Thread: XM Sirius Announces "Best Of" Packages to be available 10/6

Be patient people. I am sure they are working on expanding the bandwidth issues so Sirius and XM customers will be able to get all the channels eventually. Jason thanks for the heads up. I am looking forward to adding the sports package so I can get the NFL and NBA.

I love to read what everyone is saying . . . don't you think Mel Karmazin and others are starting to roll things out and seeing what reactions will be?

They are not 100% sure what will attract people and what will not; this is the first thing out of the gate and in my opinion, for them to do this so soon shows their commitment to the customer and things can only get better from here! I am more confident in spending my money with Karmazin then some other people that do not even have interesting "chats" anymore

well count me in as one who will likely drop Sirius and get XM, as all the channels I enjoy from Sirius (not that the music channels aren't bad on sirius) are on the list of the best of sirius pack. but the music chanels are pretty close I'd say between the two. besides i can get all four sports on my radio plus my Fighting Illini games too.

I'm not paying more- a la carte will be amusing i'm thinking

Why? - XM doesn't have Out Q, Indie Talk or Sirius Stars. That's about all I listen to when not listening to music. I'd go to Terrestrial Radio before having XM only as they don't come close to meeting my needs.

Originally Posted by vinnyv07

Yep...that is the biggest point through all of this. If you are an XM sub right now, for 4 bucks a mth more than you are paying now, you will get NFL and Howard and the NBA. If those ch's don't matter at all to you, then it isn't worth it. If I was sitting as an XM sub right now, I would be very happy. As a Sirius lifetime sub, I am not happy at all. First off, I am pretty sure we had the NBA already and all I ever wanted from the XM side of things is baseball. I feel baseball is a huge get for XM because the season is long and they play everyday. When I am driving down the Florida or anywhere during the summer, I would like to have the option of listening to a baseball game. I really don't listen to the football at all because I am not in my car much on Sunday and I prefer watching the game.
I just can't see them making much money on the Sirius side with this kind of package. It really is an insult to Sirius subs. Even though the baseball season is over, they could still offer the baseball to the Sirius customers for the 2009 season.

Bottom line....If you are a Sirius sub that wants everything...cancel your sub and move over to XM and activate as a new sub with the Best of Sirius as an option. Then you get all sports and Howard and everything else XM has to offer. Not a bad deal if you ask me. Sirius subs that are lifetime like me have the ass end on this one. Question is....why would anyone activate as a Sirius sub when these packages go into effect? XM has just about everything.

I currently subscribe to both services right now just for the NFL, Radio Margaritaville, and maybe Playboy every now and then.....

I can live with out Buffett (I've got it on E* at home), so it would be worth it to me to drop the Sirius subscription and just pay the $4 extra....

One note..... does this add $4 to every receiver on my account, or can I add it just to one radio (or better yet, does $4 add it to all my accounts?)? I've got 5 radios active,so it might wind up being no bargain if it costs me $20...

As an XM subscriber I am very happy about this.

Now I can get Howard in addition to O&A. Also, NFL Football, and Playboy. Not a problem at all with the additonal $4 bux.

Music wise, i'm happy with XM's music. Dont need anything additional. Pretty happy with Boneyard, Squiz, and XMLM.

I can see a lot of people subscribing to the best of Sirius on XM, however I can't see too many subscribing to the best of XM on Sirius.

With XM you get basically all the sports, including MLB and NFL.

Not too shabby.

Hoping some howard listeners will give O&A (The Virus) a fair shot. I really believe at this point, O&A provide a fresher show. I'm exicited that I can now listen to one show on the way in, the other on the way home. And if one is doing a bad bit, there's another option. I was skeptical of this merger, but my 40min drives to/from work are going to be a lot more tolerable.