Deciding XM or Sirius ? Here's a review.
 

I love XM!! I was looking at Sirius but when I saw that XM had UPOP the channel
that plays music from the UK and around the globe I immediately got xm this
past friday. I love it!!! One of the best gadgets I have ever bought!

Candy
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and all ye need to know
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The only station I really listened to on XM was Ethel, on Sirius they
have about 5 Ethels!

That would turn me against Sirius.

With a limited number of music channels, it seems like a bad choice to waste
5 of them on very similar genres. Sinking 10% of your music channels in one
genre is wrong.

One of the great strengths I see / want in satellite radio is a wide choice
of genres.

I think in reading the comments to date on this subject, it's quite
apparent that it's all in the mind (or ears?) or the beholder. To my
ears (which have admittedly been assaulted by over 35 years of shortwave
listening), the audio quality and signal reliability of each service is
quite similar. The decision for me to go with Sirius rested on the non-
commercial and proprietary nature of their music channels and the
presence of more public radio options (ie: BBC, WRN, two NPR, one PRI and
C-SPAN) including access to more international broadcasters (BBC and
WRN). The $3 differential in monthly charges was no factor and in my
judgement the allocation of channels to differing aspects of the musical
spectrum was a wash between the two.

Quite frankly, I think--especially in light of the terrible state of AM
and FM radio--a listener would be pleased regardless of which service
were chosen. But, as they say, your mileage may vary.

John
Figliozzi

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On 28 Oct 2003 20:21:39 GMT, "John A. Figliozzi"
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Quite frankly, I think--especially in light of the terrible state of AM
and FM radio--a listener would be pleased regardless of which service
were chosen. But, as they say, your mileage may vary.

Thank you. You're one of the few people who lives in a world of color
and shades of grey. Neither service is absolutely better than the
other. I'd love to have a receiver that received both.

What we're forgetting is the incredible accomplishments of the people
who created these services. I'm very fortunate in knowing many of them
as friends. Just the fact that they were able to design, fund and
construct them is a testiment to their willingness to go very far out
on a limb and take risks.

My hat is off to them and I'm very happy to call them friends. Many of
the shows I've been involved with are now on one or both services. I
hope they both succeed. They deserve it.

Rich

This is a great tip! I was primarily interested in talk/news, not music. I
love radio, and I want to get away from right-wing talk on AM. Still, it
doesn't sound like there are very many talk/news stations on Sirius. Do you
(or anyone) have any idea what kind of satellite service would bring me all
those international broadcasters that I seem to remember claim satellite
presence? Or, what about more NPR stations? How can I get those (other than
on my computer, which is too old for that)?

In article , "John A. Figliozzi"
wrote:

I think in reading the comments to date on this subject, it's quite
apparent that it's all in the mind (or ears?) or the beholder. To my
ears (which have admittedly been assaulted by over 35 years of shortwave
listening), the audio quality and signal reliability of each service is
quite similar. The decision for me to go with Sirius rested on the non-
commercial and proprietary nature of their music channels and the
presence of more public radio options (ie: BBC, WRN, two NPR, one PRI and
C-SPAN) including access to more international broadcasters (BBC and
WRN). The $3 differential in monthly charges was no factor and in my
judgement the allocation of channels to differing aspects of the musical
spectrum was a wash between the two.

Quite frankly, I think--especially in light of the terrible state of AM
and FM radio--a listener would be pleased regardless of which service
were chosen. But, as they say, your mileage may vary.

John
Figliozzi

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Moonman

"Moonman" wrote in message
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Do you
(or anyone) have any idea what kind of satellite service would bring me
all
those international broadcasters that I seem to remember claim satellite
presence?

WorldSpace satellite radio has more international broadcaster channels, but
it does not cover the USA and could probably never get a license to do so.
Oddly, WorldSpace is headquartered in Washington, DC, and at least some of
their roughly 10 proprietary music channels originate from Washington. They
have a web site.

Most of WorldSpace is free to the listener.

I recently read that they are in the process of establishing at least a few
subscription channels aimed at US & British expatriates scattered around
their coverage areas in Africa and Asia.

In article , "R J Carpenter"
wrote:

"Moonman" wrote in message
...

Do you
(or anyone) have any idea what kind of satellite service would bring me
all
those international broadcasters that I seem to remember claim satellite
presence?

WorldSpace satellite radio has more international broadcaster channels, but
it does not cover the USA and could probably never get a license to do so.
Oddly, WorldSpace is headquartered in Washington, DC, and at least some of
their roughly 10 proprietary music channels originate from Washington. They
have a web site.

Most of WorldSpace is free to the listener.

I recently read that they are in the process of establishing at least a few
subscription channels aimed at US & British expatriates scattered around
their coverage areas in Africa and Asia.


I've seen mention of Worldspace before. I saw a couple of receivers for it
on eBay. I live in Louisiana.
Do you think there's any chance I might be in the edge of its (possible)
South American coverage?
Moonman

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Moonman

In article , "R J Carpenter"
wrote:

"Moonman" wrote in message
...

Do you
(or anyone) have any idea what kind of satellite service would bring me
all
those international broadcasters that I seem to remember claim satellite
presence?

WorldSpace satellite radio has more international broadcaster channels, but
it does not cover the USA and could probably never get a license to do so.
Oddly, WorldSpace is headquartered in Washington, DC, and at least some of
their roughly 10 proprietary music channels originate from Washington. They
have a web site.

Most of WorldSpace is free to the listener.

I recently read that they are in the process of establishing at least a few
subscription channels aimed at US & British expatriates scattered around
their coverage areas in Africa and Asia.


I've seen mention of Worldspace before. I saw a couple of receivers for it
on eBay. I live in Louisiana.
Do you think there's any chance I might be in the edge of its (possible)
South American coverage?
Moonman

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Moonman

If you listen carefully enough, you can tell Hendrie does both voices in
his interviews. They modify the alleged "guest" voice with a synthesizer.

He's as phony as Howard Stern's wig.

So how long did it take you to come upwit that little gem enstein?