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Our broadcast radio choices are abyssmal out here. 3 stations: 2 modern country, 1 - well I don't know - either the station owner is constantly breaking in with important local news, like someone blew a tire jumping the curb on main street, so you better find an alternate route, or playing music I didn't know people actually listen to, like mariah carey or, or, oh, how would I know?

I listen to music channels offered by Dishnet which includes the Sirius music channels at home, the variety is astounding. But I for one would really like something that would go from my car - to our truck - to our airstream - to the back patio - to where ever to mood strikes. For that reason, I've been procrastinating getting a Satellite car radio, because so far there isn't one that meets all my needs. A Sirius iPod would just fit the bill.

mtpalms wrote:

Our broadcast radio choices are abyssmal out here. 3 stations: 2 modern country, 1 - well I don't know - either the station owner is constantly breaking in with important local news, like someone blew a tire jumping the curb on main street, so you better find an alternate route, or playing music I didn't know people actually listen to, like mariah carey or, or, oh, how would I know?

I listen to music channels offered by Dishnet which includes the Sirius music channels at home, the variety is astounding. But I for one would really like something that would go from my car - to our truck - to our airstream - to the back patio - to where ever to mood strikes. For that reason, I've been procrastinating getting a Satellite car radio, because so far there isn't one that meets all my needs. A Sirius iPod would just fit the bill.

Both XM and Sirius have modular systems.  You get a receiver that connects to an auto adapter and a stereo adapter.  As far as I know you can buy as many adapters as you want.  You only get billed for your reciever.   So you could listen to it in as many autos as you have adapters.

XM has a boombox kit for $100 that you can take anywhere.  I don't know if Sirius has something like that or not.  Probably does.

I've been tempted to get satelite radio - but I just can't justify the dough - it's a recurring charge, not a one time purchase.

Marc wrote:

mom's car has it, she loves it; and now XM has free online service too so I enjoy the XM too. its very cool

whoa, what's this?

resedit wrote:

I've been tempted to get satelite radio - but I just can't justify the dough - it's a recurring charge, not a one time purchase.

XM used to be 10 bucks a month. Paying for multiple years could get it down to about $8.  That was a good deal.  Now it is $13 like Sirius.

If you really, really like music, satellite radio is a good deal.  XM puts out some really good playlists particularly.  When I listened to XM I was always jotting down artists that were new to me and I really liked.  It was an adventure.

Cobalt60 wrote:

If you really, really like music, satellite radio is a good deal.  XM puts out some really good playlists particularly.  When I listened to XM I was always jotting down artists that were new to me and I really liked.  It was an adventure.

Yeah, on the right stations, I was hearing songs I ended up hearing on air-radio 2 months later as the 'new upcoming hit'

like I heard the Killers on XM long before air radio games them any playtime

Mel is full of crap....his company can't even make a decent portable unit (by decent I mean one at all).  Give me a break the Xact rego is a turd when set next to the MyFi not to mention the boatload of money they wasted on Stern and Martha Stewart.  One is an old woman who annoys the crap out of people and has lost her edge years ago and the other just got out of jail and does cooking shows.

I've heard some fascinating stuff on NPR.  So, frell you Marc.  You can go to hezmata for all I care.

Cobalt60 wrote:

resedit wrote:

I've been tempted to get satelite radio - but I just can't justify the dough - it's a recurring charge, not a one time purchase.

XM used to be 10 bucks a month. Paying for multiple years could get it down to about $8.  That was a good deal.  Now it is $13 like Sirius.

$10.00/mo is $120/year
$13.00/mo is $156/year

What do you have at the end of the year to show for it?

Spending money on entertainment is fine, but same money gets you a decent amount music that is yours to keep if you buy used CD's or are a member of a CD club and buy when the sales happen (what I do). You then own the music and have something to show for it, rather than nothing to show for it.

But if that's how you want to spend your money, that's your business - I don't see it as a particularly good deal, it's a worse deal imho than subscription services like napster (where at least you get to pick what songs you listen to and when)

smeghead wrote:

I've heard some fascinating stuff on NPR.  So, frell you Marc.  You can go to hezmata for all I care.

No one else ever has.

Another thing that bothers me about satelite radio (and TV) is amber alerts and emegency broadcast system.

I get both on standard TV/Radio - sometimes they are useless, severe thunderstorms and flood warnings in a town over 100 miles away - but sometimes they are very beneficial, especially if family is traveling to see me - Dad doesn't drive as well as he use to, his vision just isn't as good anymore - so if I know there are such warnings, I can call him and let him know (if he doesn't already) that he should find a hotel room and sleep until morning. And amber alerts - they only work if people hear them.