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jezebeloriajezebeloria Posts: 600
edited May 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Got one for my b-day. Does it mess up the radio that is currently in your vehicle? Pros? Cons? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Also anyone know how much it costs to install? Thanks in advance. :)
PJ FANS ROCK!!!

Finally got that "One for the Thumb"!!! Got the "Six Pack". Now we're on a "Stairway to Seven"

Some words when spoken...can't be taken back.

"Seeing a brick wall straight ahead and stepping on the gas." Eddie...Pittsburgh 6/23/06
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  • Steve DunneSteve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    jezebeloria wrote:
    Got one for my b-day. Does it mess up the radio that is currently in your vehicle? Pros? Cons? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Also anyone know how much it costs to install? Thanks in advance. :)

    LOVE IT! Do what you can to hook it up yourself...just a matter of wires in some cases, but other cars may need some extra work. Also, it has not messed up my regular radio at all.
    I love to turn you on
  • kh65kh65 Posts: 946
    I love mine too. The problem is I never seem to change the channel. It is ALWAYS on Lithium #24.
    "If you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much room."

    Gambling=a taxation on stupidity.

    Remember, you can walk anywhere, as long as you have the time.

    http://www.ryanmontbleauband.com/

    http://www.myspace.com/jessedee
  • jezebeloriajezebeloria Posts: 600
    Steve Dunne wrote:
    LOVE IT! Do what you can to hook it up yourself...just a matter of wires in some cases, but other cars may need some extra work. Also, it has not messed up my regular radio at all.


    LOL...Hook it up? I am technologically challenged. Lucky if I can turn the radio on! My dad is the one who claims it messes up your current system. Have an Alpine system in my car and don't want to mess it up cause it has a cassette deck and I am loving listening to all my tapes from the 80's and 90's.
    PJ FANS ROCK!!!

    Finally got that "One for the Thumb"!!! Got the "Six Pack". Now we're on a "Stairway to Seven"

    Some words when spoken...can't be taken back.

    "Seeing a brick wall straight ahead and stepping on the gas." Eddie...Pittsburgh 6/23/06
  • pearljammin41pearljammin41 Posts: 465
    it will not mess up your other radio...
  • orig_long redorig_long red Posts: 2,029
    dont park under a tree and expect to get reception.

    i had it, got rid of it ... it wasn't worth the money. the technology stunk, and I wasn't blown away by the content.
    Jam out with your clam out.
  • ChrissybChrissyb Posts: 122
    I've had it for a few years now.. I love it!!

    Commercial free music is the best.. don't forget to program the "flannel Channel" for all your Pearl Jam enjoyment!
    **find what you love, love what you find**
  • kh65kh65 Posts: 946
    long red wrote:
    dont park under a tree and expect to get reception.

    i had it, got rid of it ... it wasn't worth the money. the technology stunk, and I wasn't blown away by the content.

    Yeah, that part is a pain. If you live in a desert area you won't have that problem. Also, don't hang out too long under an overpass.
    "If you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much room."

    Gambling=a taxation on stupidity.

    Remember, you can walk anywhere, as long as you have the time.

    http://www.ryanmontbleauband.com/

    http://www.myspace.com/jessedee
  • jezebeloriajezebeloria Posts: 600
    kh65 wrote:
    Yeah, that part is a pain. If you live in a desert area you won't have that problem. Also, don't hang out too long under an overpass.

    So it goes out in tunnels? Got lots of those here in Pittsburgh.
    PJ FANS ROCK!!!

    Finally got that "One for the Thumb"!!! Got the "Six Pack". Now we're on a "Stairway to Seven"

    Some words when spoken...can't be taken back.

    "Seeing a brick wall straight ahead and stepping on the gas." Eddie...Pittsburgh 6/23/06
  • orig_long redorig_long red Posts: 2,029
    jezebeloria wrote:
    So it goes out in tunnels? Got lots of those here in Pittsburgh.


    oh yea....zero reception in tunnels. leaves are a problem too.
    Jam out with your clam out.
  • kh65kh65 Posts: 946
    jezebeloria wrote:
    So it goes out in tunnels? Got lots of those here in Pittsburgh.

    Basically, if the antenna is blocked from the sky you are screwed for reception. It doesn't work like a regular radio signal.
    "If you're not living on the edge you're taking up too much room."

    Gambling=a taxation on stupidity.

    Remember, you can walk anywhere, as long as you have the time.

    http://www.ryanmontbleauband.com/

    http://www.myspace.com/jessedee
  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    I love it! the 90's channel is like the greatest thing ever...even though admitting that makes me feel like an old woman. :D I also like 1st Wave and Left of Center.
  • PatrickBatemanPatrickBateman Posts: 2,243
    I have had it for almost 2 years now and:

    1.If you like listening to music that sounds like it was recorded through a coffee can, it's great.

    2.If you like listening to commercials every 15 minutes trying to get you to buy a service you already have, it's great.

    3. If you like listening to Howard Stern shows from 1992 , or once in awhile new shows and then a show that discusses what they JUST talked about, and having him tell you to buy more Sirius radios, it's great.


    Lithium is a great channel (but music sounds like crap due to compression) and the Talk radio isn't bad if you don't mind listening to commercials every 10 minutes.

    I am dumping it before next billing statement.
    If a man speaks in a forest and there is no woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?
  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    PatrickBateman wrote:
    I have had it for almost 2 years now and:

    1.If you like listening to music that sounds like it was recorded through a coffee can, it's great.

    2.If you like listening to commercials every 15 minutes trying to get you to buy a service you already have, it's great.

    3. If you like listening to Howard Stern shows from 1992 , or once in awhile new shows and then a show that discusses what they JUST talked about, and having him tell you to buy more Sirius radios, it's great.


    Lithium is a great channel (but music sounds like crap due to compression) and the Talk radio isn't bad if you don't mind listening to commercials every 10 minutes.

    I am dumping it before next billing statement.


    we just did the same. my husband had it, used to love it...and then, commercials and BS, and we never really could find that perfect station either. i never quite liked the idea of paying for radio either....same for tv....thus, we don't. once he stopped commuting by car, it just made zero sense to keep it. now he DLs the O&A show - that was what he really kept it for, haha - and listens a day late on the train. for free. it's all good. :)
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


  • orig_long redorig_long red Posts: 2,029
    PatrickBateman wrote:
    I have had it for almost 2 years now and:

    1.If you like listening to music that sounds like it was recorded through a coffee can, it's great.

    2.If you like listening to commercials every 15 minutes trying to get you to buy a service you already have, it's great.

    3. If you like listening to Howard Stern shows from 1992 , or once in awhile new shows and then a show that discusses what they JUST talked about, and having him tell you to buy more Sirius radios, it's great.


    Lithium is a great channel (but music sounds like crap due to compression) and the Talk radio isn't bad if you don't mind listening to commercials every 10 minutes.

    I am dumping it before next billing statement.


    this guy knows the deal.
    Jam out with your clam out.
  • Tom KTom K Posts: 842
    I've had mine for 2 years now and I love the service... I took the AM/FM antennae off my car so I don't have to keep switching the FM transmitter station
    I'm gone ..Long gone..This time I'm letting go of it all...So long...Cause this time I'm gone
  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    Chrissyb wrote:
    I've had it for a few years now.. I love it!!

    Commercial free music is the best.. don't forget to program the "flannel Channel" for all your Pearl Jam enjoyment!

    what channel is this?
  • anothercloneanotherclone Posts: 1,688
    I have Sirius and love it.

    It rocks for long road trips.

    I listen to the Playboy channel on my commute home every day. The other day, Christy Canyon was interviewing Ron Jeremy. It was the most entertaining commute I've had in a long time.
    Dollpartz wrote:
    what channel is this?

    Channel 24, Lithium. Grunge and 90's alternative.
  • rriversrrivers Posts: 3,698
    I've had it since late 2005 and like it a lot. On slow days listening, I probably listen 2 hours a day. Average is probably 3-4.

    I think the sound is good, especially through the boom box I have. I like Stern and listening to Saints games and that in itself makes it worth it for me.

    It does cut out under overpasses for a second or under thick trees. But if you were listening to regular radio it would have a lot more commercials.
    "We're fixed good, lamp-wise."
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