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XOKCowboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 01:26 AM
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I bought a 3 year subscription to XM today..
My 2 year subscription expired in November but since I haven't been driving much I didn't notice. I called today to get my trusty ol' Roadie reactivated and ended up paying $9.95 a month for the next 3 years. With the upcoming Satellite Radio Wars I know it's a little risky but I gotta have my satellite radio and it's still the best way to listen to AAR.

Here's to XM and AAR and hoping both stay strong!
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Kensingtonian Donating Member (46 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 01:33 AM
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1. I'm still locked in
at just over $8 per month. Worth it at twice the price.
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DemFromMem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 01:46 AM
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2. Good move
I recently locked in for five years and am saving a lot of money on the discount and don't have to worry about inevitable rate hikes. It's a good product and I'm not a Howard Stern fan. XM also has Air America, a much better children's station (my kids love listening) and I like the online product it makes available at no extra fee.
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high density Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 01:57 AM
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3. I've been thinking of buying a satellite radio
Edited on Sat Dec-31-05 01:58 AM by high density
The idea of paying for radio pisses me off in a way, while on the other hand I'd really like to get AAR and some decent oldies music. The last oldies station around here switched to a droning "classic hits" lineup a year ago and I miss my oldies! I'm a good 20 or 30 miles out of range of our AM AAR station and the other radio stations that I can get are rarely worth listening to. I haven't decided yet if it's worth $120 a year to escape the radio blues, since I do have a decent number of "mix CDs" in the car that generally keep me entertained.
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XOKCowboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 02:44 AM
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6. The difference between us is...
sometimes I'll spend weeks driving for work. Satellite radio is heaven sent in that situation. I can't do without it.
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Rosco T. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 03:12 AM
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11. You can get a three day 'free pass' to listen to XM Online...
Edited on Sat Dec-31-05 03:14 AM by Rosco T.
at www.xmradio.com for all of the music channels (not talk I'm afraid)... check out the 'decades' stations (40's, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's) as "The Mix" and "Deep Tracks".. if that dosen't give you an oldies fix, nothing will :)
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MazeRat7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 02:17 AM
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4. Yep... I agree good move. I just re-up'ed for 2yrs. (n/t)
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SeanQuinn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 02:26 AM
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5. 2 more days till no more Alan Colmes on AAR!
He's moving over to Fox News Talk on the 2nd, while Malloy goes live on Air America.

I love XM.
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XOKCowboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 02:45 AM
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7. Izzat Right?
Man maybe all those emails I sent to XM Programming and AAR did some good. That's great news. Now I can drive a little later at night and not have to listen to CDs. :)
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Rosco T. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 03:13 AM
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12. Actually TONIGHT was Colmes last show on 167....
Edited on Sat Dec-31-05 03:16 AM by Rosco T.
since he dosen't have a weekend show.... it's all AAR now!
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XOKCowboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 03:20 AM
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13. Hey Rosco T
I wonder if you'll get apologies from those folks who gave you such a hard time when you were predicting just such a thing a while back. lol
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Rosco T. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 04:07 AM
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14. Let me check the weather report....
.. nope, still warm and sunny in hell!
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Maat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-01-06 08:00 PM
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20. Rosco .. any rumors about Thom Hartmann getting more time ..
on XM?

He shows up on Sunday for an hour.

Why couldn't they have a second progressive talk station?
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longship Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 02:54 AM
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8. I picked up a Tao XM2Go with coupon.
Cost $150US including three months and zero activation. Not a bad deal considering that the radio is $200US most places plus activation, plus subscription. The radio is a gem. I receive broadcasts from the built-in FM modulator in both my office and my car. I love AAR, Aunti Beeb (131), C-SPAN (132), NPR (133), and the Old Time Radio (XM 164). Music is good. I hate popular music, but the classics and jazz are great.
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XOKCowboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 03:08 AM
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10. I'm addicted to XM Comedy
XM Traffic has been a help. Weather and news channels. I like a very wide choice of music and I can always find something interesting to listen to.
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Nite Owl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 02:59 AM
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9. XM came standard in my car
I thought I would drop it after the trial but have come to really love it. When you have to go out during a big cspan event, or during Keith Olberman it's great to be able to keep listening. I love having the AAR but it's more than that even. Good music and good news.
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retread Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 08:26 AM
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15. When Sirius lost AAR I hung around til' they axed folk town. I went
to XM and found, in addition to Air America, the Power and a deeper play list of the music I listen to.
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two gun sid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 08:31 AM
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16. I love my XM
AAR, X Country, Squizz and so much more.
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Rosco T. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 09:26 PM
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17. If you activated an XM in December....
check this thread for a FREE ROADY XT... no joke.. freezies...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=5722608&mesg_id=5722608
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Nutmegger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 10:54 PM
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18. Thanks Rosco
Of course here I sit at 10:54 at night on the last day of the month! I was actually thinking of getting Sirius only because it had AAR (or so I thought) but I guess XM has AAR now.
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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-31-05 11:42 PM
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19. I love my XM,too
not just AAR and Cspan,but all the music stations,esp squizz and deep tracks.I also love the comedy stations-usually what i listen to after work to decompress.Well worth the money,in my book.
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