OT #2 question: XM or sirius?

[Doglover_50]

My CDs are scratched, my local radio is hopelessly limited, the drive to PHX has stations fading in and out. CAN'T STAND IT!

Oh--Howard Stern--I could take him or leave him...so which service?

Or does it really even matter?

Also--thinking I'll just get it done at best buy for convenience--anywhere else you'd recommend to have the thing installed?

[Stirfry001]

I have XM and like it a lot. I have a few friends that have sirius and like it too. I guess it is just which one you can get a better deal on. I hardly listen to the regular radio at all anymore.

[chinobling]

I think Sirius has a better variety than XM

[Westy82]

id check out soundworks if your going to be in phx. ive seen some of the installers at bestbuy and circuit city not knowing what they are doing and just do a sloppy job to get it done.

[lhoo]

XM has a $77/year special

[Doglover_50]

whereabouts is soundworks?

[Westy82]

if i remember right its off of bell road. its actually spelled soundwerks. www.soundwerks.com

[CalvinC4S]

I have been hearing commercials in my truck on XM. Very lame

I wouldn't buy it unless it comes free in your car.

[t-bone2]

if the fcc approves it sirius is buying out xm so it will not matter ive listen to both and sirius has better variety imo

[widefx]

I have XM and Siruis. When it comes down to which do i listen to more it is SIRIUS way better selections.

[AZDesertRat]

My Jetta came with 3 months of free Sirrius. I let it lapse but if I was on the road I would get it again. The selection is great.

[evolust]

Sirius has a better selection IMO. Both have commercials on some of their channels but not most. As someone else said Sirius is buying XM so it may not matter. I second soundwerks. They have a sop on bell around 36th st or so and one in Scottsdale on Scottsdale just N of McDowell. I installed stereo's for a few years and have seen their work, they don't shortcut. I take everything I cant or don't want to do to them. JMO

[Dirt4dinner]

If Howard Stern doesn't matter (which makes sense to me) then you can go with the Baseball or Football. One of them has a contract with each sport. I have XM...which I bought for the Hockey personally. I don't think your going to care either way. It's nice when you get out of radio reception!

[EvilE]

SIRIUS!!!!!

[AZDesertRat]

Sirrius also has NASCAR for those of us who like to turn left, and left ....and left again.........

[coralfish]

I have Sirius and XM. Sirius in my vehicles & XM on my TV. Sirius is by far better.

[KEstep]

I would go Sirius, but I would also get a cd deck that has sd memory card slots. No scratches, no skipping, your music choices.

[badfish]

Sirius and ba ba Booey to yall!

[Satori]

I'll agree with all above that recommend Sirius. I kept both Sirius and XM for the first year, then dropped XM and kept Sirius. I agree that the playlists are better, the DJs are better, and the channel selection is better.

[Westy82]

by the way if you decide to have soundwerks do your install, i would call in advance and tell them you are coming from flag to make sure they will save you a time slot to have the install done. they are usually really busy.

[CalvinC4S]

Can you switch to Sirius if your car has XM built in?

[Satori]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10367216#post10367216 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CalvinC4S
Can you switch to Sirius if your car has XM built in?

As far as I know, no. They take different recievers that aren't interchangeble. You would need to get an external unit.

[badfish]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10367216#post10367216 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by CalvinC4S
Can you switch to Sirius if your car has XM built in?

Yes you can. There is a gadget that converts the XM signal to Sirius. Don't ask me what its called. I heard Howard Stern talking about it.

[coralfish]

I had XM installed in my new truck. I went to Best Buy, got a Sirus receiver and changed them out. Now I have Sirius instead. Its a pretty simple process as all the connections are the same.

[Warmart]

I'd say Sirius, especially if you like metal. No metal of any type (old or new) on XM.

[EvilE]

Sirius is the best for NFL coverage also

[Doglover_50]

ooooooooooooooooooh!

[widefx]

and dont forget the bunny channel LOL

[Doglover_50]

I went with Sirius. The shop mentioned couldn't fit me in, so I had to go with bestbuy. Two questions:

I didn't realize I would have to pay an extra 3 bucks or so per month to get digital quality reception. Do yaa'l pay or this--is it worth it?

Second--I'm noticing it seem to *sometimes*take 2 tries to aquire signal. That is, I crank up the car, in a few seconds it aquires the signal--then maybe 5-10 seconds later, it seems to skip a quick beat and then reacquire the signal permanently. Is this normal?

[badfish]

digital quality reception? I have never heard any thing about that. Did Sirius or Best Buy tell you about it? I have always paid 12.99 a month. They never offered any digital reception.

Second, Mine only loses reception when I go under an over pass.

[Satori]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10412735#post10412735 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by badfish
digital quality reception? I have never heard any thing about that. Did Sirius or Best Buy tell you about it? I have always paid 12.99 a month. They never offered any digital reception.

Second, Mine only loses reception when I go under an over pass.

Same here. The signal is already digital, never heard of anything "extra".

[Clark Griswold]

The extra $3 is if you are listening online and you want to go from the standard quality to "Premium Audio Quality"
http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/Page&c=FlexContent&cid=1158082415620

[Satori]

Ahh. I don't listen online.

[mike89t]

I have an XM radio that came with my Yukon. I ordered the service for 2 years. The music that they played was very random at time. I couldn't find a channel that I really liked.

After 2 years the price went up and I decided not to renew. Two months later I get a call asking if I wanted to renew. I said no. They then told me I owed them money for the two months after my contract ran out because I never called and canceled. They will never get another dime from me. :mad2:

I had Sirius in a rental car and found the music selection much better. Plus the have the NFL Network which alone would be worth it for me.

Sirius is way better IMO.

[Doglover_50]

glad I bought sirius! Wierd about the extra 3 bucks--the explanation was completely unclear.

I'll keep my eye(ear) on the reception---apparently it's lifetime guarantee, so if it ain't workin' right, I can take it back next time I'm in the valley and get those jokers to fix it.