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Date:         Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:32:03 -0500
Reply-To:     caverat <caverat@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         caverat <caverat@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: SIRIUS or XM?
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The common perception seems to be that Sirius has the better service while XM currently has the best looking equipment.  If you want to look at your radio, go with XM.  If you want to listen to it, go with Sirius.  People that have XM seem to really like it, however, those who have compared it with Sirius seem to think the Sirius service is better.  I have never heard of anyone who switched their service from Sirius to XM.  I have heard of many people who have switch from XM to Sirius though.  I have followed both stocks for several years and several newsgroups associated with these stocks, so I read a lot of posts on user experiences with both services.  I have three Sirius radios myself, and I don't even listen to CDs or FM anymore.


One thing that XM did have over Sirius was the NASCAR channel.  XM is currently the exclusive satellite radio provider for NASCAR.  However, that changed today.  NASCAR and Sirius announced today that when the XM agreement runs out next year NASCAR will be moving exclusively to Sirius for at least five years.  NASCAR has chosen to follow the same route as many former XM subscribers by moving to Sirius.  Here's what NASCAR's CEO said in today's press release:


"SIRIUS is the sports leader on satellite radio, and sports programming is a leading reason subscribers choose SIRIUS," said Brian France, Chairman and CEO of NASCAR. "When you combine NASCAR's growing popularity with SIRIUS' commitment to bringing the best in sports to its subscribers, it's easy to understand why we made this move. We believe that our partnership with SIRIUS will offer the best possible experience to NASCAR fans nationwide."


NASCAR evidently wasn't too thrilled with their association with XM.  They tried it and decided to switch to Sirius.  It's a common theme I've seen repeated numerous times at the subscriber level, but this is the first time I have seen it at this level.


caverat


89 westy
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