[Rob Hood]

OK, I'm up for renewal on my XM subscription, and I've got free Sirius in my VW Jetta for a few more days. Since sampling the Sirius for the last couple of months, I do like their music selection (classic rock and country stations primarily) better than XM. Both carry the same newstalk stations I listen to as well. I do like XM's traffic coverage better than Sirius' for the Phoenix area, however, although IMO neither does a better job of traffic coverage than the local AM/FM stations. Sirius has NASCAR, but since I'm no longer making 7-hour road trips, that's not necessarily a high priority for me. My XM is portable between my truck and Z, but the Jetta is integral to the OE radio and I would rather be portable (which I know I can get with Sirius as well).

So, who has which one and likes/dislikes? Is it a tomay-to/tomah-to issue? Less filling? Tastes great?

[slowTA]

FYI, as of January 1st Nascar is now on Sirius channel 128. They used to be on XM before that. Also, the Playboy channel jumped from XM to Sirius.

As for commercials, I think all satellite talk stations have them.

As for the FM transmitter, both Sirius and XM sell these boxes that you plug in between your car's radio and the AM/FM antenna. That will eliminate all static while on the road and should overpower even the strongest local FM signal. It costs about $20 -$30.

Rob, your Sirius will never cut out unless the Sirius antenna is covered because it is internally wired to the car's radio. The portable radios can cut out when distance/interference become an issue. Even with my stronger Sirius transmitter I had an issue on the way home from work on a certain stretch of highway, it only lasted a few weeks strangly.

Try this website to find the best station to broadcast on.

I will say that carrying the radio from house to car every day is annoying. They'll get me buying another radio and subscription eventually.