You can get Sirius up in Anchorage, Alaska(most of the time) It does have certain times of day the birds dont seem to hit Alaska, but when it does..whew it comes in great!! As for XM, it barely comes in, and it has to be under the perfect conditons, and you cannot be moving in your vehicle- signal cant hold. Seems it is at about 20 degree angle in sky compared to 60 plus for Sirius. Repeaters would solve the problem for both XM and Sirius up here. Maybe someday...
I do agree with you on the oldies/decades channels on XM, the depth of the music is MUCH greater on XM than the oldies channels on Sirius. I have both services, 3 XM and 1 Sirius, plus listen to Sirius on my internet. I do like the r&b/soul stations on Sirius quite a bit (usually the oldies onesthe Express and Soul Revue), tho XM Soul Street and the Groove are very good too. No complaints for me, but I am a heavy oldies listener- and it sounds like we agree. Go XM and Sirius, hope you both survice and prosper!! I am hooked, no more AM/FM for me!
I think it comes down to what channels you are happy with, and listen to most. I have both services (3 cars and home unit), and really enjoy both of them. They are head above regular AM-FM radio. The 3 bucks difference doesnt bother me either, I can spend 3 bucks on junk foods or whatever without blinking an eye- why should it upset me with radio-music, which I love? Supposedly Sirius has upgraded their sound as of today 6/11/02. I never had a problem with their sound. I brought both XM and Sirius units to Alaska last month, and Sirius has better reception--BUT--- one of their satellites (#3) doesnt hit Alaska when in postion, so you go for hours without service. XM on the other hand, is contunuous-IF you are stationary and have a good view of the southern horizon- no blocks or obstructions, it won't hang on while you drive. Most def a repeater system would help both systems if they ever decide to serve Alaska. Sirius has the edge here, a higher angle in the sky. XM does have a few commericals on some stations, but hey dont bother me much, its the rebroadcast of CC stations in NYC, Nashville, Houston and LA that I find a waste. Sirius has all orginal music feeds/no commercials. I like oldies rock, and I find the XM library goes way deeper in those formats than on Sirius. I dont like to hear the same 400 oldies that regular radio plays over and over- XM mixes it up with forgotten classics, lost hits, minor hits and others-very good to keep the old stuff fresh!! Sirius just plays the BIG hits. But when it comes to my R&B and Jazz choices, I have to give the edge to Sirius, Express vs The Groove and Soul Revue vs Soul Street, but all are excellant programmed choices for old R&B/Funk. So find the channel you like on XM and the one that matches it best on Sirius and see for yourself- or be like me- get both- whats a few bucks a month more ? Enjoy!!! Long live XM and Sirius!!
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You can get Sirius up in Anchorage, Alaska(most of the time) It does have certain times of day the birds dont seem to hit Alaska, but when it does..whew it comes in great!! As for XM, it barely comes in, and it has to be under the perfect conditons, and you cannot be moving in your vehicle- signal cant hold. Seems it is at about 20 degree angle in sky compared to 60 plus for Sirius. Repeaters would solve the problem for both XM and Sirius up here. Maybe someday...
I do agree with you on the oldies/decades channels on XM, the depth of the music is MUCH greater on XM than the oldies channels on Sirius. I have both services, 3 XM and 1 Sirius, plus listen to Sirius on my internet. I do like the r&b/soul stations on Sirius quite a bit (usually the oldies onesthe Express and Soul Revue), tho XM Soul Street and the Groove are very good too. No complaints for me, but I am a heavy oldies listener- and it sounds like we agree. Go XM and Sirius, hope you both survice and prosper!! I am hooked, no more AM/FM for me!
I think it comes down to what channels you are happy with, and listen to most. I have both services (3 cars and home unit), and really enjoy both of them. They are head above regular AM-FM radio. The 3 bucks difference doesnt bother me either, I can spend 3 bucks on junk foods or whatever without blinking an eye- why should it upset me with radio-music, which I love? Supposedly Sirius has upgraded their sound as of today 6/11/02. I never had a problem with their sound. I brought both XM and Sirius units to Alaska last month, and Sirius has better reception--BUT--- one of their satellites (#3) doesnt hit Alaska when in postion, so you go for hours without service. XM on the other hand, is contunuous-IF you are stationary and have a good view of the southern horizon- no blocks or obstructions, it won't hang on while you drive. Most def a repeater system would help both systems if they ever decide to serve Alaska. Sirius has the edge here, a higher angle in the sky. XM does have a few commericals on some stations, but hey dont bother me much, its the rebroadcast of CC stations in NYC, Nashville, Houston and LA that I find a waste. Sirius has all orginal music feeds/no commercials. I like oldies rock, and I find the XM library goes way deeper in those formats than on Sirius. I dont like to hear the same 400 oldies that regular radio plays over and over- XM mixes it up with forgotten classics, lost hits, minor hits and others-very good to keep the old stuff fresh!! Sirius just plays the BIG hits. But when it comes to my R&B and Jazz choices, I have to give the edge to Sirius, Express vs The Groove and Soul Revue vs Soul Street, but all are excellant programmed choices for old R&B/Funk. So find the channel you like on XM and the one that matches it best on Sirius and see for yourself- or be like me- get both- whats a few bucks a month more ? Enjoy!!! Long live XM and Sirius!!