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Side by Side Comparison of Satellite Radio Deals Currently on the Market
Essay title: Side by Side Comparison of Satellite Radio Deals Currently on the Market
Side by Side Comparison of Satellite Radio Deals Currently on the Market
Currently there are 2 Major Players in the Satellite Radio Market. The current players are XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio.
Below is a comparison to help you decide which one to buy for your car, boat, or home.
*Updated Feb 1st, 2006*
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Company Info
Nasdaq:XMSR
Currently Valued @ $3-4 Billion
Nasdaq:SIRI
Currently Valued @ $2-3 Billion
Todays Programming
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Current Video Ads
Click here to View XM Radio Ads
Click here to view Sirius Radio Ad #1
Click here to view Sirius Radio Ad #2
Current Company News
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Click here for current news on Sirius Radio
Headquarters
Washington DC
New York City
Current # of Subscribers
@ 6,000,000+
@3,000,000+
Satellite Coverage
2 Boeing geostationary satellites
3 Loral satellites at a high-elevation
geosynchronous orbit.
Signal Strength
Entire Continental United States and Canada
All of North America Including Canada and Alaska
Monthly Subscription Price
$12.95/mth for single account
@ $8.00/mth for 2 year prepaid account
$6.99/mth for family account (for 2 to 5 radios)
$12.95/mth for single account
@ $10.00/mth 1 year prepaid account
$6.99/mth for family account (up to 4 radios)
Additional Costs
$9.99 Activation Fee if done online
$14.95 Activation Fee if done over phone
Optional Mailed Statement = $2/mth
$50 equipment charge for “PCR” equipment
Internet Music now free for subscribers and $7.99 for non subscribers
$10.00 Activation Fee if done online
$15.00 Activation Fee if done over phone
Internet Music Free for subscribers
Save $5.00 Activate your account online here
Installation
Plug & Play
Plug & Play
Equipment
Delphi SKYFi Delphi XM Roady
SIRIUS Sportster Blaupunkt America
Total Radio Channels
Sample Programs
Click here to Sample XM Radio
Click here to sample Sirius Radio
Music Programs
XM has 68 streams of music that have:
CD-quality sound
A wide variety of music genres covered (Rock, Reggae, etc.)
A depth of music selection, within each genre.
Commercials: XMs 68 music streams now run Commercial Free.
Re-broadcasting: XM no longer