Need Help w/ SIRIUS radio for DH

[disneyfanz04]

I want to get dh SIRIUS for Valentines Day, but I have no idea everything I need to get. Can someone help. I don't want to not get something and him not be able to listen to it. It installation expensive???

What would the total cost(approx)e for all equiptment, installation, and a year of service be???

Thanks in advance for your help!!

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Go to http://www.siriusbackstage.com/forum/index.php?sid=63a4ca420df1a3fde44d61a481391883I am a newbie and this is where I got help.

 

[2BigKIdz]

If he is just going to listen to it in his vehicle then you just need to buy 1 of the Sirius boxed sets at such places as Circuit City or Best Buy, it comes with everthing he will need. They range from $50-$200. He should be able to install it himself unless you are buying a radio to replace his indash radio. My husband installed both of ours in a matter of minutes, the only thing to do really is run the wire for the antenna. There are a few options as to service, such as paying monthly (12.95 I think) or by year (not sure of price for yearly) or a lifetime (I think it is $499 now, we bought it 18 months ago for $299!). If you want to listen to it in the house, then you can buy a home docking kit (not sure of price) or a boombox (about $100). We bought the boombox so we could listen to it wherevere we want. Sirius is great, your husband will love it!

 

[MomofKatie]

I got XM for DH for Christmas, but the prices and equipment are very similar to Sirius. The car kit comes with everything you need for listening in the car. The cost depends, but you can find kits as low as $20-30, or up to $200 or so. The monthly subscription is $12.95/month, or you can pay upfront for longer periods of time and save a bit of $$. Installation takes just a few minutes- you can do it yourself.

We also got a home docking kit (comes with a dock for the receiver, antenna, and plug) and it was less than $30. We just move the little receiver unit (about the size of a Blackberry) back and forth from car to house.

One issue we have had- with the receiver, you tune your car radio to a low end station on the dial to transmit the sound out of the speakers. We live in a fairly good size city, and we have a problem with static due to the large number of stations that we receive here. It is really hard to find a frequency that doesn't have a station (or partial station sound) on it. Because of this, we need to purchase a seperate accessory for the car stereo that will cancel out the radio interferance. It needs to plug into the back of the car srereo, and into the satellite radio dock- and that needs to be professionally installed (they need to remove the stereo from the dash to hook everything up). This will add around $70-$80 to the cost- around $30 for the accessory, and $40 for installation. If you live in a more rural area, you might not need this.