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New To Satellite Radio

J

Jazz_Kat

I was wondering if you all could help with some questions we (my family and I) have about Sirius Radio. We are new to it and getting it mainly for me to listen at home, :) I like listening to Jazz and Smooth Jazz along with a couple of other formats you can't hear on regular radio today.

The way we understand it from when we called, we buy the radio, activate it, and pay for the monthly service? Am I right or did I misunderstood? When I talked with the person who worked at our local Wal Mart, she said that they was not selling.

Do you have connect a satellite like satellite television?

I didn't know if it was worth it or not, we kinda on a tight budget, but would like to listen to more than what is offer on FM radio.
 
Many of your questions have answers at sirius.com or xmradio.com. The two services are slightly different with their channel offerings -- especially major sports.
Basically, you're right. You buy the receiver, call the company to activate it and pay for the service. There are different kinds of receivers out there for different needs (home, car, portable). I have an older receiver that I can quickly drop into a dock in my car, then remove and drop into a dock connected to my home stereo. These are called "dock and play" models.
For home use, the tricky part is having a good look at the sky. You might need to run the antenna (it's very small, not like a dish) somewhere near a window. I've been lucky because I haven't had to keep my antenna particularly close to the window to get a solid signal, but your mileage will vary.
 
OldNumber7 said:
Many of your questions have answers at sirius.com or xmradio.com. The two services are slightly different with their channel offerings -- especially major sports.
Basically, you're right. You buy the receiver, call the company to activate it and pay for the service. There are different kinds of receivers out there for different needs (home, car, portable). I have an older receiver that I can quickly drop into a dock in my car, then remove and drop into a dock connected to my home stereo. These are called "dock and play" models.
For home use, the tricky part is having a good look at the sky. You might need to run the antenna (it's very small, not like a dish) somewhere near a window. I've been lucky because I haven't had to keep my antenna particularly close to the window to get a solid signal, but your mileage will vary.
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Okay, thank you for the information. :)
 
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