Okay...yeah, so I'm a traitor...

[Reephdweller]

<p>Yeah I know some of you...or all of you will hate me for this, but it is what it is.</p><p>Everyone I work with has Sirius (you know where this is headed don't you), and they have been raving to me about the service since Howard moved over. Meanwhile my XM service on my Roady2 has been getting steadily worse all around where I live. And it isn't just me. Even Amy's RoadyXT is spotty in the same areas. And I don't mean spotty for a second. Sometimes it is spotty through entire areas for several minutes at a time to the point that there is no signal whatsoever. I've always been curious if Sirius's service would work by me plus really since he came to Sirius I've been listening to his shows off and on via illegal means and I've grown to like his Sirius shows. I finally decided about a week and a half ago to get a Sirius reciever, I signed up for 3 months and I have to be honest. I fucking love Sirius radio. </p><p>Howard aside, Sirius's radio content alone is far superior to XM. For starters the music stations are really great, the music offerings are good and the songs work really well off one another as they go from song to song, as though the song lineup was actually thought through as opposed to what I get on XM. The music stations also have real DJ's with great personalities and they are clearly professional DJ's who probably have roots in regular radio because they are good and slick. Amy recognized one of the DJ's from WPST in Philly so I'm guessing they have pro's working their stations. </p><p>The channels are also not scattered everywhere like XM is. The channels flow from Music to Howard to Comedy stations, to News, Kids, Misc stuff, and then Sports. The other day I listened to Jim Breuer's Raw Dog show and he was broadcasting live from Caroline's Comedy Club with Artie Lange, Todd Lynn, and several other comics. The comics were doing covers of their favorite comedians materials which was actually a pretty cool concept. It seems that Sirius is dedicated to comedy too, they feature many live gigs, Howard has numerous live roasts that they broadcast. There's 2 channels for him which feature replays and west coast editions of his shows. There is just a lot of really good things on Sirius that are impressing me about them. </p><p>Overall my impression is that Sirius is definitely on the ball content wise, their technologies are getting better and better. I got the Starmate pictured below and it works excellent it was very easy to install and activation was a breeze. The Sirius online player is just as good as XM's as well. Right now I really feel like I'm getting my moneys worth with them. If Ron and Fez switched to Sirius I feel like I'd drop XM all together. Okay...start the bashing.</p><p><img height="269" src="http://akamaipix.crutchfield.com/ca/reviews/2005/1018/607ST2-o_inhand.jpg" width="400" border="0" /></p>

[Sheeplovr]

im deleteing you as a freind on myspace<br />

[Reephdweller]

They have a cool 40s channel sheep.

[terry1979]

<p>WOW...fANCY PANTS LISTENS TO SIRIUS!!!&nbsp; </p><p><img height="569" src="http://www.simpsonstrivia.com.ar/simpsons-photos/wallpapers/homer-simpson.gif" width="759" border="0" /></p>

[Marc with a c]

<strong>Reefdweller</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Yeah I know some of you...or all of you will hate me for this, but it is what it is.</p><p>we already hated you.</p><p>as for the post, i almost read the entire thing and i can't imagine why anyone here would care about you satellite preference.</p>

[Reephdweller]

BOTH actually tough guy!!

[PapaBear]

Who am I to criticize you? I like NASCAR.

[Reephdweller]

<p>as for the post, i almost read the entire thing and i can't imagine why anyone here would care about you satellite preference.</p><p></p><p>I don't care if you care at all. It's a confessional dickwad. Deal with it.</p>

[Tenbatsuzen]

<p>How are you a traitor if you like both companies?&nbsp; The only things you need to be loyal to are family, friends, and sports teams.&nbsp; It's not like you cheer for the Red Sox AND the Yankees.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[FUNKMAN]

<strong>PapaBear</strong> wrote:<br />Who am I to criticize you? I like NASCAR. <p>and think of all the wrestling fans we have...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" /></p>

[OGC]

<strong>Reefdweller</strong> wrote:<br /><p>..... XM service on my Roady2 has been getting steadily worse all around where I live. And it isn't just me. Even Amy's RoadyXT is spotty.... </p><p><font size="1">I don't know anything about Sirius' programing but I have definitely noticed that during my drive to and from&nbsp;work, there are many many more dropouts than there used to be. I had attributed to the leaves on the trees or some other nonsense. </font></p><p><font size="1">Has anyone else noticed a signal drop off ?</font></p><p><font size="1" /></p><p><font size="1">Oh yeah Reefdweller, the Buddaays will miss you.</font></p>

[PapaBear]

<strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>PapaBear</strong> wrote:<br />Who am I to criticize you? I like NASCAR. <p>and think of all the wrestling fans we have...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Not to mention, the people who like the awful Lohan pic.</p>

[Reephdweller]

<span class="postbody"><!-- includes/messagecopy2.cfm --><!-- Script Hacks --><!-- Script Hacks --><!-- Links --><!-- Links ---> How are you a traitor if you like both companies?</span> <p>Personally I don't think I am...but I can see how some people might think that. </p><p>Also NASCAR is moving to Sirius in January so I'll having my racing all the way from XM to Sirius. Plus I have baseball and hockey on XM, NFL and even Soccer on Sirius. If anything it's a sports fans dream because I get pretty much every sporting event.</p>

[Marc with a c]

<strong>Reefdweller</strong> wrote:<br /><p>as for the post, i almost read the entire thing and i can't imagine why anyone here would care about you satellite preference.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I don't care if you care at all. It's a confessional dickwad. Deal with it.</p><p>i didn't mean it like that.&nbsp; i didn't mean i don't care about your feelings i meant we don't really have any vested interest in which company you do or do not listen to.</p><p>but nice reaction.&nbsp; you scared me.</p>

[FUNKMAN]

<strong>PapaBear</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>PapaBear</strong> wrote:<br />Who am I to criticize you? I like NASCAR. <p>and think of all the wrestling fans we have...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" /></p><p>Not to mention, the people who like the awful Lohan pic.</p><p>and Aretha's breasts</p>

[HBox]

<p><span class="postbody">The channels are also not scattered everywhere like XM is.</span></p><p>They both seem equally organized.</p><p><a href="http://www.xmradio.com/programming/full_channel_listing.jsp?sort=number&refsrc=hp_ex" target="_blank">XM lineup.</a>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/CachedPage&c=ChannelLineup&cid=1139320914821" target="_blank">Sirius lineup.</a>&nbsp;</p><p><span class="postbody">The Sirius online player is just as good as XM's as well. Right now I really feel like I'm getting my moneys worth with them.</span></p><p>Actually XM's online player streams at higher bit rates than Sirius.</p><p><a href="http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/sirius-internet-radio-plus.html" target="_blank">And if you want better online play, well......</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Other than that, different strokes for different folks. I really like the lack of DJs on XM.<br /></p>

[PapaBear]

<p><font color="#000080" size="2">I really like the lack of DJs on XM</font></p><p>Al? Is that you?</p>

[jagsfans]

Ive listened to Howard's Sirius shows on the Down Lo and what Ive heard is unlistenable.&nbsp; I only listen to XM&nbsp;now for O&amp;A/R&amp;F so I could give a shit about the rest of the platform.&nbsp; Ironically, I bought XM because they had more political talk.&nbsp; I had never heard O&amp;A or Stern until I got XM.&nbsp;

[HBox]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>PapaBear</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><font size="2" color="#000080">I really like the lack of DJs on XM</font><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Al? Is that you?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes, it's the Beatles, WE KNOW THIS.<br /></p>

[Reephdweller]

<p><font color="#000080" size="2">I really like the lack of DJs on XM</font></p><p>Generally I do too, though these guys aren't that bad.</p>

[reeshy]

Screw them, Reefy....I still love you with all my heart and soul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />

[FUNKMAN]

<strong>reeshy</strong> wrote:<br />Screw them, Reefy....I still love you with all my heart and soul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><p>when you say heart and soul are you really saying cock and balls?</p><p><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" /></p><p>how ya doing reeshy, where ya been?</p>

[MadMatt]

<p><font size="2"><strong>ASSHAT!!!!!!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">-</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">-</font></p><p><font size="2">But seriously, who cares what service you like; it is purely a matter of personal preference.&nbsp; If you are happy, good for you!&nbsp; <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smile.gif" border="0" /></font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">-</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">-</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">-</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">-</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">-</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">-</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">-</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">-</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">-</font></p><p><font color="#ffffff">-</font></p><p>(douchebag)</p>

[Reephdweller]

<p>(douchebag)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That's a given!</p>

[MadMatt]

<strong>Reefdweller</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p>(douchebag) <p>That's a given!</p><p>Just funnin' ya budday!</p>

[overyoo]

then leave and run to howie asshat

[Reephdweller]

<strong>MadMatt</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Reefdweller</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p>(douchebag) <p>That's a given!</p><p>Just funnin' ya budday!</p><p>I know. <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/laugh.gif" border="0" /></p>

[ShelleBink]

its ok, you cancel out the guy who has XM and works at Sirius...<br />

[reeshy]

<strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>reeshy</strong> wrote:<br />Screw them, Reefy....I still love you with all my heart and soul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><p>when you say heart and soul are you really saying cock and balls?</p><p><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" /></p><p>how ya doing reeshy, where ya been?</p><p>I was on an extended Labour Day weekend vacation...just got back tonite!!!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>BTW...I love YOU also with all my &quot;heart and soul&quot;!!!!!!!!</p>

[FUNKMAN]

<strong>reeshy</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>reeshy</strong> wrote:<br />Screw them, Reefy....I still love you with all my heart and soul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><p>when you say heart and soul are you really saying cock and balls?</p><p><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" /></p><p>how ya doing reeshy, where ya been?</p><p>I was on an extended Labour Day weekend vacation...just got back tonite!!!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>BTW...I love YOU also with all my &quot;heart and soul&quot;!!!!!!!!</p><p>so that's why my ass hurts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" /></p><p>nice to have ya back budday!</p>

[CuzBum]

<p><font size="4">I'M SO MAD I AM LITERALLY SHAKING MY FIST </font></p><p><font size="4">*SHAKE* *SHAKE* *SHAKE*</font></p>

[SinA]

<strong>Reefdweller</strong> wrote: <p>&nbsp;The music stations also have real DJ's with great personalities and they are clearly professional DJ's who probably have roots in regular radio because they are good and <strong>slick</strong>. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes, slick DJ's are what made FM radio so enjoyable.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The channels are also not scattered everywhere like XM is. The channels flow from <strong>Music to Howard to Comedy stations, to News, Kids, Misc stuff, and then Sports</strong>. </p><p>What a stark difference from XM. Sounds like they really flow from one unrelated genre to another.&nbsp; I bet they even have&nbsp;traffic and weather&nbsp;in there.</p><p>The other day I listened to Jim Breuer's Raw Dog show and he was broadcasting live from Caroline's Comedy Club with Artie Lange, Todd Lynn, and several other comics. The <strong>comics were doing covers of their favorite comedians</strong> materials which was actually a pretty cool concept. </p><p>Hacks doing hacks.&nbsp; That sounds neat.</p><p>It seems that Sirius is dedicated to comedy too, they feature many live gigs, <strong>Howard has numerous live roasts</strong> that they broadcast. There's 2 channels for him which feature replays and west coast editions of his shows. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Bring on the funny!&nbsp; I hope they roast Jessica Hahn!&nbsp; That'll show those stuffed suits at the E-channel.</p><p>&nbsp;If <strong>Ron and Fez</strong> switched to Sirius I feel like I'd drop XM all together. Okay...start the bashing.</p><p>I won't argue with that, I might do the same.</p>

[KC2OSO]

<p>XM commercials are making the 202 service unlistenable.&nbsp; I wonder if XM even sees 202 as anything um...<br /></p>

[Reephdweller]

<p>Hacks doing hacks.&nbsp; That sounds neat.</p><p>I guess if you had actually heard the show it would have made sense.</p><p>My point is that Sirius routinely airs live broadcasts of comics performing on stage in comedy clubs. From what I understand Breuer will be doing a whole month of live shows with other comics from the Stress Factory&nbsp;every wednesday and those shows will be broadcast on Sirius.&nbsp;To&nbsp;me that is very&nbsp;cool. Aside from O&amp;A doing live shows with awful audio or R&amp;F doing the live broadcast from DC on employee appreciation day&nbsp;you&nbsp;don't really&nbsp;hear too many live events on XM. XM did the Live 8 concerts which were cool but I wish there would be more of that kind of thing with music and comedy shows. It just seems from&nbsp;what I have heard and my point was that Sirius seems committed to the actual content they are making, and having it sound good and presenting it in a good way. That was what my point was. </p>

[sr71blackbird]

<img height="562" src="http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/fi/00000039.jpg" width="443" border="0" />

[Don Stugots]

<strong>Reefdweller</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p>Hacks doing hacks.&nbsp; That sounds neat. <p>&nbsp;</p><p>I guess if you had actually heard the show it would have made sense.</p><p>My point is that Sirius routinely airs live broadcasts of comics performing on stage in comedy clubs. From what I understand Breuer will be doing a whole month of live shows with other comics from the Stress Factory&nbsp;every wednesday and those shows will be broadcast on Sirius.&nbsp;To&nbsp;me that is very&nbsp;cool. Aside from O&amp;A doing live shows with awful audio or R&amp;F doing the live broadcast from DC on employee appreciation day&nbsp;you&nbsp;don't really&nbsp;hear too many live events on XM. XM did the Live 8 concerts which were cool but I wish there would be more of that kind of thing with music and comedy shows. It just seems from&nbsp;what I have heard and my point was that Sirius seems committed to the actual content they are making, and having it sound good and presenting it in a good way. That was what my point was. </p><p>Reef, if you are happy with what you got, then good for you.&nbsp; if R&amp;F went over, i would have to do the same.&nbsp; now free radio on the other hand...........................</p>

[OGC]

<strong>STUGOTS1</strong> wrote: <p>Reef, if you are happy with what you got, then good for you.&nbsp; <font style="background-color: #ffff66" color="#000000">if R&amp;F went over, i would have to do the same.&nbsp; </font>now free radio on the other hand...........................</p><p><font size="1">What do you know, Stugots and I agree on something.</font></p>

[Don Stugots]

<p>shocker.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>you, Pearl, Reeshy and I latley have just been repeating each other posts.&nbsp; which of us is david corish (sp?)?</p>

[AKA]

<p>Contrite is appropriate, consideirng how vocal you have been about XM, but it's pretty cool you stepped forward - I think &quot;traitor&quot; is a little much, unless you really do consider yourself one of General BAM's legion.</p><p><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smile.gif" border="0" /></p><p>If R&amp;F were to leave XM, I think I would still keep it, but they are the major reason I got XM in the first place. I would love to find out how many Sirius subs also have XM - I get the impression that quite a bit. I know few people who only have Sirius. </p><p>If you love sat-rad and have the means to do it, I don't know why you wouldn't get both services; they compliment each other very well, imo. &nbsp;For Stern, old Howard tapes&nbsp;+ the roasts are well worth it right there, and if you enjoy his new stuff (which I often still do), then it's a no brainer.&nbsp;The DJ/noDJ thing is just silly and smacks of kool-aid drunkeness&nbsp;- Fungus has DJs all over the place, and most of the ones on Sirius&nbsp;are some of the best the business has ever had. </p><p>ALL of that said - my ipod is still the center of everything in my world.</p>

[angrymissy]

<strong>KC2OSO</strong> wrote:<br /><p>XM commercials are making the 202 service unlistenable.&nbsp; I wonder if XM even sees 202 as anything um...<br /></p><p>This is something that pisses me off about XM.&nbsp; I thought there were supposed to be minimal commercials since it is a pay service.&nbsp; I understand that people need to take breaks, but I listen to the E! channel and the talk radio channel, which is all prerecorded, and not live, and there are TONS of commercial breaks.&nbsp; WTF?</p>

[SinA]

<p>XM has alwyas advertised &quot;commercial free music&quot; not commercial free everything.&nbsp; Most of the ads I hear on news channels don't bother me.&nbsp; The 202 commercials are dreadful, though.&nbsp; That &quot;ask her who the father is&quot;&nbsp;must have been&nbsp;written by someone who doesn't understand humor, like a chinese woman.</p><p>XM 150 plays a good deal of comedy shows including &quot;exclusive concerts recorded only for XM Comedy&quot;, i guess it doesn't matter to me that it's not live.&nbsp; It's not like it makes a difference knowing the guy told that joke yesterday, not today.</p><p>Music, however, I do prefer to hear live.&nbsp; From everything I've read, XM <strong>kills</strong> sirius in live-music.&nbsp; </p>

[AKA]

<strong>SinA</strong> wrote:<br /><p>From everything I've read, XM <strong>kills</strong> sirius in live-music.&nbsp; </p><p><a href="http://www.xm411.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=4&sid=4e352c3d8247d3a98ac3dbd70598d236" target="_self">I'm reading the same thing.</a></p><p><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/wink.gif" border="0" /></p>

[JustJon]

<p> </p><strong>Reefdweller</strong> wrote:<br /><p> </p>Hacks doing hacks. That sounds neat.<p> </p><p>I guess if you had actually heard the show it would have made sense.</p><p>My point is that Sirius routinely airs live broadcasts of comics performing on stage in comedy clubs. From what I understand Breuer will be doing a whole month of live shows with other comics from the Stress Factory every wednesday and those shows will be broadcast on Sirius. To me that is very cool. Aside from O&amp;A doing live shows with awful audio or R&amp;F doing the live broadcast from DC on employee appreciation day you don't really hear too many live events on XM. XM did the Live 8 concerts which were cool but I wish there would be more of that kind of thing with music and comedy shows. It just seems from what I have heard and my point was that Sirius seems committed to the actual content they are making, and having it sound good and presenting it in a good way. That was what my point was. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Never listened to XM200, have ya? When I first got XM, it was literally back to back concerts, and I heard some really good, obscure shows plus their live from XM stuff. They just replayed the Cheap Trick redux of Buddakan from the XM studios on Monday.<br /></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by JustJon on 9-7-06 @ 1:05 PM</span>

[tossysalad]

You mean there's a channel other than 202?

[jeffdwright2001]

<p>Hey, who are we go judge?</p><p>I'd comment more, but I'm starving and need to go get an order of Eggs Reefdweller.</p>

[FUNKMAN]

<p>Tony bro, don't take nobody's shit. Tell them what you told the last guy:</p><p><table width="80%" border="0"><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><font color="#666666">&quot;I neva fucked anybody over in my life, who didn't have it comin' to 'im, you got that? All I have in this world is my balls, and my word, and sirius, and I don't break 'em for no one, jou understand?&quot; </font></td></tr></table></p>

[FUNKMAN]

<strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Tony bro, don't take nobody's shit. Tell them what you told the last guy:</p><p><table width="80%" border="0"><tr><td>&nbsp;</td><td><font color="#666666">&quot;I neva fucked anybody over in my life, who didn't have it comin' to 'im, you got that? All I have in this world is my balls, and my word, and sirius, and I don't break 'em for no one, jou understand?&quot; </font></td></tr></table></p><p>and don't forget what you told those other guys</p><p>&quot; What you lookin' at? You all a bunch of fuckin' assholes. You know why? You don't have the guts to be what you wanna be? You need people like me. You need people like me so you can point your fuckin' fingers and say, &quot;That's the bad guy.&quot; So... what that make you? Good? You're not good. You just know how to hide, how to lie. Me, I don't have that problem. Me, I always tell the truth. Even when I lie. So say good night to the bad guy! Come on. The last time you gonna see a bad guy like this again, let me tell you. Come on. Make way for the bad guy. There's a bad guy comin' through! Better get outta his way!&nbsp; &quot;<br /></p>

[ChimneyFish]

<p><strong><em><font face="georgia,times new roman,times,serif" size="2">Well Reef, I just took two long trips to and from North Carolina, so I'll give my unasked for two cents.</font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">I rode down with my uncle, who is uber-Howard fan.</font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">On the ride down, in Virginia&nbsp;I noticed if there was any thing, such as high trees and buildings on the passengers side, the service would consistently go out.</font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">We only really listened to two channels on the way down, Hair Nation and Classic Rewind.(my aunt was in the car, so no Howard) Both channels were as bad as any terrestrial radio channels when it comes to hearing the same songs on a loop. I literally heard &quot;The Zoo&quot; by the Scorpions and the same Bruce Spingsteen song three fucking times on the way down.</font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">With all that jibba-jabba said, I don't have a XM car unit, so I don't no how good the reception is.</font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">The only music station I listen to on a somewhat regular basis is Liquid Metal, and I've noticed they have a hard on for a few certain bands, but they don't play the same songs by those bands.</font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">The DJ thing I don't reallly care about. I could take or leave that aspect.</font></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><font face="Georgia" size="2">The most important thing???? As Ron &amp; Fez have replaced O&amp;A as my radio heroin, I'd be the first boy to jump ship if they went to Sirius.</font></em></strong></p>

[HeyGuy]

I has Sirius for over a year in my car. When I sold my car I left the unit in the car and bought XM. I had XM for less then a month and cancelled it. I'm now going back to Sirius.

[Judge Smails]

<strong>richg0404</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Reefdweller</strong> wrote:<br /><p>..... XM service on my Roady2 has been getting steadily worse all around where I live. And it isn't just me. Even Amy's RoadyXT is spotty.... </p><p><font size="1">I don't know anything about Sirius' programing but I have definitely noticed that during my drive to and from&nbsp;work, there are many many more dropouts than there used to be. I had attributed to the leaves on the trees or some other nonsense. </font></p><p><font size="1">Has anyone else noticed a signal drop off ?</font></p><font size="1" /><font size="1"><p><font size="1">Oh yeah Reefdweller, the Buddaays will miss you.</font></p><p>I had the same problem with my Roady2 where it would drop out in certain areas for no reason (or so I thought).&nbsp; I kept trying to come up with reasons why it might be happening.&nbsp; I thought it happened whenever I drove by a cell tower, though I didn't see how that should have any effect.&nbsp; I put up with it for about 4 months and seriously started to consider canceling my XM.&nbsp; Their customer service department was absolutely no help.&nbsp; Finally, I called Delphi directly and they said I probably had a defective unit.&nbsp; It sounded like they had encountered the same issue before.&nbsp; They sent me a new unit at no cost and I haven't had any kind of issue since.</p></font>

[crb1]

<strong>richg0404</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Reefdweller</strong> wrote:<br /><p>..... XM service on my Roady2 has been getting steadily worse all around where I live. And it isn't just me. Even Amy's RoadyXT is spotty.... </p><p><font size="1">I don't know anything about Sirius' programing but I have definitely noticed that during my drive to and from&nbsp;work, there are many many more dropouts than there used to be. I had attributed to the leaves on the trees or some other nonsense. </font></p><p><font size="1">Has anyone else noticed a signal drop off ?</font></p><font size="1"><font size="1"><p><font size="1">Oh yeah Reefdweller, the Buddaays will miss you.</font></p><p>I have a SkyFi2, and I only have problems where the signal is blocked by something.&nbsp; In particular, any time I head up Rt. 23 in Northern NJ, there are spots where the road is tree-lined and other spots where there's a mountain that seems to block the signal.&nbsp; Nothing beyond that though.&nbsp; And it's only bad in the summer in the tree-lined area.&nbsp; Once the leaves are down, the reception is much better.&nbsp; </p><p>P.S.&nbsp; I realize that this post is completely useless to anyone that's not famaliar with that area, which is somewhere around 99% of this board.</p></font></font>

[Sheeplovr]

<p>your signel is getting worse? why dont you clean your wire?</p><p>or has it been damaged</p><p>when my old antenna was broken the signel sucked balls but a new wire it works like gang busters&nbsp;</p>

[lleeder]

I have two xms a mifi and a roady xt both of them have great signal. AS for content I'm sure sirius has good stuff as does xm, its all a matter of how you go out and search for the content. If you want to prove whats better its all subjective. This whole thing reminds me of when I was younger my Deadhead friends saying how great the dead was and how everyother band sucked. Then the acid wore off and Jerry died and now they like Pearl Jam and System of a Down.

[Marc with a c]

<strong>STUGOTS1</strong> wrote:<br /><p>shocker.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>you, Pearl, Reeshy and I latley have just been repeating each other posts.&nbsp; which of us is david corish (sp?)?</p><p>i don't appreciate being lumped in with you doofus'.</p><p>i don't know who koresh is but i know for a fact reeshy is janet reno.b</p>

[SinA]

<strong>CampoNJ</strong> wrote:<br />I has Sirius for over a year in my car. When I sold my car I left the unit in the car and bought XM. I had XM for less then a month and cancelled it. I'm now going back to Sirius. <p>My first thought was &quot;Then go, fucker.&nbsp; Who needs you, anyway?&quot;</p><p>But&nbsp;I thought about it for a second and&nbsp;you have a point, although you didn't say it in your post.&nbsp; Satelite radio is tremendously different than old-fashioned radio.&nbsp; I think it's safe to say that everyone who's listened would agree to that.&nbsp; Most people, unless their financial situation changes for the worse, won't go back to old-fashioned radio.</p><p>Whichever you listen to first is so different from what you're used to (in a positive way) that you develop an emotional connection almost immediately to that brand.&nbsp; There's no real way to say that XM or Sirius is actually better than the other (the cliched&nbsp;<em>apples and oranges</em> analogy fits perfectly).&nbsp;</p>

[Don Stugots]

infidel!!!

[FUNKMAN]

<strong>STUGOTS1</strong> wrote:<br />infidel!!! <p>EWWW!</p><p>who the heck wants to be in fidel? that's worse than old vag...</p><p><img src="http://www.reflex.cz/images/imgdb/original/phpK37cmc.jpg" border="0" /></p>

[Marc with a c]

<strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>STUGOTS1</strong> wrote:<br />infidel!!! <p>EWWW!</p><p>who the heck wants to be in fidel? that's worse than old vag...</p><p>how am i suppose to compete?</p>

[Reephdweller]

<p>I think &quot;traitor&quot; is a little much, unless you really do consider yourself one of General BAM's legion.</p><p>That's why I put it that way, I love the shows and I love my XM as well. The traitor label was more of a light jab on my part towards those kinds of folks. </p>

[mikeyboy]

I'm certainly not going to call you a traitor.&nbsp; Your assessment of the music programming on one platform or another shouldn't be based on the fact that there is <em>talk</em> programming on one of them that you like.&nbsp; It sounds like you were objective and free-thinking in your decision, and for that I applaud you.&nbsp; Myself, although I enjoy XM, I would switch to Sirius in a heartbeat if Ron &amp; Fez jumped.&nbsp; I would probably maintain one of my XM subs though, because my daughter has her own radio and is really into the XM programming for kids.

[ShelleBink]

I thought about this some more.&nbsp; I really don't understand the whole insane loyalty thing to a satellite company.&nbsp; Granted, I fell into the &quot;XM is better than Sirius&quot; opinion along with some others just based on the fact that XM has O&amp;A and R&amp;F.&nbsp; Since I'm studying to hopefully get a career in radio, I've gotten more objective.&nbsp; I don't think its a bad thing if you prefer one company over the other for the services that you want, because that's what it ultimately comes down to, right?<br />

[Reephdweller]

I just love radio in general so for this is great to be able to have both services and be able to hear whatever I want plus&nbsp;my ipod&nbsp;as well.

[DanielSan]

HEy dude, yo i agree with everything you said(meaning the thread starter), I mean i love ron and fez and Opie and Anthony....but i think sirius is the better company, i love the metal channel on sirius, they play REAL metal not like the shitty liquid Metal, they have amazing rock stations, comedy and stern isn't as bad as everyone says he is, i like listening from time to time mostly to hear artie lange, and sal and all those fucktards...I so wish you can mix and match, i'd put rf, oa and all the metal , and rock channels and the 80s station is ten times better then the xm one. I got sirius in my car and it never has static, my friends xm always sounds like shit. Thats why i only listen to xm on my pc.

[AnomalisticAnna]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>richg0404</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Reefdweller</strong> wrote:<br /><p>.....
XM service on my Roady2 has been getting steadily worse all around
where I live. And it isn't just me. Even Amy's RoadyXT is spotty.... </p><p><font size="1">I
don't know anything about Sirius' programing but I have definitely
noticed that during my drive to and from work, there are many many more
dropouts than there used to be. I had attributed to the leaves on the
trees or some other nonsense. </font></p><p><font size="1">Has anyone else noticed a signal drop off ?</font></p><p><font size="1" /></p><p><font size="1"><font size="1">Oh yeah Reefdweller, the Buddaays will miss you.</font></font></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I
know for a fact that xm is working on putting more repeaters around the
tri-state area. Just technical difficulties, kids. Have patience.&nbsp;</p><blockquote /><p>&nbsp;</p>