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mark w Enthusiast

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If it came installed in your truck you get 3 months free, but you have to pay 9.99 for the startup fee. If you added it after the fact I don't think you get anything for free. :thumbs:

bowtiebob Enthusiast

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Thanks Mark. That's the info I was looking for. If I only get three months with the option, not quite sure if its worth it. What are some people's thoughts on if the XM is worth the monthly $$.

 

 

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greyghost03 Senior Enthusiast

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I did not get XM on my truck. After hearing so many people raving about I am going to add the Delphi Skyfi unit to my truck. I am actually looking right now to find the best deal for the reciever, car kit and FM modulator (I don't have a cassete player). See this thread

 

For $9.99 a month and 100 channels, I think it's well worth it! :thumbs:

lrymal Senior Enthusiast

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I added the XM service two months after it came out to my '99 GrandAm, and when I sold that to get my Z71 in December 2002, I transferred the unit to the truck. In short, I listen mainly only to my XM. I haven't listened to the local FM in months and rarely to my CDs.

 

What I like is the sheer amount of variety. If you want something more than music, just go and check the choices. Briefly, I have CNN, CNET, and the Weather Channel programmed in. The Classic Channel is a hoot with the old radio drama shows. Alas, I was unable to finish listening to a Lone Ranger episode in which Tonto got thrown from his horse in Devil's Canyon. I have now gone through life, not knowing if he made it out of there alive. :thumbs:

ToeJam Enthusiast

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I got three free months of XM radio with my truck (no start-up costs). Its awesome to say the least. News, music and the best channel - the comedy channel.

 

Like most people, I hardly ever listen to radio or CDs any more. I just did a 1,200 mile trip in the rig and listened to the same station the entire trip. The wife and I are talking about getting an XM receiver for our house we love the service so much.

durado Enthusiast

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Xm can in my '03 suburban. Got 3 months free with no startup cost. At first I wasn't sure about it. Now my 3 months are drawing to a close and I'm ready for $10 / month to continue. It is great.

Lance Link Enthusiast

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We have XM in the new Yukon and love it. I love all the different choices. Currently, I have the following programmed:

 

1. 80's

2. Bluegrass

3. Boneyard

4. Bloomberg

5. Nashville

6. Fox News

 

The two comedy channels are hilarious, totally uncensored. It's cool to be able to listen to the news in the car. I'm definitely glad we got it.

ridnlow Enthusiast

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Greyghost you might want to check out Sirius. I work at circuit city and we just switched from playing XM to playing Sirius. Plus sirius is having a major push and is letting their stuff go for good deals in order to catch up to XM. It is a little more expensive but the 60 music channels are commercial free whereas XM has commercials.

Worktruck Enthusiast

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I've had XM for almost a year as an add on and I love it. I also put it in my wife's car with an FM modulator unit. I took the car to the races couple of weeks age and parked it next to my RV. To make a long story short after listening to Nascar on XM I go tinto the RV and was searching for station and the XM was coming in on the radio in the RV. :thumbs: Unexpected bonus. :thumbs:

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The XM has been sounding interesting to me over the past dew months, and sounds like everyone here loves theirs. I just bought a new truck, but it didnt come with it option. Can someone give me any info on where I should look for a good deal? Is this something that I would have to go back to the dealer for? How much should I expect to pay to get all the equipment (I assume I need a new/different radio?). Sorry for all the questions...it wasn't even talked about when I bought my truck.

 

Mark :thumbs::thumbs:

mark w Enthusiast

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I had Sirius in my old truck and my new truck came with XM. After listening to both of them I prefer Sirius. Obviously I am kind of stuck with XM now because I am not going to add even more antennas to my roof, but I would prefer Sirius. There music channels (that I listened to) played better music and there were absolutely no commercials (XM plays commercials on the "hit" channels). The channel line ups are very similar in regards to getting CNN, Fox news, ESPN, etc. Like someone else posted here Sirius is a little more expensive a month (12 instead of 10), but right now you can get the Sirius tuner for free if you buy a deck that can control it (saves about 125 bucks). You buy the deck and the antenna and they give you the tuner free. I had a Kenwood system in my old truck that was awesome. I would have saved it if it weren't for all the problems I would encounter with swapping a radio in the 2003s. Hope this helps. :thumbs:

2k3TahoeZ Enthusiast

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XM is the best. My personal fav is Channel 48 Squizz. The DJ's are cool guys and they always write back if you ask them about a song. It is way worth the 9.99/moth, but you can pre-buy service in bulk and get a pretty good discount.

Worktruck Enthusiast

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The XM has been sounding interesting to me over the past dew months, and sounds like everyone here loves theirs. I just bought a new truck, but it didnt come with it option. Can someone give me any info on where I should look for a good deal? Is this something that I would have to go back to the dealer for? How much should I expect to pay to get all the equipment (I assume I need a new/different radio?). Sorry for all the questions...it wasn't even talked about when I bought my truck.

I use Crutchfields for all my stereo needs. If your timing is right you can get rebates etc to help with the initial cost.

GDN Enthusiast

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I made XM a requirement when I was looking for my 2003 back in April. I'm glad I did. Even with the 6 disc changer built in - I don't use the CD that often. XM is great - day in and day out - but you really start to enjoy its value if you travel much - you're never without your favorite stations. I know competition is good for the market, but Sirius is still struggling. Since I've had good experience with XM - I wouldn't even shop. For the best resources go to XM Radio and for the best fan/user based page go to XMFan.

 

XMFan has forums for General discussions, Programming, Hardware, Electronics, and dedicated forums to each of the genre's of music played. You can request songs from the page - as well - they have a link in and show all songs playing on each channel at any given time. They've got close ties to XM - so obviously slanted - but it's where the info is at - they usually have it there first. The latest radio out and meant just as an add on to existing systems is just hitting the shelves the last two weeks - hard to find still, but look for the Roady.

 

After the first two weeks - you'll be hooked and no one will be able to pry your XM from your fingers - you'll never miss local radio again.

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