Let's Rename this Board

[Radio_bored-Op]

excellent point AZ JOE !!
I will say, by being the onLy game in town,
xm has got "lazy" with the 80s,90s, pop2k
as it is a narrow playlist... but the bpm and
backspin surely make up for it !!

I Will say its way better than the dime (more like
a penny a dozen) of winamp/virtual dj internet "streams"
that are pretty much broadcasting to the cobwebs of
the servers that offer the bandwidth ..

>Only thing I dislike more than the "haters" is the "praisers"
that give ALL THE Credit to XM.  "its the best, hands down"
this applies to MTV more than any one else, they could
broadcast a COLOR/TEST pattern and u would have
a half a million teens  going nuts!!!

>> >> YES, too many cookie cutter formats serving a dozen markets,
*IF I WIN* the mega!millions,  . . . change is comin!

[RadioPhillyFan]

excellent point AZ JOE !!
I will say, by being the onLy game in town,
xm has got "lazy" with the 80s,90s, pop2k
as it is a narrow playlist... but the bpm and
backspin surely make up for it !!

I Will say its way better than the dime (more like
a penny a dozen) of winamp/virtual dj internet "streams"
that are pretty much broadcasting to the cobwebs of
the servers that offer the bandwidth ..

>Only thing I dislike more than the "haters" is the "praisers"
that give ALL THE Credit to XM.  "its the best, hands down"
this applies to MTV more than any one else, they could
broadcast a COLOR/TEST pattern and u would have
a half a million teens  going nuts!!!

>> >> YES, too many cookie cutter formats serving a dozen markets,
*IF I WIN* the mega!millions,  . . . change is comin!

Philly's knocking

You should give us a CHR and Oldies Competitor

94.1 and 100.3 would be much better running different formats.

[Darth_vader]

"(-)  A lot of options, for XM with DiSH-TV."

Uhhh, no. Direct-TV has the XM simulcasts, last I saw. DiSH Network (Echostar) has Sirius simulcasts. In the 6000s block, directly above the stereo Muzak programmes.

Although I guess it's really kind of a moot point with the two SDARS companies being a monopoly.

[nocomradio]

>Only thing I dislike more than the "haters" is the "praisers"
that give ALL THE Credit to XM. 

 With the current state of affairs on the bird, I'd say that XM deserves all the credit for NOT wrecking a good thing. Sirius just doesn't get it and never will.

[ai4i]

With gas so high, I am driving much less.

Adjusted for inflation, fuel costs much less than it did before you were born, whatever your age might be.
Do the math, with an annual inflation rate of about 5%, a dollar is worth about four pre-inflated ¢ents, and I don't remember ever paying 16¢/gallon.

Many people  on these boards are old  terrestrial radio hacks (former & current employees/owners, etc)...
Its always been AM/FM to them and  always will be...to each their own.

I have been following AZJoe's comments for several years across several discussion boards and they are allways intelligent.
He beat me to getting XM by just a couple of months!

[jo-nathan]

I don't remember the exact year I subscribed but I had it way before the merger. I loved it then and I love it now. The literally two times that I've had to contact customer service, it's been a good experience and they went above and beyond - including recently. I don't understand what you folks complain about. I see nothing wrong with it and I look forward to being able to hear the diversity of the music and other programming.

And FYI, I spent 8 years in radio as a jock and a MD.

[nocomradio]

The literally two times that I've had to contact customer service, it's been a good experience and they went above and beyond - including recently.

  Did you actually have a billing issue, or service interruption? I only ask, because of everyone, and I mean without exception, everyone I've ever spoken with who needed real help from anyone there after the merger, was frustrated to tears trying to get even a simple request fulfilled. Closing service tickets is the mantra over there.
 

[Kent]

I had satellite radio for a little less than five years.  I dropped several of my subscriptions when they merged the two services as I no longer needed four radios to hear the same programming.  As the programming continued to change and prices continued to increase, I decided it wasn't worth the costs I was paying.  So, I finally dropped the other two radios about two years ago.  My iPhone works fine, and I have an unlimited data plan that will let me stream whatever I want.  My data plan costs the same or less than two radios anyway, and, when I got it, I needed it for work anyway. 

I never had a problem with Sirius-XM customer service.  I always got someone who spoke English well and could help me.  They were even helpful in canceling my subscriptions. 

Recently, I looked into resubscribing after I found out you could get an XM Sky Dock for $10 if you subscribed for a year.  I changed my mind after looking at the reviews on the iTunes App Store.  For more than 18 months now, the app has gotten a one star review because it's apparently no longer connecting to the Sky Dock or not connecting consistently.  Also, the channels have apparently changed while there has been no change on the iPhone app.  So, finding some of the stations can apparently be a little challenging.  Looking at the update history a few days ago, the Sky Dock app hadn't been updated in almost 2 years.

So, I'll skip resubscribing for now.  If I do go back, it will be when they upgrade their online presence, which is supposedly in the works, and it will be an online only subscription.  It's cheaper, and I have few to no issues with drop outs on the cellular data network.

[richaroo]

In the market where I live, radio is a vast waste land Sirius/Xm is not perfect but I get way more than what I do where I live.

[johnnyu]

I will not pay to listen to radio.