Are You Planning to Keep Your XM Radio Subscription?
Are You Planning to Keep Your XM Radio Subscription?
10-07-2003, 04:04 PM
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Yes, I've been a subscriber for over a year already and had the setup in my 2002 TL. Best $10 I spend every month.
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10-07-2003, 07:21 PM
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I refuse to subscribe to XM due to the heavy ClearChannel influence. I'd much rather go with the Sirius system.
That said, I don't listen to the radio...15+GB of MP3s on my Neuros appease me.
That said, I don't listen to the radio...15+GB of MP3s on my Neuros appease me.
10-07-2003, 09:15 PM
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I was in Circuit City last weekend listening to an XM Broadcast and was absolutely stunned when I heard commercials that sound just like radio. $9.95 and commercials? HELL NO. I'll listen to regular radio and burn my own CDs for all that. I'll also hook up an MP3 player when someone comes up with a clean audio solution.
10-07-2003, 09:39 PM
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Sirius still has no ads. XM started out without ads but realized in order to survive it had to take some advertisers' money. Still, for the choice I have in radio tastes, it's still worth $10/month. After all, you pay for cable/satellite TV and still get ads, don't you?
Cleveland radio sucks so badly that XM is the only alternative to this top 40 crap. If I hear J. Ho (umm I mean LO) one more time I'm going to puke.
Cleveland radio sucks so badly that XM is the only alternative to this top 40 crap. If I hear J. Ho (umm I mean LO) one more time I'm going to puke.
10-08-2003, 01:00 PM
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Actually XM's limit is 6 minutes an hour... and they never said that that will stay forever. I know a lot about XM since I used to know a couple of the programmers very well.
Honestly, XM is a great service, but the commercials will only increase, not decrease, on the service. Eventually they will see how far they can take it and how many commercials they can get away with before people start cancelling.
I wish Acura would be more like Infiniti that gives you the option of either XM or Sirius, since Sirius is 100% commercial free on the music channels, and in order to get commercials Sirius would have to completely change it's policy and it's main selling point. I've had both services and both are great, but I prefer Sirius because of the programming, which is a subjective opinion.
Honestly, XM is a great service, but the commercials will only increase, not decrease, on the service. Eventually they will see how far they can take it and how many commercials they can get away with before people start cancelling.
I wish Acura would be more like Infiniti that gives you the option of either XM or Sirius, since Sirius is 100% commercial free on the music channels, and in order to get commercials Sirius would have to completely change it's policy and it's main selling point. I've had both services and both are great, but I prefer Sirius because of the programming, which is a subjective opinion.
10-08-2003, 01:35 PM
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Do they have any underground hip hop channels on XM? Anybody know? That's what I'm mainly want. In case you don't know what they play in Top 40 is not Hip Hop, it's just bling bling pop-hop bullshit. "If you don't know, now you know!"
10-08-2003, 04:11 PM
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Originally posted by VtecMW
I'll also hook up an MP3 player when someone comes up with a clean audio solution.
I'll also hook up an MP3 player when someone comes up with a clean audio solution.
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