Which service would you guys recommend? Also, how do you feel about satellite radio? Love it ? No big deal ? I'm currently looking at the XM Delphi SkyFi 2. Anyone else have this unit ?

Chris

I bought myself a Sirius sportster last year and I like it alot.I do alot of travelling in areas where there's no radio signals so this thing is a lifesaver.
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xm, Ive had it for a couple of years it is great, also the more successful of the two companies, I have the original skyfi works well. with an account you also get their streaming service for free and that includes mobile phone streaming

it came with my truck when new XM RADIO i didn't use it the truck or the radio to justify the expence cancelled the radio still got the truck

I have a skyfi2 as well. Its great! Been with XM since the beginning. My 1st radio was a Pioneer head unit that cost over $500...They're so much cheaper now!

i got xm with my 05 silverado,what i don't like about them in the n.w we have alot hills and tall tree's it gets blocked out once in awhile (signal) does however work well overall. good quality sound...but,what i really don't like is how they have begun in the last year or so to sneak in commercials...and still advertise themselves as "commercial free".

I just bought a new pontiac and it came with xm I love it.I had just bought a sirus for my old car so now Im putting in my 72.truck

next year NASCAR will be on sirius!!!!!!
they also have a one time lifetime subscription where as XM doesnt. I am crossing my fingers that I get one for my Bday tomarrow or Xmas. on thier website you can get a sportster 4 for $45 and best buy has the boom box for $99. it has game alert so I wont miss a race while out in the shop. and I would get Outlaw Country. I hope

i got xm with my 05 silverado,what i don't like about them in the n.w we have alot hills and tall tree's it gets blocked out once in awhile (signal) does however work well overall. good quality sound...but,what i really don't like is how they have begun in the last year or so to sneak in commercials...and still advertise themselves as "commercial free".

the channels that started sneaking commercials are channels that Clearchannel communications invested in like kiss 21 but xm also created some channels just like the ones clearchannel took over that have no commercials.

I went for Sirius, have had it for a year, and love it. Plus I like Nascar and the fact Tony Stewart has is own show, where you can hear there real behind the scene story's/opinion, instead of that sugar coated crap on the networks
I purchased Sirius for the other shows, but the Nascar is just a bonus as well as the NHRA guys regular visits.... unfiltered

XM here. I have heard commercials only on the "re broadcast channels" ...meaning the ones such as Fox News, ESPN, CNN, etc. I haven't heard any commercials on the music only channels. Then again, I use my XM mostly talk radio only. My music is on my Ipod.

Your choice, I have XM and I love it. but you have to decide what channels you would want to listen to. I love the fact that you can listen to the same type of sounds from coast to tcoast.

Your choice, I have XM and I love it. but you have to decide what channels you would want to listen to. I love the fact that you can listen to the same type of sounds from coast to tcoast.

Agreed, you cant lose with either choice, especially if you travel alot

I have had XM for about 2 years now and I'm very happy with it. Some of the trucks at work have Sirrus and it seems very similar. I bought a Ipod Nano about 3 months ago and I use it about 10X as much as the XM. Chris

Cool ! :metal: So basically i cant go wrong with either service. I did see a Sirius unit that i need to look into a little further, as for as functions and options. I'm heading to Best Buy to check them out. Great info !! Thanks, guys !!

myself I prefer the Siruis over XM for ease of operations, One thing to consider also is this is a chevy board and alot of new chevys come with XM so?does XM have a playboy chanell like siruis does any of you guys know?

which one has outlaw country?

which one has outlaw country?

Sirius - channel 63

myself I prefer the Siruis over XM for ease of operations, One thing to consider also is this is a chevy board and alot of new chevys come with XM so?does XM have a playboy chanell like siruis does any of you guys know?

Ease of operation? Please explain. . .

I have neither, still listening to my AM/FM/CASS deck in my daily driver :(

which one has outlaw country?

I've heard this mentioned a few times. What is Outlaw Country ?

I have Sirius, but I'm pretty sure either one is just as good. I listen to blues 98% of the time and you just can't get that with regular radio. I do wish that Sirius had the baseball, though, and my very favorite talk show, The Young Turks, recently switched from Sirius to XM:whine:

You can listen to Sirius for free online to see if you like it or not. Ive had it for a couple of years. I dont listen to Stern, or sports or nascar. I flip around the "dial" alot on the music (I hate that they have DJ's, I just wanted music) I listen to CNBC alot. I know nothing about XM, but I bet they are similar and either one would probably be fine.

Ease of operation? Please explain. . .
i mean as far as how to find stations and choose them andhow to program your presets and such I am just talking from a personal experience here so my friend has an XM radio and i never could figure it out very good

I bought my wife a Sirius unit about a year and a half ago, and we like it alot. She just got a new Envoy with XM about 3 months ago, and both of us, and our friends think that Sirius has better channels. They seem to play more songs that we want to hear, no matter what type of music. With XM I always end up flipping channels every other song. Plus, I'm a NASCAR fan, so the Sirius is going into my truck. :metal:

I got both, have favorite channels on each, as far as the units, I like my XM Roady II, it's small and has a built in fm transmitter, so I can move it from car to car. The Sirius portable weighs a pound or two and mostly stays in the garage.

Sirius has ..... PLAYBOY !! That does it, i'm sold !!! :phat:

Cool ! :metal: So basically i cant go wrong with either service!! It depends on what you like to listen to. I have had both and I like XM better because it's commercial free for the most part. Sirius is NOT commercial free at all.
:cool:

i like sirius and ive listend to both for long periods of time. neither is commercial free, but sirius has all the sports you want, basketball, football, baseball and now NASCAR. also sirius has playboy and maxim radio which is awesome. octane is the best rock station on either and blue collar comedy radio kicks arse.

XM for 4 years now. Cant do without it.

I've heard this mentioned a few times. What is Outlaw Country ?

Just like it sounds, country sung by outlaws,

wikipedia's calssification of outlaw country (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outlaw_country#A_new_Outlaw_Movement.3F)

Dumped XM after I started hearing commericals. You may also want to note if you find a station you like, they play the same stuff over and over and over.

I've got 2 Sirius radios. The Streamer GT stays in my wife's Toyota, the XACT visor is either in the house or my car. I've even set up a home kit for work.

I love my Sirius radio..:metal:

I've had XM for almost a year now. I LOVE it. As part of your subscription you can also listen online, so I use it at work a lot too. Only thing that sucks is that they are losing NASCAR, but honestly, wherever I drive a local "country" station will have the race on.... so not a big deal. I travel a lot, so I use it a lot. I've noticed some commercials sneaking in on "highway 16" and channel 11 has quite a bit of commercials. All the others I listen too seem to be commercial free.

I've had XM for almost a year now. I LOVE it. As part of your subscription you can also listen online, so I use it at work a lot too. Only thing that sucks is that they are losing NASCAR, but honestly, wherever I drive a local "country" station will have the race on.... so not a big deal. I travel a lot, so I use it a lot. I've noticed some commercials sneaking in on "highway 16" and channel 11 has quite a bit of commercials. All the others I listen too seem to be commercial free.

wow I havent heard any on highway 16 yet, just on kiss 21

wow I havent heard any on highway 16 yet, just on kiss 21Im tellin ya, I can get commericals for free:( Its only a matter of time before satellite is just like regular radio. Im into downloading now, tons of stuff out there for free-free-free.

But if you must have it, yes it works great...reception everywhere.

Well, yesterday i finally made up my mind and purchased the Sirius Starmate 4. I had to install the FM Direct Adapter today, as the wireless route just didn't cut it for me. Audio quality just wasn't there. She's back Rockin' n Rollin again ! I'm happy ! :)

wow I havent heard any on highway 16 yet, just on kiss 21

They do a lot of "spots" for their own shows, that's commercials to me :D