM Radio and absolutely love it. The only real differences for the moment is a few programming options and the price.

XM = $9.95 month
Sirius = $12.95 month

There are some changes that are interesting, depending on what your dad likes to listen to. Go to the Web sites and sign up for a 3 day free trial over the Net. You can listen to the stations and make your own choices.

Sirius just started broadcasting NFL football games, XM does college and I think NBA. Sirius will have Howard Stern (free), XM has Opie & Andy (Who??) but for an additional charge (who cares).

I listened to the same station from Miami, FL to Bradford, PA without any problems until I got into the mountains, and then for only a few seconds.

PM me your phone number and we can talk more if you want.

Ken

I have sirius and its great, i mainly listen to the rock stations which is channes 14-30 i belive. There is huge differance in sound quality. Sometimes when i cant find a song i like, i will put the radio on, but i i cant listen to it. Its hard to make out what there saying on the radio, because im used to the high sound quality of the satalite.

I will be getting sirius at the end of next year to listen to Howard Stern when he switches over

I am getting XM. Like Kdeal said there is no real difference except for price. I can't see paying an extra $3 for Howard Stern.

Anyone interested can go to www.xmradio.com and sign up for a free 3-day trial via internet radio. The sound is good digital quality and the selection is good on the channels I listen to. I have a pretty high end car stereo in my truck, if anyone has any questions please send me a PM and I will try and help. Don't forget the cost of the add on tuner to your total cost. There are models to add-on to any car stereo, or most aftermarket stereos. They also have a several components to recieve the signal at home and a brand new walkman style radio!!!

I have XM. I haven't heard sirrus so I can't compare. I can say that I don't really like the music on XM. I listen to the comedy channel & opie & anthony(being from boston I know who they are.) 90% of the time. The rock channels are either kind of pop radio crap or super hardcore. There isn't much middle ground. I can say my girlfriend loves it. She listens to tons of the music channels. So your mom would probably be very happy with the music channels.

I have an alpine with the tuner built in, so no seperate box to install which is kind of nice. It will also control an ipod with a $100 add on box. Looking back I should have bought the unit that can be taken out of the car and put in your house etc.. Delphi makes it maybe? I hate not having the XM in the house.I could get another reciever for the house. Then I'd need another subscription though.

I too have XM and love it. Never compared to sirius, but I'm happy with XM so I probably won't.

I have XM, love it.

Thakns Guys my mom ordered him XM should have if for xmas...come spring ill have it in my truck granted i have the cash hmmm i wonder if he will let me borrow it on road trips hmmm this summer there is a lot of those i hope