Are you SIRIUS?
Saturday, my dad met me at Radio Shack to pick out my Christmas gift. Before I go any further, I despise Radio Shack, but they had the best prices on Sirius radios. Anyway, we each picked out the same radio, car adapter, desktop radio (boom box), and 1-year subscription. It was very generous of him and I am thankful.
Sunday, he came over to watch the 49ers lose to the Rams. The 49ers are now 1-11 so I am having trouble getting excited about the games. During halftime we logged onto the Internet to activate the service for our radios, but it proved to be more complex then we first thought. We ended up calling Sirius on the phone and had them set it up. After the game I spent some time fiddling around with it, but didn’t get to really enjoy it until this morning. I now have the radio on my desk a work and I am enjoying going through all of the stations (around 120 so far). The car installation will need to be done professionally, so I will wait a week or so before getting around to that.
The only problem with satellite radio is you need to have the antenna in view of a satellite. In a car this isn’t a problem, because you mount the antenna on your roof (that’s what those strange looking bumps are over some car’s back windows. In the house however, this can pose a problem. The antenna is the size of a deck of cards with 20 feet of wire to attach it to the radio. They suggest mounting the antenna on the roof or by a window facing north or east. Thankfully, my office has a large window facing north, so I can get a great signal with the antenna still attached to the radio.
I am really looking forward to January 2006 when Howard Stern will be going to Sirius. That is what really sparked my interest in satellite radio. I am looking forward to listening to what I want without having to worry about FCC censoring. Since Howard Stern made the announcement, Sirius Stock has tripled.
Other great stuff... Every NFL game with the score on the display, every NBA game with the score on the screen, Eminem's own channel, Raw Comedy, unedited songs, traffic every 4 minutes, 30 presets, and song search (it will remember the song you like and tell you when it's on).
Sunday, he came over to watch the 49ers lose to the Rams. The 49ers are now 1-11 so I am having trouble getting excited about the games. During halftime we logged onto the Internet to activate the service for our radios, but it proved to be more complex then we first thought. We ended up calling Sirius on the phone and had them set it up. After the game I spent some time fiddling around with it, but didn’t get to really enjoy it until this morning. I now have the radio on my desk a work and I am enjoying going through all of the stations (around 120 so far). The car installation will need to be done professionally, so I will wait a week or so before getting around to that.
The only problem with satellite radio is you need to have the antenna in view of a satellite. In a car this isn’t a problem, because you mount the antenna on your roof (that’s what those strange looking bumps are over some car’s back windows. In the house however, this can pose a problem. The antenna is the size of a deck of cards with 20 feet of wire to attach it to the radio. They suggest mounting the antenna on the roof or by a window facing north or east. Thankfully, my office has a large window facing north, so I can get a great signal with the antenna still attached to the radio.
I am really looking forward to January 2006 when Howard Stern will be going to Sirius. That is what really sparked my interest in satellite radio. I am looking forward to listening to what I want without having to worry about FCC censoring. Since Howard Stern made the announcement, Sirius Stock has tripled.
Other great stuff... Every NFL game with the score on the display, every NBA game with the score on the screen, Eminem's own channel, Raw Comedy, unedited songs, traffic every 4 minutes, 30 presets, and song search (it will remember the song you like and tell you when it's on).
posted by Page at
9:06 AM
4 Comments:
Page, is there an all 80's music station?
By
Anonymous, At
11:49 AM
There's several 80's stations!
Big 80's - 80's Hits
Star Lite - Light 80's and 90's
Movin' Easy - Easy Listening 80's and 90's
First Wave - 80's Alternative
Hair Nation - 80's Hair Bands
Back Spin - Old School Rap
By
Page, At
12:51 PM
Page
What's the traffic update on the 101 freeway crossing the 170? I'm headed up there in a bit.
looks like "traffic reports every 6 minutes" is jurassic by now.
By
Anonymous, At
1:09 PM
For that I would still check www.sigalert.com
But if you really want to know...
Traffic is flying 70 - 80 mph
It slows down to 39 mph right at Universal Center Dr, but picks right up again.
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Page, At
1:14 PM
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