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To: ovrtaxt

I had my first experience with XM radio a few months ago when it was included in a rental car I was driving. It was great -- radio the way it used to be before the accountants ran it -- obscure songs, lots of variety, no ads. I highly recommend it.


3 posted on 07/03/2004 6:22:51 PM PDT by speedy
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To: speedy

That's a good idea-- maybe I'll rent a car with it and try it a while. I just don't feel like making a big investment on something that may not be worth it.


4 posted on 07/03/2004 6:24:46 PM PDT by ovrtaxt (Don't worry -- moderate Islam will save us!)
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To: speedy
Today I was at a Tweeter and talking to them about satellite radio. I'm about to take the plunge.

I was exposed to XM radio a short while ago. The variety of music is phenomenal but what I really like is the fact that the XM device will display the artist and title of the song playing. This is something I've been waiting for all my life. I cannot tell you how aggravated I get when you finally hear a decent song on the radio and then the DJ fails to "back-announce" the song so that you are left guessing as to who the song was done by.

I've since gotten past that because I learned that you can type a verse of just about any song into Google and come up with that information. But it's still so much more convenient to see the artist and song title displayed on your radio as it is being played.

What's more is that you are not limited to your car anymore. Both XM and Sirius offer portable players that can receive the signal so you can now play satellite radio in your home or in your backyard.

Now I have to decide between XM and Sirius because they both have their pros and cons.

8 posted on 07/03/2004 6:34:47 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (Manos - The Hands Of Fate)
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To: speedy

Radio was/is ruined by Clear Channel and the other corporate giants. It has become nothing but a series of highly coordinated commercials with a little music or talk mixed in here and there. Contests are no longer local, the music is all the same, and the DJs all read from the same playbook.

I don't think I'm alone in these gripes. XM and Sirus should have no problem carving out a niche of frustrated land station listeners.


18 posted on 07/03/2004 6:57:37 PM PDT by pickemuphere
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