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Sirius Vs. XM

RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,987 Posts
edited December 2005 in Strut Central
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  • gloomgloom 2,765 Posts
    i heart sirius
  • nrichnrich 932 Posts
    I personally think XM is better, content and price wise, but Sirius could take the lead because of the Stern quotient. Sort of like VHS and Beta quandry of the 80's
  • magneticmagnetic 2,678 Posts
    Sirius for the hip hop/rap stations.
  • CousinLarryCousinLarry 4,618 Posts
    Sirius + Stern

    I need this in my life.
  • funky16cornersfunky16corners 7,174 Posts
    i heart sirius

    Cosign. I've been a Sirius subscriber for almost two years now (two receivers). Adding Howard is the icing on the cake.
  • PrimeCutsLtdPrimeCutsLtd jersey fresh 2,632 Posts
    Stern + NFL > XM

    working on sundays and sirius football package got me thru. As far as the music goes. I'd still rather listen to my own stuff.
  • DjArcadianDjArcadian 3,633 Posts
    Sidenote. Sirius stock is priced way cheap right now ($7 a share), I'm thinking of buying $1000 worth of shares.
  • DustbusterDustbuster 278 Posts
    I got Surius, great stuff. I was thinking about XM too, but lots of those stations are on my DirecTV now.
  • SureshotSureshot 134 Posts
    Sirius -- hands down...
  • edubedub 715 Posts
    Sidenote. Sirius stock is priced way cheap right now ($7 a share), I'm thinking of buying $1000 worth of shares.









    side sidenote:



    Bob Dylan is gonna be a DJ on XM!
  • cascas 1,484 Posts
    sirius...no question.

    lord sear's drunk mix.
    tony touch tuesdays.
    cipha sounds and angela yi morning show.
    buttload of older soul joint channels.
    rude jude and sear's afternoon show.
    that afromentals show (extra-head wrap stylee).

    i've never been this excited about radio.
    it's game over once stern comes over.

    i never want to get out of the car.
  • tuneuptuneup 586 Posts
    sirius...no question.

    lord sear's drunk mix.
    tony touch tuesdays.
    cipha sounds and angela yi morning show.
    buttload of older soul joint channels.
    rude jude and sear's afternoon show.
    that afromentals show (extra-head wrap stylee).

    i've never been this excited about radio.
    it's game over once stern comes over.

    i never want to get out of the car.

    does anyone know if these shows above are availabel to Canadian subscribers as well?? It mentions nothing on the Sirius website, nor does it mention Stern. Also, do we have acess to anything beyond the regular oldies Soul station? Can my Canadian heads drop any knowledge about this? Much appreciated.
  • DjArcadianDjArcadian 3,633 Posts
    Sidenote. Sirius stock is priced way cheap right now ($7 a share), I'm thinking of buying $1000 worth of shares.

    I just put down a purchase to buy 130 shares of this bitch! $7.50 limit each! XM is priced at $30 a share. Don't see why Sirius couldn't match it soon.
  • mylatencymylatency 10,475 Posts
    Jim Cramer blessed both recently, good move.
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    Sidenote. Sirius stock is priced way cheap right now ($7 a share), I'm thinking of buying $1000 worth of shares.
    I just put down a purchase to buy 130 shares of this bitch! $7.50 limit each! XM is priced at $30 a share. Don't see why Sirius couldn't match it soon.

    I'm missing something in this, why did you put a 7.50 limit on a stock that is trading at 7.17? Do you mean you put a sell order at 7.50 after you bought them? I'm confused.

  • SureshotSureshot 134 Posts


    does anyone know if these shows above are availabel to Canadian subscribers as well?? It mentions nothing on the Sirius website, nor does it mention Stern. Also, do we have acess to anything beyond the regular oldies Soul station? Can my Canadian heads drop any knowledge about this? Much appreciated.

    I can't speak to the hip hop shows (I'd be surprised if they weren't available, but I know Howard Stern isn't... The only way you can get his show is if you purchase a US built system or order programming through the US or something... I've heard a bunch of customers in Canada have to do something a bit differently to make it happen...



    Well worth it though...

    SHOO SHOO RETARDED FLU!!!
  • jazzercismjazzercism 838 Posts
    So, Sirius radio has its headquarters in the building where I work and today was definitely the first day of the Howard era. I come in to work to find the lobby filled with Porn Stars and Penthouse Pets and midgets and all kinds of crazy shit.
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,028 Posts
    Before people rush out to buy stock:

    http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7BE50DBBAA-76AC-4FE4-8FE7-25BE39ABDC89%7D&siteid=google

    "Downgrades hit Sirius, XM Satellite
    J.P. Morgan cites challenges to subscriber growth"
  • DjArcadianDjArcadian 3,633 Posts


    Sidenote. Sirius stock is priced way cheap right now ($7 a share), I'm thinking of buying $1000 worth of shares.
    I just put down a purchase to buy 130 shares of this bitch! $7.50 limit each! XM is priced at $30 a share. Don't see why Sirius couldn't match it soon.



    I'm missing something in this, why did you put a 7.50 limit on a stock that is trading at 7.17? Do you mean you put a sell order at 7.50 after you bought them? I'm confused.






    I don't know much about trading stocks. This is what my pops recommended. The theory, I believe, being that eTrade will purchase 130 shares of it for me so long as it's priced below $7.50. If it goes above $7.50 it kills the deal. Mainly because there's too much to lose at that price. You want to get a good deal.



    I actually got my shares at $6.87. I'm thinking I'm going to sell off 65 shares and buy 1 share of Google. Sirius has a 3 million subscriber goal that they're supposed to meet at the end of the year. If they meet it I'm sure the stock will jump.



    I'm learning as I go along.
  • sabadabadasabadabada 5,966 Posts
    7 bucks is not cheap when you consider how many billions of shares are out there. I would say this is one of the most overhyped stocks. It was good to ride between $5 - $13 last year, but its stuck now. I wouldnt touch it, unless you're prepared to watch the market every day.
  • pknypkny 549 Posts
    Just went over to the Sirius web site , and they're offering free online access to their channels today.







    And they're dropping Ghost's "Kilos" on the Hip Hop Nation station right now!



  • sabadabadasabadabada 5,966 Posts
    my fiance who works in cable industry and knows all about content and shit like that, got satalite radio and after XM for a week, returned it and went with Sirius. She said that they had better Hip-Hop, Rap and what the industry calls "urban programming". She's so cute that way.
  • keithvanhornkeithvanhorn 3,855 Posts
    7 bucks is not cheap when you consider how many billions of shares are out there. I would say this is one of the most overhyped stocks. It was good to ride between $5 - $13 last year, but its stuck now. I wouldnt touch it, unless you're prepared to watch the market every day.

    i would say the opposite...if you are planning on holding onto sirius for a while, you could make some serious cash down the road if people end up adopting satellite radio like they did cable tv. i own this stock and, while i think there is a lot of potential, i am a little nervous that Apple might soon jump into the game by coming out with an Ipod that is built in your car and can receive podcasts via wireless internet. then it might be for sirius and xm.
  • sabadabadasabadabada 5,966 Posts
    7 bucks is not cheap when you consider how many billions of shares are out there. I would say this is one of the most overhyped stocks. It was good to ride between $5 - $13 last year, but its stuck now. I wouldnt touch it, unless you're prepared to watch the market every day.

    i would say the opposite...if you are planning on holding onto sirius for a while, you could make some serious cash down the road if people end up adopting satellite radio like they did cable tv. i own this stock and, while i think there is a lot of potential, i am a little nervous that Apple might soon jump into the game by coming out with an Ipod that is built in your car and can receive podcasts via wireless internet. then it might be for sirius and xm.

    the guys I talk to all say - "there is something coming, and its going to make Sirius and XM obsolete." but they wont ever tell me what it is. I'm not allowed on that level of the game yet.
  • DjArcadianDjArcadian 3,633 Posts
    the guys I talk to all say - "there is something coming, and its going to make Sirius and XM obsolete." but they wont ever tell me what it is. I'm not allowed on that level of the game yet.

    These guys work for Apple?

    Soulstrut insider trading? We'll all be trading in our SL1200's for solid gold iPods soon enough.
  • sabadabadasabadabada 5,966 Posts
    the guys I talk to all say - "there is something coming, and its going to make Sirius and XM obsolete." but they wont ever tell me what it is. I'm not allowed on that level of the game yet.

    These guys work for Apple?

    Soulstrut insider trading? We'll all be trading in our SL1200's for solid gold iPods soon enough.

    no they dont work for apple, they're just players. guys in the know. ear-to-the-steet.
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    Next thing people are looking for from Apple is a box that controls your living room, along the lines of an xBox. All it is is rumors, whispers, things like that. MacWorld in January, who the hell knows what's coming next.
  • DjArcadianDjArcadian 3,633 Posts
    the guys I talk to all say - "there is something coming, and its going to make Sirius and XM obsolete." but they wont ever tell me what it is. I'm not allowed on that level of the game yet.

    These guys work for Apple?

    Soulstrut insider trading? We'll all be trading in our SL1200's for solid gold iPods soon enough.

    no they dont work for apple, they're just players. guys in the know. ear-to-the-steet.

    God, I hope you're not investing based on this fountain of info.
  • bull_oxbull_ox 5,055 Posts
    Jim Cramer blessed both recently, good move.

    XM and Sirius are both estimated to each have 20 million subscibers in five years
  • edubedub 715 Posts
    Next thing people are looking for from Apple is a box that controls your living room, along the lines of an xBox. All it is is rumors, whispers, things like that. MacWorld in January, who the hell knows what's coming next.

    I've heard rumors that a redesign of the mac mini, to include a tivo-like feature will be coming soon. with and integrated ipod dock this thing could be sweet.

    I think Apple has HUGE plans for the "entertainment" market... M$ been trying this for a while, but they never had a handle on hardware like Apple does.

    I'm amazed that Apple stock has been rising so consistently - I mean, doesn't everyone already have an ipod?... I can see it going even higher though - especially once the new intel-based powerbooks/ibooks come out.

    However, I don't understand that that many people will pay for sattelite radio...
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