XM Vs. Sirius

**FoulkeLore** · 11-10-04 09:26 AM

Ok-- I need some feedback here. I'm trying to decide between the two services. What do you have and why do you like or dislike it? Sirius is gonna have Stern on it. XM has the new baseball package. Those two are about the jist of what I know besides tons of stations for all types of music/entertainment and news stations, commercial free.

Sway me please...

**SODM** · 11-10-04 09:42 AM

I hear Sirius has kick ass NFL coverage.
XM also has Opie & Anthony in case you care.
Also XM is completely commercial free while Sirius isn't.
That makes some difference to me.

I don't have either but the single most important factor for me would be who has the best equipment.

**mr. baskums** · 11-10-04 09:43 AM

Originally posted by FoulkeLore
Ok-- I need some feedback here. I'm trying to decide between the two services. What do you have and why do you like or dislike it? Sirius is gonna have Stern on it. XM has the new baseball package. Those two are about the jist of what I know besides tons of stations for all types of music/entertainment and news stations, commercial free.

Sway me please...

I picked XM for a couple of reasons, money and money. The subscription service is cheaper and the adapter was less expensive. The channels are basically the same type with the exception of the special services offered. As you mentioned XM will have MLB, they also have some NCAA basketball. There are some regional DJ's that you will need to pay an extra fee for, check out www.xmradio.com to see who they are.

Sirius obviously will have Stern so if you are a fan you should choose that. However, I would expect XM to counter program something similar to try and attract viewers of the same ilk. Personally I think Stern is overrated and a bore so it doesn't bother me one bit.

I purchased an XM Roadie for $120 with a rebate for the home adapter valued at $20. It actually was easy for me to install the antennae, it's just a magnet that sets on top of the roof of the car

**Ct.Fan** · 11-10-04 10:24 AM

I'm leaning towards XM, but am wondering if the market can sustain two satellite services? Will XM and or Sirius be around for the long haul?

**mr. baskums** · 11-10-04 10:28 AM

Originally posted by Ct.Fan
I'm leaning towards XM, but am wondering if the market can sustain two satellite services? Will XM and or Sirius be around for the long haul?

I can see one company being bought out by the other at some point.

**RhodyYanksFan** · 11-10-04 10:55 AM

I have XM and I love it. I chose it mainly for Opie & Anthony. The units are resonable and seem to be cheaper/better/smaller then the Sirius units. Now that they will have MLB on next year i'm really happy. Sure it's nice to have football, but what will you use more, 16 sundays or 180 days and nights? On top of that XM is all commercial free and $2 cheaper per month.

Plus Howard signed what many are calling an albatross contract that will keep them from signing anything else because they have so much money tied to Howard.

Definately go with XM.

**IntangiblesRule** · 11-10-04 11:17 AM

Originally posted by RhodyYanksFan
I have XM and I love it. I chose it mainly for Opie & Anthony. The units are resonable and seem to be cheaper/better/smaller then the Sirius units. Now that they will have MLB on next year i'm really happy. Sure it's nice to have football, but what will you use more, 16 sundays or 180 days and nights? On top of that XM is all commercial free and $2 cheaper per month.

Plus Howard signed what many are calling an albatross contract that will keep them from signing anything else because they have so much money tied to Howard.

Definately go with XM.

Most of Howard's contract is incentive based, most of the money kicks in when they reach a certain number of subscribers so its not really that much of an albatross because if they hit the kicker totals they will be raking it in. I'm going to go with Sirius for the NFL package and Stern.

**YankeePride1967** · 11-10-04 11:22 AM

Originally posted by SODM
I hear Sirius has kick ass NFL coverage.
XM also has Opie & Anthony in case you care.
Also XM is completely commercial free while Sirius isn't.
That makes some difference to me.

I don't have either but the single most important factor for me would be who has the best equipment.

That would rule out Sirius for me. To pay for it AND hear commercials is BS.

**YankeePride1967** · 11-10-04 11:23 AM

Originally posted by RhodyYanksFan
I have XM and I love it. I chose it mainly for Opie & Anthony. The units are resonable and seem to be cheaper/better/smaller then the Sirius units. Now that they will have MLB on next year i'm really happy. Sure it's nice to have football, but what will you use more, 16 sundays or 180 days and nights? On top of that XM is all commercial free and $2 cheaper per month.

Plus Howard signed what many are calling an albatross contract that will keep them from signing anything else because they have so much money tied to Howard.

Definately go with XM.

I love XM. I am hearing that Opie and Anthony MAY be moving to the basic soon.

**mr. baskums** · 11-10-04 11:40 AM

Originally posted by GoRocket

I love XM. I am hearing that Opie and Anthony MAY be moving to the basic soon.

Who are Opie and Anthony and what is their style? Is it gross out, naked women stuff like Stern?

**FormerlyKnownAsMHHL** · 11-10-04 11:41 AM

Originally posted by GoRocket

That would rule out Sirius for me. To pay for it AND hear commercials is BS.

Much false being spoken up there.

XM is 68 Commercial-Free Music Channels. Other channels have commercials. (news, sports, etc)
Sirius is 65 Commercial-Free Music Channels. Other channels have commercials. (news, sports, etc)
winner: tie

Xm - MLB, O&A, Nascar
Sirius - NFL, Stern, Maxim
winner: depends what you like

Xm- 9.99 a month for 1 year.
Sirius - 9.99 a month for 2 years.
winner: Xm

Xm - Online radio is 3.99 a month.
Sirius - Online radio is free with subscription
winner: Sirius

Xm- no NPR
Sirius - 2 NPR stations
winner: Sirius

Xm - "premium" pay for channels
Sirius - you get everything.
winner: Sirius

I stand by Sirius.

**YankeePride1967** · 11-10-04 12:20 PM

Originally posted by mr. baskums

Who are Opie and Anthony and what is their style? Is it gross out, naked women stuff like Stern?

Yes, same style of show.

**YankeePride1967** · 11-10-04 12:21 PM

Originally posted by FormerlyKnownAsMHHL

Much false being spoken up there.

XM is 68 Commercial-Free Music Channels. Other channels have commercials. (news, sports, etc)
Sirius is 65 Commercial-Free Music Channels. Other channels have commercials. (news, sports, etc)
winner: tie

Xm - MLB, O&A, Nascar
Sirius - NFL, Stern, Maxim
winner: depends what you like

Xm- 9.99 a month for 1 year.
Sirius - 9.99 a month for 2 years.
winner: Xm

Xm - Online radio is 3.99 a month.
Sirius - Online radio is free with subscription
winner: Sirius

Xm- no NPR
Sirius - 2 NPR stations
winner: Sirius

Xm - "premium" pay for channels
Sirius - you get everything.
winner: Sirius

I stand by Sirius.

You can lock in to the $9.99 rate at XM for 5 years.

**FormerlyKnownAsMHHL** · 11-10-04 12:23 PM

Originally posted by GoRocket

You can lock in to the $9.99 rate at XM for 5 years.

Actually i just checked, XM is 499.99 for 5 years.

For $499.99 you can have Sirius, for life. Never pay another bill.

Xm- $499.99 - 5 years
Sirius- $499.99 - lifetime

edit: checked details.

**YankeePride1967** · 11-10-04 12:58 PM

Originally posted by FormerlyKnownAsMHHL

Actually i just checked, XM is 499.99 for 5 years.

For $499.99 you can have Sirius, for life. Never pay another bill.

Xm- $499.99 - 5 years
Sirius- $499.99 - lifetime

edit: checked details.

One thing for me is that XM has baseball and Sirius doesn't. To me the rest of the differences are negligable.

**ForceFive** · 11-10-04 01:17 PM

Originally posted by GoRocket

One thing for me is that XM has baseball and Sirius doesn't. To me the rest of the differences are negligable.

That begs a question: how does the XM deal effect standard MLB radio contracts (if at all)? Will they still be simulcast as always, or are there any exclusivity issues with the new satellite deal?

I just want to make sure the Yanks still gets simulcast down here in Tampa on their regular radio station....

**silverdsl** · 11-10-04 01:30 PM

Originally posted by FormerlyKnownAsMHHL
Xm- no NPR
Sirius - 2 NPR stations
winner: Sirius

Xm - "premium" pay for channels
Sirius - you get everything.
winner: Sirius

I'm pretty sure XM just added a NPR station. Also, there are very few "premium" channels on XM though Opie and Anthony I believe is an extra-pay channel.

Both companies are very similar when it comes to the music channels so if you're primarily interested in getting satellite radio to listen to a wide variety of commerical-free music I don't think you can go wrong with either one. If there are other things you are interested in I think you need to decide which of the "extras" appeal to you most. I got XM because they have the Nascar channels. They also have pretty expansive traffic channels and now the baseball deal. So for me XM has worked out perfectly. For a Stern fan they might want to go with Sirius. But there are a lot of people who have both services so they don't miss out on anything.

-Deborah

**FormerlyKnownAsMHHL** · 11-10-04 01:31 PM

Originally posted by ForceFive

That begs a question: how does the XM deal effect standard MLB radio contracts (if at all)? Will they still be simulcast as always, or are there any exclusivity issues with the new satellite deal?

I just want to make sure the Yanks still gets simulcast down here in Tampa on their regular radio station....

Sirius having all the NFL games hasn't changed NFL simulcast at all, so i would assume it's no different.

**FormerlyKnownAsMHHL** · 11-10-04 01:37 PM

Originally posted by silverdsl
I'm pretty sure XM just added a NPR station.

Doesn't look like it from their website, then again who listens to NPR anyway?

Xm:
http://www.xmradio.com/pdf/channel_guide.pdf

Sirius:
http://www.sirius.com/pdf/channelguide.pdf

**YankeePride1967** · 11-10-04 01:39 PM

Originally posted by ForceFive

That begs a question: how does the XM deal effect standard MLB radio contracts (if at all)? Will they still be simulcast as always, or are there any exclusivity issues with the new satellite deal?

I just want to make sure the Yanks still gets simulcast down here in Tampa on their regular radio station....

I know the local channels are upset about it as it will lower their value.

**mr. baskums** · 11-10-04 01:51 PM

Originally posted by FormerlyKnownAsMHHL

Doesn't look like it from their website, then again who listens to NPR anyway?

Xm:
http://www.xmradio.com/pdf/channel_guide.pdf

Sirius:
http://www.sirius.com/pdf/channelguide.pdf

they have American Public Radio which is the same type of broadcasting that you would find on PBS.

**RhodyYanksFan** · 11-10-04 02:22 PM

Originally posted by FormerlyKnownAsMHHL

Much false being spoken up there.

Xm- no NPR
Sirius - 2 NPR stations
winner: Sirius

XM has NPR now

**Ct.Fan** · 11-10-04 03:24 PM

I don't know if XM has NPR, but they do have Bob Edwards now who for thirty years was host of NPR's Morning Edition before being kicked out the door.

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