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Sirus radio

goldensrbest — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 22:34:22 GMT

Can some one tell me what i need in order to have this in my home,satellite radio? Do i need a i pod,i pad because i do not have either.

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GinaV24 — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 22:38:31 GMT

Sirius is a subscription service, if you go online you can go to their site. When I had it, I had a receiver in my car. Some vehicles come with the system pre-installed but I had a portable unit that I added myself.

To have one in your home, you also need a receiver which comes with a little satellite dish that goes outside your house.

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sunshine45 — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 22:49:01 GMT

you can add a portable receiver in your home OR you can add the service to your smartphone/computer and stream from that. i have it on my cell phone and i have portable bose speaker. they link through a wifi connection.

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Nightowlz — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 22:49:22 GMT

We have it with our DISH package. Don't have it in the car anymore although some channels are still there.

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Mary Bailey — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 22:52:45 GMT

@GinaV24@goldensrbest for our home radio, we have a speaker that includes an antenna. I just put it in a window, or bring it out to the patio when we listen outside. I don't know of that type of set up is still available. We bought a lifetime home subscription before they merged with XM

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jaxs mom — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 22:54:11 GMT

You need a subscription, the head unit ( and a way to hook it up to speakers) and the antenna. I've listened a variety of ways, streaming to my computer, on the app for my cell phone, I had a receiver and just plugged in the antenna and speakers and listened outside or in the house. Go to their website all the info is there.

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151949 — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 22:56:07 GMT

We have this in our cars - our camper and our home. We have it on right now as I type. For a car if you don't have a car that automatically has it built in you need a device called a roadie that is actually a receiver for it. We originally started out with a roadie many years ago and still use it in the camper. In your home you buy a receiver that has an antenna and follow the instructions. It is simple to set up. Our car came with it already installed. It's a subscription service you have to pay a monthly fee for. I think we got our roadie and our receiver at Radio Shack. This is the only radio we listen to. We tend to either have on easy listening or prime country but there are channels that play any kind of music you may love.Classic to hard rock.talk shows, news shows , CNN, Fox, MSNBC,BBC , NPR you name it. Also there is a channel that plays 0ld time radio shows from the 30s and 40s.The old 15 min soap operas etc.

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151949 — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 23:15:34 GMT

@GinaV24 wrote:
Sirius is a subscription service, if you go online you can go to their site. When I had it, I had a receiver in my car. Some vehicles come with the system pre-installed but I had a portable unit that I added myself.

To have one in your home, you also need a receiver which comes with a little satellite dish that goes outside your house.

No satelliete dish needed just a small 1" x 1" antenna that you place in a window.

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Meowingkitty — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 23:26:45 GMT

My new car came with it and when I subscribed after my free trial I had the option to get a free home or car unit. I chose the home unit. I hooked it up to my Bose radio. I also have the app installed on my iPad and my phone.

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Nuttmeg — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 23:36:25 GMT

I brought a new car about a month ago. It came with a free 90 day trial of XM Radio. I am able to play XM on one device at a time with my subscription. I can play music on a PC with a browser, on a smartphone or tablet with an app. The Apple app runs better, than the Android.

This is a link to their contact page. https://www.siriusxm.com/contactus

The sound quality is amazing.

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goldensrbest — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 23:45:04 GMT

My car is 16 years old, i don't have a i phone,or ipad,or ipod.

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151949 — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 23:53:35 GMT

You go somewhere like Radio Shack or Best Buy and buy the receiver - then hook it to any radio - you don't need an I phone or an i pad at all. If you want it in your car instead of buying a receiver you buy something called a roadie that connects to your car radio.

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phoenixbrd — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 07:27:01 GMT

We have Sirius in the cars and on the motorcycles (and I have a boatload of the stock, which is a different story)....not in the house. I love the choices Sirius offers and I'm sure you will be happy with Sirius. I would follow Nutmeg's suggestion and check the Sirius page to answer your question.

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Pook — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 09:33:26 GMT

@goldensrbest, Mine came with my vehicle for a year and with it I can listen on any wi-fi device but I use it with my android tracfone, laptop desktop PC and tablet. All you need is a subscription if you have any device and it appears you do if you are posting here.

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NickNack — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 12:09:58 GMT

I have it free with my new car. I wasn't planning on renewing when the free trial ran out. Now I'm reconsidering because I'm enjoying it so much. I'm thinking about getting the least expensive "only music" version. What does everyone else have?

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goldensrbest — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 14:17:03 GMT

Thank you everyone for answering me.

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willdob3 — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 14:40:33 GMT

I'll be getting a new car soon & I know Sirius will be an option but I am not sure why I might want it? I'll need to research a bit. I currently use Pandora Radio in my car & home. I'm very happy with it.

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Nuttmeg — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 14:42:19 GMT

@Nicknack wrote:
I have it free with my new car. I wasn't planning on renewing when the free trial ran out. Now I'm reconsidering because I'm enjoying it so much. I'm thinking about getting the least expensive "only music" version. What does everyone else have?

I have a trial of All Access. If I decide to keep the service, I am going to pay for All Access so I can stream the content. I may decide to get rid of this, and consider other choices,Rhapsody music, HD radio,or Jazz Radio in the car.

The quality of the music is great, and the talk radio interesting.

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Nuttmeg — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 14:50:06 GMT

@willdob3 wrote:
I'll be getting a new car soon & I know Sirius will be an option but I am not sure why I might want it? I'll need to research a bit. I currently use Pandora Radio in my car & home. I'm very happy with it.

The quality of the music stream is the best, and the trial is free.

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Mary Bailey — Mon, 04 Jul 2016 15:07:47 GMT

Pandora may be another option. You build your own stations. You can listen free and listen to ads, or buy a subscription to listen ad-free. I paid $54 for a year.