I think you have to be a Sirius subscriber before you can hear their steams. Well, don't quote me exactly on that. Anyway, it is an interesting service. One thing I can say so far is they do not interrupt the oldtime radio show in the middle, but play it uninterrupted and then run the commercial and a piece of big band music between the shows.
Mimi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terra Syslo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 7:11 PM Subject: Re: XM Radio > Go to Sirius.com and you can see the channels as well as listen to the music > streams in 20-minute increments. > personal email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > yahoo messenger: tlsyslo > AOL instant messenger: drizzlecat > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary G. Schindler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 7:28 PM > Subject: Re: XM Radio > > > > Mimi, that sounds great. I shall be interested to hear the comparison of > Sirius and XM. I tried to download the adobe channel lineup but for whatever > reason, openbook wouldn't convert it, so if you happen to be able to get the > lineup in some kind of text format, I would like to have it! > > -- "mimi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yeah, on the main XM receiver, which is > not on the computer, I have the wire > tucked inside the boombox the way you > described. On the pcr, it is dropped > behind the furniture to avoid tangling. > > I activated the Sirius today, so am > feeling my way around. As soon as I > know enough to say more, I guess I'll > hold my comments. Already, I have found > the NPR feed and all the music and > sampled a little talk and discovered > their version of Radio Classics. They > play similar programming to XM's Radio > Classics, but not the same exact shows > at the same time; have not heard between > the shows yet, but I will later today. > > The long wire is under the desk at the > moment and the flip part of the antenna > is resting on the slide-out shelf of my > computer desk as that is where I can > place it right now. I have both on and > side by side. This is going to be part > of my audio setup at the new place, too. > > Mimi > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary G. Schindler" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 10:44 AM > Subject: Re: XM Radio > > > > > > t is quite a lot of wire. I use a > Delphi boom box and keep the wire in the > storage compartment! > > > > Which Sirius receiver did you buy? I > guess it would have to be JVC, Kenwood > or Clarion? I would be interested in the > differences between the two services. I > find it interesting that Sirius would > carry the NFL! > > > > -- "mimi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The wire to the pcr and regular > receiver > > is twenty feet long. That's an awful > > lot. I don't know how much of an > > extension this listener having > problems > > would need. > > > > Mimi > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gary G. Schindler" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 6:13 AM > > Subject: Re: XM Radio > > > > > > > > > > I think you will be surprised how > well > > XM satellite radio works. I thought > the > > siding on the house would effect the > > performance, but it works quite well. > > the signal is a little spotty toward > the > > center of the house. I think the > signal > > may be subject to rain fade during > > severe weather. I would suggest you > get > > a Delphi receiver or an extension > cable > > for the PCR so you can find a good > spot > > for the antenna. > > > > > > -- "mimi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > If you can still receive XM signals > > from > > > repeaters from north-facing windows > > and > > > enjoy your favorite shows, then > you're > > > fine. > > > > > > Mimi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Terra Syslo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "PC audio discussion list. " > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 4:56 > PM > > > Subject: Re: XM Radio > > > > > > > > > > I live in Omaha, but i guess > that's > > > not considered a major city in terms > > of > > > > XM having terrestrial repeaters > that > > I > > > could get the signal from. The only > > > > two windows I have face north. > > > > personal email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > MSN Messenger: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > yahoo messenger: tlsyslo > > > > AOL instant messenger: drizzlecat > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Gary G. Schindler" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 > 9:23 > > AM > > > > Subject: Re: XM Radio > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'll bet this person doesn't live > in > > a > > > major city. I was discussing this > > > > with a person about this situation > a > > > couple of months ago. > > > > > > > > -- "mimi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > Hi. > > > > > > > > To the person who is ssuffering > from > > > XM > > > > withdrawal because of lack of a > > > > south-facing window: Is there > > another > > > > room where the window faces > > > differently? > > > > You can't get the signal at all? > > Just > > > > wondering. 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