Howard Stern Sirius Debut
 

Anyone else here listen to him today? The Pat O'brien tapes uncensored were really funny.

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Is George Takei really part of the show now?

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The O'Brien tapes were hilarious put to Led Zepplins "Black Dog".

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]Is George Takei really part of the show now?[/QUOTE]

I think it is for one week, but I'm not sure.

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Takei will be a permanent fixture...just won't be in the studio after this week.
[url]http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/blog.php?p=3599&cat=10[/url]

I didn't catch Howard, but I caught Bubba the Love Sponge on my way home last night. I just hope it was first day jitters after a 2 year layoff...it was pretty boring.

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The morning ride sure sucks now with no Howard that's for sure

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Actually Stern and Bubba are going to experiment switching mornings and afternoons in the coming months for a few days at a time. Hearing Stern in the afternoon will weird, but hell the debut was really good and today was even better. Matty, GET SIRIUS, its worth it!

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I 2nd getting Sirius...i've had it for a few months, and will never be without. even in the DC area, there is little to nothing radio-wise. Think of it this way...what's 13/month, but a lunch or 2 you pack instead of buy out...or go without 3 lattes from Starbucks, etc.

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How is the reception using the built in FM transmitter some of the radios come with?

I briefly used a wireless transmitter with my ipod and it was horrible. I ended up getting a hard wire connection for it.

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I have XM and use the FM transmitter and it seems to work well(I would assume they work similarly in Sirius receivers). Of course sound degradation is inevitable when you're broadcasting like that and the one thing that is actually an issue is when traveling over the span of different radio markets you get interference as your chosen FM channel may pick up a stronger FM signal from and actual broadcasting station. Then you have to switch your broadcast signal and change channels on your stereo. It can be a pain. Getting a new enabled head unit hard wired can be expensive too. I think we were quoted 400+ for the new unit plus harnesses and installation. That was without it getting wired into the steering wheel as we would have wanted too. We have a BMW though so I think it is a little more expensive since the stereos in BMWs are run through an amp standard out of the factory and this would have to be changed with a new head unit.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]How is the reception using the built in FM transmitter some of the radios come with?

I briefly used a wireless transmitter with my ipod and it was horrible. I ended up getting a hard wire connection for it.[/QUOTE]How many miles of wire comes with that. Like could I drive from Va to FL and what happens if someone trips over the wire and it come undone.

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I use the FM modulation and don't have a problem. I love it! Nothing better than uncensored radio where people can speak their minds on any subject imaginable.

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[QUOTE=firstdown]How many miles of wire comes with that. Like could I drive from Va to FL and what happens if someone trips over the wire and it come undone.[/QUOTE]

That that's what sucks, sometimes you get all the way and you have to go back to plug it in.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]The morning ride sure sucks now with no Howard that's for sure[/QUOTE]

But its so cool to be chilling in my computer room listening to the replay of Howard at night.

My FM transmitter works with no problem even for my Ipod also.

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I use the FM mod, and it's fine. I started out using the cassette tape adapter (95 Taurus, still have the factory stereo in it), but all those damn wires was a pain, so i went to the FM mod and it's fine. Once you find a channel to use, it's all good. The biggest pain I have (theory) is the antenna in port is messed up, because I constantly get Antenna Not Detected without doing anything to it...not sure if it's the antenna itself or the unit.

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How do those boom boxes work? Do you have to hook it up to an antenna indoors or something? If I were to break down and get sirius, I would want the plug and play one that I can listen to at work too. Otherwise it's not worth it to me.

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[QUOTE=Mattyk72]How do those boom boxes work? Do you have to hook it up to an antenna indoors or something? If I were to break down and get sirius, I would want the plug and play one that I can listen to at work too. Otherwise it's not worth it to me.[/QUOTE]

I don't have a boombox, but my guess is the antenna would have to be placed where any other antenna normally would (usually near a window or outside). The boombox and compatable receiver are usually seperate purchases, but could be sold as a combo. I have mine in the window at home. At the office, hopefully you are near a window or you may have issues with reception. Sirius does plan to stream Howard online for subscribers as soon as they figure out how to make it available, which would solve some recpetion issues for people.

Whatever unit you get, test it by using the free channel that they beam to every radio. See if it not only gets a good signal, but holds the signal with minimal disruption. Then activate it if everything is fine. If not, take the unit back.

I had the Starmate 1 and it couldn't hold a signal, but I got the Starmate Replay and everything works great.

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I heard about Stern possibly becoming available via streaming over the net, I think I'll wait until that becomes a reality.

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Here at work, I'm stuck in a damn windowless cube, so I can't use my unit here, so I stream online. At home, I usually stream as well, since I'm too lazy to go back to the car and get the unit. I had to station my antenna outside in order to get a decent reception, because of the way my condo faces.

I believe they are trying to build a dedicated stream just for Howard 100 and 101, because their current system probably isn't capable of the volume necessary to accomodiate all the new subscribers.

[url]http://www.sirius.com/pdf/manuals/sportster_boombox.pdf[/url]
Usage manual for the sportster boombox.

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[QUOTE=BDBohnzie]Here at work, I'm stuck in a damn windowless cube, so I can't use my unit here, so I stream online. At home, I usually stream as well, since I'm too lazy to go back to the car and get the unit. I had to station my antenna outside in order to get a decent reception, because of the way my condo faces.

I believe they are trying to build a dedicated stream just for Howard 100 and 101, because their current system probably isn't capable of the volume necessary to accomodiate all the new subscribers.

[url]http://www.sirius.com/pdf/manuals/sportster_boombox.pdf[/url]
Usage manual for the sportster boombox.[/QUOTE]

They have an email alert you can sign up for to let you know when Howard will be streaming and when I called the Sirius customer service number, one of the first things the voice tells you is that they are working on getting Howard to stream online. So obviously, they have received plent of calls demanding this.

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I have the boom box. It's ok, no problems. The hardwire antennae thing sucks. I was told that a wireless antennae existed for the units. However, I have been unable to locate one. i think I was bamboozled? Any info on the wireless?

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yeah, Bubba the Love Sponge mentioned that they got a huge number phone calls on Monday, and 1 million unique hits to the website, most complaining that they could not stream Howard...

not heard about the wireless antenna...this is all i found:
[url]http://archive.avsforum.com/avs-vb/history/topic/420926-1.html[/url]

that would be nice though...or even a wireless antenna for the car.

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If they get the stream going I'll be all over that

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Anyone heat the revelations today? Artie's was hilarious.