Why all the haters? Nobody is forcing anyone to pay for anything. Water is practically free, but why do you see more and more people buying bottled water, getting filtration systems, or having water coolers delivered to their house? Different strokes for different folks. Whatever makes you happy. I have not listened to old-fashioned radio in about 2 years simply because I spend a lot of time in a vehicle and I was so tired of having to hunt for any kind of music, not necessarily music I liked. Now, because of Sirius, there is always something I enjoy on, and often times I have to choose between multiple songs I like. It makes my day go by faster, puts me in a better mood, and generally makes me a more relaxed person. Like a previous post said, I would pay $30 a month if I had to. All these negative posts must be from radio station employees because I dont understand how satellite radio is hurting anyone. We may argue on here about which is better, XM or Sirius. But you will have a hard time finding people here that have either and think it is worse than old fashioned radio.