One for the Road!
By vsimeone onI first tried Sirius Satellite Radio about 3 years ago.I became interested in it shortly after I purchased a new car in 2005 but of course, at that time, it was rare for cars to come equiped with a receiver so I purchased an after market car kit and rigged it into my car.It actually works out quite nice as I took the ashtray out and it fits perfectly in that spot!My first reciever burned out.I guess I must have used it too much!But after having satellite radio for two years, I couldn't give it up!I ran out and purchased another receiver.This one is the Sirius Roadster.There was no option to purchase a receiver by itself so I ended up with a second car kit.It actually comes in handy because we can now easily switch the receiver to my husbands car without messing with the car kit that is fairly permanent in my car right now.I love the service so much that I also purchased a home kit for the Roadster receiver.When traveling, it is so nice not to have to try to find a decent radio station every 100 miles or so.We have a choice of well over 120 stations to listen too and we never lose a signal - except in tunnels or gas stations (overhangs block the signal!).
I highly recommend Sirus and the Roadster receiver for anyone who loves commercial free programing and a constant signal!
I haver hear about these before, but never tried them....This seems like it would be great...Thanks for sharing it.
I have really wanted to get sirus radio for my car. I think it would be so great to have on road trips when you are always loosing signal. I also like the fact that they have daily talk shows so I would have something interesting to listen to while I was driving the kids to their activities and waiting for long periods of time in the car.
My husband hates the commercials on regular radio. He would love one of these.
i cannot stand normal radio... i will only listen to CD's or my IPOD...so this would definitly be a better option than the super-commerical infused stations around me!
I got to try XM Radio when I got my new car. I wasn't that impressed with it, but this sounds like a great system. I hate normal radio and now usually listen to my ipod! Thanks for the great detailed information.
I too am a fan of Sirius radio. Once you have it is very hard to tune into regular radio again.
I have XM and am quite happy with it. Although sometimes the reception is a little scratchy...I've been told Sirius doesn't have that so I've debated switching. I can also take mine from the car into my home but I just play mine through the charging dock and the TV, it works out great! :o) Glad to her you are enjoying your satellite...there's never anything good on the actual radio these days.
I heard these were great. I was looking into them last Christmas but I didn't know enough about them at the time.
Cool! I've been considering getting this for my DH for Father's Day. Nice info!
This sounds like a really nice kit. I don't have satellite radio but I did try it out once. It was pretty nice! I'm glad this works well for you.