Satellite Radio: is it worth it?
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I bought a new car last week and it comes with satellite radio, along with a 3-month trial for Sirius. I have been hearing about satellite radio for long, but never tried it. Is it worth it (it goes at 12.95 CAD a month here)?
I've had Sirus for over a year. The past couple of months, I've been debating about getting rid of it. Well, I've had the opportunity to "test get rid of it" ;-) I recently upgraded my stereo in my truck to a Kenwood head unit (going from stock). I did not purchase the sirus attachment as of yet. Well, it's only been two weeks and I already miss Sirus. The reason behind this is, my state's rock stations just aren't up to what I'm looking for in a rock station. On Sirius, I listen to the Octane and Faction stations. For me personally, Sirius is worth the money. For someone else, it may not be. You may just want to give that 3-month a try. The worst that happens is, you don't like it and you cancel. Just my 2 cents.
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I bought a new car last week and it comes with satellite radio, along with a 3-month trial for Sirius. I have been hearing about satellite radio for long, but never tried it. Is it worth it (it goes at 12.95 CAD a month here)?
also be aware that many of the channels play commercials.
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also be aware that many of the channels play commercials.
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I bought a new car last week and it comes with satellite radio, along with a 3-month trial for Sirius. I have been hearing about satellite radio for long, but never tried it. Is it worth it (it goes at 12.95 CAD a month here)?
My dad's had a sub for several years, but he's a long haul trucker which makes a regular radio a PITA even in areas that have decent station coverage. OTOH from what I understand his primary motivation originally was that he found NPR's talk to CONSERVATIVE. :wtf: I don't know if he's still using it exclusively for pravda or has branched out to the music channels as well.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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i was surprised to see how quickly 200 stations could end up feeling like 5 stations playing the same crap over and over surrounded by 195 stations of stuff i would never listen to, ever. your mileage may vary
Good to know. I think I will just make use of the MP3 outlet to listen to music I really like and forget about satellite radio.
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I bought a new car last week and it comes with satellite radio, along with a 3-month trial for Sirius. I have been hearing about satellite radio for long, but never tried it. Is it worth it (it goes at 12.95 CAD a month here)?
I may be wrong here but the quality is better than FM, right? Though definitely not as good as CD or even MP3.
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also be aware that many of the channels play commercials.
Commercials? Do you mean advertising?
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I may be wrong here but the quality is better than FM, right? Though definitely not as good as CD or even MP3.
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkWhen I listen to the only channel I have (184) which tries to convince me to subscribe, the sound quality is very poor (like a poor quality MP3). I hope it is better on the music channels.
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Commercials? Do you mean advertising?
yes. some of the channels run ads between songs, just like a typical (US) commercial station.
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yes. some of the channels run ads between songs, just like a typical (US) commercial station.
Except that typical US commercial station are free. :doh:
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Except that typical US commercial station are free. :doh:
yeah, that makes the commercials suck twice as hard. i think most of the commercials are on the Top40 channels. i don't hear many on the more eclectic ones.
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i was surprised to see how quickly 200 stations could end up feeling like 5 stations playing the same crap over and over surrounded by 195 stations of stuff i would never listen to, ever. your mileage may vary
I agree here. My car also has a 6-disc CD changer in it and I tend to spend my time listing to them instead. I do occasionally dip into the comedy channel and also listen to the political channel a few times a week. I wish I could do a pay per channel option instead of one price for everything. Oh, and don't let them fool you... there are commercials. If you listen to talk stations, the comedy stations, or anything that is a rebroadcast of a syndicated show, you will have to bear with commercials. They only advertise 'commercial free MUSIC channels'. Does anyone here remember when cable TV had a cost with it and it was OK because you did not have to watch commercials? What happened there? I also don;t really like the fact that it can fade out when you are going between tall buildings, under overpasses, getting cash from an ATM machine that has a cover, etc. My crappy old AM radio used to do that also. I know it is satellite and thus line of sight, but... In the grad scheme of things, unless you are really living down to a very tight budget I like it, but if it costs me any more then I may consider dumping it just like I did for On-star.
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I agree here. My car also has a 6-disc CD changer in it and I tend to spend my time listing to them instead. I do occasionally dip into the comedy channel and also listen to the political channel a few times a week. I wish I could do a pay per channel option instead of one price for everything. Oh, and don't let them fool you... there are commercials. If you listen to talk stations, the comedy stations, or anything that is a rebroadcast of a syndicated show, you will have to bear with commercials. They only advertise 'commercial free MUSIC channels'. Does anyone here remember when cable TV had a cost with it and it was OK because you did not have to watch commercials? What happened there? I also don;t really like the fact that it can fade out when you are going between tall buildings, under overpasses, getting cash from an ATM machine that has a cover, etc. My crappy old AM radio used to do that also. I know it is satellite and thus line of sight, but... In the grad scheme of things, unless you are really living down to a very tight budget I like it, but if it costs me any more then I may consider dumping it just like I did for On-star.
Ray Cassick wrote:
dumping it just like I did for On-star.
I did that as soon as the trial period ran out. For $100 less/year and several years between notional incidents I'm more than willing to wait an extra hour for the triple A mechanic to arrive. It's illegal to block a cellphone from dialing 911, so in a true emergency I've still got a way to call for help.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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I bought a new car last week and it comes with satellite radio, along with a 3-month trial for Sirius. I have been hearing about satellite radio for long, but never tried it. Is it worth it (it goes at 12.95 CAD a month here)?
Just bought a Panasonic AM/FM CD radio for the car - the reason I bought this particular model is that is has a USB port on the front, I now have 2 fully loaded 4Gb sticks with all the music I could ever listen to, click onto random play and I'm away!! There is a problem though - the new job I started is only 12minutes drive from home so I don't get the benefit of 8Gb of music.
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Just bought a Panasonic AM/FM CD radio for the car - the reason I bought this particular model is that is has a USB port on the front, I now have 2 fully loaded 4Gb sticks with all the music I could ever listen to, click onto random play and I'm away!! There is a problem though - the new job I started is only 12minutes drive from home so I don't get the benefit of 8Gb of music.
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Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
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Ray Cassick wrote:
dumping it just like I did for On-star.
I did that as soon as the trial period ran out. For $100 less/year and several years between notional incidents I'm more than willing to wait an extra hour for the triple A mechanic to arrive. It's illegal to block a cellphone from dialing 911, so in a true emergency I've still got a way to call for help.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall
dan neely wrote:
It's illegal to block a cellphone from dialing 911, so in a true emergency I've still got a way to call for help.
The only reason I liked it was because of the auto-notification of airbag deployment and things like that. OnStar can speak for you in case you are incapacitated. Also, you never know what happens to the cellphone in an accident. I just decided that I would live dangerously and rely on the cell for now to keep my costs down.
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Same here. My last rental had SAT Radio, but I ended up wiht occasionally one of two "classic rock" stations, and buying some CD's.
Don't attribute to stupidity what can be equally well explained by buerocracy.
My latest article | Linkify!| FoldWithUs! | sighistSounds a lot like the air stations around the metro I live. I've considered satellite as well, and one of my previous coworkers said he likes it, but I've never seen the value in it.
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dan neely wrote:
It's illegal to block a cellphone from dialing 911, so in a true emergency I've still got a way to call for help.
The only reason I liked it was because of the auto-notification of airbag deployment and things like that. OnStar can speak for you in case you are incapacitated. Also, you never know what happens to the cellphone in an accident. I just decided that I would live dangerously and rely on the cell for now to keep my costs down.
I was referring to the handsfree cellphone built into the system. If that's busted it won't be able to call for help regardless of your personal injury state.
Today's lesson is brought to you by the word "niggardly". Remember kids, don't attribute to racism what can be explained by Scandinavian language roots. -- Robert Royall