satellite radio

Look into the programing schedule before you choose. My wife and I started with Sirius and switched to XM because we like the channel line-up better.

The biggest difference we've found is Sirius has Nascar while XM has the college football.

Anyway, for our XM setup, we bought a radio that was a little nicer for about $120 and we got an inline thing to run it more directly into the truck radio because the FM modulator gets tedious running through cities. About another $25 for that. We didn't get the $50 antenna and we haven't needed it.

We installed everything ourselves. The truck dash (07 Freightliner) is simple to take apart and run your wires.

 

Even though XM and Sirius merged, they are still being run as separate companies and while some channels are the same, a lot of them are different.

 

And some drivers pulled them out and sold them. To each there own. Over-rated, and under performing....

 

You can still find old XM radios that work with the new programing at close places online for $40 $14.50 Activation 12.95@ mo. plus a new music fee of $2.20......total $15.15. I just reactivated my receiver yesterday.

 

new music fee? hmm... I have Xm in my personal vehicle and its definately nice not to have to be searching for a radio station or a station getting drowned out by static when a song you really like comes on.. definately worth it IMO

 

yea and you get to hear all the truckers wine on steve's show at night hahaha

 

I'm glad I bought the lifetime subscription on all 3 of my radio's 6 years ago!!!

 

I have to disagree with you... over rated and under performing? I wouldn't listen to AM/FM again since I have XM radio. It's nice being able to NOT have to search for the game to listen to or the talk radio host. It's nice not to have interference anymore on the radio. I got the lifetime subscription... never have to worry about a bill again.