SiriusXM?

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  • puffbrat
    puffbrat Posts: 2,806 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    We have it in my wife's Jeep...no idea what the plan is. It's worth it for us as it is very easy to get out of traditional radio range driving in New Mexico. The Jeep is also the road tripper so it comes in handy there as well. We also do a lot of camping in the mountains where traditional radio won't come through...so handy there as well.

    We also have a receiver that we can use in the house with the subscription, but we rarely do...
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    GnothiSeauton23 wrote: »
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    GnothiSeauton23 wrote: »
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    GnothiSeauton23 wrote: »
    Are you sirius right now? Just use pandora or spotify.

    What if there's no service? You can travel huge swaths of the southwest US with 0g and maybe one bar on your phone.

    You should switch to Verizon...it's the nations most reliable network.

    Can you hear me now?

    Lol...I am on Verizon for that very reason...other providers have way more dead zones...Sprint won't even work from my office which is just on the outskirts of Albuquerque...but this is still the desert southwest we're talking about...plenty of dead space out there regardless of carrier.

    I would never travel anywhere that doesn't have cell phone service...because deliverance.

    But this...

    new-mexico-1.jpg

    is basically my back yard...

    One of my favorite views!

    I agree with everything @cwolfman13 said. Traveling all around NM and doing road trips throughout the western US, my XM has been a lifesaver. I will say, since getting my new car in 2012, my reception in the city has been kind of spotty with power lines and cell towers as well as bridges interfering with the signal. This was never a problem in my previous car, only bridges, so I wonder if it's either a crummy receiver or badly positioned.

    As stated by others, using a cell radio app doesn't work in so many areas of the western US where there is no service. I had to switch from Sprint to Verizon to get much better coverage, but there are still large deadzones throughout the state. Plus I don't have to worry about killing my cell battery or having my phone plugged in taking up space in or around the cupholders and getting in the way on 13 hour drives when listening to XM.
  • MonkeyMel21
    MonkeyMel21 Posts: 2,396 Member
    I got the one year free trial in 2014 when I bought my car. I tried to listen to it but Pandora or the radio was always a better option. Literally the only time it came in handy was when I visited my cousin in rural NM (apparently she's one of those 84 people that live there) and discovered there was not service at all. I kind of freaked out a little, what if I would have gotten lost?! It ended up being fine, just follow the windy dirt road. (huh, windy (city) and windy (road) are spelled the same). Anyway. That was over two years ago and they're still hounding me to buy it again. No.
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  • rebel_26
    rebel_26 Posts: 1,826 Member
    if you hold out you can get it for 6.00 a month for 6 months.
  • rebel_26
    rebel_26 Posts: 1,826 Member
    I think Pandora streaming is free on T-Mobile .
  • denversillygoose
    denversillygoose Posts: 708 Member
    Spotify is only $15 for 5 people. You can download playlists to save your data. You can listen to any song you want, when you want.

    My parents still have Sirius. They're in their 60's.
  • rebel_26
    rebel_26 Posts: 1,826 Member
    lol @ in their 60's
  • rebel_26
    rebel_26 Posts: 1,826 Member
    might be 5 for 5 not sure. I dont personally have it but folks I know do . They let it expire and wait for the call and "negotiate" the monthly cost. They like it for some of the talk radio and of course some of the music stations. I can take it or leave it...was nice when I had a 600 mile drive when I borrowed a car with it though Ill admit that.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    edited September 2016
    At this point I want to know what you (OP) decide.
  • km8907
    km8907 Posts: 3,861 Member
    I downloaded Pandora. On the drive home from work it used up like .03 of my data. This will be fine for the time being. Thanks everyone for your answers :P
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    Terrible business practices and too many better options now with smartphones and carplay.
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    km8907 wrote: »
    I downloaded Pandora. On the drive home from work it used up like .03 of my data. This will be fine for the time being. Thanks everyone for your answers :P

    I always liked when a thread had resolution.
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