Sirius or XM?
 

I'm asking for sat. radio for xmas, I believe my wife is going to get me one. So what is the best, I'm leaning towards the sirius. Seems like it has more to offer than XM. I would also like ideas on models, portability and stuff like that. I would like to be able to take it in work, house other cars stuff like that. Thanks for your help guys. It is appreciated!

I have Sirius and love it. Can't beat the NFL radio channel and Stern. Their programming is about the same (XM and Sirius) for music. I find that XM has better equipment than Sirius if you want a unit the is more portable, though Sirius just released the Stilito(sp) that is 100% portable and will connect to a wirless network when one is in range to keep your live music streaming. It is pretty pricey though.

I have xm, and regret getting sat. radio in the first place--signal goes in/out in springfield, not to mention long trips--

it's only 13 bucks a month, but I listen more to local radio than sat. radio due to signal issues-- and when they say 'commercial free radio' they're full of sh*t

Well if ya want NFL, you need to go Sirius. I love mine and don't have any problrms with it. Unfortunately, can't speak to XM as I don't have it.

Sirius radios seem to be more expensive (equipment wise), and both have the same monthly fee ($12/m). XM has some commercials, Sirius has 0, Sirius has NFL, XM has MLB.

H5N1: did you have yours professionaly installed? How do you use it..do you use the tape? Also you might want to think about trying a new radio..I've had 3 different XM's and 2 work fine, one sucked

Howard Stern and the NFL channel, its not a hard choice.

professionally installed--don't use the tape (or know what the tape even is--)

it sucks

probably just your radio then. What is the area like where you travel? Are there a lot of trees and tall buildings?

I have Siruis, and I love it. I like all different kinds of music, I don't even have enough presets for all the stations that I like. I had never listened to Howard Stern before he was on Sirius, and I'm addicted now. Plus it's nice to know that I'll never miss a Chiefs game, no matter where I am.

I lose service for 2 or 3 seconds when i go under some bridges (?) but I've never had any other service issues, no matter what the weather is. I drive to Bolivar, MO about once a week for work and haven't ever lost service on the way.

normal ammount of trees--a few tall buildings, but springfield really isn't a city known for its 'urban' buildings

and yeah--it's either the radio or the 'antenna'--which has been replaced so many times it boggles the mind

Your choice depends on what you want. Music-wise, both services are very similar and offer lots of good stuff. People have been saying XM channels have commercials, but I've never heard a commercial on the music stations I listen to (hard rock, alternative and heavy metal channels). For talk radio, XM has Opie and Anthony and Sirius has Stern as their big-name shows. Other talk stations are probably very similar (national talk radio shows). For sports, XM has MLB, NHL and contracts with the Big Ten/PAC 10 and maybe a few other conferences. Sirius has NFL and NBA and exclusive contracts with a few big-name college programs. Since I'm always home to watch NFL and NBA games, I prefer having MLB as I can listen to games while at work (XM carries every game). Equipment-wise, they're pretty similar at this point. They both have portable units now that are very handy.

As you can probably tell, I'm an XM subscriber and love it, but you'd probably be happy with either service.

Do you have your antenna mounted on the outside of the car? I'm able to get away with mine mounted in the rear windshield, but I do on rare occasion experience signal loss. If I had my antenna mounted outside, I likely wouldn't ever have any signal loss. Also, you may be in an area where the terrestrial (ground) signal is weak and you have an obstructed path to the sky. My terrestrial signal is much stronger than the satellite.

I like this radio personally. It's small, looks nice, and easy to take to and from my car into work.

http://akamai.edeal.com/images/catal...img3972994.jpg


http://shop.sirius.com/edealinv/serv...dParentID=7870

mine's on the outside of my car

I live in springfield--it's funny, other people who I know who have xm say they never have ANY issues with their xm--which is beyond annoying

thanks for the input
 

Thanks for all the input guys. I'm going with Sirius I'm sure, screw baseball, I'm in it for the football,talk radio and Classic 80's hair bands! Thanks again!