Posted on 02/22/2005 10:32:00 AM PST by LittleMoe
DITTO!
Perhaps
Arthur Godfrey. , Rudy Vallee, Edgar Bergan, Jack Benny?
Sirius has a three satellite constellation.
I highly recommend Sirius (not that I dislike XMSR; it's just that I have little experience with it).
I'm sure you don't need a recitation of the channels available; you can find all you need to know on each company's web site. Suffice it to say that both offer 60+ advertising-free music streams (there is some self-promotion and cross-promotion, such as reminding listeners what's on other Sirius streams, but we're talking maybe 30-60 seconds per hour, not 20 minutes of ads per hour like on FM. News/talk does have advertising, especially those channels not originated by Sirius, such as CNBC and Fox News.
My built-in unit is "slicker" -- fully integrated into the stock stereo system, including 18 pre-sets, and steering-wheel volume and channel-changing controls. Other than the small roof mounted antenna, you'd never know it was there until you turned it on. It acts as a 4th band on the stereo -- AM, FM, CD, and Sirius.
Even so, I like the one I use in my Jeep better. Not as pretty -- it slips into a bracket mounted on top of the dash -- but more information is provided on the display. Both systems tell you the song title and artist, but you have to hit a couple of buttons on the dash on the built-in model, whereas that information stays displayed on the face of the plug-and-play at all times.
Title and artist ID is a terrific feature, especially when I venture over to one of the classical streams. Being a Carolina redneck, I don't usually know Bach from Beethoven, and on typical FM, I'd have to wait for the end of the piece for the announcer to tell me what I just heard -- provided, of course, that I hadn't driven out of the station's range by then. Which, of course, isn't a problem with sat radio.
I'm a most enthusiastic and satisfied customer. I also did well with the stock, and am looking for a re-entry point, now that it's well below where it was when I sold. I firmly believe sat radio will be standard equipment on all high-end cars within 3 years, and available as an option on less expensive models.
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So if you have the receiver model that is built-in to your car, you need another subscription if you want to listen in your house.
I was relating my research. I wanted a clean installation, not some Rube Goldberg contraption.
Not so. I got the home kit in the deal
with XM. Simply move the the little unit from
car to my home office. Works great.
Don't know, but it would be fine with me if one took out Dan Blather and a few other "TV stars".
The smaller unit is in my wife's car most of the time and we use that unit in our motor home when we travel. Both units perform as advertised and we could not be happier.
I love being able to listen to FOX while on the road and also to a lot of great talk radio programs such as Hannity, Laura Ingraham, John Batchelor, Tony Snow, Reagan, Glenn Beck, Dr. Laura all on the satellite these days.
Sirius did a contract with the NFL which would be nice on XM although XM does cover my favorite college conference, the ACC. Good luck!
MoodyBlu
Hey Yo!!
What? You gotta problem with Rube?
Don't go badmoutin ol Rube!!
LOL
Yes I did read your post, and yes it is true what you say.
I think xm has an add on feature. I think its a bit pricey right now, but if Serius gives them some heat, look for that to turn into a better package.
quite so. See my post #46. Or re-read my post 25 where I state that I am writing about the built-in model receiver.
There are times and places where the Rube Goldberg approach is appropriate (I am a software engineer, after all ;) ). But in this case I wanted a clean install.
Satellite seems to carry a lot of leftist junk now.
There is something to be said for clean installs. Like, not getting tangled up in antenna wire when driving. :-)
When cable first started, it was advertised as "commercial free TV". The monthly bill was about $7 bucks about 1985.
Now, we watch more commercials than ever, and the bill starts at $40-50 bucks, without the digital box rental and other "movie channels".
Satellite radio has a monthly fee which will increase as usual. You will also note more advertising in the future. The isn't crystal ball stuff, just following the money pattern.
OOOHHH I dunno, I can get a lot of the lesser known right talk.
Of course for news, there is only Fox, the rest are the usual MSM suspects.
Yep. I got enough crud strewn around the car already!
I suspect that Rush don't really give a rat's ass if you listen or not.....as for me, I listen every day and have since 1988. I can't see what is self serving about him....he has been a major factor in the conservative revolution over the last 15 years. He is a fierce advocate for freedom and if you are conservative or libertarian conservative, you have benefited from his work.....he does not deserve disparaging comments coming from Freepers.
Laura Ingrahm is also on XM at 9AM PT on 166 "America Right" channel
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