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How is there so much misinformation when this is the Internet? for christs sake!
Auto Deals:
XM: General Motors Corporation Buick (GM) Cadillac (GM) Chevrolet (GM) Freightliner SAAB
Sirius: Ford Motor Company Volvo (Ford) Aston Martin (Ford) Land Rover (Ford) Lincoln (Ford) Mercury (Ford) Mazda (Ford) Jaguar (Ford) BMW Audi DaimlerChrysler
Radio Deals:
Sirius: Audiovox Clarion Delphi Automotive (largest makers of auto radios) Jensen Kenwood Visteon (THE largest supplier of auto components/systems)
XM: Blaupunkt Alpine Clarion Delphi Pioneer Sanyo Sony Visteon
You honestly think Sirius is a small company and it will go nowhere TibbonZero? Better start throwing some money toward SIRI. Also, XM needs 3 million subscribers by 2004 to break even. On the sound quality issue, XM had alot of problems with sound whenever they first launched, Sirius isn't even at its national launch date until July 1st. They are also adding iBiquity PAC (Perceptual Audio Coding) to their system before their national launch date, which will put it far ahead of XM. Better start changing your head unit, because Clear Channel is going to end up on your XM!:)
"they have 3 satellite, while only two are in use the third is a backup incase one of them dies."
Actually, all 3 of Sirius's satellites are in orbit and switch at broadcasting. Sirius has a fourth satellite in storage, ready to launch if any one of the three in orbit fail. Only 2 can broadcast at a time, but all three do broadcast.
Look at my map at:
http://memebers.aol.com/buggyboywa/siriusorbit.jpg
"The only thing that Sirius has that XM doesnt is what they call the "Simplex" technology, which takes bandwidth from the talk radio stations and redistributes it to the music stations for "Clearer" sound"
They call this "S>Plex" sound, which stands for statistical multiplexing, which is pretty much the same as INDUSTRIAL grade Variable Bit Rate MP3s! Sirius is adding Perceptual Audio Coding by iBiquity before the July 1st launch, which will put it light years ahead of XM. Sirius rocks!:)
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Also, for the ill-informed... DaimlerChrysler includes all of Dodge and Jeep cars as well.
How is there so much misinformation when this is the Internet? for christs sake!
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Auto Deals:
XM:
General Motors Corporation
Buick (GM)
Cadillac (GM)
Chevrolet (GM)
Freightliner
SAAB
Sirius:
Ford Motor Company
Volvo (Ford)
Aston Martin (Ford)
Land Rover (Ford)
Lincoln (Ford)
Mercury (Ford)
Mazda (Ford)
Jaguar (Ford)
BMW
Audi
DaimlerChrysler
Radio Deals:
Sirius:
Audiovox
Clarion
Delphi Automotive (largest makers of auto radios)
Jensen
Kenwood
Visteon (THE largest supplier of auto components/systems)
XM:
Blaupunkt
Alpine
Clarion
Delphi
Pionee
Sanyo
Sony
Visteon
You honestly think Sirius is a small company and it will go nowhere TibbonZero? Better start throwing some money toward SIRI. Also, XM needs 3 million subscribers by 2004 to break even.
On the sound quality issue, XM had alot of problems with sound whenever they first launched, Sirius isn't even at its national launch date until July 1st. They are also adding iBiquity PAC (Perceptual Audio Coding) to their system before their national launch date, which will put it far ahead of XM. Better start changing your head unit, because Clear Channel is going to end up on your XM!
"they have 3 satellite, while only two are in use the third is a backup incase one of them dies." Actually, all 3 of Sirius's satellites are in orbit and switch at broadcasting. Sirius has a fourth satellite in storage, ready to launch if any one of the three in orbit fail. Only 2 can broadcast at a time, but all three do broadcast. Look at my map at: http://memebers.aol.com/buggyboywa/siriusorbit.jpg
"The only thing that Sirius has that XM doesnt is what they call the "Simplex" technology, which takes bandwidth from the talk radio stations and redistributes it to the music stations for "Clearer" sound"
They call this "S>Plex" sound, which stands for statistical multiplexing, which is pretty much the same as INDUSTRIAL grade Variable Bit Rate MP3s! Sirius is adding Perceptual Audio Coding by iBiquity before the July 1st launch, which will put it light years ahead of XM. Sirius rocks! :)
If neither company used compression... You would probably only have about 2 stations to pick from.
Sirius expects to have the iBiquity Perceptual Audio Coding up before the July 1st National Launch. Is that what you are refering to?
Here is a Sirius Orbit Map that I made myself...u sorbit.jpg
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http://members.aol.com/buggyboywa/siri
My XM bashing logo!
http://members.aol.com/buggyboywa/siriusan
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