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XM Vs Sirius Radio?

By tropics · Mar 20, 2008in XM/Sirius/HD Radio and Traffic Receivers💬 10 posts👁️ 2,342 views
Posted Mar 20, 2008 · 02:23 UTC#1

Just about to buy one of them for my new avic-z2 in a mercedes c class c230 sedan.

 

any advice?

Posted Mar 20, 2008 · 02:32 UTC#2

Go online and and take a trial run at both of them and see which you like better. Then buy that one

Posted Mar 27, 2008 · 12:42 UTC#3

Go for broke.... Get em both :wink:

Posted May 08, 2008 · 17:19 UTC#4

get them both they both have good channels

Posted May 08, 2008 · 17:21 UTC#5

I have them both....XM for traffic, sirius for music.

Posted Jul 17, 2008 · 16:13 UTC#6
I have them both....XM for traffic, sirius for music.

 

How much is just for the traffic piece? I already have the Sirius subscription.

Posted Jul 31, 2008 · 14:52 UTC#7
I have them both....XM for traffic, sirius for music.

 

How much is just for the traffic piece? I already have the Sirius subscription.

 

It would normally be 9.99 but my wife has XM in her car so as part of a family plan it is 3.99...plus get the music channels too it comes to 11 bucks if you want.

 

hopefully the next Z has MSN direct and some kind of crazy weather mapping service.

Posted Jul 31, 2008 · 15:21 UTC#8

It won't matter which you choose, the merger was just approved and they will be sharing programming (XM on Sirius and Sirius on XM). I'm just not sure, however, if it will require a specific receiver to actually get all the stations. (All older receivers will still receive programming)

 

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/29/siri ... -the-cork/

Posted Aug 02, 2008 · 01:01 UTC#9

Does anyone know when we will get a new tuner to pick from both services? Hopefully with a better interface than Sirius. I have both now and can't wait to pull them out for just one.

Posted Aug 02, 2008 · 03:27 UTC#10

from what ive read, you will be able to pick programming a la carte.....which will be nice. i believe that the tuner will not have to change, just the service subscription on their end.