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Satellite radio???!???!???

  • 12-06-2009 12:25pm
    #1
    God Of Radio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 122 ✭✭


    Do you have it? newconfusedsmilie.gif I hadn't had it in a long time and got it last weekend. They now have a package where you can get Sirius AND XM at the same time. I'm really enjoying it. I was wondering if you guys have it, and if so, what's your fave channel?


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  • #2
    radiofoot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 170 ✭✭radiofoot


    God Of Radio wrote: »
    Do you have it? newconfusedsmilie.gif I hadn't had it in a long time and got it last weekend. They now have a package where you can get Sirius AND XM at the same time. I'm really enjoying it. I was wondering if you guys have it, and if so, what's your fave channel?

    I didn't think satellite radio was used here. Where did you get it? What have you got? I am curious.


  • #3
    Fuzzy Clam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,293 ✭✭✭Fuzzy Clam


    I don't think God is in this country....


  • #4
    Greenman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,962 ✭✭✭Greenman


    God Of Radio wrote: »
    Do you have it? newconfusedsmilie.gif I hadn't had it in a long time and got it last weekend. They now have a package where you can get Sirius AND XM at the same time. I'm really enjoying it. I was wondering if you guys have it, and if so, what's your fave channel?


    Where are you based?

    How much are paying per month?


  • #5
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,113 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    The satellite radio system here went out of business as it was a: crap and b: overpriced. We don't appear to have any impetus to pay for radio in this part of the world. With a fixed dish system you get 100+ UK/Irish channels free as it is but obviously this is no use in a car.


  • #6
    Big Tone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Big Tone


    Had the Hitachi WorldSpace radio a few years ago, now obsolete due to WordSpaces's financial woes.

    I'm now left with a redundant relic of a short-lived satellite radio era!

    Same trouble with Sirius/XM in the US


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  • #7
    Greenman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,962 ✭✭✭Greenman


    Big Tone wrote: »
    Had the Hitachi WorldSpace radio a few years ago, now obsolete due to WordSpaces's financial woes.

    I'm now left with a redundant relic of a short-lived satellite radio era!

    You still have AM/FM and some SW on it, have one myself.

    khws1.jpg


  • #8
    Big Tone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Big Tone


    Greenman wrote: »
    You still have AM/FM and some SW on it, have one myself.

    khws1.jpg

    Yea that's the model but I only bought it for the satellite band, the other bands on it are kinda crap actually both in sensitivity and selectivity.


  • #9
    Greenman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,962 ✭✭✭Greenman


    Big Tone wrote: »
    Yea that's the model but I only bought it for the satellite band, .

    You'd never think there was anything up at Worldspace as per their website as per link http://www.worldspace.com/maintenance/index.html


  • #10
    Big Tone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 736 ✭✭✭Big Tone


    Greenman wrote: »
    You'd never think there was anything up at Worldspace as per their website as per link http://www.worldspace.com/maintenance/index.html

    Indeed. "last updated December 7, 2007" says it all really.


  • #11
    Greenman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,962 ✭✭✭Greenman


    Wouldn't it be great if there was a Astra 2 satellite radio, giving all the UK,IRL and other stations!!!!


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  • #12
    projectmayhem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,480 ✭✭✭projectmayhem


    Well the newly merged XM Sirius stations are only available in America and Canada at the moment. I'm surprised a bunch of operators haven't gotten together in Europe to do something similar, but then I suppose language-based content may not prove popular.

    You can get XM Sirius, and foreignese stations online though. XM Sirius charges for the online stream on a monthly basis (afaik) though...


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