Post #106653 by ikitnrev on Fri, Aug 6, 2004 11:33 AM

I was very annoyed with the dropping of 'On the Rocks' About two weeks ago I had the XM adapter kit placed in my car (I had the Delfi boombox version before), partly because I was doing a two week roadtrip, and wanted to be able to listen to all those cool tunes along the way. I even left many of my exotica and lounge CDs at home, rather than risk them being stolen or lost -- XM 'On the Rocks' was going to be listened to a lot.

Two days into my trip I dial channel 76, and I hear nothing. I felt very cheated - it came with absolutely no warning, else I would have brought my own music along. I've been flipping through the other stations, and the whole XM experience seems much less now.

I do think that XM and Sirius are now trying to get a consumer base of rstaurants and other business places who need MUZAK-like programs to provide background music. A few of the new stations definitely are in this mode.

I will definitely call and write XM upon my return in protest. I chose XM over Sirius mainly because of the 'On the Rocks' station - that made them in my mind the much cooler company.

Vern