I've tried to resist, but I can't any longer — I want to subscribe to satellite radio. XM has at least two stations that I'll listen to almost constantly (channels 4 and 44, though 28 and 81 sound appealing, too). After hearing the web-based "free trial", I'm ready to sign up but I don't know anything about receivers. I'll mostly be listening at home. I don't have a stereo setup, but I do have lots of Macs (including Airport Express). I'd like to be able to listen in my car, too. Which receiver options are best? I know that XM and Sirius are merging — is this any reason to wait to purchase equipment? [more inside]
posted on Dec 11, 2007 - 23 answers

Can there seriously not be a single science (or even technology) channel on either one of the two satellite radio systems? [more inside]
posted on Nov 29, 2007 - 18 answers

Got great new speakers for my stereo. Now comes the hard part: I need to find a particular kind of stand, and my satellite radio sounds funny. Suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Nov 22, 2007 - 6 answers

What is the cheapest model of satellite radio receiver I can purchase for my car with these requirements: [more inside]
posted on Nov 1, 2007 - 7 answers

What factors affect my XM radio's reception? [more inside]
posted on Oct 4, 2007 - 11 answers

XM and Sirius announced their plans to merge. What happens now? [more inside]
posted on Feb 19, 2007 - 17 answers

Can I use a Direct TV dish as the antenna for my Sirius receiver? [more inside]
posted on Jan 9, 2006 - 12 answers

Gadgetfilter: One portable device that plays mp3's and gets satellite radio. Does it exist? Will it exist in the future? [more inside]
posted on Nov 28, 2005 - 11 answers

I like (both in theory and practice) terrestrial FM radio. But at the insistence of my girlfriend, I'm seriously considering getting XM for Christmas. If I got it, I'd want one of those XM2Go models -- the iPod/Walkman kind of things that have a built-in FM transmitter so I could use it in-car. Thoughts? [more inside]
posted on Nov 24, 2005 - 10 answers

XM or Sirius? [more inside]
posted on Nov 15, 2005 - 26 answers

I just bought a Sirius satellite radio Starmate receiver and I don't want to mount the magnetic antenna on the exterior of my car. [more inside]
posted on Oct 14, 2005 - 8 answers

What with all the brouhaha over Howard Stern's move to saltellite radio, I've become interested in this service. But I listen to music almost exclusively on-the-go. So I'd only subscribe if I could listen on an iPod-like device. Are there any small, portable satellite radio receivers? I tried Googling, but I'm too ignorant about receivers to understand the results.
posted on Oct 10, 2004 - 9 answers

When it comes to satellite radio: XM or Sirius? [more inside]
posted on Jul 19, 2004 - 12 answers

Has anyone here tried out XM radio? After listening to dead air and buffering delays all day today, I figured I might just break down and get an XM radio for my home office to hear Air America Radio and whatever else they may have on the dial. I'm thinking the PC kit looks cheap and I could use my exisiting good-sounding computer speaker setup. So is it worth the ten bucks a month? Are there good selections of indie music on the dial? Anyone tried piping sound to their PC with this kit before?
posted on Mar 31, 2004 - 6 answers