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dm24angel
Happiness

Member since 5/05 34581 total posts
Name: Donna
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Satellite Radio
XM and Sirrus are two different companies??
And if so, which is better?
I wanna get this for DH as a Christmas or B-day gift, not sure which to buy? And whats the difference in the receivers??
TIA!
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Posted 10/9/05 9:52 AM |
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KPtoys
I'm getting old

Member since 5/05 8688 total posts
Name: Karen
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Re: Satellite Radio
I dont know a real difference but I got DH and FIL and my brother XM. It has baseball, Opie and Anthony. Sirius has Howard Stern and uhhh another sport, maybe football.
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Posted 10/9/05 10:01 AM |
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DebG
Pick a cause & stand up for it

Member since 5/05 18602 total posts
Name: The cure IS worse!
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Re: Satellite Radio
holy crap...I didn't even know there was a difference.
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Posted 10/9/05 10:15 AM |
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CookiePuss
Cake from Outer Space!
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Re: Satellite Radio
I have XM and wanted that because I happen to be an Opie and Anthony fan. XM has better equipment and accessories at the moment but I'm sure that Siris will eventually catch up. I would base the choice on what each company actually offers. Each one has contracts with different celbs and hosts. Pick the one that has more of what he likes.
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Posted 10/9/05 10:30 AM |
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btrflygrl
me and baby #3!

Member since 5/05 12013 total posts
Name: Shana
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Re: Satellite Radio
XM rocks....
XM has opie and Anthony and Ron & Fez (the show that kicked off the air for the public S E X in a church vestibule.
Sirius has Stern
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Posted 10/9/05 10:55 AM |
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Tah-wee-ZAH
Kisses

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Re: Satellite Radio
We have Sirius. DH got it last year and this year he was offered my receiver w/ a rebate so I now have it in my car. Not sure which one is "better". We both listen to Stern and DH got Sirius before he made the announcement so I guess we got lucky.
I really like it for all of the news channels as well.
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Posted 10/9/05 12:53 PM |
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Stefanie
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Member since 5/05 23599 total posts
Name: Stefanie
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Re: Satellite Radio
I heard that if you get Sirius and want to listen to Stern...you're going to have to pay an additional charge.
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Posted 10/9/05 1:19 PM |
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dooodles
When you wish upon a star

Member since 5/05 11997 total posts
Name: Because 2 people fell in love
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Re: Satellite Radio
Posted by Stefanie
I heard that if you get Sirius and want to listen to Stern...you're going to have to pay an additional charge.
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Posted 10/9/05 1:49 PM |
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ThreeCats
Train Ride
Member since 5/05 3127 total posts
Name: A
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Re: Satellite Radio
Posted by dm24angel
XM and Sirrus are two different companies??
And if so, which is better?
I wanna get this for DH as a Christmas or B-day gift, not sure which to buy? And whats the difference in the receivers??
TIA!
check out the different types of music stations. I liked what Sirrus had over XM. I'm sure they are both equally as good.
Both offer so many different receivers to choose from...Check out which ones have better write-ups.
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Posted 10/9/05 5:13 PM |
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fabrichick
LIF Adult

Member since 5/05 2479 total posts
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Re: Satellite Radio
there is no additional charge for stern you just have to pay for the receiver, equipment & service
you have to decide who/what you want to listen to we have sirius & love it...but we love stern too!
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Posted 10/9/05 5:44 PM |
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Blazesyth
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Re: Satellite Radio
I have Sirius; they have better rock stations than XM.
Also, from what i hear for XM you need to pay for everything extra... if you want to listen online its extra, if you want O&A its extra, etc etc. Sirius you basically get everything for the same price. This may have changed that though, I had heard this a couple of months ago.
Sirius also has NPR, while XM does not; and that is important to some people.
Check the channel selection on each; and see which feeds you likes better.
If you click on the 'Listen' button on the Sirius website you can get a free 3 day online pass to the site; and you can listen to most of the stations online, just to get a feeling what it is like.
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Posted 10/9/05 7:06 PM |
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btrflygrl
me and baby #3!

Member since 5/05 12013 total posts
Name: Shana
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Re: Satellite Radio
Posted by Blazesyth
I have Sirius; they have better rock stations than XM.
Also, from what i hear for XM you need to pay for everything extra... if you want to listen online its extra, if you want O&A its extra, etc etc. Sirius you basically get everything for the same price. This may have changed that though, I had heard this a couple of months ago.
Sirius also has NPR, while XM does not; and that is important to some people.
Check the channel selection on each; and see which feeds you likes better.
If you click on the 'Listen' button on the Sirius website you can get a free 3 day online pass to the site; and you can listen to most of the stations online, just to get a feeling what it is like.
they did away with the extra charge for O & A...it's just a flat price now and you can get a free online trial of XM as well....one trial per e-mail address.
Message edited 10/9/2005 7:07:35 PM.
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Posted 10/9/05 7:07 PM |
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justme1
Proud SAHM

Member since 5/05 1955 total posts
Name: Jodi
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Re: Satellite Radio
Sirius has all commercial free stations and from what I understand XM is not 100% commercial free...
I love my Sirius
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Posted 10/9/05 7:42 PM |
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