| Sirius Satellite Radio is certainly here to stay. When | | | | With satellite radio you pay a certain subscription fee |
| you have a Sirius satellite radio receiver you can listen | | | | every month (around $15 or so) to get around 100 |
| to whatever you want wherever you go. There is a | | | | music channels broadcast by satellite. All programs are |
| Sirius satellite receiver to meet the needs of | | | | transmitted a satellite and then is beamed to the |
| everyone, whether you want one for your home, | | | | ground where the satellite radio picks up the signal. |
| your office, your car, your boat, or your RV. There's | | | | None of the channels are pre-recorded and all of |
| a lot of buzz right now about satellite radio. With the | | | | them are LIVE stream videos from the fastest |
| introduction of XM and Sirius the new satellite radio | | | | servers in their network. |
| broadcasts will give local broadcast radio a run for | | | | There are several different kinds of music genres. |
| their money. If you've been thinking about buying an | | | | For instance, rock has channels devoted to hard |
| XM or Sirius Radio, now might be a good time to | | | | rock, early rock, soft rock, heavy metal, and many |
| make that purchase as the cost of these radios is | | | | more. When using a satellite radio you can have your |
| now at the lowest point ever. The top 2 contenders | | | | favorite music broadcasted right into your home or |
| are Sirius and XM Radio. | | | | car, with crystal clear digital sound. Some system |
| Both providers offer high quality, digital programming | | | | have a slight delay in the broadcast so if you enter a |
| with over 100 channels to listen to so you can never | | | | tunnel you do not loose the signal. |
| run out of something good on the radio. As | | | | Satellite radios come in many forms including at-home |
| mentioned above, cable started to address those | | | | devices and portable players much like Apple's ipod. |
| issues, but it's been the advent of satellite | | | | People that have taken a liking to satellite radio are |
| technology that has really brought clear digital | | | | flocking to their local electronics store looking for a |
| entertainment to the masses no matter where they | | | | portable satellite radio. Like a full size or car satellite |
| live in the US. Satellite radio and TV both broadcast | | | | radio a portable satellite radio has all the required |
| their signal in digital formats rather than analog. | | | | equipment to decode the encrypted signal |
| Sirius charges more because they claim to use | | | | broadcasted by a satellite. |
| technology that improves the digital sound even | | | | Subscribers to satellite radio will be required to pay a |
| more than XM and they also have given more | | | | monthly fee. It is subscription based, meaning that |
| attention to customer service to address issues that | | | | you pay a monthly fee for the service. |
| may arrive after the sale. Satellite radio broadcasts | | | | Subscribers usually have to pay a monthly fee of |
| are made in digital format, so they are much higher | | | | approximately $9. When purchasing a satellite radio |
| quality than land-based radio. Satellite radio or is a | | | | there is usually a small monthly fee, but this will |
| digital and is able to receive signals from just about | | | | introduce you to a new world of commercial free |
| anywhere which of course has a broader range than | | | | radio. |
| normal radio. | | | | |