| Here are a few FAQs about everyone's favorite | | | | $12.95 a month.-Sirius: 120 Channels, Live |
| radio service.Question #1: Can you give us an | | | | National Hockey League, National Football |
| overview of what satellite radio is? Who | | | | League, National Basketball Association, |
| provides satellite radio service?Answer: | | | | English Premier League Soccer, and college |
| Satellite radio is a subscription based radio | | | | sports game coverage. You can get all of this |
| service. It has far more programs and music | | | | great programming for only $12.95 a |
| than the traditional radio does, and it is | | | | month.Question #5: How do I go about |
| available internationally by WorldSpace and | | | | installing a satellite radio?Answer: There |
| stateside by Sirius and XM Satellite | | | | are a few things you will need before |
| Radio.Question #2: Are there any advantages | | | | installing a satellite radio. First of all, |
| to having satellite radio?Answer: The genres, | | | | you will need an antenna powerful enough to |
| styles, and eras of music you can choose from | | | | pick up the radio signal and deliver it to |
| is almost limitless. Getting the programming | | | | your receiver. Secondly, you will need a |
| you want, (weather, traffic, talk radio, | | | | satellite radio tuner so that you can |
| news, and entertainment), without the | | | | actually get the signal from the antenna. |
| annoyance of commercials. Satellite radio is | | | | There are 3 basic types of satellite radio |
| broadcast into your car, RV, yacht, sauna, or | | | | tuners: Plug and play, which can be used on |
| home by use of a digital signal that | | | | the go in a specially designed boom box, or |
| completely eradicates that entire mind frying | | | | car, the Universal tuner, which is most |
| static. Once you purchase the equipment and | | | | commonly used in the car, and then there is |
| properly install it, you will be supplied | | | | the home satellite radio tuner, which hooks |
| with a complete list of programming and | | | | directly into the receiver. Thirdly, you will |
| channels right on the receiver. Local traffic | | | | require a satellite radio receiver which |
| and weather are available, provided by Sirius | | | | allows you to select the channels. Lastly, |
| and XM Satellite Radio.Question #3: Are there | | | | you absolutely need to purchase a satellite |
| any disadvantages to having satellite | | | | radio subscription from either XM Satellite |
| radio?Answer: If you don't live in the | | | | Radio or Sirius Radio.Question #6: How do I |
| continental United States, you cannot receive | | | | get the best satellite quality sound in my |
| the satellite signal. This includes Hawaii, | | | | car?Answer: In order to get the great sound |
| Alaska, Puerto Rico, and other U.S. | | | | you deserve from your satellite radio you |
| Territories.Question #4: What do XM and | | | | should do 1 of 3 things:a.Install an in-dash |
| Sirius Radio provide?Answer: | | | | receiver with a built-in tuner. |
| | | | |
| -XM: 150 channels, 2 NASCAR racing channels, | | | | b.Install a satellite radio ready receiver |
| Major League Baseball, Professional Golf | | | | and connect it to an external satellite radio |
| Association, ACC, Big Ten, and PAC-10 | | | | tuner. |
| football and basketball coverage. You can | | | | |
| have all of this awesome stuff for only | | | | c. |