Sirius vs. XM

Sirius and XM were two competing satellite radio companies that combined in 2008 because they were having trouble surviving separately. This video talks about the competition between the two and the circumstances leading up to that merger.

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[JustinY.]

Could you make a video about the fall and then acquisition of Yahoo?

[heathdionne]

I'd really like to see what the age breakdown of their customers is. My parents have satellite radios, and I know a few other people who have them, but I'm 22 and I couldn't think of a single person my age who has one

[gracem]

this is a very productive way to use my time

[PT-Shorts]

Finally Company Man is at 1mill subs! He deserves it

[pikminlord]

I’ve had a positive experience every time I’ve used it. No matter where I am in the country the signal is always come in clear and it’s always a great variety of stuff to choose from. Their sports deals really can’t be beat in the fact that you can listen to your team wherever you are is really nice.

[fhdogs]

I was one of the very first XM subscribers... I was anticipating the sale of their first units, originally aftermarket car stereos. I went to a local Circuit City the night before they were to go on sale, and convinced an employee to sell me the system just before closing. I immediately drove to a nearby parking garage where I had enough light to install the head unit, receiver box, and antenna. I remember calling the activation number, and it taking a long time to activate as the customer service rep was still trying to figure out how to create a new account. He even told me that he wasn’t sure the system would allow the new account as they had only been able to do test accounts up to that point, and I may have to call back the next day once the official public launch happened.

In the end, everything worked fine, and I loved having XM on multiple systems and vehicles for years. Unfortunately for the technology, cellular data outpaced the abilities of satellite radio, and the convenience of smartphone streaming became a better option for me. Primarily, I preferred custom streams of music I enjoy over stations dedicated to a specific genre.

[Skylancer]

Satellite radio is sick. Love it. No ads and connectivity anywhere including on top of a mountain. Love going across the country and still getting signal the whole time. Usually you get giant dead zones where you still have to use CDs

[nslouka]

I have to admit I had Sirius for just 1 year and freaking loved it! It’s so different than broadcast and internet (less ads too ) my car came with a cool unique head unit and a 1 free year subscription. I loved the channel options and specific artists and of course talk shows. I would highly consider getting it again, I dearly miss it.

[businessexplained]

Company man, the type of guy to remind me to cancel my free trial.









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[LosAngeles]

When I am in the car, I listen to podcasts, YouTube and music from my iPhone. IMO, siriusxm is only good if you have long daily commutes or travel for work/pleasure a lot. Being in the car 20-30 minutes for a commute just isnt worth the service in the long run.

[creepmike]

I remember when Opie and Anthony were on XM and then they merged to Sirius. Miss that show.

[Markimark]

I wasn’t a fan of either satellite radio company. But I used Sirius because of uncensored talk shows, it’s the biggest reason my sister paid for few years SiriusXM for sport talk shows!

[TXninenine]

I’ve had SiriusXM for close to five years now and have never paid even close to full price for it. All you have to do is get them on the line when you’re up for renewal and threaten to cancel. $60 for the entire year is way better than the ~$15 a month. If your initial rep says they can’t do anything then ask to speak to someone else. This stuff is recorded and they are always trying to sell a plan regardless of the price.

I have a daily round trip commute of over an hour and a half and I like the music channels they have. just for laughs I tried tuning into my areas fm stations and was reminded as to why I tuned into SiriusXM in the first place. Nothing but political ads and other ads for 5 minutes straight. The the random song every one in a while.

[franklesniak]

Came with a free 3 month trial in my first car in 2012 and I was hooked ever since. Never drive without it. Great video!!

[JANEMBA]

Hi Company Can you make a video on What Happened to an The Rise & Fall of MSN Messenger & Yahoo Messenger 👀 ....

[Kylefassbinderful]

If you love listening to old Grateful Dead shows like me, get SiriusXM. There's two channels dedicated to their archives and there is a huge catalog of recorded shows. If you were born anytime during 1969 to 1995 there's a decent chance they was a recorded show on the day you were born.

[Kylefassbinderful]

Love me some Company Man episodes on my day off, you da man Mike!

[TrainfanJanathan]

Wait, they're not the same thing?

[BugsyFoga]

Now here are two brands I have completely no knowledge of, so this will be an interesting watch.

[Wileybot]

SiriusXM is nice if you have to go on a long trip. A good example is my family used it traveling from Ohio to Florida in the car. It’s helpful keeping on the same station instead of hopping after going out of range