XM on DirecTV = bag of suck

[Billy Bob Boy]

:) Thank you Thank you Thank you Dishrich for keeping this thread alive. It almost vanished from the front page. Heaven forbid. Jim spence please cover your mouth when you yawn. XMXMXMXMXMXMXMXMXMXMXMXMXMXMXMXMXMXMXMXMXMXMXMXMXM. There ya go tons of XM. PLEASE dont let this thread die. I hope to see it 15 years from now. Heck there might even be a "Xm bag of suck forum". I will be the very first to subscribe to the "Xm bag of suck Magazine". Please we need lots more Xm bag of suck. In honor of this thread I am renaming my first born You guessed it XMBAGOSUCK Boy :) :) :) :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:




Edit: If you havent figured it out this entire post is sarcasm :eek:

[GrogLikesBeer]

I absolutely CAN'T stand listening to XM & all the yacking between songs, which almost seems to occur between EVERY song. :mad: :rolleyes: Sorry, but if you "pro-XM" guys like this crap, then bully for you - as far as I'm concerned, XM is not even a 2nd rate choice to MC. And, THE G-D TITLES STILL DON'T WORK RIGHT!!! :mad:

I don't have an opinion on XM vs MC as I just use my tv for tv. But I do subscribe to XM and have for 3 or 4 years. The above quote is an exaggeration. The stations I listen to (Squizz,Ethel,Fred,Lucy,Fungus) don't have chatter after EVERY song. They play 4-6 songs & then DJ comes on for 10-30 seconds & then more songs. And there are no commercials.

I understand that that is completely different from MC which had no chatter. And it is understandable that you wouldn't like XM as a replacement to MC. But this thread seems to have turned into a general XM sucks - don't buy it - false advertising thread, and that is untrue. As a previous poster said XM was designed to replace OTA radio, and for that it does an amazing job.

[Lord Vader]

Personally, I think the XM music channels are better than the MC ones were. Two channels that I truly like on XM and that I think are much better than their MC counterparts are channels 804 and 805, the 70's and the 80's channels respectively.

[Rkkeller]

I like the XM much better too. About the only time I ever used MC was for holiday background music and never really listened to anything, it was just on. Now I listen to Opie & Anthony, Ron & Fez and much more all the time for no additional charge. Thank You DirecTV. A great decision that saved me $13 a month as I can now record O&A for no additional charge and listen when I get home or just catch the repeats.

[BlankMan]

I don't have an opinion on XM vs MC as I just use my tv for tv. But I do subscribe to XM and have for 3 or 4 years. The above quote is an exaggeration. The stations I listen to (Squizz,Ethel,Fred,Lucy,Fungus) don't have chatter after EVERY song. They play 4-6 songs & then DJ comes on for 10-30 seconds & then more songs. And there are no commercials.Well maybe after every song is an exaggeration but after every other song is certainly not. DJ type chatter or advertisements after every other song.
Lookey here. (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=3595582#post3595582)

[JetJam]

you guys are a bunch of whining babies, please cancel your D* subscription and stop posting here.

XM is commercial free, a commercial is by definition a paid advertisement, in which they have none of. its no different then my local FM station doing a 40min block of commercial free and every 3-4 song's saying who they are or that you are listening to ...........

if there is something you don't like, don't buy it, don't subscribe. there is multiple choices of the same venue, choose one thats right for you and be happy. the choices are endless, thats why this is America. and stop your B****ing.

[tbeckner]

if there is something you don't like, don't buy it, don't subscribe. But since we are DirecTV subscribers, some of us long term subscribers of almost 12 years, and DirecTV made the choice to use our subscription funds to switch to XM Radio and didn't give us any type of choice, then I know you could understand. How would you feel if DirecTV dropped XM Radio at the end of this month and switched back to MUSIC CHOICE? I guess you would either swallow it or start your own thread.

Nobody is asking that DirecTV drop XM Radio, but the long term users of MUSIC CHOICE just want a choice, even if we have to pay for it. Although, I highly doubt that DirecTV would even give us that choice, because in the last couple of years the company has been hijacked, and some of its decisions make more sense for their bottom line and less sense for their long term high value subscribers. (I have invested over $15,000 in equipment, PPV, and subscriptions (including NFLST, Sports, Movie Channels), in those 11 plus years, but based upon some of the decisions that DirecTV is currently making I am considering other options (although cable is currently unlikely, because I would have to currently do without a dual tuner TiVo).

There is no doubt that over 90% of the people who have voiced their positive opinion about the switch to XM Radio over Music Choice, are either XM Radio subscribers or not long term 10+ years DirecTV subscribers who listened to MUSIC CHOICE.

Just remember you would be just as upset about DirecTV dropping XM Radio for Music Choice, as we are over DirecTV dropping Music Choice for what we believe is in comparison TALK RADIO.

Again "if there is something you don't like, don't buy it, don't subscribe.", but we DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE, DirecTV automatically subscribed us.

[dtremain]

But since we are DirecTV subscribers, some of us long term subscribers of almost 12 years, and DirecTV made the choice to use our subscription funds to switch to XM Radio and didn't give us any type of choice, then I know you could understand. How would you feel if DirecTV dropped XM Radio at the end of this month and switched back to MUSIC CHOICE? I guess you would either swallow it or start your own thread.

Nobody is asking that DirecTV drop XM Radio, but the long term users of MUSIC CHOICE just want a choice, even if we have to pay for it. Although, I highly doubt that DirecTV would even give us that choice, because in the last couple of years the company has been hijacked, and some of its decisions make more sense for their bottom line and less sense for their long term high value subscribers. (I have invested over $15,000 in equipment, PPV, and subscriptions (including NFLST, Sports, Movie Channels), in those 11 plus years, but based upon some of the decisions that DirecTV is currently making I am considering other options (although cable is currently unlikely, because I would have to currently do without a dual tuner TiVo).

There is no doubt that over 90% of the people who have voiced their positive opinion about the switch to XM Radio over Music Choice, are either XM Radio subscribers or not long term 10+ years DirecTV subscribers who listened to MUSIC CHOICE.

Just remember you would be just as upset about DirecTV dropping XM Radio for Music Choice, as we are over DirecTV dropping Music Choice for what we believe is in comparison TALK RADIO.

Again "if there is something you don't like, don't buy it, don't subscribe.", but we DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE, DirecTV automatically subscribed us.I don't think that people are objecting to your voicing your opinion. I do, however, think that this relentless beating of a dead horse is getting to be a bit much. We've all staked our claim. You like MC better; I like XM better. I like radio, you like background music. We both freely admit this.

Directv clearly is not going to drop XM. Obviously they have signed a contract for whatever period of time. Just as obviously, they are not going to pick MC back up for a handful of people who feel that it was a poor choice.

I miss TRIO. But, I've gotten over it.

Get over it.

[BlankMan]

Just as obviously, they are not going to pick MC back up for a handful of people who feel that it was a poor choice..It's alive! IT'S ALIVE!! THIS THREAD IS STILL ALIVE!!!

Like a bad ______ that just won't go away.... :D

But, don't be surprised if DTV picks MC back up. The bitching here could just be a minute cross section of what DTV is getting, we don't know, we'll never know, unless of course MC reappears. Take it for what it's worth, a couple weeks ago when DTV called me after I complained about the loss of MC that was one of the options the CSR said could occur around the summer time frame. True? False? BS? Misinformed? Smooze just to keep me from canceling? Who knows. Time will tell.

[dishrich]

I miss TRIO. But, I've gotten over it.

Trio itself was shut down by NBC - MC is STILL alive & well, but D* CHOOSE to dump it.
BIG DIFFERENCE!!! :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[dishrich]

you guys are a bunch of whining babies, please cancel your D* subscription and stop posting here.

Yea, & you fricken XM pom-pomers are even WORSE - I (& obviously many others here) were perfectly content with MC, but some brain-damaged idiot at D* decided they thought they found something better. THEY WERE WRONG!!! Tbeckner summed it up quite nicely - if D* just left MC alone & added XM, everything would have been peachy. And as far as ditching D*, even if I wanted to I couldn't anyway - I'm now stuck on a 2-year contract & was never told that D* might decide to change an entire service to something inferior.

And for the record, I'll post WHEREVER & WHENEVER I damm well please, thank you very much. If you don't like it, THEN QUIT READING THESE POSTS!!! :p :rolleyes:

[dtremain]

Trio itself was shut down by NBC - MC is STILL alive & well, but D* CHOOSE to dump it.
BIG DIFFERENCE!!! :rolleyes: :rolleyes:Nonsense. TRIO was dumped by Directv. If it has since been shut down by NBC, it is because it had very few subscribers outside of D*.

[Mr. Furious]

Nonsense. TRIO was dumped by Directv. If it has since been shut down by NBC, it is because it had very few subscribers outside of D*.

Trio was shut down for good on 1/1/06. It's apparently going to be some sort of Internet channel now.

[Billy Bob Boy]

Yea, & you fricken XM pom-pomers are even WORSE - I (& obviously many others here) were perfectly content with MC, but some brain-damaged idiot at D* decided they thought they found something better. THEY WERE WRONG!!! Tbeckner summed it up quite nicely - if D* just left MC alone & added XM, everything would have been peachy. And as far as ditching D*, even if I wanted to I couldn't anyway - I'm now stuck on a 2-year contract & was never told that D* might decide to change an entire service to something inferior.

And for the record, I'll post WHEREVER & WHENEVER I damm well please, thank you very much. If you don't like it, THEN QUIT READING THESE POSTS!!! :p :rolleyes:I cant quit reading. Its too much fun watching the xm haters banging their heads against the wall. I guarantee D* did research on which was preferred and if xm would get more subscriptions. Also I guarantee if D* thought they could make a buck they would offer MC for a fee.(Apparently they don't feel there would be any profit in it) About them dropping a shopping channel to add MC, don't count on it. Those shopping channels must be popular. I hope you guys get your MC back (I don't care either way) But not at the cost of xm( cause than there would be the MC bagof suck thread to deal with and endless polls :D



For the xm haters please use a helmet when you bang your head :)

[BlankMan]

Yea, & you fricken XM pom-pomers :I like that :D These Pom-Pomers want this thread to disappear, every time it pops back up they bitch and moan. They just can't seem to tolerate their beloved can do no wrong XM being portrayed in a negative light. Get over it XM lovers, some people like to listen to music and only music without endless useless DJ babble.
But not at the cost of xm( cause than there would be the MC bagof suck thread to deal with and endless polls :D )Poll? Poll?? Did someone say poll???

[dobeman]

I used to love "Soundscapes" on DirecTV, but the new XM selections aren't even close. Audio Visions is maybe 60% as good as Soundscapes, but it moves from mellow moods to world beat music.

Hey DirecTV - THEY AREN'T THE SAME THING

Keep your "deep cuts" and your 12 stations for everything other than mood music and give me something that I can turn on while I read that's not a distraction.

I mean seriously, who needs 8 different channels of jazz, heavy metal and teeny bop top 40s? If they can get that many channels devoted to their prefs, how come we only get one "mood music" channel?

Not impressed.

Dobeman

[Draven X. Byrne]

Get over it XM lovers, some people like to listen to music and only music without endless useless DJ babble.

Yes - and those mystical things are called CD's. :D

DXB

[BlankMan]

Yes - and those mystical things are called CD's. :D

DXBYep. I'm thinking of streaming my CD Changer and then maybe adding another one and controlling it remotely from my Linux server via S-Link. But the downside to this is that I don't get exposed to new music. That was what I liked about MC besides all music no useless chatter.

MC was a very nice music jukebox, some people expressed that is what they didn't like. XM is a very nice FM Radio delivered via satellite, some people have expressed that is what they like about it.

[tbeckner]

For the xm haters please use a helmet when you bang your head :)And for the XM Radio lovers who cannot stand reading this thread, be sure to use a CPSC standard helmet when you bang your head on the keyboard.

[tbeckner]

I used to love "Soundscapes" on DirecTV, but the new XM selections aren't even close. Audio Visions is maybe 60% as good as Soundscapes, but it moves from mellow moods to world beat music.I agree completely. I used MUSIC CHOICE Soundscapes as background while working and even sometimes while sleeping and it was great. "Audio Visions" is just plain awful, because of their incompatible mix of sounds and music I cannot use it for either background while working or to fall asleep or while sleeping. Then again the chatter does not help either.

[tbeckner]

Yes - and those mystical things are called CD's. :D

DXBBut why do WE have to pay for Radio? I am use to CD's being played endlessly, for over 11 years now.

[Draven X. Byrne]

But why do WE have to pay for Radio? I am use to CD's being played endlessly, for over 11 years now.

Really -

when you distill this into it's "purest" form of "suck"( for you MC lovers out there) is that:

1) Those of use that liked / loved XM already and didn't like MC or were indifferent to it love the new additions

2) Those of you that loved the music only format of MC got outright BF'd since it came out of nowhere and you aren't afforded a choice.

Now to fix this honestly there is nothing that anyone can do - because let's face it - the one thing we all agree on is that we'd prefer to keep our TiVo's with DirecTV - and we have a much "larger" voice then you Pro-MC people and we all know how that issue played out . . . .

This is just 1 more sign DirecTV isn't listening to us anymore - TiVo, MC, lease equipment . . .

What the hell is next . . . . only Rupert knows :D

DXB

[tbeckner]

This is just 1 more sign DirecTV isn't listening to us anymore - TiVo, MC, lease equipment . . .

What the hell is next . . . . only Rupert knows :D

DXBI agree completely, DirecTV is off doing their own thing and they have never asked their customers what they wanted to do, especially some of the long term high value customers.

Who knows what is NEXT?

Oh, and you forgot one, the new one "READ MY LIPS NO RATE INCREASE FOR 2006", and of course now there is a RATE INCREASE.

Again, who knows what is NEXT?

Maybe we all will have to wake up every morning and sing the "Rupert Murdoch" song before they will activate our account for the day.

[I know this is over the top, but then again who knows.]

[heySkippy]

Again, who knows what is NEXT?

Next for me will almost certainly be a Series 3 TiVo and Comcast very soon after it becomes available.

[IndyJones1023]

Next for me will almost certainly be a Series 3 TiVo and Comcast very soon after it becomes available.
Once I get the value out of my equipment, me too.

[Hodaka]

heck, if I had my way, they'd offer a non-music package where I could save $5/mth and not get ANY of it..

[IndyJones1023]

Okay, this is weird. I have 3 DirecTiVos, 2 in the living room, 1 HD and 1 regular. The HD and regular units are playing different songs, yet both are on XM channel 805. :confused:

[Lord Vader]

I used to love "Soundscapes" on DirecTV, but the new XM selections aren't even close. Audio Visions is maybe 60% as good as Soundscapes, but it moves from mellow moods to world beat music.

Hey DirecTV - THEY AREN'T THE SAME THING

Keep your "deep cuts" and your 12 stations for everything other than mood music and give me something that I can turn on while I read that's not a distraction.

I mean seriously, who needs 8 different channels of jazz, heavy metal and teeny bop top 40s? If they can get that many channels devoted to their prefs, how come we only get one "mood music" channel?

Not impressed.

Dobeman

I'll tell you one thing--I never used to listen to the MC 80's channel because I thought it sucked. They rarely played any good 80's music. However, with DirecTV now carrying XM's 80's channel, I found myself listening to it a lot. the music selection is much better than what it was with MC.

[IndyJones1023]

Okay, I have it on right now. They just advertised some XM + Napster service. How can that not be considered an ad?

[Wolffpack]

Okay, I have it on right now. They just advertised some XM + Napster service. How can that not be considered an ad?
Do you consider HBO commercial free?

[IndyJones1023]

Do you consider HBO commercial free?
I haven't had HBO in years, but when I did, I never saw ads for other services of theirs you had to pay for. When their advertising means more money out of your pocket, that's an "advertisement." HBO only promotes upcoming shows and movies, AFAIK.

[BlankMan]

XM Posts Wider 4Q Loss; Director Quits
:) :DYES!!!!! :D :)

[smark]

That must be why for the last 4-5 months I've tried to cancel they keep giving me a free 2 months.

The AOL business model.

[joekarglo]

I have the same problem with XM and MC--There should be a "Dinner Jazz" channel or at least dinner hours on the Jazz channel--no dixieland or other annoying stuff--just torch songs and straight, easy Jazz but not elevator music. I wonder if Sirius has such a thing?

[dtremain]

I can't believe this is back! Well, since we last discussed it (you know, I've been one of those XM cheerleaders) I learned that the reason that Freeview got replaced by that waste of bandwidth CD USA is because Freeview was from MC.

I really miss Freeview. I haven't listened to XM in weeks.

H-m-m-m-m.

[tbeckner]

I can't believe this is back! Well, since we last discussed it (you know, I've been one of those XM cheerleaders) I learned that the reason that Freeview got replaced by that waste of bandwidth CD USA is because Freeview was from MC.

I really miss Freeview. I haven't listened to XM in weeks.

H-m-m-m-m.There you go!

In my case I added Bend Cable, digital cable for MUSIC CHOICE and of course some local channels, which is currently only 26.75 per month with my cable internet discount. The joy of music only and no talk at all. I did wait until my local cable company did their free Spring installation package with discounts, so I would save some money. BTW, I am impressed with the quality of the video and sound from the digital feed on all of the channels, cable has come a long way in the last 11+ years.

I am glad to be back.

[BlankMan]

I can't believe this is back! Well, since we last discussed it (you know, I've been one of those XM cheerleaders) I learned that the reason that Freeview got replaced by that waste of bandwidth CD USA is because Freeview was from MC.

I really miss Freeview. I haven't listened to XM in weeks.

H-m-m-m-m.
LOL!!!

I LOVE IT!

All I have to say is... Welcome!

[dishrich]

LOL!!!

I LOVE IT!

All I have to say is... Welcome!

I LUV IT TOO!! :D :D

One thing I just found out a couple days ago - I was hooking up a new 42" Sony LCD projector, which is also Cable Card ready, for a client, who just switched from E* back to cable. When I hooked up her Moto 6412 III to her new TV, I also hooked a straight cable feed directly to the TV & let it go through auto scan. I was expecting the TV to get the HD locals w/out needing a Cable Card, since they are supposed to be unscrambled. Well much to my suprise, not only does she get them, but she ALSO gets ALL the Music Choice channels unscrambled as well! (complete with the song title screens)

So, if you have a new digital TV/HD box w/a QUAM tuner & have basic cable, you might want to try this & see what your system has out there "in the clear"... ;) ;)

[Blackbeard]

Originally Posted by BlankMan
On the old MC channels I mostly listened to the Blues channel, 841 I believe, it was a pretty decent mix of really old and current.......XM's Blues channel seems to play mostly the really really old Blues, a lot that I am not familiar with. As such I haven't listened to it a lot because it's not quite my cup of tea. But maybe I'm not giving it a fair shake and maybe I just hit it at times when that was the genre. BUT, every time I did listen to it, talking, talking telling me things I really didn't care to hear, I want to hear music.
Originally Posted by BlindLemonLarry
I've been listening to the Blues channel for several hours this morning, and have come to the same conclusion. I definitely preferred the "mix" on the MC Blues channel, there was a better balance of roots/acoustic vs modern electric blues.


Well now it seems like the Blues channel is gone completely, even though it was horrible compared to the music choice Blues channel. Now we have to put up with jazz in Storyville to hear any Blues. :down: :mad:

One good thing about XM on DirectTV, I used to want to get it for my vehicles, etc...now I know I DO NOT want it...

[balboa dave]

Well now it seems like the Blues channel is gone completely, even though it was horrible compared to the music choice Blues channel. Now we have to put up with jazz in Storyville to hear any Blues. :down: :mad:

One good thing about XM on DirectTV, I used to want to get it for my vehicles, etc...now I know I DO NOT want it... :confused: Still works fine for me. Just listened to John Lee Hooker. :confused:

[BlindLemonLarry]

Well now it seems like the Blues channel is gone completely, even though it was horrible compared to the music choice Blues channel. Now we have to put up with jazz in Storyville to hear any Blues. :down: :mad:
It's still there...Bluesville, CH854. It's not great, but it's better than nothing. I'd say a third or fourth of what they play really couldn't be considered blues. And of course there is the relentless yakking every few songs or so...

I've been trying to give XM a chance, but I definitely preferred MC. So while I can't state that MC is "better" than XM, it was certainly more to my taste. Hey, they're playing a smokin' Byther Smith tune right now, can't be all bad!

[samdu]

I don't use the music channels all that often. The only content differences I've noticed between MC and XM have been a change for the positive, though. I'll flip to the New Age channel every once in a blue moon and with MC, I almost never recognized the artists and the music was rather generic. On XM, I DO recognize a good portion of the artists and the music has a lot more character. Other than that, I can't say a whole lot about XM at this point. Perhaps I should check it out more in depth and see what all the hubbub is about. :)

[TomK]

I just wish the XM channels were numbered the same as they are on XM, i.e., XM 46 would be Directv 846.

[inaka]

Is it true that DirecTV dropped Opie & Anthony from their XM lineup?
I heard that today...wow.

[disco]

Yes, they did.

[Wolffpack]

Did DTV drop O&A or did XM stop it? XM went exclusive on all MLB Home Plate.

[tubsone]

Put my vote down for XM!......I think it's great!

Music choice=boring!

[inaka]

Did DTV drop O&A or did XM stop it? XM went exclusive on all MLB Home Plate.
DTV only from what I've heard.
O&A are still on XM radio, just no longer carried on DirecTV.
(That's what I read this morning, but I'm at work so I can't confirm.)

[disco]

Yes, DTV dropped both MLB Home Plate & High Voltage (O&A's channel) in favor of only providing music channels.

Per Orbitcast (http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/opie-anthony-gone-from-directv.html#comments) & Eric Logan, XM's Vice President of Programming:
"DTV moved to an all Music offering. They also removed MLB-Home Plate. You should call DTV and let them know, it was their call."

[BadGuy]

It appears that O&A are back on... Earlier in the week, they weren't there, but I guess the "Pests" got to DirecTV because I'm listening to them right now.

[PaJo]

Next for me will almost certainly be a Series 3 TiVo and Comcast very soon after it becomes available.


I am thinking that way as well. I even thought of getting a new standalone just to get Tivolution magazine again, but was not sure it would work with the GXCEBOT.

[Hersheytx]

I really like the Classical XM stations. They explain a lot about the conductors and stories about the music. When it was written. Sometimes for whom it was written.
I am very new to Classical music, so it helps me understand and remember different pieces better if I have a story to connect with them.
For those who think XM is not good, I think you are better off just listening to your MP3s or personal CDs. XM has character. I like it a lot.

[BlankMan]

For those who think XM is not good, I think you are better off just listening to your MP3s or personal CDs. XM has character. I like it a lot.Problem with that is you don't get exposed to new music that way. With Music Choice I could hear the songs I liked plus get exposed to new music. If I hear a new song that I don't know much about I can Google it and get all the information about it I could ever want to know. When I want to listen to music I want to listen to music and not some chatter. Yes sometimes chatter can be informative, but none of the chatter on Highway 16 was ever informative.It was advertisment about the channel itself or who was being featured next Thursday or on the weekend. That is not informative. When I want to know something more about the music I am listening to it is very easy to search and find things out.

[tbb1226]

WTF, Blankman?

A full month after the last post in this lame thread, and you feel the need to revive it with a re-post of the exact "argument" you made six months ago?

What jail have you been cooling your heels in since February?? ;)

[bosoxi]

What ever happened to all the great things they were going to do with the xm channels???All i have is a black screen that tells info on the song playing(and most times its wrong lol)...

[xunil76]

wait....there are music channels on DTV? :D

just kidding, i knew they were there....but it just goes to show you how often i listen to them.

if i wanna listen to music, i'll put in a CD or stream some audio, and i won't ever have to worry about any commercials, ads, promotions, commentaries, etc.....just the music i want, when i want, and nothing else....

[bidger]

:up: xunil76!

Much ado about nothing, but that happens a lot on the Internet.

[tjperez]

I like the new XM channels. I also have a Pioneer portable XM receiver. What would be cool is if you had Directv service, you only had to pay the mirroring fee for XM radios rather than the full subscription charge.

[restart88]

I like the new XM channels. I also have a Pioneer portable XM receiver. What would be cool is if you had Directv service, you only had to pay the mirroring fee for XM radios rather than the full subscription charge.

Wow a whole whopping $6 savings? :D

I shouldn't make too much light though because I'm pretty tight on utility expenses myself. However, the difference is with a full sub you do get other channels not available on D*.

Think of it this way, having music on D* for free saves you $6 mirroring on a 2nd XM receiver for the house. ;)

[heySkippy]

I'm waiting patiently for the S3 TiVo so I can kick DirecTV to the curb. XM sucks just as badly as it did 7 months ago.

[Hersheytx]

Just bought my Samsung Helix for XM. I love it more now that I can record stuff. 50 hours is not as much as I want, but its a start.
I do wish I could record it over Directv. I love to skip songs on my Helix to find the hidden jewels.
I guess everyone has their own tastes, but I am enjoying my XM. At home, car and play.

[tjperez]

Wow a whole whopping $6 savings? :D

Think of it this way, having music on D* for free saves you $6 mirroring on a 2nd XM receiver for the house. ;)

To me XM is not worth the $12.95/mo. I plan to discontinue it after the next 3 months.

[hoopsrgreat]

We have XM in the car and the wife and myself love it. Is sirius better?? cant answer that, dont listen to sirius. I love Big Tracks, or Big hits, whatever it is called. Channel 837 in D*. It may not be for you, but I am surprised if you cant find the music you like.

I personally am very happy with XM. I have a Pioneer Elite receiver that is XM ready, so getting it from D* just saves me the extra subscription fee, so I am happy.

Once you get XM in your car, you cant go back to regular radio IMO. Just like getting tivo. I dont want commercials in my music. IN addition, when I drive from Norcal to Socal I can leave it on one XM station the entire trip and dont have toi try to find new stations as I enter and leave their broadcast area.

Love XM!

[hyde76]

To me XM is not worth the $12.95/mo. I plan to discontinue it after the next 3 months.

I pay $77 / year in my car. That's $6.42 a month.

http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140022

[tjperez]

I have a portable XM receiver and I have a hard time getting a signal without using an external antenna. When I am able to get a signal, it sounds great through headphones. My car dock is connected to an external antenna so I get a much better signal. Unfortunately, my car stereo does not have an audio input jack nor a cassette player so I have use the portable's FM transmitter which sounds like crap. It is basically AM quality sound.

[tbb1226]

I'm waiting patiently for the S3 TiVo so I can kick DirecTV to the curb. XM sucks just as badly as it did 7 months ago.Yeah, you'll get way better music channels on the Series 3 TiVo! :rolleyes:

Are you really prepared to spend $800 or more for the S3 (and, what, switch to cable?) to rid your home of the evil scourge of XM music channels? WOW! :eek:

[bidger]

Yeah, you'll get way better music channels on the Series 3 TiVo! :rolleyes:
Welll...the S3 could provide more music features, and seeing as how we're midway through Q3 2006 it's time to start disclosing TiVo, but there would at least be Live365, a radio station feature on networked S2 SA TiVos. I can't recall the last time I used it. If you think XM's "a bag of suck", I'd find it hard to believe the same person would rave over Live365.

[Double-Tap]

I really like the Classical XM stations. They explain a lot about the conductors and stories about the music. When it was written. Sometimes for whom it was written.
Right on.

[Rcam10]

Can anyone tell me why Directv replace XM channel called SUNNY on 820, with another XM channel called ESCAPE?

I had Sunny playing all day in the house for my Mom and she really liked Sunny. While maybe Escape might be considered somewhat the same, its different enough she hates it.

Its more instrumental and boring. I'm really tired of Directv constantly doing things that bother me.

[balboa dave]

It has nothing to do with DirecTV. Nashville, KISS, MIX, Sunny and WSIX are programmed by Clear Channel. These channels started carrying commercials on May 1, and XM substituted new commercial-free channels to replace them. Complain to XM about the programming.

[heySkippy]

Yeah, you'll get way better music channels on the Series 3 TiVo!

Yes I will. It's nice to know you see it my way.


Are you really prepared to spend $800 or more for the S3 (and, what, switch to cable?) to rid your home of the evil scourge of XM music channels? WOW! :eek:
Well, it's not like that will be the only benefit but yes, I will switch back to cable, in part because DirecTV did away with uninterrupted music channels.

As for the cost, that's yet to be determined.

[Bob Coxner]

This dead horse has been flogged for so long that it has to be in tiny pieces by now. The vast majority of us are very happy with XM and have long since moved on from the discussion.

[IndyJones1023]

Then why participate?

[heySkippy]

This dead horse has been flogged for so long that it has to be in tiny pieces by now. The vast majority of us are very happy with XM and have long since moved on from the discussion.
I'm not sure why y'all ever stayed in the discussion at all. Once you'd made it clear that you like commercials and yakking DJ's, what else was there for you to say?

[HomieG]

I like the term bag-of-suck.

[dtremain]

I'm not sure why y'all ever stayed in the discussion at all. Once you'd made it clear that you like commercials and yakking DJ's, what else was there for you to say?And when you made your feelings clear on your first post, what more was there to say?

Your problem is that you cannot let people disagree with you without insulting their position.

[restart88]

Well I just cancelled my regular XM service. I don't care for some of the music changes and never liked the voice overs or hawking other channels. But of the channels available on D* I hardly ever listen to any of those. So personally I guess I'd be fine if D* made XM optional and cut my bill $5 a month (which is about what E* charges for Sirius if you don't have the channels included in your package).

[heySkippy]

And when you made your feelings clear on your first post, what more was there to say?


But this is the XM=Bag of Suck thread. This is the very definition of a place to bitch about it. If it would make you feel better, I will get a permission slip from the thread starter.


Your problem is that you cannot let people disagree with you without insulting their position.
I don't insult people and anyone who says otherwise is an idiot.
















:D

[BlankMan]

WTF, Blankman?

A full month after the last post in this lame thread, and you feel the need to revive it with a re-post of the exact "argument" you made six months ago?

What jail have you been cooling your heels in since February?? ;)Yeah well... Maybe you should mention that to Hersheytx too, how many times was what he said said? :)

And boy, this thread is getting active again, goes to show the subject is true.
I don't insult people and anyone who says otherwise is an idiot.LOL

http://www.curtronics.com/images/xm_logo.gif

[Bob_Newhart]

So if someone actually likes XM on Directv, then this "Bag of Suck" thread is not for them. There needs to be a "Bag of Blow" thread started.

:D

[trainman]

So if someone actually likes XM on Directv, then this "Bag of Suck" thread is not for them. There needs to be a "Bag of Blow" thread started.

...because people who like XM on DirecTV find it as addictive as cocaine?! :eek:

[dtremain]

...because people who like XM on DirecTV find it as addictive as cocaine?! :eek:Not to be as crude as the current title, but I know that you don't want to flip your logic over hree to those who agree with the title. I just know you don't.

Think about it! :D