1) I would say not quite as bad as regular radio. Mostly DJs just talking since they don't do ads.
2) Good question. I certainly don't. We just get free satellite radio time (weeks/months) from our Chevy dealers whenever we need any substantial work done on the cars. My assumption is car dealers buy up time to give away to customers as they need.
3) No and No. They always offer deals for $5/month for X months but then want to go full price when the term is over. Of course they say you can quit. I've just never wanted to buy into it as I'm sure you would get harassed with spam about re-joining.
4) I actually don't listen to the "all" stations when I have free service. They aren't actually "all" that artist. They give you the "you might like" artists in the mix. I have about a half dozen rock stations I do like but most of them have Morello on during the afternoon drive which renders the station useless to me.

If I want to listen to exactly what I want, I load my phone with MP3s and play those in the car. Next to that, Pandora is my main tool. I actually customized a few Pandora playlists to mimic the stations I like on Sirius XM and that suits me for most listening.

P.S. - This is an old man rant post. Just go back to your corner and take a nap. smile



Steve

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