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That is exactly what I was going to say, and it's just icing on the cake that Radio Margaritaville and Howard Stern is on there (if you like H.S.).sy wrote:
For the longest time, it seemed like a waste of money. After less than a day, it was the best money I was spending. I can't imagine life without Sirius.
it will play/record live sat feeds if it is pluged into a dock (car or Home). You can also load mp3's into it and use it a a portable player. No portable and live just yet.RinglingRingling wrote:Not sure I follow you. It doesn't take satellite feed at all?tjtryon wrote:As far as the S50, it won't let you listen to "Live" Sirius. If you are looking at portable Sirius, wait until the summer, there will be the offering for a portable that will be able to pull the live satellite feed. That's all but been officially announced by Sirius.RinglingRingling wrote: there are s50 receivers on eBay for about $150, and those let you put mp3s into the mix too for the times when you are wanting something different in the form of ear-worms.
Gotcha. ok.NorthernConch wrote:it will play/record live sat feeds if it is pluged into a dock (car or Home). You can also load mp3's into it and use it a a portable player. No portable and live just yet.RinglingRingling wrote:Not sure I follow you. It doesn't take satellite feed at all?tjtryon wrote:As far as the S50, it won't let you listen to "Live" Sirius. If you are looking at portable Sirius, wait until the summer, there will be the offering for a portable that will be able to pull the live satellite feed. That's all but been officially announced by Sirius.RinglingRingling wrote: there are s50 receivers on eBay for about $150, and those let you put mp3s into the mix too for the times when you are wanting something different in the form of ear-worms.
I have XM as well and my decision to go with them over Sirius wasn't based on just one channel. I think both services have a lot to offer but I'm definitely not happy about Clear Channel's involvement with XM. Fortunately, the music channels they've recently added commercial to didn't affect my listening habits and hopefully they never will.gingerbreadman wrote:ya, yaA Balding Fan wrote:I woulda got Sirrus but when RM went to Sirrus, RM to to total HELL If I wanted total Hell I woulda got nothing and just listened to Chicago Radio al the time.
XM has BASEBALL---ALL THE GAMES, NASCAR, and NHL
Tons of Uncensored comedy, and a lot of Uncensored music that I enjoy--so im happy with XM and will continue to have it til it folds.
But you can't get RM on XM
Unless you are "docked", you do not get a live satellite feed. Think of it as an ipod/podcast for Sirius. You pre-record the feed, then when you take it with you, you can listen to the pre-recorded material. The S50 is an expensive MP3 player, not worth the money. If you are going to keep it docked all the time, just get a replay or a starmate.RinglingRingling wrote:
Not sure I follow you. It doesn't take satellite feed at all?
I'm confused. Sirius also has Nascar and NHL + EXCLUSIVE NFL. I thought XM only had exclusive rights to MLB.Jahfin wrote:gingerbreadman wrote:ya, yaA Balding Fan wrote:I woulda got Sirrus but when RM went to Sirrus, RM to to total HELL If I wanted total Hell I woulda got nothing and just listened to Chicago Radio al the time.
XM has BASEBALL---ALL THE GAMES, NASCAR, and NHL
Tons of Uncensored comedy, and a lot of Uncensored music that I enjoy--so im happy with XM and will continue to have it til it folds.
But you can't get RM on XM
I have XM as well and my decision to go with them over Sirius wasn't based on just one channel. I think both services have a lot to offer but I'm definitely not happy about Clear Channel's involvement with XM. Fortunately, the music channels they've recently added commercial to didn't affect my listening habits and hopefully they never will.
I have no idea about the sports and comedy, I didn't get XM for the talk oriented channels, I got it for the music. I do know there's an uncensored comedy channel and most of their music channels (at least the ones I listen to) are also uncensored. I have no idea what the big selling point for either service is because they both offer a lot of variety. I read a few articles about both XM and Sirius and decided to go with XM but I could have gone with either one. Bottom line is, I ended up going with XM and I've been very happy with it ever since. As I said, I'm less than happy about the Clear Channel thing but there's no way I could have known anything about that at the time I first subscribed. I've got far too much invested in it to get out now.blackjack wrote:I'm confused. Sirius also has Nascar and NHL + EXCLUSIVE NFL. I thought XM only had exclusive rights to MLB.Jahfin wrote:gingerbreadman wrote:ya, yaA Balding Fan wrote:I woulda got Sirrus but when RM went to Sirrus, RM to to total HELL If I wanted total Hell I woulda got nothing and just listened to Chicago Radio al the time.
XM has BASEBALL---ALL THE GAMES, NASCAR, and NHL
Tons of Uncensored comedy, and a lot of Uncensored music that I enjoy--so im happy with XM and will continue to have it til it folds.
But you can't get RM on XM
I have XM as well and my decision to go with them over Sirius wasn't based on just one channel. I think both services have a lot to offer but I'm definitely not happy about Clear Channel's involvement with XM. Fortunately, the music channels they've recently added commercial to didn't affect my listening habits and hopefully they never will.
Also, Sirius has censored and uncensored comedy, so I don't see that as a selling point for XM.
What are XM's BIG selling points? Product variety?
ok. many of the packages I saw on eBay had the docking stations, included, especially for the car.. Was thinking that would come in handy for things like the "Party on Hoot Island"tjtryon wrote:Unless you are "docked", you do not get a live satellite feed. Think of it as an ipod/podcast for Sirius. You pre-record the feed, then when you take it with you, you can listen to the pre-recorded material. The S50 is an expensive MP3 player, not worth the money. If you are going to keep it docked all the time, just get a replay or a starmate.RinglingRingling wrote:
Not sure I follow you. It doesn't take satellite feed at all?
This summer, Sirius will be releasing a true portable type of reciever, likely with the antenna built into the headphones.
I'm only interested in the music. NFL doesn't matter one bit to me - I live in WI and can get every Packer game on the radio - I don't want to listen to any other teams. I could listen to the Cubs on XM but I don't need to since I can get them over the air as well. The local sports station has NASCAR if I was bored enough to listen to that and even though I'm a huge hockey fan, I have no desire to listen to an NHL game.blackjack wrote:What are XM's BIG selling points? Product variety?
