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sleepyeyed_Jynx

04-09-2006, 05:49 AM

Channel 202 is O & A, all the fucking time. Best of, Worst of,
than the live show. I'm at work while the boys are on live, and I've
fallen asleep when they come on with the replay at 12. So everytime I
try to see if they're on, it's O & A.Thing is, I love O
& A but I don't see the point in buying XM to just hear them all
the time when I wanna hear the boys as well. So when this XM preview
membership is done, I am. Let the hate from all those who haven't read a single word start here...

Hottub

04-09-2006, 05:52 AM

Yes, it is rather annoying, but we have been promised thet "things are in the works."

Gvac

04-09-2006, 06:15 AM

Jynx, trust me, XM is well worth the $12.95 a month.  If you only get to hear the weekend replays it's worth it.  Even if you don't, there's 160 channels! 
Every type of music and talk is covered, and most of the stations are
commercial free.  If you're a baseball fan, you get every
game.  I bought XM last summer and a few weeks ago the car
antenna for my Roadie needed replacing.  I went a week with no XM
while working all day and almost lost my mind.  I had forgotten
how awful terrestrial radio truly was.  The only saving grace was
that the week I was without satellite was also the week Ron and Fez
were off.  Still, it was a nightmare not having XM and I wondered
how I ever lived without it.

IamFogHat

04-09-2006, 07:26 AM

dude, believe the hype.  if there's a worst of on that you've already heard or if it's a commercial on, there is literally always a song that you are dying to hear on at least one of the channels.  it's totally worth it.

cupcakelove

04-09-2006, 08:08 AM

I know its already been said, but I'm going to say it again anyways.  XM has more than 170 channels.  When Ron and Fez aren't on 202, just start surfing around to see whats on.  They have something for pretty much everyone.  For me, I only listen to RnF at work, so the reciever in my car almost never leaves Bluesville.  I refuse to go back to regular radio, for any reason.

Clutch

04-09-2006, 08:14 AM

XM's not JUST about Ron and Fez.. or Opie and Anthony. There hundreds of channels from music, talk and everything else to choose from. You're not paying 13 bucks a month for JUST 1 station... I've had XM for over a year now. Originally I bought it from O/A .. then I found out about everything else and paying 13 bucks a month is worth it...

DOGFUCKER

04-09-2006, 08:33 AM

The way I go about it is I'll download the show that night it aired and listen to it on my mp3 player at work, this way I get to hear what I didn't hear in the afternoon or at night.  check for a little program called odc downloads

Death Metal Moe

04-09-2006, 08:35 AM

I was one of the most vocal opponents of getting XM last year before Ron and Fez moved there.  I was pissed at the time slot.  I was pissed at the midnight replay.  I was pissed O&A were talking about getting even more new talent to fill up the channel.  I was pissed at the investment in new equipment.  I was pissed at the subscription fee.  But what it came down to is this.  If you want to hear Ron and Fez, the best radio show on the planet, you'll have to get it.  That's what it came down to for me and I just did it.  1st online only then the full sub.You can get the Roady2 or the RoadyXT for about 30 bucks now so it's not going to kill  you for a receiver.  If you want to you can get the portables but I didn't and I'm happy.  The $13 a month isn't that bad.  I do understand that $13 a month on something that's not a necessity doesn't work out in everyone's budget.  I was called a cheap ass for not wanting to spend 13 a month, I really wasn't in a very good financial position last year when I did it, things are a lot better now.  But back then $13 was gas for the week back and forth to work.  I won't put you on the guilt trip.  It's just that XM is becoming more and more affordable and even with all the O&A on 202, Ron and Fez are still worth it.And lastly, Opie's been saying "Things will happen" for Ron and Fez forever.  I just don't think O&A have as much pull as they'd like us to think.  Don't expect that anytime soon or ever.

Death Metal Moe

04-09-2006, 08:36 AM

DOGFUCKER wrote: SOMETHING HE SHOULD KEEP UNDER HIS FUCKING HATYou're gonna ruin it for you and your few friends, stupid.

AngelAmy

04-09-2006, 08:51 AM

I love the service bunches! I've been with XM since long before even O&A got there, the service rocks.

This message was edited by AngelAmy on 4-9-06 @ 12:53 PM

Reephdweller

04-09-2006, 08:54 AM

I feel XM overall is a great service even beyond Ron and Fez oe O&A. I would stil consider keeping XM if either or both shows weren't even on. I definitely enjoy the channels, the music variety, the programming across many of the channels and the offerings are getting better all the time. I'm at the point now where R&F and O&A are the great bonuses that go along with the service. That doesn't mean I don't have issues with somethings such as I wish there was 7-11 replay (plus a 4 hour show). But as others have said, things are in the works and I think it'll happen in time. In the meantime I'm enjoying the service.

sleepyeyed_Jynx

04-09-2006, 08:56 AM

I'd only be buying XM for Ron & Fez.

Trust me, XM can not cater to my musical tastes. I've asked around.
I listen to mostly underground rap such as Jean Grae, Little Brother,
Cannibal Ox, Non-Phixion, Sean Price, Bang 'Em & Domination, R.A.
The Rugged Man, Dialated Peoples, Vakill, MF Doom, & Devin the
Dude. And those are just the ones that no one has heard about. Then I
have all thos old Outkast, & Mos Def albums, and the underground
Papoose mixtapes, along with a bunch of unknown rock and techno (I love
all genres of music). So yea, XM can't please me. I know 2
people that have XM and hate most of the music I listen to who have
warned me that XM "doesn't play my crap". And I haven't heard much of
anyhting I like while listening to the music channels during this
preview. But, they did tell me about Eminem's Shade 45 and the fact
that they play some Papoose when Kay Slay's show come on, so I'm
thinking about that. But I hate Stern. So fuck Sirius as well. 
 So yea, sattelite radio isn't for me. Sorry to bitch abouit it. 


This message was edited by sleepyeyed_Jynx on 4-9-06 @ 12:58 PM

Death Metal Moe

04-09-2006, 09:35 AM

I can understand the music not impressing you, it doesn't do a Goddam thing for me.  I know what I like, thats why I have an iPod and fill it with my music.  I don't have to wait for a computer to play what I want.I love Metal and we're getting Liquid Metal back on the 17th, but I know it's not going to be exactly what I want.  It'll be about the only other station I even tune to for longer than 5 minutes besides 202, but I still get XM mostly for Ron and Fez and O&A.And just to let you know, O&A were always 2nd to Ron and Fez in my mind, but they grew on me even more once I got XM.  Just a suggestion, you can check out their free trial for 3 days, or even just sign up for a month of online service for 8 bucks to check it out cheaply with no receiver investment.

sleepyeyed_Jynx

04-09-2006, 09:40 AM

Death Metal Moe wrote: I
can understand the music not impressing you, it doesn't do a Goddam
thing for me. I know what I like, thats why I have an iPod and fill it
with my music. I don't have to wait for a computer to play what I want.I
love Metal and we're getting Liquid Metal back on the 17th, but I know
it's not going to be exactly what I want. It'll be about the only other
station I even tune to for longer than 5 minutes besides 202, but I
still get XM mostly for Ron and Fez and O&A.And just to let
you know, O&A were always 2nd to Ron and Fez in my mind, but they
grew on me even more once I got XM. Just a suggestion, you can check
out their free trial for 3 days, or even just sign up for a month of
online service for 8 bucks to check it out cheaply with no receiver
investment.  I'm
currently on the tail end of their 3 day preview. O & A sound
really good uncensored, and Jim Norton has gotten better and better.
He's on point all the time. I listened to the Lazlow Show yesterday
since I was stuck at home (didnt have the money to go get my long
awaited tattoo for the 2nd week in a row). Speaking of which, is Lazlow
kinda racist or something? Cause the n word was coming out for no
apparent reason yesterday. I tried to shut myself up and enjoy the show
but it kept coming out. What was that about? <blockquote />

FezPaul

04-09-2006, 09:52 AM

I bought xm for the uninterupted signal, because I have to drive thru vast tracts of undeveloped desert I had never heard of O&A or R&F When MLB came on xm I thought it was the best thing everThen Ken-doll hair-do Kenny Rogers shoved a photographer and I got sick of hearing about it That's when I discovered O&A then R&FAnyway.....what were we talking about?

SinA

04-09-2006, 09:56 AM

sleepyeyed_Jynx wrote: I'd only be buying XM for Ron & Fez. Trust me, XM can not cater to my musical tastes. I've asked around.I listen to mostly underground rap such as Jean Grae, Little Brother, Cannibal Ox, Non-Phixion, Sean Price, Bang 'Em & Domination, R.A. The Rugged Man, Dialated Peoples, Vakill, MF Doom, & Devin the Dude. And those are just the ones that no one has heard about. Then I have all thos old Outkast, & Mos Def albums, and the underground Papoose mixtapes, along with a bunch of unknown rock and techno (I love all genres of music).So yea, XM can't please me. I know 2 people that have XM and hate most of the music I listen to who have warned me that XM "doesn't play my crap". And I haven't heard much of anyhting I like while listening to the music channels during this preview. But, they did tell me about Eminem's Shade 45 and the fact that they play some Papoose when Kay Slay's show come on, so I'm thinking about that. But I hate Stern. So fuck Sirius as well. So yea, sattelite radio isn't for me. Sorry to bitch abouit it. This message was edited by sleepyeyed_Jynx on 4-9-06 @ 12:58 PM are you getting that on "free FM"  on "cheaper than free AM" or on "already paying for it DSL" ?yeah, i bet satellite has more what you're looking for, at better quality, with more variety.  you said you have the trial membership, why don't you play around with it.  check out channel 66, check out espn radio, check out bluegrass on 14.  and xm has added channels every month, as the tastes of the growing audience desires.  all things being the same (which they're not) you might as well pick the service with ron and fez.your post makes you sound like the perfect XM subscriber.  you like eccentric, upcoming, slightly obscure, outside the hillary duff-mainstream music.  don't whine about not hearing enough of the music you like on this board buddy, you probably know something that the execs aren't on to yet.  write xm, maybe you can host an underground hip-hop show.  maybe it's already in the works.viva la revolution, viva la xm.

joeyballsack

04-09-2006, 01:29 PM

There is already a underground hip hop show on XM. Subsoniq Subsoniq is underground, progressive hip-hop...it's beats and rhymes...it's a way of life. Join hosts Doc and KB as they take you on a musical journey with the likes of RJD2, Blackalicious, K-OS, Common, Little Brother and more.

Snoogans

04-09-2006, 01:36 PM

I know 2 people that have XM and hate most of the music I listen to who have warned me that XM "doesn't play my crap" did it ever occur to you that they say that because since they hate it, they never really go through the block of stations that play rap?

sleepyeyed_Jynx

04-09-2006, 01:39 PM

joeyballsack wrote: There is already a underground hip hop show on XM. Subsoniq Subsoniq
is underground, progressive hip-hop...it's beats and rhymes...it's a
way of life. Join hosts Doc and KB as they take you on a musical
journey with the likes of RJD2, Blackalicious, K-OS, Common, Little
Brother and more.  Whoa! What channel is that?  <blockquote />

joeyballsack

04-09-2006, 01:57 PM

XMU Channel 43Tuesday - 9:00 PM ET Encore Presentations: Wednesday - 1:00 PM ET Sunday - 4:00 PM ET 66 Raw plays a lot of different stuff also. XM is the best money I have ever spent man. Well..besides my penis enlargement surgery.

Sheeplovr

04-09-2006, 02:23 PM

Xm is worth it for when your flipping aroudn and bam you pop on Run Dmc King of Rock while dooing a Erran I love it and If only they got NPR there would be no reason for normal radios ever

mdr55

04-09-2006, 05:45 PM

What other talk shows are on Sirius and XM? (besides Stern, O&A and R&F).

Gvac

04-09-2006, 06:15 PM

mdr55 wrote: What other talk shows are on Sirius and XM? (besides Stern, O&A and R&F). 
 I don't know about
Sirius, but XM has a conservative talk channel and a liberal talk
channel, numerous sports talk shows, a Christian talk show,
African-American talk,  and the trucker's channel, just to name a
few. 
<blockquote />

SinA

04-09-2006, 06:24 PM

mdr55 wrote: What other talk shows are on Sirius and XM? (besides Stern, O&A and R&F). Bob Edwards show on 133 at 9am.  O and A make fun of him a lot, but he's a really good interviewer.

HBox

04-09-2006, 06:32 PM

I'd just like to add that Subsoniq is my favorite non-talk show on XM by far. It fucking rules.<a href="http://proghiphop.com/main.htm" target="_blank">Here's the website for the show.</a> And here's a new show they are running:"Heavy Burn" Presented By Subsoniq 
A
new show coming to The City (ch.67). Since you can no longer hear the
full Subsoniq show on The City, we came up with this. Look for it to
start in March. Check back here for all the showtimes and details.
Subsoniq- Heavy Burn 
The City (ch.67) DRTV 847 
Thursday - Midnight ET 
Encore Presentations: TBA

Sometimes an artist breaks a single in the underground and then rides
this momentum to mainstream success. Each week the Subsoniq crew takes
you through their top picks of the newest in progressive hip-hop that
you may hear in that next car commercial... or become the next "buzz"
worthy MTV artist. The beats are addictive, the hooks are catchy, the
emcees are ill, but most of all it's progressive. Subsoniq presents
"Heavy Burn" exclusively on The City.

This message was edited by HBox on 4-9-06 @ 10:41 PM

Marc with a c

04-09-2006, 06:39 PM

i love ron and fez, and i cant imagine not having an xm.  i really dont listen to o&a that much, although they are better now then they were on NEW, but there is always something to listen to.  im a baseball fan which helps a ton, but the music is good enough to get me through.