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XM Radio VS Sirius

Started by JBourrie Nov 14, 2007 at 6:51 PM 9 replies 3k views

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Nov 14, 2007 at 6:51 PM

For the last couple of weeks I was driving a rental car with XM Radio, and it was everything that commercial radio isn't. Songs rarely repeat, no commercials, and an excellent selection of stations. So now I'm considering getting satellite radio for my own car, but I'm not sure if I want XM or Sirius. Apart from music, my favorite things to listen to are Stand-Up Comedy (which XM's stations were hit-and-miss, unsure about Sirius) and silly talk radio (I prefer Frosty, Heidi, and Frank over the "shock jocks" like Howard Stern). What does anybody else here listen to, and what do you think of it? Is there anybody here who are familiar with both?

kevtimc

Nov 14, 2007 at 6:57 PM

FYI

JBourrie

Nov 14, 2007 at 6:59 PM

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FYI

Hehe... so in the end it might not matter [oh]

kevtimc

Nov 14, 2007 at 7:11 PM

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FYI

Hehe... so in the end it might not matter [oh]

Unless you want either of the two soon.

I would defiantly recommend satellite radio to anyone who frequently experiences long commutes. Regular radio is crap.

Zipster

Nov 14, 2007 at 7:25 PM

I would have recommended Sirius because of Howard Stern alone, but if that's not your thing then either will do. For the record, Sirius has some really good stand-up comedy stations. Don't know how they compare to XM's.

ildave1

Nov 14, 2007 at 8:04 PM

I absolutely love XM, for what it's worth now that a merger is being spoken about.

But, I'm a little biased, I've never tried the other. But I doubt it will matter. I'm sure that merger will be approved.

ktuluorion

Nov 14, 2007 at 10:34 PM

Personally, I prefer Sirius. Now, I *am* a stern fan, but I also find in general that the quality of the stations is higher for me.

If you already have XM in one vehicle, why not give sirius a go for the second radio? You really don't have anything to lose.

JBourrie

Nov 14, 2007 at 11:12 PM

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If you already have XM in one vehicle, why not give sirius a go for the second radio? You really don't have anything to lose.

Because I don't have either... the XM I was listening to was in a rental car [grin]

Salsa

Nov 15, 2007 at 12:45 AM

My friend has Sirius and from what I recall from several drives with him, they offer some really diverse and nice stations (indie, metal, hardcore, hiphop)..

My only experience with XM is what they play at my local Powerhouse gym. It's called Ethel. In the evenings they've got Cane, who used to be on KROCK radio in NY.

Anyway, they do play some good shit like Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire, and even At The Drive-In.. but you also get a bunch of other crap occasionally like Fallout Boy. *shudder*

ktuluorion

Nov 15, 2007 at 12:26 PM

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If you already have XM in one vehicle, why not give sirius a go for the second radio? You really don't have anything to lose.

Because I don't have either... the XM I was listening to was in a rental car [grin]

Hooray for reading comprehension :)

Jenison

Nov 16, 2007 at 1:32 PM

Howard Stern, Bubba and Ferell on 100 and 101 are the best. They have a wide verity of content. For Holloween they had a dedicated channel to 'spooky' sounds so you could play it while 'tricker-treaters' came to your door.

Raw Dog (comedy) is a great channel. Hits 1 and others.

Really recommend it Sirius.

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