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SIRIUS Satellite Radio
I was wondering if satellite Radio by Sirius is a live broadcast? Or
whenever you turn the radio on, you have the choice to hear an earlier broadcast at a latter time? Also, if you are a subscriber, do you get a free program guide in the mail? Or you have to go on their website to get a program guild? They made a better looking Satellite radio by Tivoli. I do not like those very tech looking satellite radio that looks like a walkman. I find them very cheap and confussing looking. Should I ever move on to satellite radio, I would like a nice table top wooden radio. With lots of knobs. And I would hope to hear a commercial free Coast to Coast program(AM)with Art Bell. I would say that Tivoli makes nice sounding radios. I hope that they make more large wooden radios with shortwave included. It would be really cool, if a satellite radio could have a monitor in it, giving more information. But controlled by knobs. Also, when they say that a Sirius or xm satellite radio has am/fm, does that means that the am/fm signal is a radio signal or a satellite signal? -They should better explain these things. 73, SR |
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SR wrote: I was wondering if satellite Radio by Sirius is a live broadcast? Or whenever you turn the radio on, you have the choice to hear an earlier broadcast at a latter time? Also, if you are a subscriber, do you get a free program guide in the mail? Or you have to go on their website to get a program guild? They made a better looking Satellite radio by Tivoli. I do not like those very tech looking satellite radio that looks like a walkman. I find them very cheap and confussing looking. Should I ever move on to satellite radio, I would like a nice table top wooden radio. With lots of knobs. And I would hope to hear a commercial free Coast to Coast program(AM)with Art Bell. I would say that Tivoli makes nice sounding radios. I hope that they make more large wooden radios with shortwave included. It would be really cool, if a satellite radio could have a monitor in it, giving more information. But controlled by knobs. Also, when they say that a Sirius or xm satellite radio has am/fm, does that means that the am/fm signal is a radio signal or a satellite signal? -They should better explain these things. 73, SR The best thing for you to do is fix whatever problems you're having with your antenna. I understand that the problems must be quite serious for you to be considering satellite radio, but think of them as challenges, not problems. You could even describe them for the group and someone might be able to help you. Assuming you don't want to fix your antenna, you still don't need to bend over for XM or Sirius. The internet has more content than either/both of these services, so get whatever you need in order access it. Steve |
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You have a real problem, don't you. Some people like to be able to
listen to the radio without having to involve a damn computer. Especially when driving around. Or hiking. I don't care if people use a computer. I don't normally rely on a computer myself when it comes to radio. Steve |
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dxAce wrote: If everyone thought like you this would be rec.totemysatellitereceiver.tard If that would get the satellite 'tards out of here I'm all for the new news group. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
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If that would get the satellite 'tards out of here I'm all for the new
news group. -- Telamon Ventura, California You're right, Telemon. The satellite radio people should found their own group if they're too lazy to fix their defective antennas. Steve |
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Both services are broadcast in real time, but some channels on both
services are voice tracked. In XM's case, the most popular channels are live while others are voice tracked. As a listener, you can't tell the difference as they are careful that no hints are given out when voice tracking occurs. You cannot hear old programs within having recorded them (one of XM's receivers can automatically record programs for later playback similar to the way a TIVO does). I think both services provide a program guide. I know XM does; and I seem to recall Sirius does (or did). They made a better looking Satellite radio by Tivoli. I do not like those very tech looking satellite radio that looks like a walkman. I find them very cheap and confussing looking. Both services have table radios. Sirius has the Tivoli: http://www.tivoliaudio.com/product.p...175&cat=&page= XM has several models from Eton, here's one: http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...le/e1xmlrg.jpg Because XM has a technology lead, "XM Ready" radios are starting to show up in large numbers. Over the course of the next 12 months you can expect just about every radio-related device to show up with an "XM Ready" version, where you just plug in the antenna (which costs less than $50) and go. XM has come up with a chip that manufacturers can use to convert almost any device to an XM Ready radio for almost nothing. If you're sitting on the fence, you may even want to wait a few months. In AM/FM/XM radios, the XM signal comes from the satellite, the AM/FM come from plain-old AM/FM transmitters. AM/FM broadcasts will still be as bad as they always were. XM has the better content all the way around (IMO), but Sirius has the Tivoli which sounds more to your liking. |
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