I’m now an official satellite radio subscriber. This is one of those things I wasn’t sure I wanted to buy and now I don’t know how I lived without it. I went with Sirius over XM radio because one is for adults and the other is for kids with Honda Civics and go-cart mufflers. XM radio sports selection consists of Major League Baseball. The only thing more boring than watching baseball on TV would be listening to it on the radio.
Sirius on the other hand has NHL, NFL, NBA and many ESPN channels. During my research I found that the music and news selections are better too. I guess “XM” just sounds cooler than “Sirius” so parents this is what your teenager will want (and why XM has more subscribers). Despite this Sirius is in better financial shape than XM. This could be because of a more mature user base that can actually pay the bill. Personally I like the fact that there is better news and jazz on Sirius. I guess that makes me an ol’ geezer but that’s what life deals.