{Boston Globe} They know their Stations

[danielbutler]

A very upbeat article about XM from a music lover...

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/02/15/they_know_their_stations/

He expresses the same sentiment I have about XM. I have plenty of music and albums laying around not getting played because of XM...

[daver40]

[squidicus]

Nice article, from someone who borrowed the equipment. He states at the end that the costs are not insubstancial, and that paying $120 per year is too much for him and his 20 minute commute, at least he is honest about it.

[mkral]

I think that's one of the problems with Sat Radio. It's hard t5o develop an affinity for it in a 20 minute commute. I tried to sell some friends on XM for months with no success. But once we took a road trip & were able to listen for hours uninteruppted, that's when the value became clear. Now, they have it & listen all the time (even on the 30 minute commute.)

[Scarpad]

I have a 30 min commute to and from work but apart from that I find time to listen via my boombox before bed and occasionally at home on my Stereo System.

[XM in Dallas]

I just try to lengthen my commute by a few minutes by taking the long way, and I go driving around at lunch. That's in addition to listening at home on my Boombox.

Next time you get this objection, just ask your friend how long they would spend using their computer if they didn't have internet access. I'll bet most of the people here have increased their time spent listening to music since they got XM.

[cptn-canada]

Do you remember life before XM radio? Or internet radio for that matter.

Sitting in your car, office or at home with that static laden radio playing in the background. Trying to orient the antenna so you pick up something - anything because of the computer interference in your office. Just trying to find something that wasn't the same prepackaged crap that passes for commercial radio these days - looking for those songs you haven't heard in years.

Some of us still have boxes of 45's that were bought with much anticipation when the new CHUM or CFTR Chart hit the weekend papers. Or you heard on mega stations of the seventies, late at night like WLS Chicago, WNBC NYC and the likes.

Now we find ways of spending more time listening to XM. It is like getting that first transistor radio all over again.

You don't mind sitting in those monotonous commutes as much - you can laugh your asses off with Larry the Cable Guy or Dennis Miller on Xtreme Comedy or sing along to Elton John's Your Song on Seventies on Seven. Or sample music you never gave much thought to before.

XM is the most exciting thing to happen to radio in years. It offers something that you have been missing in your life - variety and choice.

Cheers all...

[squidicus]

At the beginning of 2000, my morning commute went from 45 minutes to 7 minutes. I wish I had XM before. I hooked up the XM in my work place, now my SkyFi is off for only 4-5 hours a day. A typical day:
Wake up, shut off XM while getting ready for work.
Drive to work with XM on
Listen all day at work
Drive home with XM on
Turn off XM for a while
Turn on XM and go to bed
Repeat

[daver40]