My question is this; what does it mean for me, the consumer?? About 5 years ago when I first went with satellite there was positively no comparison between the two. Even the Sirius rep told me that they hoped to have as many channels in a year or two as XM had, yet Sirius was more expensive. It made it a no-brainer decision for me. I've had XM ever since and have been pleased. I understand that Sirius has gotten better with more choices. It seems that one of their biggest boasts was Howard Stern. I couldn't have cared less about that, so I still haven't bothered to seriously consider Sirius.
If we, the consumer, end up with basically both it appears to be great. My only concern is that I have a "locked in" price of $9.99 a month (from buying at that trade show) for another 2 years with each additional radio costing me $6.99 a month (I think...I pay for 3 years at a time to get a further break).
Who has Sirius? How do you like it? How much a month does it cost? I'm not sure why, but I've read that neither company has turned a profit. My obvious concern about that is increasing subscription costs. That, IMHO, could be counter productive. I'll continue paying for the 3 or 4 radios I have now if the prices stay the same, or very close. If the price goes way up, I'll drop them all.
If we, the consumer, end up with basically both it appears to be great. My only concern is that I have a "locked in" price of $9.99 a month (from buying at that trade show) for another 2 years with each additional radio costing me $6.99 a month (I think...I pay for 3 years at a time to get a further break).
Who has Sirius? How do you like it? How much a month does it cost? I'm not sure why, but I've read that neither company has turned a profit. My obvious concern about that is increasing subscription costs. That, IMHO, could be counter productive. I'll continue paying for the 3 or 4 radios I have now if the prices stay the same, or very close. If the price goes way up, I'll drop them all.