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Old 10-19-2014, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by parat75
Am I the only one that HATES how Sirius sounds in the truck? Sounds like total crap, especially compared to what it sounds like through my iPod and FM HD stations. My '13 Tacoma with upgraded JBL system had XM radio and it sounded like crap as well. Thoughts?

In my opinion it's passable for talk shows but that's about all. Music sounds like an AM radio.
Old 10-25-2014, 02:40 AM
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Funny cause my buddy was just telling me how good he thought Sirius sounds.

Btw, when the 2 month trial period is over you can simply sign up for another trial under a new account using different credentials. Go to this site: https://care.siriusxm.com/preownedve...al_view.action
Old 10-27-2014, 11:30 AM
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I wouldnt bother spending the money to renew -- instead, redirect your money to something like Pandora -- and you'll have much higher quality audio (Sirius/XM is so bandwidth limited now, it sounds like AM) plus the ability to skip songs you dont like, create stations with artists you do like, etc.. This all assumes you have a smartphone...

I wouldnt spend a dime on Sirius/XM.
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Sirius cut mine off to the day six months after I bought the truck. I will not pay to listen to anything so now, I have a MFT w/o satellite and without a phone linked to it. It does look real nice in the dash though.
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my fiance had some problems with the in-dash screen on her '13 hyundai sonata which required them to replace almost all the electronics in the dash. bonus was she now has free sirius for like 8 months now. We think its because they replaced the unit and sirius doesn't know its on a car thats already sold. maybe it thinks its still sitting on the dealer showroom?

in my focus ST it cut off right at 6 month trial end date =/
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You guys realize that my last post means you can have Sirius without paying indefinitely right? The only hassle is creating a new bogus account every 2 months.
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Never use it. Wish it wasn't there. Hate the antenna on the roof. Waste of a button on the dash.
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Originally Posted by kobayashi maru
Funny cause my buddy was just telling me how good he thought Sirius sounds.

Btw, when the 2 month trial period is over you can simply sign up for another trial under a new account using different credentials. Go to this site: https://care.siriusxm.com/preownedve...al_view.action
Do you really do that ? How could you keep doing it with the same VIN ?

I could be John Doe
John Smith
Jane Doe
Jane Smith
John Deere
??
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Originally Posted by depami
Never use it. Wish it wasn't there. Hate the antenna on the roof. Waste of a button on the dash.
lol suit yourself I guess. I can sort of understand not liking the antenna on the roof but otherwise I've found Sirius to be completely un-intrusive if you don't want to use it. However, I love it. So much better than local radio!

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Do you really do that ? How could you keep doing it with the same VIN ?

I could be John Doe
John Smith
Jane Doe
Jane Smith
John Deere
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You don't have to enter your VIN. You can enter your radio's ID instead (think it's called a ESN #). They allow it because they want used vehicle owners to be able to sign up for the trial. I can confirm that it works because I'm using it right now. The original trial offer was long over when I bought this truck.
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Originally Posted by Stratocaster
In my opinion it's passable for talk shows but that's about all. Music sounds like an AM radio.
This ^^^


Originally Posted by kobayashi maru
lol suit yourself I guess. I can sort of understand not liking the antenna on the roof but otherwise I've found Sirius to be completely un-intrusive if you don't want to use it. However, I love it. So much better than local radio!...........

Nothing against it, just don't use it. Lots of good channels but music quality is lacking and I don't often listen to talk radio.

If I lived in the sticks with no broadcast towers nearby or did a lot of cross country, then I'd probably use it.


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