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Who uses satellite radio?

Vantage_TeS

Senior Member
Joined
May 28, 2008
Messages
495
Location
Calgary, Alberta
Occupation
HE Operator. Surprise?
Sirius if you're more a fan of music, XM if you are big into sports.

I have Sirius (although now you can pay a little extra and get the "best of" package which you get the best of the two on whichever you go with).
 

jimmyjack

Senior Member
Joined
Jan 20, 2007
Messages
656
Location
rhode island
have sirius in my pick up and a portable one for whatever im running ...had them for the last five years , love it :drinkup
 

RTSmith

Senior Member
Joined
Oct 23, 2008
Messages
421
Location
Middle Tenn.
Occupation
Amateur demolition & dirt pusher
I'm with Vantage, having had both in my trucks, the Sirius has better music variety.
 

Dwan Hall

Senior Member
Joined
Nov 10, 2004
Messages
1,029
Location
Juneau, Alaska
Occupation
Self Employed
Sirius here. Life time subcription was $299 back when I got it now it is $499 but well worth it.
 

qball

Senior Member
Joined
Dec 30, 2007
Messages
1,072
Location
il
Occupation
local 150 operator
i have sirius.
i bought the iphone because of the sirius app.
life is good!
 

Deerehauler

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Joined
Feb 19, 2009
Messages
78
Location
SW Nebraska
I have XM in my truck. It is portable so I can take it with me on vacation if I want. I've subscribed for 4 years now and I would hate to go without it. Our local radio stations at the time I started were the absolute worst, although they have added a couple new stations and changed satellite DJ's on the other one.
 

Burnout

Senior Member
Joined
Jan 20, 2008
Messages
1,448
Location
Edmonton AB
Occupation
Operator at Sureway Construction
I'm all over my Sirius... now if they would only send me my new radio since the old one took a dump after 6 months.
 

stormdodger

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Joined
Mar 29, 2009
Messages
60
Location
Vancouver Island B.C.
Occupation
feller buncher operator
Sirius here with the xm package, so i can get my sports fix.:drinkup
One for the buncher and one for the vehicle/home.
 

upnover

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Joined
Aug 3, 2007
Messages
123
Location
British Columbia
Occupation
Consultant
I just installed an XM in the mini ex yesterday in fact. I have the Roady XT which I can move from the car to the mini. I also have a Zune which picks up FM radio. So I broadcast the XM on the FM frequency to my Zune. The reason I do this is that I wear custom fitted ear plugs and can leave the machine with my Zune in my pocket and not have any wires to detach. My mini is too loud to have the sound come across in spreakers in the cab. Not to mention the hearing loss from turning up the volume. With the in-ear system I get hardly any background ( machine noise)
 

LonestarCobra

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Joined
Sep 4, 2008
Messages
228
Location
WV
I have Sirius and would not go w/o it. I originally had Xm, but switched due to better music on Sirius.
 

trenchman

Member
Joined
Aug 8, 2008
Messages
20
Location
NE Wisconsin
Slacker radio is the best. I had sirius but it to expensive and there was to much talk and not enough good music. www.slacker.com I have a FM transmitter for it so I can play it on any radio and I don't need an antenna.
 

CAT140H

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Joined
Oct 15, 2006
Messages
100
Location
Saskatchewan, Canada
Occupation
Heavy Equipment Operator
I have XM in my chevy and Sirius in the grader. Both are pretty good for classic country music. I got Sirius because they carry the EWTN station.
 
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