Quote Originally Posted by TomCat4680 View Post
why does a TV service need XM / Sirius stations anyway? if you want to listen to music or whatever just get a radio, or an iPod! I like to WATCH TV!

My mom has XM in her car and the sound quality is horrible. all of the people on the talk stations sound like they're underwater. I'll take my iPod any day, and regular old fashioned FM for talk.
There's probably something wrong with the XM setup. XM wouldn't have ~10 million members if their audio quality was below that of regular radio.



The Sirius/XM stations do serve a nice purpose as a quick audio solution. Recently, I was at a small bridal shower held in one of my wife's school buildings, and there was no stereo or anything in the room. They had a directv receiver there (which of course no one could get working except for me) which I immediately accessed and switched to Spa (which was enjoyed quite a bit at first, until people complained it was a little "too spa-like") and then switched to the Easy Listening station. It added a nice mood to the event, and was easier than setting up an iPod and would have easily beaten out tuning to a local radio station which deals with stupid commercials and constant song breaks about local crap you don't care about either.

All that said, if removing the Sirius/XM stations meant $3 off my bill, I'd likely remove them. However, since I am "stuck" with them, I do like the idea that if I'm entertaining people for a party I can just put on a station, which is hooked up through my stereo and can be used in both sides of my apartment. It's easier than programming an MP3 player where I'm constantly wondering whether each song will appeal to the crowd and having to play tech guy if it messes up, or dealing with regular radio with tons of static and annoying commercials.