XM Dying A Little More Each Day

[rexdart]

Has anyone else noticed the severe degradation of the XM signal via the terrestrial repeaters? I work mostly in Houston and have noticed a marked increase in dead areas in just the last 2 weeks. I thought I was just hearing things until my trip to New Orleans yesterday.

I was there just a few weeks ago and had a great XM signal throughout the city. Even in high rise parking garages. Yesterday, it was almost non existent. there were zero bars on the signal strength meter when only a few weeks ago it was full.

Same thing in Houston. more dead spots and *PFFFFSTST* throughout the city.

Kinda sucks to know they are trashing the system.

[Contra]

What you should do is call and complain. Tell them you are going to switch to another satellite radio company!

Oh wait...

[Tenbatsuzen]

Uh, what?

Unless you know this for a fact, I call shenanigans. I've seen no degradation of the system, and Sirius has no benefit in fucking with repeaters.

It could be your equipment. Maybe an antenna is going out. It happens.

[Sevenyears]

I live near columbus ohio, my signal used to be good. But for the past two months it really has gotten worse. I used to be able to listen to my inno inside at certain places. Now it just stinks.

On another topic. I really hate the new music stations. They took away all the ones I liked best and put stupid jocks on the ones they were replaced by. I'm very unhappy about this "merge".

[rexdart]

It could be your equipment. Maybe an antenna is going out. It happens.

Very true. The antenna might be the problem and the unit might be going away as well. but i use the same skyfi 2 in three vehicles and two home setups. I also have a couple of boom boxes. (i really like the skyfi2 system because of its portability and the powerful fm transmitter.)

i have a couple of new skyfi 2 units that i bought as backups. i opened one of the new ones and checked it against the one i use daily.

no difference in any of the vehicles or home kits. one bar difference in the boomboxes.

the xm preview channel was doing the static bounce as i drove around houston this evening in exactly the same spots as the old unit (which was in a new boombox in the front seat on a new antenna.

i understand that there are a lot of factors in RF reception from space. But it sure looks to me like the repeaters in Houston are being shut down. I'm certain that New Orleans has lost its repeaters downtown.

I also noticed weakness in Dallas last week, but i did not have anything recent to compare the experience to.

I hope I'm wrong.

[Joefrazier4th]

i have noticed the terrestrial signal in Portland, OR got really bad for about 2 months around November, then they must have fixed it because it got better again.

[OGC]

Uh, what?

Unless you know this for a fact, I call shenanigans. I've seen no degradation of the system, and Sirius has no benefit in fucking with repeaters.


Not true, they certainly do have a benefit in fucking with the repeaters. It would save them money. We certainly have seen plenty of examples of the Sirius bosses fucking with XM services over the last 6 months to save them money. What makes you think they wouldn't cut the repeaters too ?

[beachbum]

Yes,it's a conspiracy by Sirius to get you to drop your XM and sign up with them.

[sailor]

never had trouble for more than a few hours at a time. normally it's perfect.

[foodcourtdruide]

I was going to post something about this too. I'm on Staten Island and its goTten so bad I actually put regular radio on most of the time. Reception tends to get better once I go on the SI Expresway and past the Verazzano. I was wondering if it was a hardware thing or if everyone was having this problem?

[FezsAssistant]

I haven't noticed.

[Hepcat22]

I think some urban repeaters have gone off and nobody has bothered to get them on again. Or they don't know they're off.

I saw it happen in Atlanta over a year ago and it hasn't been fixed yet. I was listening to my old Sony XM unit during a thundertorm at night. My weekend condo is a 21st floor north-facing unit which had a strong signal even deep inside the condo. A big lightning bolt flashed and the power flickered several blocks northward. My signal went off at the same time and I could only get it back by dangling the antenna pod out the window. Same with my newer Inno.

[DolaMight]

i dunno if sirius takes more bandwidth than GPS, I assume it takes much much more.

But if you recall a couple of years ago using the same satellites as today GPS receivers needed a big ass antennae, and even with them you would lose signal around tall buildings and in parking garages. That made sense but as GPS has evolved now they don't ship them with antennas anymore cuz they don't need them. The reciever chips have advanced and now the new ones are hyper sensitive. I can pick up a GPS signal in my basement with no antennae.

For xm/sirius forget it. They're equipment's signal strength hasn't evolved a bit since they started. All of satellite radio's technology has stayed stagnant since launch, the only innovations they have come up with are portables but those giant pieces of shit still have less tech in them than your average cell phone.

Maybe kids TV is an innovation but they have to chop 40 radio stations from everyone for one kids tv channel that no one subscribes to.

It's no wonder this industry is bankrupt.

[Picasso Intern]

I was going to post something about this too. I'm on Staten Island and its goTten so bad I actually put regular radio on most of the time. Reception tends to get better once I go on the SI Expresway and past the Verazzano. I was wondering if it was a hardware thing or if everyone was having this problem?

My reception has always sucked going over the Verazazano and the Outerbridge. What type of radio do you have?

[Death Metal Moe]

I wish I could help with the discussion, but with the shit quality of their music stations now anyway I haven't taken my XM in my car in weeks. I'm home a lot now so I hear the O&A replay all day so hearing ANOTHER replay is usually not something I want to hear. If they replayed Ron and Fez more than just once a day and on the weekends I may take my XM with me more.

But why would I bother to listen to these crackling, skipping 90's and 80's stations when I have my crystal clear iPod?

[STC-Dub]

I almost always listen online now. I do notice that my signal is like 2 bars on my unit but I can still here Ron and Fez on it. Wasn't there something in the merger about XM giving up some repeaters?

[pittphantoms]

This is really odd - but I noticed the same drop in my quality about two months ago as well.

I have an inno and use it only in the car - and it has been terrible lately - to the point I replaced the antenna. It hasn't got better.

This is not good.

I would switch to Sirius as long as I could get Ron and Fez. I really dont care either way.

[nate1000]

I cancelled my xm and picked up an audible sub due to failing reception in downtown buffalo- never had a problem in the past 5 or so years

[ToiletCrusher]

What the fuck? I went to listen online just now and it says that my online account has been deactivated.

I had already updated my subscription to give me online listening. Now, it's gone again?

I really hate XM.

[foodcourtdruide]

What the fuck? I went to listen online just now and it says that my online account has been deactivated.

I had already updated my subscription to give me online listening. Now, it's gone again?

I really hate XM.

The same thing happened to me! I had to call twice to update my sub. Customer care is definitely not one of XM's strongpoints.

[KingModem]

Had a subscription for 6 years, and just let it expire. Haven't looked back.

I have been getting new music and listening to albums like i grew up doing, and it is GREAT!

[Zorro]

Had a subscription for 6 years, and just let it expire. Haven't looked back.

I have been getting new music and listening to albums like i grew up doing, and it is GREAT!

Same here.

[realmenhatelife]

I did notice a signal degradation in the last few months. My radio has been getting poorer sound quality and dropping out a lot more. My XM online access has also finally dried up (I thought it was supposed to run until my sub ran out?) and I am taking this week of Best ofs to decide whether or not I will reup and listen live or pick up audible.

[walking joint]

i also canceled mine. I have made up about 30 emails since and listen with online trials for free.

[Freitag]

Not true, they certainly do have a benefit in fucking with the repeaters. It would save them money. We certainly have seen plenty of examples of the Sirius bosses fucking with XM services over the last 6 months to save them money. What makes you think they wouldn't cut the repeaters too ?

Because in order to do that, I would think they'd have to file stuff with the FCC, which we haven't seen them do, unless it was in the nitty-gritty of the merger plans.

[OGC]

What the fuck? I went to listen online just now and it says that my online account has been deactivated.

I had already updated my subscription to give me online listening. Now, it's gone again?

I really hate XM.

The same thing happened to me! I had to call twice to update my sub. Customer care is definitely not one of XM's strongpoints.

Same thing happened to me. TWICE !! I called and straightened it out the first time and they swore I was all set, I even made them wait on the phone while I connected to XM online and reset my password. Everything was fine for about a week when I tried logging on and was notified that my online access had been deactivated.

I am sooooooooo tired of dealing with the retards they have on customer support.

[OGC]

Yes,it's a conspiracy by Sirius to get you to drop your XM and sign up with them.


that wouldn't surprise me in the least.

[STC-Dub]

I did notice a signal degradation in the last few months. My radio has been getting poorer sound quality and dropping out a lot more. My XM online access has also finally dried up (I thought it was supposed to run until my sub ran out?) and I am taking this week of Best ofs to decide whether or not I will reup and listen live or pick up audible.

That was the way it was supposed to work but when they sent out an e-mail a couple of months ago saying they were going to start charging for online unless you renewed before something like March 10th.

[West.Coast.Skippy]

just wanted to touch bases with others- i too extended my contract a month ago to preserve my online experience, only to find that when trying to log in to xmro this morning (for the first time this month), my online access had been disabled and would cost extra to hear. i wrote a to the point email and hope this is corrected soon. working in it, like i'm sure many of you do, i understand bugs will crop up here and there, but accounts and billing is sort of sacred, and the reports of this issue have been very wide. this is very unfortunate for xm.

[Photoshop Mike]

Ya know.. you're right.. I thought it was just me.. no crap!



Has anyone else noticed the severe degradation of the XM signal via the terrestrial repeaters? I work mostly in Houston and have noticed a marked increase in dead areas in just the last 2 weeks. I thought I was just hearing things until my trip to New Orleans yesterday.

I was there just a few weeks ago and had a great XM signal throughout the city. Even in high rise parking garages. Yesterday, it was almost non existent. there were zero bars on the signal strength meter when only a few weeks ago it was full.

Same thing in Houston. more dead spots and *PFFFFSTST* throughout the city.

Kinda sucks to know they are trashing the system.

[paul201]

I would make fun of the Sirius units when riding in friends cars that every time we went under a overpass, out went Sirius .... now I'm the joke. :thumbdown:

[weav]

My XM has been crapping out in downtown Portland each moring for the last week or so.

[Sue_Bender]

Soon it will only be a internet radio service.

Seems worth it.

[Doogie]

Uh, what?

Unless you know this for a fact, I call shenanigans. I've seen no degradation of the system, and Sirius has no benefit in fucking with repeaters.

It could be your equipment. Maybe an antenna is going out. It happens.

Mr. Skeptic...it has happened to me as well.

2007 I used to have problems on certain highways in NY. Around 2008 everything improved and the qulaity was through the roof.

2009- Now I am in concensus with our original poster, the quality of EVERYTHING, has gone downhill since the Sirius takeover. The signal around me, and I am in the metro NY area is beyond shit. I have to say worse than in 2007. Dont even get me started with the online feed.

Conclusion: since so many of us are reporting so many common defects it is safe to assume the parent company, Sirius, is doing something with the repeaters.

Personal Note: Just need to add that I miss the Bob Dylan show on XMX. That was a nice little pleasure in my listening day.

[Sue_Bender]

Personal Note: Just need to add that I miss the Bob Dylan show on XMX. That was a nice little pleasure in my listening day.


Yes! That was the only way I could make sure I'd catch Theme Time Radio hour. XMX was a great idea for some Artist Confidential programming and Tom Petty's Buried Treasure as well. Sirius has apparently put their ego/company before content. It's so very fucking frustrating. So MANY old, strong XM channels lost in favor of weak Sirius wannabes....and the DJs confusing satellite for terrestrial. I wish we O.G's had a voice...

[Name]

2009- Now I am in concensus with our original poster, the quality of EVERYTHING, has gone downhill since the Sirius takeover. The signal around me, and I am in the metro NY area is beyond shit. I have to say worse than in 2007. Dont even get me started with the online feed.

A pretty big sticking point over the merger came from the NAB about XM having 'illegal' repeaters. Pretty easy to figure out they had to unplug them to get the merger thru.

http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/xms-rogue-repeaters-in-the-spotlight.html

NAB brief claiming XM admitted they knew they were FCC non-compliant and illegal/overpowered

http://www.smartbrief.com/subscriber/view_story.jsp?campaign=NAB%20Headlines&copyid=CF339EEC-76BA-4F3D-B27E-E9A7598FC9C7&issueid=97591639-D5A0-486F-B3A9-A31731878A34&style=

[West.Coast.Skippy]

just wanted to touch bases with others- i too extended my contract a month ago to preserve my online experience, only to find that when trying to log in to xmro this morning (for the first time this month), my online access had been disabled and would cost extra to hear. i wrote a to the point email and hope this is corrected soon. working in it, like i'm sure many of you do, i understand bugs will crop up here and there, but accounts and billing is sort of sacred, and the reports of this issue have been very wide. this is very unfortunate for xm.

just a final note for posterity, xm customer service was completely unhelpful in this issue. i sent them a dated copy of the payment confirmation they sent me when i extended my contract and they brushed it off. i pointed out that they could see when my contract ended and no doubt subtract 12 months to find a correlation with when i extended the plan. they ruined the jazz stations and i never got over the clearchannel ads debacle on the pop stations a few years ago. ron and fez is all i was using it for and now i need to pay extra to listen at work after a deceitful bait and switch (or just incompetence). the classical station the next town over has been transmitting digitally for a while now....

[Sloppy2nds]

just a final note for posterity, xm customer service was completely unhelpful in this issue. i sent them a dated copy of the payment confirmation they sent me when i extended my contract and they brushed it off. i pointed out that they could see when my contract ended and no doubt subtract 12 months to find a correlation with when i extended the plan. they ruined the jazz stations and i never got over the clearchannel ads debacle on the pop stations a few years ago. ron and fez is all i was using it for and now i need to pay extra to listen at work after a deceitful bait and switch (or just incompetence). the classical station the next town over has been transmitting digitally for a while now....

XM cust service is a joke

[earthbrown]

Uh, what?

Unless you know this for a fact, I call shenanigans. I've seen no degradation of the system, and Sirius has no benefit in fucking with repeaters.

It could be your equipment. Maybe an antenna is going out. It happens.


I use boh sirius and XM at work.

XM has a far shittier signal than sirius. In Rochester where XM used to work under certain underpass areas, it now does not.

K

[RENFIELD]

the signal sucks...

the music programming sucks...

and with sirius getting involved...
the 'wild west' aspect...
the thing that made satellite special
is being dilluted to be more and more 'commercial'...
like the crap we opted out of and went to satellite to avoid...

the suits are slowly making satellite more and more 'respectable'...
(more regularly scheduled commercials? why have any at all? it's subscription!)

the soccer moms will be happy...
but the rest of us will have to find greener pastures elsewhere...


I'm thinking that audible.com based shows (exclusively)
might be the way to go one day soon...

SIRIUS-XM effs with Ron & Fez...
and my xm radio goes right on ebay...

[Tenbatsuzen]

the signal sucks...

the music programming sucks...

and with sirius getting involved...
the 'wild west' aspect...
the thing that made satellite special
is being dilluted to be more and more 'commercial'...
like the crap we opted out of and went to satellite to avoid...

the suits are slowly making satellite more and more 'respectable'...
(more regularly scheduled commercials? why have any at all? it's subscription!)

the soccer moms will be happy...
but the rest of us will have to find greener pastures elsewhere...


I'm thinking that audible.com based shows (exclusively)
might be the way to go one day soon...

SIRIUS-XM effs with Ron & Fez...
and my xm radio goes right on ebay...

In case you didn't notice, the main reason this merger took place is because both companies are deeply in debt, hence the commercials.

People want to complain about the new studio... it's a cost cutting measure so people can keep their jobs.

People want to complain about the ads... it's a revenue generator so people can keep their jobs.

To be honest, I really only listen to the pop music, classic rock, and margaritaville/E Street channels. I see benefits from the merger. Margaritaville is fast becomes one of my favorite stations on Sirius-XM.


I would really like some instances on how and why the music programming sucks. Some of the DJs are awful, but fortunately, they stay out of it on the majority of the stations I listen to.

[red_red_red]

the signal sucks...



the soccer moms will be happy...
we're SOOOOOOOO not happy, just thought I'd let ya know

[TooLowBrow]

In case you didn't notice, the main reason this merger took place is because both companies are deeply in debt, hence the commercials.

People want to complain about the new studio... it's a cost cutting measure so people can keep their jobs.

People want to complain about the ads... it's a revenue generator so people can keep their jobs.

To be honest, I really only listen to the pop music, classic rock, and margaritaville/E Street channels. I see benefits from the merger. Margaritaville is fast becomes one of my favorite stations on Sirius-XM.

.

how much did stern's studio cost?

I would really like some instances on how and why the music programming sucks.

fungus 53

[Tenbatsuzen]

how much did stern's studio cost?

Built before the current economic situation. It's apples and oranges this point.


fungus 53

Don't listen. What's wrong with it?

[TooLowBrow]

Don't listen. What's wrong with it?

its a punk channel and it was canceled in favor of a 24/7 ac/dc channel

[Tenbatsuzen]

its a punk channel and it was canceled in favor of a 24/7 ac/dc channel

Didn't XM do that before the merger went through? Also, the AC/DC channel is a revenue generator.

[OGC]

perfect example of how a music channel has changed for the worse. Channel 46 was Top Trax on XM, I don't remember any interruption of the music. No commercials, no cross promotions, no DJs. With the XM/Sirius merger Top Trax "merged" with Sirius' Classic Vinyl to become (surprise) Classic Vinyl. Complete with oboxious DJs and plenty of cross promotion (If you liked that, you can hear more Bruce on the E Street channel). There are still no commercials but there is rarely more than 4 songs in a row without a babbling DJ's interuption.

[underdog]

and margaritaville/E Street channels. I see benefits from the merger. Margaritaville is fast becomes one of my favorite stations on Sirius-XM.

Ew.


I would really like some instances on how and why the music programming sucks. Some of the DJs are awful, but fortunately, they stay out of it on the majority of the stations I listen to.

The actual music programming has drastically changed on all the channels I listen to. Liquid Metal, Octane, Altnation, & the new wave channel suck balls now. Altnation turned into Fall Out Boy and friends, Octane is just terrible, terrible nu-metal now, and Liquid Metal (other than turning to an all Metallica channel for a month) plays music that Squizz used to play.

Also, I turned on Deep Tracks once and heard "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin. ON DEEP TRACKS.

They program the music channels like they are FM channels. They are fucking horrible.

[Gvac]

its a punk channel and it was canceled in favor of a 24/7 ac/dc channel

Channel 53 only went all AC/DC for a month to coincide with the release of their album "Black Ice." Now it's The Boneyard.

YUCK.

Not one punk channel, but 3 metal stations? Really?

And the Sirius versions of the Classic Rock and Decades channels BLOW.

[Doogie]

how much did stern's studio cost?



fungus 53

I used to love Fungus 53, and was listening to it on a daily basis before they stopped airing it for that fucking AC/DC channel. And I stated it before, but I loved that XMX channel with theme time radio hour, buried treasure and other stuff. That was what I listened to also in addition to Fungus, Ethel, and the Virus. I hate a lot of the selection now. And I think that Alt Nation is wayyyyy sub-par compared to Ethel.

Ohh well. Whats my choices for satellite radio now??

Channel 53 only went all AC/DC for a month to coincide with the release of their album "Black Ice." Now it's The Boneyard.

YUCK.

Not one punk channel, but 3 metal stations? Really?

And the Sirius versions of the Classic Rock and Decades channels BLOW.

Hell yeah brother, I couldnt agree more. The Sirius addition to this merger has been God awful. I was pissed I lost Fungus, and the three name channels. Fucking Sirius sucks a large cock as far as I am concerned.

[underdog]

Channel 53 only went all AC/DC for a month to coincide with the release of their album "Black Ice." Now it's The Boneyard.

YUCK.

Not one punk channel, but 3 metal stations? Really?

And the Sirius versions of the Classic Rock and Decades channels BLOW.

There's 3 metal stations? There's Liquid Metal (sometimes) and Octane.

For the 50yr and older rock crowd (yeah, they spend a lot of money, good marketing), there is :

Deep Tracks
Hair Nation
Classic Vinyl
Classic Rewind
Boneyard
Margaritaville
Jam On
Grateful Dead
E Street Radio
Underground Garage

Yeah, good job, Sirius. Market to the guys with multiple children, two car payments and a mortgage. And probably at least one child in college. I'm sure they love paying for satellite radio.

[underdog]

Hell yeah brother, I couldnt agree more. The Sirius addition to this merger has been God awful. I was pissed I lost Fungus, and the three name channels. Fucking Sirius sucks a large cock as far as I am concerned.

Prior to the merger, I heard all about the great music channels that Sirius had from my friends that had it. I guess the Sirius execs decided that regular radio is doing so well that they would just copy their playlists.

[Tenbatsuzen]

There's 3 metal stations? There's Liquid Metal (sometimes) and Octane.

For the 50yr and older rock crowd (yeah, they spend a lot of money, good marketing), there is :

Deep Tracks
Hair Nation
Classic Vinyl
Classic Rewind
Boneyard
Margaritaville
Jam On
Grateful Dead
E Street Radio
Underground Garage

Yeah, good job, Sirius. Market to the guys with multiple children, two car payments and a mortgage. And probably at least one child in college. I'm sure they love paying for satellite radio.

Hair Nation and Classic Rewind are for people in their 30's, not 50's. The same could be said for Jam On. Springsteen and Buffet appeal to multiple demos, and are "big name" stations.

[Gvac]

Sirius' version of the country stations suck a bag of dicks, too.

At least they kept Willie's Place from XM.

[Tenbatsuzen]

perfect example of how a music channel has changed for the worse. Channel 46 was Top Trax on XM, I don't remember any interruption of the music. No commercials, no cross promotions, no DJs. With the XM/Sirius merger Top Trax "merged" with Sirius' Classic Vinyl to become (surprise) Classic Vinyl. Complete with oboxious DJs and plenty of cross promotion (If you liked that, you can hear more Bruce on the E Street channel). There are still no commercials but there is rarely more than 4 songs in a row without a babbling DJ's interuption.

FWIW, two of the DJs are Meg Griffin and Jim Kerr, people who I have absolutely ZERO ISSUE hearing.

It also appears everyone hates Madison.

[Doogie]

Prior to the merger, I heard all about the great music channels that Sirius had from my friends that had it. I guess the Sirius execs decided that regular radio is doing so well that they would just copy their playlists.

Absoultely correct statement!! Whenever I had anyone trying to tell me why Sirius was better in terms of channel choices I gave them a sneer that looked like they asked if I would like to join them getting fucked in the ass by a horse. Fuck Bruce Springsteen. Fuck Jimmy Buffet. And fuck any of that other fucking faggotry that got added on as well. I want to listen to the channels I had when it was XM. Not the faggotry offered by Sirius. If I wanted faggotry I would have of bought Sirius. I bought an XM.

I feel like I am listening to a K-Rock (NYC version) playlist on many of these channels. And whoever that was that pointed out that XM/Sirius is now for the 50+ audience is correct as well. Sirius is doing a great job squashing the remnants of the XM side...I am honestly contemplating dropping my XM radio when my contract is up in November. I will just listen to my IPod full time in my car from now on and find some way to listen to O and A, and Ron and Fez from other sources. The XM I listen to now is not the one I paid for four years ago...plain and simple.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I will concede that a good portion of the personalities on Sirius/XM are annoying as fuck.































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[Doogie]

I will concede that a good portion of the personalities on Sirius/XM are annoying as fuck.







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When did Jill Nicollini become a Sirius/XM personality??

[underdog]

Hair Nation and Classic Rewind are for people in their 30's, not 50's. The same could be said for Jam On. Springsteen and Buffet appeal to multiple demos, and are "big name" stations.

Springsteen and Buffet do not appeal to multiple demos. Their demo is older people with no musical taste. No one in their 20s is turning on those channels. And being a "big name" station means shit when the people you're appealing to have no expendable income. Giving Eminem and Howard Stern channels are good marketing. Giving my father a "big name" channel is not.

Hair Nation is barely a channel someone in their 30s would listen to. Upper 30s, maybe. Lower 30s is listening to whatever the classic alternative channel is. Jam On is the same demo as the Grateful Dead channel.

[Tenbatsuzen]

When did Jill Nicollini become a Sirius/XM personality??

you haven't heard Brownsheets Radio?

[Tenbatsuzen]

Springsteen and Buffet do not appeal to multiple demos. Their demo is older people with no musical taste. No one in their 20s is turning on those channels.

The audience at the Buffett show I last went to begs to differ. DEFINITELY younger people in that audience.

You don't want to admit it, but the music does sustain between generations. Maybe not on the level of a beatles, elvis, or stones, but there is carryover.


Hair Nation is barely a channel someone in their 30s would listen to. Upper 30s, maybe. Lower 30s is listening to whatever the classic alternative channel is. Jam On is the same demo as the Grateful Dead channel.

The prime years of hair metal was between 1984-1991. If you were 12 years old in 1984-1991, which I think most of us can agree that we started listening to our own music, you'd be between 30-40 now.

[KC2OSO]

You Are Both Cunts. Stop It..

[Doogie]

You Are Both Cunts. Stop It..

Great contribution

[Sue_Bender]

Great contribution


You THREE are cunts. Stop it!

[TooLowBrow]

You THREE are cunts. Stop it!

goddamn! there's 4 cunts in here!!!:devil2:

[KC2OSO]

Great contribution
Oh fucking who cares.

[Death Metal Moe]

Hey Miggs, what do ya smell?

http://starsmedia.ign.com/stars/image/article/825/825396/i-j-multiple-miggs-20071005050429856-000.jpg

[KC2OSO]

Oh fucking who cares.
Eat it Doogie.

[Sue_Bender]

Hey Miggs, what do ya smell?

http://starsmedia.ign.com/stars/image/article/825/825396/i-j-multiple-miggs-20071005050429856-000.jpg


Please tell me it's delicious cupcakes...

[IslandStorm]

Absoultely correct statement!! Whenever I had anyone trying to tell me why Sirius was better in terms of channel choices I gave them a sneer that looked like they asked if I would like to join them getting fucked in the ass by a horse. Fuck Bruce Springsteen. Fuck Jimmy Buffet. And fuck any of that other fucking faggotry that got added on as well. I want to listen to the channels I had when it was XM. Not the faggotry offered by Sirius. If I wanted faggotry I would have of bought Sirius. I bought an XM.

I feel like I am listening to a K-Rock (NYC version) playlist on many of these channels. And whoever that was that pointed out that XM/Sirius is now for the 50+ audience is correct as well. Sirius is doing a great job squashing the remnants of the XM side...I am honestly contemplating dropping my XM radio when my contract is up in November. I will just listen to my IPod full time in my car from now on and find some way to listen to O and A, and Ron and Fez from other sources. The XM I listen to now is not the one I paid for four years ago...plain and simple.

I couldn't have put it better myself. I hate the jocks on the new channels. What I DID like about XM was the fact that there was very little, if any, talking on the decades channels and others. Now we listen to stupid "jocks" with their lame-ass factoids that they get from some subscription service.

One of the things that has ALWAYS bugged me about XM, however, was the promise of "Commercial Free" radio...yet I listen to the same half-dozen commercials on XM202 during R&F and O&A breaks. It's one of several "we'll knock down your credit card bill" commercials or that gold investment commercial...or the Adam & Eve spots. I swear I have most of them memorized...especially the ones they play TWICE during the same commercial island. Argh!

In any case...the programming has definitely taken an ass plunge since Sirius took over. I bought 3 XM units and subs because I want XM...NOT Sirius!

Damn you little Dog!

Storm

[RENFIELD]

HEY... I LISTEN TO 202 EXCLUSIVELY...
and not always both shows...
I don't have xm in the car... but can listen to my 3 hours daily...

I pays my money
and I don't want to hear about company problems and them losing money...
so they have to water down MY product.
SHOW ME A STRONG FRONT !

The money they throw into 202 is minimal...
WHAT IS THERE TO CUT BACK ON ?
the company would have been better off going bankrupt
and re-negotiating the Stern half-billion dollar deal !
(a former stern fan, i've moved on.. and am not tempted to pay more for him)

because Stern needs to elevator to work seated in his limo
I have to listen to regular commercial breaks ?
and the hints of dis-mantling one of their assets?
EFF HIM AND THE COMPANY !

THEIR GOING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE COMPANY ON 202'S BACK ?
THEY'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING...
With no commercials they have to be bringing in a shitload of money...
minimal commercials I can live with...
(i always thought them needed piss breaks for the guys)

PISSING OFF A LOYAL FAN BASE BY SCREWING WITH THE SHOWS?

NO WONDER THE COMPANY IS IN TROUBLE !!!

[Death Metal Moe]

We all know the company is on it's way out in it's current form with it's current high ranking decision makers.

[Tenbatsuzen]

HEY... I LISTEN TO 202 EXCLUSIVELY...
and not always both shows...
I don't have xm in the car... but can listen to my 3 hours daily...

I pays my money
and I don't want to hear about company problems and them losing money...
so they have to water down MY product.
SHOW ME A STRONG FRONT !



Strong front on WHAT? If anything, the CBS deal watered down O&A, not the minimal commercials that have been on O&A since the CBS deal ended.

What exactly is being watered down? If you're complaining about the live reads, have you not been entertained by Ron? If anything, we know exactly what Vermont Teddy Bear, Ashley Madison, and Carbonite are, and entertained at the same time.

You're confusing signal strength and repeaters with content. And since you only listen to 202, you don't have much of a leg to stand on in a content argument since you don't listen to anything but 202.


The money they throw into 202 is minimal...
WHAT IS THERE TO CUT BACK ON ?
the company would have been better off going bankrupt
and re-negotiating the Stern half-billion dollar deal !
(a former stern fan, i've moved on.. and am not tempted to pay more for him)

because Stern needs to elevator to work seated in his limo
I have to listen to regular commercial breaks ?
and the hints of dis-mantling one of their assets?
EFF HIM AND THE COMPANY !


Stern's contract is something you have to take up with Stern. I also believe that a majority of Stern's contract is stock options, which is worthless at this point. SO yes, 500 million is a number everyone likes to throw around, but at this point, I don't think Howard is being paid anywhere near that, unless someone can prove me wrong.

As for the money thrown at 202 being minimal, I would check that. I would say that 202 is probably one of the more expensive channels on the entire platform outside of the sports deals. Probably the most expensive channels are Howard's 2 channels, Martha Stewart, Oprah and Friends, and then 202.



THEIR GOING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE COMPANY ON 202'S BACK ?
THEY'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING...
With no commercials they have to be bringing in a shitload of money...
minimal commercials I can live with...
(i always thought them needed piss breaks for the guys)

PISSING OFF A LOYAL FAN BASE BY SCREWING WITH THE SHOWS?

NO WONDER THE COMPANY IS IN TROUBLE !!!

What are you talking about? With no commercials they have to be bringing in a shitload of money?

They have debt from technology and other deals that are way, WAY out of Howard's or O&A's control. The NFL deal. The Oprah deal. The Martha Stewart deal. All of these they had no say in and helped contribute to the company's massive cash flow problem.

The company is in trouble for a lot of things. But the so-called "messing with 202" is nowhere NEAR the lynchpin for all their issues.

[Death Metal Moe]

I thought I had heard Stern got a lot of stock options as a bonus for him helping Sirius his certian sub numbers and he turned around and sold most to all of them awhile ago when it wasn't a penny stock.

Not 100% on that though.

[DonInNC]

I rarely listen to the music channels anymore, which sucks because that is why I bought XM in the first place. X Country, Deep Tracks and Beyond Jazz were aweome, I had never heard anything like those channels on the radio before. Deep Tracks is the only one left, but it doesn't matter because the audio quality is inferior anyway.

On the other hand, the talk and sports channels are great. Having access to all out of market games in practically every sport is worth the subscription price for me.

[mississippidave]

It might be your radio. Ive been cruising up and down I-10 from Moblie to San Antonio back and forth for the last 2 months and I have no problem

[Drunky McBetidont]

It might be your radio. Ive been cruising up and down I-10 from Moblie to San Antonio back and forth for the last 2 months and I have no problem

isn't that flat road? you draw directly from satalite there (like i do off my roof top in florida) no repeaters have ever been necessary in these areas. different in the hills and in big cities.

[m0unds]

as far as signal goes, i haven't really had any issues out here in albuquerque.

the only music channels i ever listened to were xmlm and real jazz. sirius fucked the soul right out of xmlm. real jazz seems to be about the same as it was before the merger, but i don't listen often enough to really know whether that's the case. it always seemed to me that XM's channels were programmed by people who knew the shit they were playing on the channel. i could always count on hearing new artists and stuff nearly every time i listened. now, it's like uncensored FM radio. yuck.

[RENFIELD]

What exactly is being watered down?

I DONT' THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME THING...
IF YOU CAN'T SEE 'HANDS OF MANAGEMENT' GETTING INVOLVED
IN SHOW THINGS NOW THAT THEY DIDN'T A YEAR AGO...
AH, SALUD !


Stern's contract is something you have to take up with Stern.

I REMEMBER HEARING ALOT ABOUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COULD SAVE SIRIUS FROM GOING BANKRUPT WAS NEGATING STERN'S CONTRACT...
IT WAS CONSIDERED A POSTIVE FOR THE COMPANY...
SO HIS 'GENEROUS' PAY PACKAGE IS STILL A BURR IN THE COMPANY'S SIDE...

As for the money thrown at 202 being minimal, I would check that. I would say that 202 is probably one of the more expensive channels on the entire platform outside of the sports deals.

PERHAPS IN HOST SALARY... BUT AS FAR AS EQUIPMENT AND NON-HEAD-LINING STAFF ?
YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING...
IT TOOK EARL 20 YEARS TO GET TO $60 GRAND...
HE WAS ONLY DOING A LITTLE BETTER THAN A MAILMAN...

STANDARD EQUIPMENT AND MICROPHONES AND THE SHOW IS ON THE AIR...
WHAT ELSE DO THEY PAY FOR?
THE COMPANY DEBT SHOULDN'T BE ON 202's back..
if anything 202 helps support some of their worser deals...




What are you talking about? With no commercials they have to be bringing in a shitload of money?

I GUESS I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO PAYS THE $12.95 A MONTH FOR ONE SHOW...
I HAVE NO NEED OF SATELLITE RADIO WITHOUT RON AND FEZ...
MY PENNIES DON'T GO TO THEM OTHERWISE..
WITH COMMERCIALS? THEY CARRY MORE THAN THEIR LOAD !

The company is in trouble for a lot of things. But the so-called "messing with 202" is nowhere NEAR the lynchpin for all their issues.

WHO SAID IT WAS ?
BUT WHY TAKE SOMETHING THAT WORKS AND SCREW WITH IT ?
(and disrespect the stars)
YOU NEED TO CUT BACK? ALL THAT EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT ?
GET RID OF POORLY SUPPORTED CHANNELS...
THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHO'S LISTENTING TO WHAT AND WHEN...
IF THEY CHOOSE TO TRACK IT...

[Death Metal Moe]

I think the point here is they just don't care. Sirius doesn't care about the quality of the product they're giving you anymore. They don't know dick about music programming and just figure their music offering is just as good as XM's, so they kept their employees and fired XM's. They didn't get feedback from us, they didn't seem to do much considering, they just kept their Sirius programmers and fired the XM ones.

And now they don't care about this horrible restructuring of their pricing plans. You'll pay more and like it. You won't get stuff on the other company's system without paying for it. You will pay for inferior online listening.

They don't care. They're losing money all over the place and trying anything to make money.

I love Ron and Fez and O&A but I secretly relish the day I get to call them up and cancel my subs because they really suck.

[conman823]

The clock is ticking till I cancel my subs as well. The music quality has suffered, and eventually the 202 channel will not be enough to hold me exclusively with the rates being what they are.

Online radio is a great alternative, or my IPod.

To say Sterns salary doesn't effect the situation is rediculous. O&A have said they had to "make sacrifices" in thier contracts, I'm sure R&F do too. When Sterns time is up he might just walk. (Also I remember reading that his Salary is tied to the stock of Sirius, if thats the case then oh boy.) If Stern stays and gets the same or more for salary then SiriusXM is doomed faster then if he was to leave.

I laughed when they took on Uncle Mel to run the place because heres a guy who couldn't keep radio afloat, and now his one track mind is ruining Sat Radio. I really believed Sat Radio could take off, but I just think its a limp dick at this point. With that and the fact that high priced "Talent" driven Talk Radio is being run out of Terrestrial, who knows what the future holds for our favorite shows.

[Tenbatsuzen]

WHO SAID IT WAS ?
BUT WHY TAKE SOMETHING THAT WORKS AND SCREW WITH IT ?
(and disrespect the stars)
YOU NEED TO CUT BACK? ALL THAT EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT ?
GET RID OF POORLY SUPPORTED CHANNELS...
THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHO'S LISTENTING TO WHAT AND WHEN...
IF THEY CHOOSE TO TRACK IT...

Uh... that expensive equipment is still with them - they just took all the equipment to sirius. They were leaving the space at Steinway, not the equipment.

Also, as far as I was told, outside of the arbitron ratings, they do not know how everyone is listening. The only tracking they have is via online, but not the entire platform.

Again, you haven't explained how the suits are screwing with O&A.

[conman823]

And also you can't cut back too many channels. A selling point of the service is X amount of channels related too music.

To think the majority of the subscriptions are all Stern and 202 is delusional. I'm a fan of music as much as I am of 202, I have never listened to the country channels but I respect that they are thier. It can't just be 5 music channels, Stern and O&A.

[Doogie]

The clock is ticking till I cancel my subs as well. The music quality has suffered, and eventually the 202 channel will not be enough to hold me exclusively with the rates being what they are.

Online radio is a great alternative, or my IPod.

To say Sterns salary doesn't effect the situation is rediculous. O&A have said they had to "make sacrifices" in thier contracts, I'm sure R&F do too. When Sterns time is up he might just walk. (Also I remember reading that his Salary is tied to the stock of Sirius, if thats the case then oh boy.) If Stern stays and gets the same or more for salary then SiriusXM is doomed faster then if he was to leave.

I laughed when they took on Uncle Mel to run the place because heres a guy who couldn't keep radio afloat, and now his one track mind is ruining Sat Radio. I really believed Sat Radio could take off, but I just think its a limp dick at this point. With that and the fact that high priced "Talent" driven Talk Radio is being run out of Terrestrial, who knows what the future holds for our favorite shows.


And also you can't cut back too many channels. A selling point of the service is X amount of channels related too music.

To think the majority of the subscriptions are all Stern and 202 is delusional. I'm a fan of music as much as I am of 202, I have never listened to the country channels but I respect that they are thier. It can't just be 5 music channels, Stern and O&A.


Brother I am on the same page as you with everything that has happened to XM lately. Last week my sister asked me if she could get in with me for an XM Family plan (I bought a 2-year subscription for my mother in 2007), and I told her I am not sure yet. I am honestly thinking about dropping XM altogether. I know this thread is about signal strength and repeaters and staying with that line, I say that the service has become shit for me where I am at. It is also practically non-existent at my parents house. When I travel on the parkway by me it drops out where it never used to drop out before.

Now off the point of the thread, I say that the music selection has really started to fucking suck on Sirius/XM. The main thing that has me enraged right now is how much time the fucking jocks are talking on like every fucking station anymore. I change the station when I hear any of these fucking assholes talking more than a minute. And to be honest, the music is just not what it used to be on some of the Sirius substitutes for the XM channels. Like Conman stated, I know where to get O and A as well as Ron and Fez outside of XM, and will continue to follow those paths. XM/Sirius sucks cock now. I honestly dont feel as satisfied with it anymore as I did 5 years ago.

[Brad in Bama]

It might be your radio. Ive been cruising up and down I-10 from Moblie to San Antonio back and forth for the last 2 months and I have no problem

I live in Mobile, AL and there's somthing going on. I'm getting some static on all 5 of my units. I got real bad interference one time due to some solar flares,... or atleast that's what I was told.

[Brad in Bama]

Brother I am on the same page as you with everything that has happened to XM lately. Last week my sister asked me if she could get in with me for an XM Family plan (I bought a 2-year subscription for my mother in 2007), and I told her I am not sure yet. I am honestly thinking about dropping XM altogether. I know this thread is about signal strength and repeaters and staying with that line, I say that the service has become shit for me where I am at. It is also practically non-existent at my parents house. When I travel on the parkway by me it drops out where it never used to drop out before.

Now off the point of the thread, I say that the music selection has really started to fucking suck on Sirius/XM. The main thing that has me enraged right now is how much time the fucking jocks are talking on like every fucking station anymore. I change the station when I hear any of these fucking assholes talking more than a minute. And to be honest, the music is just not what it used to be on some of the Sirius substitutes for the XM channels. Like Conman stated, I know where to get O and A as well as Ron and Fez outside of XM, and will continue to follow those paths. XM/Sirius sucks cock now. I honestly dont feel as satisfied with it anymore as I did 5 years ago.

I agree.

[scottinnj]

The repeaters are being shut down because of a deal made with the FCC to give the merger their approval. XM had to kill all the ground based repeaters over a period of time and pay a fine.

[conman823]

The repeaters are being shut down because of a deal made with the FCC to give the merger their approval. XM had to kill all the ground based repeaters over a period of time and pay a fine.

If thats true then they are as stupid as they seem. Who conceeds to something that directly affects how the subscribers LISTEN to the service? :wallbash:

[scottinnj]

If thats true then they are as stupid as they seem. Who conceeds to something that directly affects how the subscribers LISTEN to the service? :wallbash:

Yeah, it's true. Not quite the way I remembered it, but it's true.

Linkey Linkey (http://investor.sirius.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=324190)

As part of a possible Consent Decree, the companies expect to agree, among other things, to:

-- adopt comprehensive compliance plans, and take steps to address any potentially non-compliant radios remaining in the hands of consumers;

-- in the case of XM, within 60 days of the order adopting the Consent Decree, shut down 50 variant terrestrial repeaters, and shut down or bring into compliance an additional 50 variant terrestrial repeaters;

-- in the case of SIRIUS, bring into compliance or shut down up to 11 variant terrestrial repeaters within 60 days of the order adopting the Consent Decree. These terrestrial repeaters were shut off by SIRIUS in October 2006; and

-- make a voluntary contributions to the United States Treasury of approximately $17 million in the case of XM, and approximately $2 million in the case of SIRIUS.

That first "compliance plan" regarding "non-compliant" consumer radios means the FCC has deemed your receivers illegal if you use the FM modulator unless you got that stupid ferred that cuts down on the FM signal to your car radio. In other words, while your enjoying channel 202, some soccer mom stopped at the light next to you can complain to a traffic cop if her kids hear a bad word because of signal overlap, and you won't have a leg to stand on if he decides to give you a ticket.

[Scanty]

In the past two weeks my signal at home has gone to shit, nothing comes through. I have been forced to listen through Paltalk. I'm pissed.

[Reynolds]

In the past two weeks my signal at home has gone to shit, nothing comes through. I have been forced to listen through Paltalk. I'm pissed.

move your antenna

[Scanty]

What the fuck? I went to listen online just now and it says that my online account has been deactivated.

Mine too, this happened after the merger, and I only went online to listen because my radio's reception blows.

[Scanty]

move your antenna

I have been moving it, all over the window. I have it right up to the window sill were it's worked perfectly fine for the past year.

[Scanty]

A pretty big sticking point over the merger came from the NAB about XM having 'illegal' repeaters. Pretty easy to figure out they had to unplug them to get the merger thru.

http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/xms-rogue-repeaters-in-the-spotlight.html

NAB brief claiming XM admitted they knew they were FCC non-compliant and illegal/overpowered

http://www.smartbrief.com/subscriber/view_story.jsp?campaign=NAB%20Headlines&copyid=CF339EEC-76BA-4F3D-B27E-E9A7598FC9C7&issueid=97591639-D5A0-486F-B3A9-A31731878A34&style=

As far as I know they have always been underpowered. I have never been able to hear my Inno inside of a building unless I was standing right next to a big window. Were as I can hear a terrestrial radio unit while standing anywhere inside of my house.

With what's going on now, I think that they have lowered their bandwidth even further.

[Scanty]

Didn't XM do that before the merger went through? Also, the AC/DC channel is a revenue generator.

Who needs AC/DC 24/7? I've heard them all my life. It's fine to do it, as a publicity stunt, for like say three months, but for fucks sake! Get another band on there now! Rotate it around.
I liked the diversity of Fungus 53, no one else, anywhere, broadcasts a punk only channel. Why would you they get rid of something so unique like that?

They got rid of the Spanish channels, to replace them with more country and rock, which we didn't have a lack of to begin with.

*Edit*
I was double checking, my dead air silent radio, and actually AC/DC is gone now, replaced by the Boneyard. But where is Fungus 53?!

[Scanty]

Springsteen and Buffet do not appeal to multiple demos. Their demo is older people with no musical taste. No one in their 20s is turning on those channels. And being a "big name" station means shit when the people you're appealing to have no expendable income. Giving Eminem and Howard Stern channels are good marketing. Giving my father a "big name" channel is not.

Hair Nation is barely a channel someone in their 30s would listen to. Upper 30s, maybe. Lower 30s is listening to whatever the classic alternative channel is. Jam On is the same demo as the Grateful Dead channel.

I fucking hate Springsteen! They might as well give a channel to Bon Jovi, and bring in all of fucking Jersey to the service. Local hacks. Who's Jimmy Buffet?! Hair bands I hate passionately, they were excreted out of the anus of the 80s.

I'm now this close to canceling MY SUBSCRIPTION.

[Reynolds]

I have been moving it, all over the window. I have it right up to the window sill were it's worked perfectly fine for the past year.

Window?

[Scanty]

The repeaters are being shut down because of a deal made with the FCC to give the merger their approval. XM had to kill all the ground based repeaters over a period of time and pay a fine.

Fuck the FCC! Who elected those assholes to make these decisions!?

[Scanty]

Window?

Window.

The only way for me to get a signal inside of a building, or house, is to have the antenna, or radio, right next to a Big ASS window.

PALTALK BLOWS!!!

[Freitag]

I fucking hate Springsteen! They might as well give a channel to Bon Jovi, and bring in all of fucking Jersey to the service. Local hacks. Who's Jimmy Buffet?! Hair bands I hate passionately, they were excreted out of the anus of the 80s.

I'm now this close to canceling MY SUBSCRIPTION.

please do. you won't be missed.

[Scanty]

please do. you won't be missed.

Keep drinking that haterade.

[Freitag]

Keep drinking that haterade.

What haterade? You show a basic lack of music knowledge by not even knowing who Buffett is, you bash Jersey which is rich considering you're from Staten Island, you are complaining here about a technical issue with your antenna thinking it's some big conspiracy instead of calling XM tech support.

Plus you are using technical terms trying to look smart and just looking like more of an idiot.

For what it's worth, someone called XM about a bad radio and XM gave him a new radio FOR FREE that works perfectly.

Your rants are childish and immature at best and psychotic and uninformed at worst.

[Hottub]

Bruce? Metal? Hair?

3 strikes, bro.:sad:

[Freitag]

Bruce? Metal? Hair?

3 strikes, bro.:sad:

Get the popcorn, I'm in a MOOD.

[Freitag]

BTW, show of hands, how many people can get good reception with an INNO inside a building without using the big massive antenna?

[Scanty]

What haterade? You show a basic lack of music knowledge by not even knowing who Buffett is, you bash Jersey which is rich considering you're from Staten Island, you are complaining here about a technical issue with your antenna thinking it's some big conspiracy instead of calling XM tech support.

Plus you are using technical terms trying to look smart and just looking like more of an idiot.

For what it's worth, someone called XM about a bad radio and XM gave him a new radio FOR FREE that works perfectly.

Your rants are childish and immature at best and psychotic and uninformed at worst.

You're right, this is such a mature board. Everyone takes everything so seriously.

[Freitag]

You're right, this is such a mature board. Every one takes everything so seriously.

Maturity has nothing to do with it.

You have a tech problem. Instead of being an empowered consumer, you complain here, thinking it'll make things better.

You are also making statements that are untrue. And if you bothered to read the thread, AC/DC was a money deal for XM.

[Scanty]

You have a tech problem. Instead of being an empowered consumer, you complain here, thinking it'll make things better.

Tell that to everyone else who posted here too.

[Freitag]

Tell that to everyone else who posted here too.


I did, in one of my first posts in this thread. You're the only one being an idiot about it.

[Scanty]

I did, in one of my first posts in this thread. You're the only one being an idiot about it.

Well, I think everyone should bow down to you then.

[Scanty]

Springsteen and Buffet do not appeal to multiple demos. Their demo is older people with no musical taste. No one in their 20s is turning on those channels. And being a "big name" station means shit when the people you're appealing to have no expendable income. Giving Eminem and Howard Stern channels are good marketing. Giving my father a "big name" channel is not.

Hair Nation is barely a channel someone in their 30s would listen to. Upper 30s, maybe. Lower 30s is listening to whatever the classic alternative channel is. Jam On is the same demo as the Grateful Dead channel.

Bruce? Metal? Hair?

3 strikes, bro.:sad:

I was agreeing with this point, "No one in their 20s is turning on those channels," concerning marketing strategy.
I don't know who missed what here. Talk about not being "bothered to read the thread."

[scottinnj]

Fuck the FCC! Who elected those assholes to make these decisions!?

Uhh. We did? I was responding to the question about terrestrial repeaters, and in general, the FCC's attitude towards Sat Radio.

We still need to have a FCC, because there needs to be some regulation of bandwidth sharing within each market and among cell companies.

[Pennyroyal]

Now that I can listen to baseball games on my iPhone, Ron and Fez is the only thing keeping me with XM Radio.

[conman823]

The specialty music channels are designed to get people to sign up. I don't really think they expect people to listen to AC/DC 24/7 365 days a year. Its a selling point and it also keeps the subscriber out of his or her iPod or CD player and tuned to the product.

If certain channels are missed I'm sure judged by customer responce they would be brought back. They will always need to have a certain amount of channels rotating to keep new subs coming in and to give the old subs a fresh selection.

On a programing note though, I would like to know who is forcing these DJ's to talk over the music like it was regular radio. This is a complete misunderstanding of how Sat Radio is supose to be an alternative to Terrestrial Radio.

Alternative programing is something the people at XM "got" more then the people at Sirius. It seems Mel took all of his croonies that fucked CBS over to Sirius and instead of learning from their mistakes they just unpacked and let the suck continue.

Mel was sent from CBS to KILL sat radio. I'm convinced more then ever.

[Space Edge]

Now that I can listen to baseball games on my iPhone, Ron and Fez is the only thing keeping me with XM Radio.

You can still use your iPhone to listen to XM, there is no official app out yet but there is a app called Pocket Tunes. I use it and I am able to stream XMRO at 128k while driving around with no signal drop out.

[Scanty]

My XM signal started working again today ... I take everything back. :wub:

[Lividspiral]

i did notice from time to time the further south you drive sometimes there's a directional issue with the receiver and antenna. driving down from dallas to laredo (on the mexican border) for instance if you were heading north it was fine, but heading south facing mexico for some reason the signal was intermittent and would cut in and out. i always assumed there was limited satellite coverage in the extreme south of the country and that more satellites aimed down on the northern part of the country and canada. then again i have no idea how satellites work so likely best to ignore everything i just posted other than i too have seen issues down in texas

[conman823]

I got a call from a CREDITOR a few months ago. When I called back they told me I owe SiriusXM $54. I told them it was impossible since i stopped my service the month I was do to resubscribe. Also XM never sent me a bill from them, so why the collector.

They put me on hold while "they checked with the client".

They came back and said I was right....but still owed $21 dollars. I told them to bill me the correct rate and I'll pay. I just wanted something in writing.

They sent me a bill for the $54. I called back and they said they would send the correct bill. That was a month ago. Still nothing.

This is what SiriusXM has become, and if I had any hope in re-subcribing that went out the window with a creditors harrassing phone call. I was a loyal customer since O&A came on and that was my thanks. A fucking Creditors call while I was in a staff meeting.

[PapaBear]

I think someone else said they got an erroneous bill from XM for about $150 in a thread yesterday. I can't remember which one.

[disneyspy]

i once posted that i got a years service for 77 bucks

[Tenbatsuzen]

I'm beginning to see what people are talking about when it comes to the music quality on Sirius/XM. I hardly listen to any other channels now besides 202, Margaritaville, and E-Street Radio. The classic rock stations are hardly better than what I'd hear on Terrestrial, the blues station is abysmal, and the decades channels have gone to complete shit.

The worst part about this is that AOL Radio - which is programmed by CBS radio, of all fucking people - has a better and more dynamic music selection than XM/Sirius right now.

It sucks to say this, but I feel like I'm paying about 20 bucks a month for Ron and Fez. Not that I'm saying it isn't worth it... but that's all.

[weekapaugjz]

Margaritaville, and E-Street Radio.

[Facepalm]

[Tenbatsuzen]

[Facepalm]

Oh, I can't wait to hear the brilliance you'll type up for this one. I'm not allowed to listen to either of those stations because it offends your sensibilities? Tell me why.

I don't listen to punk or death metal, but I don't berate those who listen to liquid metal or long for Fungus.

Seriously, tell me what's wrong with it.

[weekapaugjz]

Why so defensive?

Music is subjective.

I think jimmy buffet and the boss suck ass.

You probably don't like the stuff I listen to.

Who wins? No one. It was a joke.

[conman823]

Before the Holidays they activated my SiriusXM in the car for free. It was a one week trial without any talk stations etc.

I was still shocked at how bad the programming continued to be. When it got turned off again I was indifferent.

Really though, as I type this I'm at work listening to Slacker Radio. I used to listen to my XM Online, but the bastards wanted to charge me for it. I would rather pay for Stacker then XM.

[weekapaugjz]

Matty, would it make you happy to know that I'm making some pulled pork nachos tomorrow?

[K.C.]

SiriusXM has been in full 'shake down the subscriber' mode ever since they instituted a $75 early cancellation fee and an additional $3 monthly fee for 'premium' online service.

That's the difference between a company near bankruptcy and a company, like say Netflix, who for pretty much any plan you get, gives you online streaming of thousands of movies for free as an added service to their subscribers.

[CruelCircus]

Even stupid Holly is atrocious this year. It's been loaded with bad female R&B tunes and old boy band shit. Does anyone want to hear a 98 Degrees Christmas song?!

[underdog]

Even stupid Holly is atrocious this year. It's been loaded with bad female R&B tunes and old boy band shit. Does anyone want to hear a 98 Degrees Christmas song?!

[facepalm]

[dukester]

can't bring myself to listen to siriusXM's rock programing.


it just makes me angry, :furious: so i just dont listen to it.

[Meataball23]

I'm beginning to see what people are talking about when it comes to the music quality on Sirius/XM. I hardly listen to any other channels now besides 202, Margaritaville, and E-Street Radio. The classic rock stations are hardly better than what I'd hear on Terrestrial, the blues station is abysmal, and the decades channels have gone to complete shit.

The worst part about this is that AOL Radio - which is programmed by CBS radio, of all fucking people - has a better and more dynamic music selection than XM/Sirius right now.

It sucks to say this, but I feel like I'm paying about 20 bucks a month for Ron and Fez. Not that I'm saying it isn't worth it... but that's all.

Im 100% paying 20bucks a month for R&F. I totally agree in saying that its not NOT worth it...but yikes.

Especially tough to justify when they're only on 4 hours a day and we've been listening to a grown man have a slow mental breakdown for the past 18 months.

[disneyspy]

Im 100% paying 20bucks a month for R&F. I totally agree in saying that its not NOT worth it...but yikes.

Especially tough to justify when they're only on 4 hours a day and we've been listening to a grown man have a slow mental breakdown for the past 18 months.

i pay 77 bucks a year,thats 6 bucks a month for ron and fez,well worth it

[Meataball23]

i pay 77 bucks a year,thats 6 bucks a month for ron and fez,well worth it

Definitely well worth it, whats your plan?

[disneyspy]

Definitely well worth it, whats your plan?

the annual package for 77 bucks,call them and set it up,when my roadie crapped out i was going to cancel,they"talked" me into a new unit for 10 bucks and threw in 3 months of xm online for free with the year package

[angrymissy]

I like Lithium a lot. I don't really listen to a lot of music on XM though... I listen to the news/talk channels more. That is what started my love/hate relationship with Nancy Grace, mesmerized by her awfulness on long drives listening to 123.

[Pittsburgh]

I'm becoming more and more frustrated by the growing number of commercials, and the horrid type of advertisers that have been appearing (tax problems, debt problems, marriage problems, etc).

I expected fewer of these since I'm paying to listen.

[Meataball23]

I'm becoming more and more frustrated by the growing number of commercials, and the horrid type of advertisers that have been appearing (tax problems, debt problems, marriage problems, etc).

I expected fewer of these since I'm paying to listen.

x2

I get why there are commericals, but I cant stand the frequency on the show

[IMSlacker]

I still like Sirius XMU pretty well even though Jake Fogelnest is annoying as hell. The Verge is good too.

[RENFIELD]

i don't subscribe for sirius
i don't subscribe for xm
i subscribe for RON & FEZ

where they go, I go...

the signal stinks?
the mold they're forcing the show into stinks !
I'm still listening... but i liked it better before the merger...


(good thing the buddays can do xm, sirius, terrestrial... they're professionals who can work within the restraints)

[Dan 'Hampton]

Get Audible.

[realmenhatelife]

I still like Sirius XMU pretty well even though Jake Fogelnest is annoying as hell. The Verge is good too.

Everyone else on that station is way better than he is. When he's interviewing people he does his awful schtick and stupid voices, and asks them absolutely nothing interesting. It should be Jenny Eliscues station.

[Tenbatsuzen]

the annual package for 77 bucks,call them and set it up,when my roadie crapped out i was going to cancel,they"talked" me into a new unit for 10 bucks and threw in 3 months of xm online for free with the year package

I might do that. You pay for your service after 4 months.

[underdog]

Everyone else on that station is way better than he is. When he's interviewing people he does his awful schtick and stupid voices, and asks them absolutely nothing interesting. It should be Jenny Eliscues station.

I hate them all. I just want them all to shut the fuck up and play music.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Im 100% paying 20bucks a month for R&F. I totally agree in saying that its not NOT worth it...but yikes.

Especially tough to justify when they're only on 4 hours a day and we've been listening to a grown man have a slow mental breakdown for the past 18 months.

...18 months?

Fez's grandma died 4 years ago, man.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I hate them all. I just want them all to shut the fuck up and play music.

Did you happen to listen to WNEW about 10 years ago?

[Death Metal Moe]

Did you happen to listen to WNEW about 10 years ago?

Classic Rock with Classic Jocks FTW.

[Meataball23]

Anyone having problems with xmradio.com today? I havent been able to log in all afternoon.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Get Audible.

I've been thinking about it. Only problem with that is that I couldn't listen during lunch and I'd be a day behind.

[OGC]

I've been thinking about it. Only problem with that is that I couldn't listen during lunch and I'd be a day behind.


you get used to being a day behind pretty quickly.

[conman823]

i don't subscribe for sirius
i don't subscribe for xm
i subscribe for RON & FEZ

where they go, I go...


Great for you, you can just throw away money for a 4 hour show.

Sorry but I prefer to get a little more bang for my buck. Thats like saying you only have cable to watch one station.

Anyone having problems with xmradio.com today? I havent been able to log in all afternoon.

Did you PAY for xmradio.com? Perhaps you didn't fill Uncle Mel's hat.

[spankyfrank]

Get a free paltalk account and listen for free.

[epo]

Did you PAY for xmradio.com? Perhaps you didn't fill Uncle Mel's hat.

I didn't pay for online streaming, fuck them. It should be considered an "accessory" and not an "add-on" at this point. I'm paying $150 per year for one mobile unit, the least the pricks could do would be to give me online streaming for free.

[K.C.]

The only way I'd probably ever bail on SiriusXM is if they price me out....there's tons of content I listen to on there every day....SiriusXMU, Alt Nation, Coffee House, The Loft, Deep Tracks, B.B. King's Bluesville, MLB Home Plate, Mad Dog Radio, The Virus, BBC World Service, Cinemagic....

With the iPhone app, I pretty much can take the thing anywhere except an elevator and get service, too, so I have it on pretty much all day at work. It'd suck to lose The Virus, but I'd find other stuff to fill the time on the platform.

I will admit that sometimes that in terms of the music, I will switch between SiriusXM, Pandora, and my iPod, but I honestly find Pandora's music choices to be too narrow. Whatever you plug in, if you listen to it for a half hour or so, and then go back the next day and listen to the same 'station', you'll hear a lot repeats...it's very narrow, unless you just plug in a genre.

[RENFIELD]

[QUOTE=conman823;2641630]Great for you, you can just throw away money for a 4 hour show.

Sorry but I prefer to get a little more bang for my buck. Thats like saying you only have cable to watch one station.


BANG AWAY... I GUESS I DON'T HAVED UNLIMITED TIME LIKE YOU, OR THE UNEMPLOYED, TO SPEND 24/7 WITH A SATELLITE RECEIVER UP MY ASS...

I GET 20 HOURS A WEEK with RON & FEZ...
I get new content even when the hosts vacation...
i get weekend shows..like for the election, or superbowl..

CHEAP AT TWICE THE PRICE FOR THE BUDDAYS...
I'd rather see the rest of Sirius-XM raise to the Ron and Fez level...

go have fun with Oprah and Houston traffic channels...
I'm very amused for my small investment...

(ps.. with the crap on cable.. I find myself spending 90% of my tv viewing on only a few channels... where do YOU find the time ? GET A LIFE !!!! )

[conman823]

Nothing meaningful.

:smoke:

[lleeder]

I have a lifetime XM plan with best of Sirius. I paid $500. I feel it was well worth it. I also have online streaming that I didn't get charged extra for.

[OGC]

I have a lifetime XM plan with best of Sirius. I paid $500. I feel it was well worth it. I also have online streaming that I didn't get charged extra for.


is that your lifetime or the lifetime of the radio ?

[STC-Dub]

The lifetime of Sirius/XM.

[K.C.]

The lifetime of Sirius/XM.

Are you sure? I could have sworn it was transferable to a new unit, but it cost like $70 extra or something.

I know that's how Tivo ran their lifetime subscriptions when they introduced the HD units.

I could see it being lifetime of Sirius/XM, but charging for the new radio, the activation fee, and then a substantial transfer fee.

[lleeder]

Are you sure? I could have sworn it was transferable to a new unit, but it cost like $70 extra or something.

I know that's how Tivo ran their lifetime subscriptions when they introduced the HD units.

I could see it being lifetime of Sirius/XM, but charging for the new radio, the activation fee, and then a substantial transfer fee.

Yeah it costs like 75 to switch it to a different unit and I can switch it up to 3 times. I mostly listen online now so its not even an issue.

[DreamWeaver]

Just checkin in to see if anyone is having signal problems...I RARELY get a signal and if i do it drops within 5 minutes. I have been listening to regular radio lately. Its extremely frustrating. My unit is only a year old. Could it be time for a new one already? Or maybe a new antenna?

[Tenbatsuzen]

Just checkin in to see if anyone is having signal problems...I RARELY get a signal and if i do it drops within 5 minutes. I have been listening to regular radio lately. Its extremely frustrating. My unit is only a year old. Could it be time for a new one already? Or maybe a new antenna?

probably a new antenna, OR could be just a defective unit.

[Jughead]

Just checkin in to see if anyone is having signal problems...I RARELY get a signal and if i do it drops within 5 minutes. I have been listening to regular radio lately. Its extremely frustrating. My unit is only a year old. Could it be time for a new one already? Or maybe a new antenna?

Antenna cords are very fragile....Not to mention the input....Get a new antenna terrestrial Radio will give you ear sores....

[LordJezo]

Just checkin in to see if anyone is having signal problems...I RARELY get a signal and if i do it drops within 5 minutes. I have been listening to regular radio lately. Its extremely frustrating. My unit is only a year old. Could it be time for a new one already? Or maybe a new antenna?

What unit do you have? Is it giving an antenna error at all?

[DreamWeaver]

It's an Audiovox...looks like this one

http://store.xmfanstore.com/audiovox-commandermt-universal-vehicle-receiver.html

I had it installed last year when I bought my Nissan. I constantly get a "loading" error.

Hi btw!

[IamFogHat]

It's an Audiovox...looks like this one

http://store.xmfanstore.com/audiovox-commandermt-universal-vehicle-receiver.html

I had it installed last year when I bought my Nissan. I constantly get a "loading" error.

Hi btw!

Welcome back darlin.

[LordJezo]

It's an Audiovox...looks like this one

http://store.xmfanstore.com/audiovox-commandermt-universal-vehicle-receiver.html

I had it installed last year when I bought my Nissan. I constantly get a "loading" error.

Hi btw!

omghi2u2.

...

You don't hang around these parts much these days do you?

Have you tried this?

http://www.xmradio.com/refresh/

May or may not work, could just be dying. My Delphi unit gave out after a year and the second one I got did the same thing.

[DreamWeaver]

omg! hi! no i'm not around that often....don't have a desk job anymore so don't spend loads of time trolling internet messageboards.

i have refreshed several times. didn't help. so i guess my next step is to get a new unit? ugh.

thanks!:clap:

[Fallon]

Just checkin in to see if anyone is having signal problems...I RARELY get a signal and if i do it drops within 5 minutes. I have been listening to regular radio lately. Its extremely frustrating. My unit is only a year old. Could it be time for a new one already? Or maybe a new antenna?

I haven't had a decent signal in over two weeks. It's pretty much nothing. Fortunately I listen to Virus mp3's, but I'm getting upset.

[Fallon]

I just ordered a new antenna from MRS, it better fix my problem.

[goreds2]

I just ordered a new antenna from MRS, it better fix my problem.

I would think that was the issue. Good luck as I had the same problem before.

SIRI is at 86 cents a share. I should have bought at 7 cents. :annoyed:

I love XM and will continue to subscribe as long as I can afford it. (3 subscriptions)