goodbye xm
Shortly ago I canceled my xm radio account. For some time i was trying to find a reason to keep it. I have to say, i do not miss it at all.
- Loss of Signal - for some reason over the past 2 - 3 weeks the signal in my area has gotten much worse. Calling tech support, they said, just give it time. I asked the CS Rep who is going to pay for me service, during this time.
- Commercials - At the start of my xm use you rarely heard commercials. Now, that is all you hear. The worse part about it is, you hear the same commercials on every channel.
- Are you really hearing something different? You hear the same music and the same news as you would hear on fm or am.
- Direct TV - With our tv package i have access to almost all of the same stations i heard with my account. Plus it sounds a lot better on my home stereo.
- Monthly fee - while it was not breaking the bank, i needed to look back on what i was getting for the price. I am not getting anything special that i can not get thru other media outputs.
- Podcasts - I am a techie person and i can not find on either fm or xm a tech show that i like. I follow about 10 tech podcasts and this keeps me updated on the latest news.
While I did like xm radio, i do not see any major changes to terrestrial radio. You have commercials, same music and the same news. Why pay for something you can get for almost free.
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- Hola Frank! Happy Thanksgiving!
Are you sure you had XM? You didn’t describe anything that sounds like the XM service I have!