XM radio

I have an XM in my 900, but as part of an aftermarket system from Pioneer. I have no issues, except you loose the signal in tunnels and going under bridges. A problem if you live in Boston where all the interstates are in tunnels or going to be in tunnels.

Jeremy

And how do you rate it compared to regular radio ? Is it "500 channels and nothing on"? All 500 still filled with commercials from 5-6PM ?

I'm interested in your experience.

Some stations are commercial free, mainly the music "Style" stations (genre music: 40's 50's 60's 70's etc, rock, county, blues, et al). They have other stations, the comedy stations for example, that have some ads, but not the 7 to 10 minutes of promos and other crap for every 20 minutes of play time you get on broadcast. They have about 1-2 minutes of ads for every 20 minutes of play time. The ads will show up in the display also.

The sports games are actually rebroadcasts of the local sports radio stations you here over the air. For instance, I listen to the Red Sox in the car and it is simply the WEEI (AM 860) feed with Jerry Trupiano and Joe Castiglione. It even sounds like AM since the signal is basically the same. Same goes for the Patriots, it is just a rebroadcast of the WBCN (FM 104.1) feed with Gil Santos. The pregame/postgame/news is basically MLB/NHL/NBA/NASCAR/insert sport here hype. The other sports stuff I don't really listen to.

I do not go for talk radio, so I can't tell you what it is like. Same for news stations.

The traffic stuff is about the same as the local stations traffic reports.

The display helps with song/artist or show/host- you know what and who you are listening to.

Jeremy

I had one in my 03 9-3SS. used it with the FM modulator. It worked very well. I just installed one in my new 06 9-3 convertible. No issues on the direct install. Straight foreword install. Just plug in to the power outlet and plug into the MP3 adapter in the armrest. Select AUX on the head unit and listen. Works great. I am in the TX panhandle, I got tired of finding stations every 50 miles. I won't be without XM now.

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The MP3 adapter cable (aux input jack in the center console) can be bought and installed into earlier 9-3SS'es as well. I know. I bought it from the SAAB dealership and installed it myself on my '03. Piece o' cake.

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