Nickname: john

Review: Sirius Added more subs the last few months. But it's the last Stern followers jumping in, Sirius can't maintain the pace much longer and as he said Stern is retiring in 59 months & that's also when trade in's come in (5 yr. payments end) & the old cars go over seas. Sirius is behind XM in most cases. Except 1,320 billion shares Sirius has & 222 million XM has today & Sirius has 2.2 billion more in market cap (coming down soon to match)

Date reviewed: Feb 4, 2006 8:00 PM

Nickname: nick77vet

Review: One thing all the people in favor of satellite radio are forgetting is that High Def radio is just coming to the market (Boston Accoustics just released the first HD Desktop Radio)... this free, yet digital signal capable of multicasting is going to sway many consumers (like myself) away from the monthly fees associated with satellite radio.

Date reviewed: Jan 6, 2006 11:55 PM

Nickname: FlyFish206

Review: Been listening to XM for over two years. Have it in two cars, home, small Cessna, and take it to my cabin in Canada. What I like about XM (besides the music) is their foresight in forging business alliances-- like XM WxWorx. Nexrad radar images are beamed up to XM sats and then re-broadcast down to the cockpit or cabin of your aircraft, boat, or car, virtually providing real time weather to users easily willing to pay $50 per month. It's revolutionizing general aviation.

Date reviewed: Jan 3, 2006 4:19 PM

Nickname: xmEd

Review: I am growing tired of the XM vs. Sirius debate. Why can't we just get along? Both offer somewhat different programming, but both are way better than terrestrial radio. If you get one, you will likely not be dissapointed. YMCA, both Sirius and XM only offer commercial free music channels. Talk channels are fair game. On that note, Sirius might still be able to command a healthy dollar for advertising on Stern's show in the future.

Date reviewed: Jan 1, 2006 8:14 PM

Nickname: Jim

Review: Satellite-radio by these two losers reminds me of AOL. Why should I pay for its meager content when I have the entire Web? At home I can listen to thousands of stations for free. Mobile is next. Give me a good quality phone that hooks up to any webcast.

Date reviewed: Dec 31, 2005 11:03 PM

Nickname: Apolune

Review: Once they've both gone bankrupt and been through recap, I might look at XM and Sirius stocks. Until then, forget it. The Lucy Ricardo philosophy of losing money on every sale but making it up in volume has never really appealed to me.

Date reviewed: Dec 30, 2005 4:52 PM

Nickname: DT

Review: I think one of the most interesting aspects of this battle of the stations are the moves into original programming--a la Stern (SIRI) and Bob Edwards (XMSR). Is that really a fair comparison? Following HBO's strategy to become more than just rebroadcasters, I think both channels have the potential to tap into new radio markets. I got XM for Christmas and am really enjoying the no commercials thing. I might switch back and forth, but traditional FM has just taken a back seat-- as has Internet that takes as long to boot up as my PC.

Date reviewed: Dec 30, 2005 4:34 PM

Nickname: satrad1

Review: Satellite radio is at the same place that cable was in the early '80s. There was a lot of naysayers then, too. Now who can imagine a world without ESPN or CNN? I work for a major retailer and I can tell you that for every person who bought a Sirius radio over the holiday, there were 25 that I had to turn away. This thing is going to be big!

Date reviewed: Dec 30, 2005 4:09 PM

Nickname: puffgussy

Review: With regards to all the comments about Stern's cost to Sirius: They only need 1 million new subscribers to break even with the cost of broadcasting his show--a more than attainable goal for a budding service/technology such as this. Spend now, earn later. Satellite (and Sirius) aren't going anywhere.

Date reviewed: Dec 30, 2005 2:54 PM

Nickname: nick

Review: I got Sirius two years ago and switched over to XM after a year when I wrecked my car. By that time, Sirius was dropping channels I was listening to, including some that attracted me to it instead of XM. I use it to get choices not available to me where I live. Sirius seems to be going more toward lowest common denominator (no knock against Howard). But I'm glad Stern is helping Sirius become more competitive. I hope Comcast will include both systems in their cable lineup, like DirectTV.

Date reviewed: Dec 30, 2005 6:59 AM