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[ckuter]

I broke down today and listened to some XM radio music channels 25, 46 and 49. I cannot describe how annoying the female DJs. One was talking about Lance Armstrong's stolen bicycle. Thank God for Slacker.

[frizgolf]

You know, I don't think I've turned on my XM for about a week.
That's a new record.

[BillD3818]

If you go to XM's site, you can't subscribe to a 50 station a la carte package -- only on Sirius.

I did not know this. I only listen to music and MLB so I don't give a * about Sirius, best of Sirius, Ala Carte Sirius, or anything else concerning Sirius.

But anyway the Ala Carte issue is less confusing now.. Thx

I cannot describe how annoying the female DJs. One was talking about Lance Armstrong's stolen bicycle.

Speaking of the DJ's I can't understand why SiruisXM, a company that is in terrible shape financially is holding onto it's DJ's. If they really want to cut costs you would think they would do without most of the DJ's. But instead they are on most stations now.

[rskolin]

I cannot describe how annoying the female DJs. One was talking about Lance Armstrong's stolen bicycle.

Speaking of the DJ's I can't understand why SiruisXM, a company that is in terrible shape financially is holding onto it's DJ's. If they really want to cut costs you would think they would do without most of the DJ's. But instead they are on most stations now.[/quote]

I generally listen to channels in the 70 spectrum, so there's not a lot of DJ blabbering. The other day I came home and I thought my wife was listening to either the TV or an FM radio because all I heard was blah, blah, blah, interrupted song, blah, blah, blah. Turned out she was listening to the Pulse on 26. Yikes... was it awful!!

[KISSman]

On the music stations I listened to, I could do without DJs, but I'm not against these people having a job in these times either. If I tolerate them, I feel like I'm being charatible.

The only DJ I ever liked was Cool Guy on Boneyard/Liquid Metal. He was actually a reason to listen to the timeslot he was doing his shows. Unfortunately, he was one of the casualties of the merger.

[geneaber]

I picked up a G2 over the weekend. No need for XM now. Bye bye XM.

[SlackDean]

Just started to listen to Slacker last weekend and then purchased the G2 8 gig with dock from slacker.com. It arrived tonight....5 minutes I was up and running, listening on my stereo. After charging, my slacker is now connected via WiFi and is refreshing. This is GREAT!!!!! I love this thing!

On March 12th my 4 year subscription to XM will expire and I will NOT be returning. XM-Sirius destroyed Xcountry, Fred, and several other channels I used to listen to. Goodbye Mojo...now I'm listening to really good progressive country, Americana, jazz, blues.

Did I mention how much I loved my slacker! Great concept and great implementation!

[Moondogger]

On March 12th my 4 year subscription to XM will expire and I will NOT be returning. .
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If you paid with a credit card please make sure you call to cancel. Otherwise there is a good chance they will re-up your subscription automatically.
Welcome to Slacker Nation. 8o)

[TJStaar]

When I called in to XM on Sunday to cancel, the guy asked me for the reason. I said, "I have several, would you like to hear them all?" He said sure, so I laid it out. My favorite channels disappearing or being changed with shallower playlists, DJ blather and loss of features. Reduction of sound quality. All the known problems plus the fact that I called on 2 separate occasions to cancel one of my radios and it was still on my account. I didn't even mention the upcoming price hike and separate charge for internet listening.

His response was "wow, you really pay attention to your radio, huh?" I said, "yes, I do" and left it at that. But I was thinking are they all this clueless over there? Are we not supposed to "pay attention", but just swallow whatever they force down our throats? It saddens me to see what has become of the service and the company that I once touted to anyone within earshot.

Thank goodness that I found Slacker and have an alternative to "Mel's *". Now I'm touting Slacker to the rooftops. Thanks!

Todd

[Keesguy]

I'd been a Slacker subscriber since 02/08. I dropped XM and never looked back. What they had was a great thing but they lost the vision somewhere along the way. Music Lab was one of the reasons I subscribed along with some stations that disappeared along the way. X-Country was another great one but that since bit the dust as well, I understand. The sound quality issue was always a biggie for me as well although all the fan boys on the XM boards insisted that it sounded better than analog FM. XM's sound quality wasn't even close to decent FM IMHO and it got worse as time went on. I was chomping at the bit for the G1 to finally arrive.

I was at a car dealership the other day and they had XM on display. I was playing around with it for a little while and realized there's no way I'd ever go back again. I'm not a fan of Mel K. but XM lost their way quite a while before he showed up on the scene.

[rskolin]

...but XM lost their way quite a while before he showed up on the scene.

Agreed. They need to get back to basics, especially with the music. I think they've overdone it with the niche channels, and the DJ's on some of the channels are unbearable. It's like listening to an FM radio.

[Keesguy]

...but XM lost their way quite a while before he showed up on the scene.

Agreed. They need to get back to basics, especially with the music. I think they've overdone it with the niche channels, and the DJ's on some of the channels are unbearable. It's like listening to an FM radio.

Actually, it's like PAYING for FM radio.

[Moondogger]

Does anyone know if there are any figures on how many XM'ers canceled after the sirius taker over of XM?

[Burner]

Does anyone know if there are any figures on how many XM'ers canceled after the sirius taker over of XM?

I'm curious to this as well. While there do appear to be a lot of ex-listeners here, I'm sure we are only a very small percentage of Sirius/XM subscribers. I would doubt very much that Mel is going to come out and give an honest answer, as they keep claiming they have 20 million subscribers, and that is probably stretching it to say the least.

[geneaber]

I canceled the other day. I was on hold for 40 minutes and was then accidentally hung up on. No surprise why there appear to be so many defections! Long live Slacker.

[Hank666]

Does anyone know if there are any figures on how many XM'ers canceled after the sirius taker over of XM?

I'm curious to this as well. While there do appear to be a lot of ex-listeners here, I'm sure we are only a very small percentage of Sirius/XM subscribers. I would doubt very much that Mel is going to come out and give an honest answer, as they keep claiming they have 20 million subscribers, and that is probably stretching it to say the least.

I'm sure their are plenty that still sub for Stern and other talk but turn to Slacker for music.

[idrinknitro]

Add another to the list. Have had the Slacker G2 25 now for a few months. Love it as much now as I did the day I bought it. Canceled XM a month ago and refused their 1/2 price for a year offer.

Reasons I left XM: Awful playlists, killed off lucy, artist only channels (payola) taking over other channels, sound quality was insulting, awful DJ's.

Agree 100%

[chuirox]

Add another exM'r to the list. It's so sad they screwed up a really good thing.

So here's a challenge: I'm probably one of the few oddballs that loved the diversity of Fine Tuning (XM76 - The World's Most Eclectic Music). You never knew what you would hear next, and I got turned on to so many great artists I would have never heard if it hadn't have been for Fine Tuning. Does Slacker have anything with that crazy level of diversity - early Genesis one minute, Bach the next, Porcupine Tree a few minutes after that!

After only a few hours with Slacker I have that same feeling of excitement and promise I had five years ago when I first fired up my XM radio. This time, I hope it lasts.

Geoff

[Jon]

Add another exM'r to the list. It's so sad they screwed up a really good thing.

So here's a challenge: I'm probably one of the few oddballs that loved the diversity of Fine Tuning (XM76 - The World's Most Eclectic Music). You never knew what you would hear next, and I got turned on to so many great artists I would have never heard if it hadn't have been for Fine Tuning. Does Slacker have anything with that crazy level of diversity - early Genesis one minute, Bach the next, Porcupine Tree a few minutes after that!

After only a few hours with Slacker I have that same feeling of excitement and promise I had five years ago when I first fired up my XM radio. This time, I hope it lasts.

Geoff

I know someone made a Fine Tuning custom station. Check the 'SatRad ReCreations' thread in Submit your stations, or if not there it should be listed in the forum itself.

[chuirox]

Thanks for the link to the re-creations Jon. No Fine Tuning XM76, so I guess that means I need to start working on one! Funny part is, I'm so loving everything else I'm hearing now I may never get around to it.

As one of the other posters noted, I'm almost happy XM went to crap or I would have never tired Slacker!

Geoff