View Poll Results: XM - Love it or leave it?
I love it and can't do without it.
99
53.51%
No thanks, it's not for me.
26
14.05%
I'm waiting for the merger to decide.
15
8.11%
Are you nuts? Radio should be free!!
45
24.32%
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XM - Like it or leave it?
07-21-2009, 11:06 AM
#81
Senior Member
Join Date: 07-05-2008
Location: Akron Ohio
Posts: 5,464
Here is a great thing I just came across... PANDORA for the Blackberry and iPhone. Launch Pandora on your phone, plug it into the audio input and now you have full sound, music of your choice and it gets better.
I Added a a microphone with a talk/mute button switch ($11 at Best Buy) to the input cable and now you have a full blown (admittedly ghetto) hands free speaker phone in the car. Calls come in while music is playing, the music automatically pauses while you are on the phone and you can hear the caller on the car speakers while talking via the microphone.
I Added a a microphone with a talk/mute button switch ($11 at Best Buy) to the input cable and now you have a full blown (admittedly ghetto) hands free speaker phone in the car. Calls come in while music is playing, the music automatically pauses while you are on the phone and you can hear the caller on the car speakers while talking via the microphone.
07-23-2009, 06:58 AM
#82
Senior Member
Join Date: 03-08-2008
Location: United States of Texas
Posts: 505
I love my XM radio, Now to me HD radio is totally useless. I left regular radio because of all the mindless DJ chatter and constant commercials yelling at you. HD radio is the same thing just supposedly clearer quality?
07-23-2009, 02:01 PM
#84
Senior Member
Join Date: 09-07-2008
Location: NorCal
Posts: 237
My HHR is a daily driver and I log about 40 hrs/mo in regular seat time plus at least 3-4 10/hr+ road trips a year. Just renewed my XM after the freebie was up and I coudn't be happier with what it offers for the price. I'm just not interested in uploading/downloading/sideloading, etc., etc. etc. my own music in the least...just what to get in the car and push a few buttons for music selection and that's it (must be an age group I'm in thing). I also don't think I could ever go back to the vapid, screaming djs, ever increasing non-English programming, ever increasing limited formats and playlists and the never ending commercials-commercials-commercials-commercials that modern broadcast radio has become ever again.
07-23-2009, 10:08 PM
#87
Senior Member
Join Date: 04-26-2009
Location: NE Texas
Posts: 1,222
As soon as I find a XM receiver I like, I'm gonna get it
07-23-2009, 10:44 PM
#88
Senior Member
Join Date: 04-19-2009
Location: Green Bay
Posts: 385
My xm ended yesterday. Wife listened to it yesterday coming home from work, and a few hrs later it was off. I liked it on our road trip, but will not be purchasing it. I liked it on our road trip, but w/ only about 2 long roadtrips a year its not worth $15/month to me.
07-24-2009, 06:53 AM
#89
Senior Member
Join Date: 03-08-2008
Location: United States of Texas
Posts: 505
Dont pay $16 a month! Call them up and tell them you will pay $7 per month and they will do it. I think I am paying about $70 per year and that is cheap enough. Well worth that to get rid of the constant commercials screaming at you all day.
07-24-2009, 06:58 AM
#90
I'd love to have XM in my HHR... My radio is equipped for it, but it doesn't have XM....so I'd need the receiver and antenna and everything. Only reason I don't want it is because I don't want the cheesy antenna that comes with the kit. I would rather have it built in my car with the shark fin antenna.
But is it really worth it for one station? I only listen to Alt Nation (XM47)
But is it really worth it for one station? I only listen to Alt Nation (XM47)