All I gotta say is thank you -Marti^n.
If you have Serious than you already know.
ByeByeXM! Copycats! Get ready to lose your frequencies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Naw, I have an XM radio I have had it for over a year now & I love it! I can listen to the same NON static station from town to town I so service & spend MANY hours in a truck & it is nice to have something that can. just "Plug in" to a factory stereo with NO modifications! I have a standard AM/FM Tape deck & I just use my Tape adapter! ANY truck that I have ever driven has only has no more than this in it & i am not spending the $ to upgrade a truck that I may or may not be driving for a while. I can also go out of town on a road trip & listen to the same stations & now what they play instead of having to find stations where ever I go! Oh NO COMMERCIAL on most stations (all that I listen to!)
What about cross country truck drivers? The satellite thing is great! for the cost of 1 cd a month they can have all the up to date music! I often hear songs & even whole albums before my wife (who only has "Free" radio) ever hears! There will always be a market here for this now that it I established! Just like cable T.V.! the exact same situation here! tv used to be free now u pay 30-50+ a month for tv or as you say what used to be free!!!

Who is going to own who? XM is Clear channel one of the bigest broadcasting company's @ least in the states ! I used to have Serious but it was stolen & my wife got me XM me what ever i dont see a huge diff all depends on the programing u like i think they will use both

ripxrush i am one of the few that doesn't pay for TV i use a rooftop antenna . so i get HD TV for NO cost.

yeah i suppose there will always be a market for sat. radio but will there be enough members in the coming years to keep them afloat with the free HD

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[quote=aabbccdd]ripxrush i am one of the few that doesn't pay for TV i use a rooftop antenna . so i get HD TV for NO cost.

What are you talking about? The old broken sat codes. You DON'T get free satellite XM or Serious! So stop lying!!!!! Post elsewhere!

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ripxrush i am one of the few that doesn't pay for TV i use a rooftop antenna . so i get HD TV for NO cost.

yeah i suppose there will always be a market for sat. radio but will there be enough members in the coming years to keep them afloat with the free HD

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Excuse my last comment.
I hate when people try to come into it for free.
This is a new development in radio(possibly video)SUPPORT IT!
No love loss! Imagine later on. No censorship, no regulations, just good entertainment while you drive around!

veyron, i don't think you understand, i get over the air TV signals for NO cost with a rooftop antenna ,its free to EVERYONE !!

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I don't mean to put you down personally at all aabbccdd.
But, I think we
are talking about 2 different things. OTA HDTV is free. And if we are talking about the same thing(satfreqs)than lets stop now.

veyron hes not talking about sattelite


does anyone know if the services will be merged or if not, existing xm radios will work with sirius service?

Originally posted by mark5hs:

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veyron hes not talking about sattelite


does anyone know if the services will be merged or if not, existing xm radios will work with sirius service?

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have you read the article??....yes they will, its a merger not a takeover

yeah, well sprint and nextel merged, look at them

!!!!!!! S P R I N T !!!
(and in microscopic text or speedy speech) ...together wth nextel...

The merger could be shot down, and really should be, our government is supposed to keep monopolies from happening. Now we know they will most likely approve this merger even though they should not.

Although it sounds good to have choices of the channels you want and not pay for the ones you don't want, this most probably will only cost you more in the long run and you'll still get channels you don't want.

Before XM struck a deal with DTV Serious was the #1 SAT providers for music. Now that people get XM whether they want it or not thru DTV possibly XM would be considered #1. Striking a deal with DTV was very smart on XM’s part.

HD Radio doesn't give you better sound quality but it is nice having the text display unfortunately you’re still plagued with advertisements and geeky disc jockey's. Pay radio still has some advertisements and geeky jock's but a lot less than free radio. Even though SAT radio is much better than commercially plagued FM I will give up my SAT radio if they jack us around like I believe they will, too bad I must say.

Originally posted by Mr-Movies:

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The merger could be shot down, and really should be, our government is supposed to keep monopolies from happening. Now we know they will most likely approve this merger even though they should not.

Although it sounds good to have choices of the channels you want and not pay for the ones you don't want, this most probably will only cost you more in the long run and you'll still get channels you don't want.

Before XM struck a deal with DTV Serious was the #1 SAT providers for music. Now that people get XM whether they want it or not thru DTV possibly XM would be considered #1. Striking a deal with DTV was very smart on XM’s part.

HD Radio doesn't give you better sound quality but it is nice having the text display unfortunately you’re still plagued with advertisements and geeky disc jockey's. Pay radio still has some advertisements and geeky jock's but a lot less than free radio. Even though SAT radio is much better than commercially plagued FM I will give up my SAT radio if they jack us around like I believe they will, too bad I must say.

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I doubt it...
...the baby bells just got back together ,every other company its joining forces,the insurance industry is running around free from practical regulation ,the goverment is no longer in business for goverment its in business for business.

its funny they can raise rates by joining forces they should lower it by automatically by 30%.

Originally posted by Mr-Movies:

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HD Radio doesn't give you better sound quality but it is nice having the text display unfortunately you’re still plagued with advertisements and geeky disc jockey's.

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I disagree about the sound quality, I personally think HD Radio sounds better then sattelite radio, it isn't quite as digital/airy sounding. But I still think SAT radio has a huge advantage over FM due to content and lack of commercials.

yea i have sirius and love it i listen to it at work all day from howard stern to the comedy stations like raw dog and so on......if the rates go up i might have to rethink my if i want to keep the service but i have a year an a half to worry about that so will see.....

I have had XM since they hit the market. I have enjoyed them so much. Latley they have offered more all the time. But with this merger i am starting to wonder. Rasing rates? That would not be a good thing. I already had to put up with one rate hike, but if they do it again i may just have to rethink my subscription.

Well DarkJello I disagree back, I have a pretty good system with Klipsch Horns and surround sound of course, much better then the average bear and I'm sorry FM just doesn't even come close to SAT especially if you have an optical (digital) connection. FM is way too airy for my liking. My portable SAT tuner isn't the best though I get a slight 60 cycle hum with it, the AC adapter is at fault there and on my system it's a bit annoying. But the bottom line is less crap'ola between tunes on SAT!

I completely agree that sat is better, by far. I listen to SAT [both XM and Sirius] in the car, as well as HD radio. I just think the HD radio sounds a little fuller, having a strong antenna like that in a car could prove the difference between your setup and mine.

I've had XM since they started broadcasting. I was thinking that if they raise their prices i'd have to re-think my subscription also, then i realized that would mean driving around listening to commercial radio, I don't think i could go back at this point.

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radio is fine now and then ,HD radio even better. i have over 2500 cds so i would never pay to listen to music

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Originally posted by aabbccdd:

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radio is fine now and then ,HD radio even better. i have over 2500 cds so i would never pay to listen to music

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Pirate those CD's? ;-)

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Originally posted by aabbccdd:

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radio is fine now and then ,HD radio even better. i have over 2500 cds so i would never pay to listen to music

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So who paid for your CD collection? Someone did :^C

Even if you only paid for blank CDs, someone paid for the LEGAL copy.

How illegal does something have to be before it's too illegal for me?
Think about it...

let me rephrase that i would never pay to listen to sat radio etc. all my CDs are original/store bought albums

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My point was either way your paying for music, I wasn't implying your a 'pirate' I buy a lot of CD's [I'm around the 500 mark] but I like SAT because its a fun, easy way to discover new bands and songs, or old bands and old songs for that matter.

DarkJello, yeah if i didn't work 50 to 60 hours a week and was in an environment that i could listen to sat. radio i would probably enjoy it

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HD radio may be a nice idea,but they are still subject to the antiquated rules and regulations of the good old FCC. Therefore, you really can't hear comedy channels or even a DJ talk like a real person using all the 7 forbidden words if he wants to. The music is chopped and edited. It's all about freedom people!