Don't hold your breath. XM & Sirius "merging" has about the same chance DirecTV and DishNetwork had of "merging". I have both Sirius and XM in my car as well as the wipe's, and I've already gotten a few "important notices" from both regarding the proposed deal. The fine print isn't nearly as optimistic as the main sales pitch. They seem to think that by calling this a "merger of two equals" they can get around the antitrust issues that sank the DTV/Dish deal. I doubt that's going to get very far with the regulatory powers-that-be. No matter what they call it, it's still taking two and making one, and eliminating the competition that typically keeps consumer pricing affordable......
As for which is better, the wipe prefers XM's music selections, I prefer Sirius'. The only real benefit I've noticed with having both in the same car is that there's always something playing that I want to hear. The drawback is that I rarely actually listen to the entire songs, lol. Still, they both beat FM radio hands down......

Car, You have a car...

What's up nipplehead....I told G. you have been over here for years...

XM just suspended Opie and Anthony for 30 days. (Google for more info.)

I canceled my second radio and got 50% off my sub on my main radio for the next 12 months when i told em how pissed i was.

They are getting killed now with people canceling their subs because of this suspension. I had to wait over 30 min to actually talk to someone to cancel and the lady on the phone actually told me they were overwhelmed today by people canceling because of this whole thing.

Go for Sirius.

With the possible merger who knows? But I agree about Sirius.

Finisar is suing both of them for patent infringement. It has to
do with satellite data processing. Seeing as Finisar got over a 100 mil
from DTV over the exact item has got XM and Sirius in real pickle.
They know they are going to pay, but how much. Meanwhile the lawyers
and smacking their lips at these two new suits.

Cancelling because they were only suspended? As opposed to fired outright? Or because they were suspended at all?

Personally, I didn't find the bit funny at all. In fact, I was somewhat disgusted by it. But that's nothing new; I outgrew their idea of comedy when I graduated high school, and I very rarely waste any of my time listening to them now. Or Howard, for that matter. I just changed the channel. So whether or not they should have been punished for what they did isn't really an issue for me. But I could see where the advertisers that sponsor their show might have a problem with it, even though they had to know something was bound to happen sooner or later.....

Hooked up Sirius in my truck, bought a Sirius connect off of fleabay. Hooked it up to my Kenwood and ran antenna, had the dealship set me up with a demo account. Best thing about it is it don't cost me s fuggin dime.

I tried listening to Opie and Anthony a couple of time. Damn, did they ever suck. Never made me smile, let alone laugh.

I would flip though a bunch of channels on XM and occasionally find something good. Rarely do I have to try more than 2 channels on Sirius.

Damn DE, you listen to NASCAR on the radio? WTF dude, that's like watching a concert with the speakers muted...

Or watching a porno without video.......

Oh, wait, that's the playboy channel on Sirius......

I just sirus hooked up over the weekend. So for I love it. Got it in the car and the hooked up to my stereo in the house. Nice choice of music and YES a big reason I got it was to listen to NASCAR races in the summer when I'm away from the tv......

Merger is one step closer.

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/03/xmsirius-merger.html

Consider it a done deal DE.

So when do I get my NASCAR back?

Probably never.

A couple of years ago I almost bought XM so I could get the races while out town on weekends. I didn't really have the money so I waited. Sure glad I did. I've had Sirius for months now and love it.
Better luck next time DE