Thinking about getting one for the car.
How much do they run?
Are they easy to install?
Do you have to get a paid service to keep it running?
Know very little about them and want to know what kind of hastle are they?
Quote from: Sis on November 19, 2009, 04:38:56 AM
Thinking about getting one for the car.
How much do they run?
Are they easy to install?
Do you have to get a paid service to keep it running?
Know very little about them and want to know what kind of hastle are they?
Look at the XM Radio web page, it will have all the info you need. I you get one, get one that can go from car to house, then pay for the home kit - you can then use in either place
Thanx. Not interested in using it in the house, though. Just want to keep the same radio station as we travel. And there is one spot around here, for 3 or 4 miles, am reception is the pits at night. I think it has something to do with the airport.
But when traveling, it's a pain to keep having to look for a new station every time we get into a new city.
Another question, do they have the regular stations, too? I like the DC talk radio.
Quote from: Sis on November 19, 2009, 07:50:49 PM
Thanx. Not interested in using it in the house, though. Just want to keep the same radio station as we travel. And there is one spot around here, for 3 or 4 miles, am reception is the pits at night. I think it has something to do with the airport.
But when traveling, it's a pain to keep having to look for a new station every time we get into a new city.
Another question, do they have the regular stations, too? I like the DC talk radio.
No they don't, it is their line up. Get one that has a tape adapter for traveling because they broadcast to an open FM channel on your regular radio.
I like it for home, the music, comedy, old time radio, sports, etc.....
my dad has XM in his truck. he very much enjoys it. mostly for music and sports/nascar.
My dad had it in his truck too and I loved it! Stations completely devoted to old time radio, Elvis, blues, etc - it was great!!
Station Line up... XM Radio (highlighted - my favorites)
50s on 5 First Decade of Rock 'n' Roll
Pop 60s on 6
Pop 70s on 7
Pop 80s on 8
Pop 90s on 9
Country The Roadhouse 10
More Music (commercial) Nashville 11
Country Outlaw Country 12
Country Willie's Place 13
Country Bluegrass Junction 14
Country The Village 15
Country The Highway 16
Country Prime Country 17
Pop Elvis Radio 18
Pop 20 on 20 20
More Music (commercial) Kiss 21
More Music (commercial) Mix 22
Pop SIRIUS XM Love 23
More Music (commercial) The Pink Channel 24
Pop The Blend 25
Pop The Pulse 26
Pop The Bridge 27
Pop Escape 28
Pop BBC Radio 1 29
Pop Pop2K 30
Christian The Message 32
Christian Praise 33
Christian enLighten 34
Rock Deep Tracks 40
Rock Hair Nation 41
Rock Liquid Metal 42
Rock SIRIUS XM U 43
Rock 1st Wave 44
Rock The Spectrum 45
Rock Classic Vinyl 46
Rock Alt Nation 47
Rock Octane 48
Rock Classic Rewind 49
Rock The Loft 50
Rock The Coffee House 51
Rock Faction 52
Rock Boneyard 53
Rock Lithium 54
Rock Radio Margaritaville 55
Rock Jam_ON 56
Rock The Grateful Dead Channel 57
Rock E Street Radio 58
Rock Underground Garage 59
Hip-Hop and R&B Soul Town 60
Hip-Hop and R&B Heart & Soul 62
Hip-Hop and R&B The Groove 64
Hip-Hop and R&B Backspin 65
Hip-Hop and R&B Shade 45 66
Hip-Hop and R&B Hip-Hop Nation 67
Hip-Hop and R&B The Heat 68
Jazz, Blues, & Standards Real Jazz 70
Jazz, Blues, & Standards Watercolors 71
Jazz, Blues, & Standards Spa 72
Jazz, Blues, & Standards Siriusly Sinatra 73
Jazz, Blues, & Standards BB Kings Bluesville 74
Jazz, Blues, & Standards On Broadway 75
Jazz, Blues, & Standards Cinemagic 76
Classical SIRIUS XM Pops 77
Classical Symphony Hall 78
Classical Met Opera Radio 79
Dance & Electronic Area 80
Dance & Electronic BPM 81
Dance & Electronic The Strobe 83
Dance & Electronic SIRIUS XM Chill 84
Latin & World Caliente 85
Latin & World The Joint 86
Latin & World The Verge 87
Latin & World Air Musique 88
Latin & World Sur La Route 89
Sports XM Scoreboard 95
News, Talk, NPR Canada 360 96
Sports Calendrier Sportif 97
Entertainment OutQ Gay Radio 98
Family & Health Radio Disney 115
Family & Health Kids Place Live 116
Religion The Catholic Channel 117
Family & Health Doctor Radio 119
Entertainment Specials 120
News, Talk, NPR Fox News Channel 121
News, Talk, NPR CNN 122
News, Talk, NPR CNN HLN 123
News, Talk, NPR Quoi De Neuf 125
News, Talk, NPR CNN En Espanol 126
News, Talk, NPR CNBC 127
News, Talk, NPR Bloomberg Radio 129
News, Talk, NPR POTUS Politics 130
News, Talk, NPR BBC World Service 131
News, Talk, NPR C-SPAN Radio 132
News, Talk, NPR XM Public Radio 133
News, Talk, NPR NPR Now 134
News, Talk, NPR World Radio Network 135
News, Talk, NPR PRX Public Radio 136
Entertainment SIRIUS XM Stars Too 139
Sports ESPN Radio 140
Sports ESPN Xtra 141
Sports FOX Sports Radio 142
Sports Sports Nation 143
Sports Mad Dog Radio 144
Sports IndyCar Series Racing 145
Sports PGA TOUR Network 146
Sports XM Deportivo 147
Comedy Blue Collar Radio 148
Comedy The Foxxhole 149
Comedy Raw Dog Comedy 150
Comedy Laugh USA 151
News, Talk, NPR Extreme Talk 152
Comedy Laugh Attack 153
Entertainment SIRIUS XM Stars 155
Entertainment Oprah Radio 156
News, Talk, NPR Americas Talk 158
News, Talk, NPR ATN - Asian Radio 159
News, Talk, NPR Reach MD 160
More Music (commercial) Rock @ Random 161
Entertainment Cosmo Radio 162
Entertainment SIRIUS XM Book Radio 163
Entertainment Radio Classics 164
News, Talk, NPR Talk Radio 165
News, Talk, NPR America Right 166
News, Talk, NPR America Left 167
News, Talk, NPR Fox News Talk 168
News, Talk, NPR The Power 169
Religion Family Talk 170
Entertainment Road Dog Trucking 171
News, Talk, NPR Radio Parallèle 172
Sports MLB Play-by-Play En Español 174
Sports MLB Home Plate 175
Sports Play-by-Play MLB Play-by-Play 176
Sports Play-by-Play MLB Play-by-Play 177
Sports Play-by-Play MLB Play-by-Play 178
Sports Play-by-Play MLB Play-by-Play 179
Sports Play-by-Play MLB Play-by-Play 180
Sports Play-by-Play MLB Play-by-Play 181
Sports Play-by-Play MLB Play-by-Play 182
Sports Play-by-Play MLB Play-by-Play 183
Sports Play-by-Play MLB Play-by-Play 184
Sports Play-by-Play MLB Play-by-Play 185
Sports Play-by-Play MLB Play-by-Play 186
Sports Play-by-Play MLB Play-by-Play 187
Sports Play-by-Play MLB Play-by-Play 188
Sports Play-by-Play MLB Play-by-Play 189
Sports Play-by-Play ACC 190
Sports Play-by-Play ACC 191
Sports Play-by-Play ACC 192
Sports Play-by-Play PAC 10 193
Sports Play-by-Play PAC 10 194
Sports Play-by-Play PAC 10 195
Sports Play-by-Play Big Ten 196 196
Sports Play-by-Play Big Ten 197 197
Sports Play-by-Play Big Ten 198 198
Sports Play-by-Play SEC 199
Sports Play-by-Play SEC 200
Sports Play-by-Play SEC 201
Comedy The VIRUS 202
Sports Play-by-Play Big East 203
Sports NHL Home Ice 204
Sports Play-by-Play NHL Play-by-Play 205
Sports Play-by-Play NHL Play-by-Play 206
Sports Play-by-Play NHL Play-by-Play 207
Sports Play-by-Play NHL Play-by-Play 208
Sports Play-by-Play NHL Play-by-Play 209
Traffic & Weather Boston / Philadelphia 210
Traffic & Weather New York 211
Traffic & Weather Atlanta / Miami 212
Traffic & Weather Dallas-Ft. Worth / Houston 213
Traffic & Weather Baltimore / Washington D.C. 214
Traffic & Weather Pittsburgh / Minneapolis 215
Traffic & Weather Detroit / Las Vegas 216
Traffic & Weather Chicago / St. Louis 217
Traffic & Weather Orlando / Tampa-St. Petersburg 218
Traffic & Weather San Diego / Phoenix 219
Traffic & Weather San Francisco / Seattle 221
Traffic & Weather Los Angeles 222
Sports Play-by-Play BIG 12 231
Sports Play-by-Play NBA Play-by-Play 232
Sports Play-by-Play NBA Play-by-Play 233
Sports Play-by-Play NBA Play-by-Play 234
Sports Play-by-Play NBA Play-by-Play 235
Sports Play-by-Play NBA Play-by-Play 236
Sports Play-by-Play Sports Play-by-Play 237
Sports Play-by-Play Sports Play-by-Play 238
Sports Play-by-Play Sports Play-by-Play 239
Sports Play-by-Play Sports Play-by-Play 241
Sports Play-by-Play Sports Play-by-Play 242
Sports Play-by-Play Sports Play-by-Play 243
Sports Play-by-Play Sports Play-by-Play 244
Traffic & Weather SIRIUS XM Weather Channel 247
I've been looking them up. It says it stores music, etc. It sounds more like it's an IPOD, not a radio.
Some with a vehicle kit. Are they easy to install or do you have to get a pro to do it?
Scott, is the one you were talking about referred to as a "dock and play" unit?
Here's one that's portable. Does this look like a good one? Is it just a receiver and you need a computer with it? I have no idea what I'm looking at. (DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH) http://www.bestbuy.com/site/SIRIUS+-+Stiletto+2+Portable+Satellite+Radio+Receiver/8545381.p?id=1188560189235&skuId=8545381&st=satellite radio
Sis there are several kind.
The in dash units, the plug and play units in which you hook it up to your car, connect to power source and affix the antenna to the roof. You then take it into the house, plug in, hook to home antenna and play.
There are portable units that has an external antenna - you can select a certain number of stations and record X number of hours for those stations.
I suggest a standard car model that and a home kit. You take the unit from car to house to car again.
No you do not need a computer to plug it in, it picks it up off the Satellite.
Vehicle Kit
Plug in to lighter
Plug in to antenna
Hook up Antenna to outside.
Each vehicle is different - I run my wire along the trim/edges out the door and under the windshield weather stripping. Some stores will hook it up for you if you want - price may vary.
my dad's fave station is the Hair Nation one. lol. granted this is the man who just cut off his mullet about 3 years ago.
Quote from: baristagirl on December 12, 2009, 11:00:54 PM
my dad's fave station is the Hair Nation one. lol. granted this is the man who just cut off his mullet about 3 years ago.
Mine is SPA and CHILL. LOL
Quote from: Scott on December 08, 2009, 06:47:57 AM
Station Line up... XM Radio (highlighted - my favorites)
50s on 5 First Decade of Rock 'n' Roll
Pop 60s on 6
Pop 70s on 7
Pop 80s on 8
Pop 90s on 9
Country The Roadhouse 10
More Music (commercial) Nashville 11
Country Outlaw Country 12
Country Willie's Place 13
Country Bluegrass Junction 14
Country The Village 15
Country The Highway 16
Country Prime Country 17
Pop Elvis Radio 18
Pop 20 on 20 20
More Music (commercial) Kiss 21
More Music (commercial) Mix 22
Pop SIRIUS XM Love 23
More Music (commercial) The Pink Channel 24
Pop The Blend 25
Pop The Pulse 26
Pop The Bridge 27
Pop Escape 28
Pop BBC Radio 1 29
Pop Pop2K 30
Christian The Message 32
Christian Praise 33
Christian enLighten 34
Rock Deep Tracks 40
Rock Classic Vinyl 46
Rock Classic Rewind 49
Rock Radio Margaritaville 55
Jazz, Blues, & Standards Real Jazz 70
Jazz, Blues, & Standards Watercolors 71
Jazz, Blues, & Standards Spa 72
Jazz, Blues, & Standards Siriusly Sinatra 73
Jazz, Blues, & Standards BB Kings Bluesville 74
Sports XM Scoreboard 95
News, Talk, NPR Canada 360 96
Sports Calendrier Sportif 97
Entertainment OutQ Gay Radio 98
Family & Health Radio Disney 115
Family & Health Kids Place Live 116
Religion The Catholic Channel 117
Family & Health Doctor Radio 119
Entertainment Specials 120
News, Talk, NPR Fox News Channel 121
News, Talk, NPR CNN 122
News, Talk, NPR CNN HLN 123
News, Talk, NPR Quoi De Neuf 125
News, Talk, NPR CNN En Espanol 126
News, Talk, NPR CNBC 127
News, Talk, NPR Bloomberg Radio 129
News, Talk, NPR POTUS Politics 130
News, Talk, NPR BBC World Service 131
News, Talk, NPR C-SPAN Radio 132
News, Talk, NPR XM Public Radio 133
News, Talk, NPR NPR Now 134
News, Talk, NPR World Radio Network 135
News, Talk, NPR PRX Public Radio 136
Entertainment SIRIUS XM Stars Too 139
Comedy Blue Collar Radio 148
Comedy The Foxxhole 149
Comedy Raw Dog Comedy 150
Comedy Laugh USA 151
News, Talk, NPR Extreme Talk 152
Comedy Laugh Attack 153
Entertainment SIRIUS XM Stars 155
Entertainment Oprah Radio 156
News, Talk, NPR Americas Talk 158
News, Talk, NPR ATN - Asian Radio 159
News, Talk, NPR Reach MD 160
More Music (commercial) Rock @ Random 161
Entertainment Cosmo Radio 162
Entertainment SIRIUS XM Book Radio 163
Entertainment Radio Classics 164
News, Talk, NPR Talk Radio 165
News, Talk, NPR America Right 166
News, Talk, NPR America Left 167
News, Talk, NPR Fox News Talk 168
News, Talk, NPR The Power 169
Religion Family Talk 170
Entertainment Road Dog Trucking 171
News, Talk, NPR Radio Parallèle 172
Comedy The VIRUS 202
Traffic & Weather Boston / Philadelphia 210
Traffic & Weather New York 211
Traffic & Weather Atlanta / Miami 212
Traffic & Weather Dallas-Ft. Worth / Houston 213
Traffic & Weather Baltimore / Washington D.C. 214
Traffic & Weather Pittsburgh / Minneapolis 215
Traffic & Weather Detroit / Las Vegas 216
Traffic & Weather Chicago / St. Louis 217
Traffic & Weather Orlando / Tampa-St. Petersburg 218
Traffic & Weather San Diego / Phoenix 219
Traffic & Weather San Francisco / Seattle 221
Traffic & Weather Los Angeles 222
NBA Play-by-Play
Traffic & Weather SIRIUS XM Weather Channel 247
where i stay. some where mongst these chanells!!
When I bought my Elantra last year, it came with XM free for a year. I looove it. I kept it on my car, and I only pay about $15-18 for a month-to-month basis. They offer deals for when you buy several months at a time.
It's super great when I travel because I never miss a beat with my channels when I go thru different towns. :) The only time I lose reception is when I'm under like a bank awning at the drive-thru or something large enough to block my receiver.
I can't pin down a fave channel, because I have tons of presets! :)
I didn't see any new age music stations. :-(
That is what I listen to on AOL radio.
We have Sirius. I love it. We pay $13/mo. We just have the basic pkg and it suits us great. We travel from MO to IA and there are HOURS of not 1 good station, and sometimes no reception.
I like the clean comedy, 40's, 50's, southern gospel, black gospel, Christian, BBC news stations, classic radio theater, off the top of my head. The best part is always having a variety that comes in clear.
Sirius & XM are the same..
Trav: What exactly qualifies as New Age? lol..
LOL I didn't know that Nelle, thanks. So Sirius is simply the brand of the device, of which there are probably hundreds. gotcha. ☺
New age.... think of Muzak, but actually with a melody.
New age includes the likes of Enya, Yanni, Secret Garden, Gandalf, etc.
Here are some samples:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrMQhs1hoTA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd3a189vcVc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1L8uRApYeQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubTveCihjoQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VR6IscQH0s