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01-19-2008, 06:19 PM
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Sirius or XM "Which is best"
What's your opinion? Which is the easiest to install in an 05/X5? Current monthly fees? Pros and cons?
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01-19-2008, 06:45 PM
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I have had Sirius for about 3 years now and I hate driving any car without it. As far as Sirius or XM, it all comes down to personal preference with the programming. Basically each has commercial free music, but I chose Sirius because of the NFL coverage, Howard Stern, and others. They both run about $12.95 per month, or around $11.50 if you pay annually. I would assume that Sirius would be easier to install on your car becasue BMW sells Sirius packages and not XM.
If you spend a lot of time in your car I would highly recommend it. Pros-Many channels of commercial free music, news, talk radio, comedy, sports, traffic and weather that are available from coast to coast. You could literally drive from New York to California without having to change the channel. Cons-you have to pay for it. That is honestly all I can think of.
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01-19-2008, 08:00 PM
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I put XM in my X. Had an XM Direct unit installed. Virtually plug and play, and works very well. The only odd thing is when selecting that mode on the dash, it first says Sirius, then changes itself to say XM Direct. All controls work from the dash or steering wheel, and it's a transparent user mod.
I went with XM because it's what I have/had on other vehicles. I'm used to it. But as has been pointed out, they're both very similar. And now that they're merging (aren't they?) I'd expect there will soon be some sort of combo unit available, to give the best of both worlds. So basically, flip a coin.  Dave
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01-19-2008, 08:53 PM
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I have both, Sirius Blues is better than XM, Sirius in the X and XM in the SAAB. I have XM and Sirius in the house too. The Smooth Jaz is good on both. If you like Stern , then Sirius is what you want.
Last edited by acattaneo; 01-21-2008 at 07:24 PM.
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01-19-2008, 09:02 PM
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My wife and I have had Sirius since the beginning and I've used cars that have XM. I Prefer Sirius but that might have more to do with familiarity and not the service. You really can't go wrong with either and it becomes one of those services you look back and say Why did I wait so long and I'm not sure I can do without this service.
If they merge like I hope (I have a ton of Sirius stock) you will have access to both.
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01-20-2008, 12:15 AM
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HOWARD!! HOWARD!! HOWARD!! HOWARD!! HOWARD!! HOWARD!! HOWARD!! HOWARD!! HOWARD!! HOWARD!! HOWARD!! HOWARD!! HOWARD!! HOWARD!!
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01-20-2008, 12:23 AM
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Quote:
Live and let live. Ed
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01-20-2008, 12:41 AM
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sirius for stern nfl
xm for mlb and nhl everything else is the same imho just pick they'll be the same company sometime this year anyway.
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