Is satellite radio free? If not does it come with a year subscription?
208720
No, it is not free, there are different packages available. Also, monthly rates billed every three months, to yearly rates etc... If you subscribe to the yearly deal, you end up getting the equivalent of one month free.
208721
No. It's not free.Yes. If you so desire, you can have a year's subscription charged to your account.
314386
Downloads using sentinel software are free all the time. I believe it gets it directly from radio reference data base.
2235975
I think you never have satellite radio.i personally think its waist of good money.the same songs over and over like the regular radio,I wish XM radio stop the ripoff and give the people what they paying for,we the people expect for the money we pained the best music and shows all the time and the same song only ones every two years.
1766876
NO. It's not like a cellphone or satellite radio service that requires a subscription. The Global Positioning System is a constellation of satellites put up by the US Government. Each one broadcasts a signal that can be used to triangulate your position anywhere on the Earth (with reasonable exposure and reception of the signals, meaning it won't work underground, etc). Your tax dollars already pay for the signals and research to make the antenna small enough to be practical. The wiki page for GPS give more background on it, and things like http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01390/animation.htm give animations explaining the basics. NO. It's not like a cellphone or satellite radio service that requires a subscription. The Global Positioning System is a constellation of satellites put up by the US Government. Each one broadcasts a signal that can be used to triangulate your position anywhere on the Earth (with reasonable exposure and reception of the signals, meaning it won't work underground, etc). Your tax dollars already pay for the signals and research to make the antenna small enough to be practical. The wiki page for GPS give more background on it, and things like... » Read More NO. It's not like a cellphone or satellite radio service that requires a subscription. The Global Positioning System is a constellation of satellites put up by the US Government. Each one broadcasts a signal that can be used to triangulate your position anywhere on the Earth (with reasonable exposure and reception of the signals, meaning it won't work underground, etc). Your tax dollars already pay for the signals and research to make the antenna small enough to be practical. The wiki page for GPS give more background on it, and things like http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01390/animation.htm give animations explaining the basics. « Show Less
1561863
I'm not sure. It would make sense to get the HD antenna & receiver. If you ask Dish HD will be free.
1693074
no its not but it is sirius xm ready which means you need to buy (SiriusXM SXV200v1) for about $50
630684
It is, but you will need the Sirius SXV200v1 tuner to enable the Sirius satellite radio. It is, however, HD radio ready without any special adapters or antennas.
1947629
You have to have a membership with serius but there different levels and they offer the first month free and they can bill monthly. You can check it all out at www.siriusxm.com
1769230
No. This is an internet radio and it is not equipped to pick up satellite transmissions. Sirius requires a proprietary receiver.
1268234
Yes, it does. You do know that you need to add the monthly internet radio subscription or else you will not get any SiriusXM channels. But then you get internet only channels such as 'Tom Petty's Buried Treasure Show' and 'Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio' among others and all the sports teams' network radio broadcasts (home and away games) for MLB, NHL, NBA and NFL teams. There are also internet only music channels as well.
1769229
no , Sirius is a pay system with its own reciever, you will not need Sirius as there is a plethora of station selection on the internet
1997926
There is a subscription in order to get the service. They have different packages, but the common one is $14.99 per month.
630380
I'm not a tester and don't own the unit (not yet anyway), but I've been checking it out... yes, the monthly service is $10-13 after the initial 3 month free period expires. Based on my experience with other units, this is about the same as the cost of one or more map updates per year that other vendors charge for, but the service includes more ... so for me, this will not be a big concern.
1304152
There is no subscription needed. all you do is plug it in attach an antenna or cable or even satellite scan for channels and record whatever you want.
78344
No, you do not need a subscription it uses the free guide provided over the air or through a cable service for the free channel (major networks). However, the free guide is very basic and does not contain complete information like the cable providers guides or TiVo.
758694
no, the service relies on the GPS satellites and is totally free. I love it. No hidden costs !
1543210
This one does not come with the subscription. It is a dual receiver si you can record two sites at one time. I purchased the lifetime after my 30 day trial period.