just got Sirius Satellite Radio

does anyone know if the Sirius system works outside of USA? Europe, Asia, Canada, Etc. ?

not sure man.. i can listen to it online though at sirius.com

Just installed XM, too, so now I've got both. Comparing the two, XM's sound quality is much more CD and high end stereo like, and also crisper accoustically than Sirius. Sirius, though still higher quality than regular FM, doesn't quite have the same punch.

Also, Sirius doesn't have the terrestial repeater anywhere's near as big as XM, so Sirius's signal drops like crazy, like everytime you drive under an overpass and the sat signal is blocked. Whereas XM's network is so big, you're able to hear XM inside a building, by picking up the ground based repeater transmitted signal.

I got the Pioneer AirWare XM2GO model, so it's completely portable and can be moved from car, to home, to carry with you quite easily and its a really sharp looking unit. Its also got built-in memory so you can record up to 5 hours of XM music for replay in non-live mode.

nice, yea i noticed the overpass thing.. i'm driving from NJ to CT weekly now, going on 95 through the GWB and Bronx kills me with overpasses.

sirius has great original progamming though.. im digging it

We just got it too. It is awesome.

Only in the USA and Canada at this point.

Yeah - luckily for me I only listen to it from home - and I have no issues. I listen to a lot of talk radio and the NBA games is frickin awesome. Sound quality is fine for me - I dont listen to music really.

thank you for saving me some work -- i was about to go out and buy sirius to compare it with my xm.

One thing I did here is that they are adding commercials to sirius which will give satellite radio a bad name IMO.

I think it might be area based because my XM sucks compared to my Sirius. I cant even drive next to a tall house, big trees or a small building directly to the south of me without having it drop and cut out. My Sirius never did, only time was under a bridge and XM drops there also.

i listening it on line

That's another thing I noticed, XM advertises no commercials but the djs/annoucers talk all the damn time about not having commercials, or upcoming shows and even shows on other XM channels not even related to the genre on the current station. The stations I listened to on Sirius only had music.

I guess it depends what part of the US you live in then. I've had my Sirius for over a year down in the south east and have had the constant drop problem anytime you drive under an overpass. Like if you are on I-95 its only dropped for a sec everytime you drive under an overpass, but after a while it gets very noticeable. I also can't get any inside signal on Sirius without running the house antenna and positioning it just right to pickup the Sat.

XM's land based repeaters are everywhere which is why you get the Sat and Earth station signal combo so you never lose the signal and you get inside and portable transmissions perfectly.

On the plus side, Sirius has Howard Stern, a wide range of excellent programming, and the sound is superior to regular FM. But like I said above, now that I have XM also, you really can hear a distinct higher sound quality on XM. It sounds more live like you're right there with the music vs Sirius which seems more bland and flat.

XM has pretty much the same program variety so in that area the two are nearly identical.

It might also depend on the unit being used. This Pioneer XM2Go I just got is considered one of the best they make, so maybe that has something to do with the crisp sound in the comparison. My Sirius unit is the regular Sportser model.

Either way, both services are reasonably priced and once you get into Satellite radio you'll never be able to listen to FM again.

The radio stations are going downhill now and scrambling to upgrade their systems to HD Radio which will be the next thing trying to counter the Sat services. I don't know if they'll be able to pull it off though because they'll still be broadcast over the public airwaves and subject to the FCC censorship, whereas the Sat's being subscribtion based have wider latitude for hardcore content.

Playboy, by the way, just inked a deal on Sirius too, which should be a lively channel I'm sure.

KRL the point of satellite radio is mostly about the censorship I think.

I have serius and havent heard a commercial yet

I love satellite! well worth $14 a month - fuck FM radio

Please keep buying sirius. I need my stock to go up so that I can sell.

nice im lookin into it as well

Agreed... tomorrow is gonna be a great day

Im so pissed that they wont air Stern in Canada, even if hes on sirius.

Sirius blows compared to XM. Who the hell wants to listen to Martha Stewart on the radio?

Howard is old and not funny anymore.

Sirius still does not have a portable/live programming unit.

Catch the Virus/XM202