Satellite Radio

[ToyotaTim]

I am thinking about buying a Yaris. Has anyone added sat. radio? Is the factory radio Sat. Ready?
Thanks

[Uglyboyed]

not sure if its sat ready. i know mines has a aux input for my ipod. but it shouldnt be a problem if you have a clear radio signal u can use. here in florida we use 88.9.

[bikergal]

I have XM Sat Radio in my truck, had it since it came out. I can't live without it now... laughing.... What is normal radio? ha!

You can use any clear radio station to get the signal from :wink: If you go and get it installed at a radio store they will program a clear station in for you. No worries there....

I'm going to guess and say that it isn't Sat Radio ready.

[Dylanby]

bikergal, did you look at Sirius before choosing XM?
I'm looking at both right now & it's a tough call. Stern's ok, but not a deciding factor for me. I've read about some western Canadians getting better reception with Sirius over XM (mountains), but again not really a deciding factor for me where I live.
What brand/type of hardware do you have? Of course I want hardware I can use in the car & in the house.

[bikergal]

Hi Dylanby... nope, I went right for XM. When I got it over 4 years ago XM was cheaper than Sirius. That is why I chose XM. I still wouldn't switch to Sirius. I like XM's lineup way better.

I have it going through my Pioneer head unit. I have a little box (Pioneer also) under my seat that has the antenna going out of it and then another wire going to the head unit. The antenna is a little black magnet that sits on the roof. I get great reception. Only time it cuts out is in tunnels or if you go under the overhang of a bank :wink:

[ToyotaTim]

I have 3 vehicles with XM Satellite. Would'nt even consider Sirius. XM is far better!

[Thirty-Nine]

My xB's stereo is satelite ready and I was thinking about getting that option. However, I don't know if I should go through the dealer for that or through a store, such as Best Buy or Circuit City.

[Uglyboyed]

hey if you wanna listen to a bunch of music with alot of options for music then get a xm. if you want a couple music stations with alot of sports then go with surius. surius has NFL and the NBA so if your a sports junkie like me get that one.

[bikergal]

XM has Nascar, Hockey and Baseball... GO YANKEES!!!!!

Laughs:tongue:

[Dylanby]

I'm going to look deeper into what content each offers & how they differ.

[why?]

Oooh, Nascar vs NFL.

Sorry, that is easy. Nascar is great to watch, but listen too? No thanks.

Of course, I don't ever expect to be anywhere but in front of a tv during NFL Sundays.

[bikergal]

Ha! I would rather listen to a Yankees game instead of Football :tongue:

[why?]

I'd rather listen to the yankees team all being slaughtered than baseball.

That is truly how much I hate that team.

[Yaris]

I am thinking about buying a Yaris. Has anyone added sat. radio? Is the factory radio Sat. Ready?
Thanks


I bought a portable Sirus radio and it sounds great with the FM transmitter. My opinion is that I would never consider an XM radio because of so many amazing choices with Sirius. Just compare the lineup of both and decide which one to go with.

[bikergal]

I'd rather listen to the yankees team all being slaughtered than baseball.

That is truly how much I hate that team.


Ouch! Don't be a hater.. hahahaha :laughabove:

[why?]

Ouch! Don't be a hater.. hahahaha :laughabove:

lol, wouldn't be any fun if there wasn't someone to hate.

My question would be prices. I know they are both $10 a month, but isn't the hardware mega expensive?

[bikergal]

lol, wouldn't be any fun if there wasn't someone to hate.

My question would be prices. I know they are both $10 a month, but isn't the hardware mega expensive?


They are $13 a month for either one. XM used to be $10 but the price went up. As for the hardware no it isn't expensive. I think if you looked into it you will see it isn't as bad as you think. I just put a new head unit in my truck which is XM ready, so all I needed to do was buy the little box with antenna which was a around $110 bucks. Thats it.... cake :thumbup:

If you don't have an XM ready head unit you will need to buy a different set up which has a little screen that you can see the channels through instead of using your head unit to do that.

I paid to have it installed since I have no clue how to do it myself :rolleyes:

[devinlamothe]

I just bought a RoadyXT and added the antenna myself. You can't see the wires and the Roady's head unit thing isn't that noticable. I just put it on the little tray underneath the heating controls. Until I find a good place to put it, that's where it stays.

Although, I think getting a headunit with XM/Sirrius already in it would be the best choice for a clean setup.

[markpeppie]

installed my sirius radio in the car, loving it, makes the interior look alive

[why?]

They are $13 a month for either one. XM used to be $10 but the price went up. As for the hardware no it isn't expensive. I think if you looked into it you will see it isn't as bad as you think. I just put a new head unit in my truck which is XM ready, so all I needed to do was buy the little box with antenna which was a around $110 bucks. Thats it.... cake :thumbup:

If you don't have an XM ready head unit you will need to buy a different set up which has a little screen that you can see the channels through instead of using your head unit to do that.

I paid to have it installed since I have no clue how to do it myself :rolleyes:

paying to have it installed is a good thing. Messing with stereos should only be left to those who know what they are doing.

No way I'd try to install something like that myself. I'd prolly figure a way to have the entire car blow up the next time I try to turn it on.

[Dylanby]

installed my sirius radio in the car, loving it, makes the interior look alive

Pics? Come on! Back it up.

[ToyotaTim]

How are you wiring it to the radio? Thru the aux jack? Does the info show up on the LCD radio screen? More details please!!!

[Uglyboyed]

It usually runs on a fm transmitter that picks up the clear signal in the radio.(Usually 88.9) the aux jack is only for devices with a headphone input like cd players or ipods. it will not show on the lcd screen. ( i may be wrong because i dont have one but im pretty sure)

[bikergal]

Let me see if I can explain this better. There are 2 ways to really do XM.

One is you can buy a head unit that is XM ready. Which means your head until turns into the controller so to speak. You can read what song is playing and what not and change/scan through the Xm channels right through the head unit.

The second way if you don't have a head unit that is XM ready is to purchase the controller set up. That way this controller is either on a cord like my old XM system was or it is like a little square box with a little XM screen that you can mount on your dash or where you choose to mount it.

Some new cars have the stock head unit which is capable of XM radio already.

Either way you will need the antenna. The cars coming out with it built in already should have the antenna system set up. You shouldn't have to do anything but call XM and have it activated.

Like myself I had to purchase a little box that is under my seat that controls (brains of the XM) radio and antenna, this box is then plugged into the back of my new pioneer head unit. I use the head unit as a controller...

Make sense??? Or did I confuse you guys more??

[reo157]

Does anyone have any recommendations on what XM radio that I should consider to have installed in my Yaris? I have the XM2go portable but I would prefer to have something permanent. Any suggestions would be great.
Thanks. :headbang:

[Pompeii66]

:smile:

You can run a stereo mini jack line (2 male ends) to the ipod interface and use the "AUX" input on your stock stereo.
Sounds better than through the FM transmitter but a higher volumes, has an alternator whirring sound that increases with speed.

[Pompeii66]

:w00t: http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=936

[Violin]

If you add an aftermarket head unit that is satellite radio ready, you just add the universal tuner - all hidden behind the dash. Nice, neat and best sound.

Terk (Audiovox) had issues with the XM to JVC "Smart Digital
Aadapter" and are redesigning it now. As soon as it is released, mine goes in.

[vodkalush]

I thought I heard someplace saying that xm was adding commericals to their popular music channels (xm users verify??)... because frankly the whole point of people paying for radio was for the lack of commercials.

I went sirius and for the must part I like it (had it for almost a yr). But I may just be going back to my ipod, install the fac. ipod control unit and call it a day (with 30gigs I wont repeat music for over 17straight days of playing).

[vodkalush]

:smile:

You can run a stereo mini jack line (2 male ends) to the ipod interface and use the "AUX" input on your stock stereo.
Sounds better than through the FM transmitter but a higher volumes, has an alternator whirring sound that increases with speed.


I had this problem with my ipod/tomtom. When I installed my groundign kit, the whinning sound disapeared and the quality of the sound was alot better. check the DIY section for how-tos on the grounding kit.

[Reddington]

I thought I heard someplace saying that xm was adding commericals to their popular music channels (xm users verify??)... because frankly the whole point of people paying for radio was for the lack of commercials.

I went sirius and for the must part I like it (had it for almost a yr). But I may just be going back to my ipod, install the fac. ipod control unit and call it a day (with 30gigs I wont repeat music for over 17straight days of playing).

I have not heard any commercials on the music stations. There are commercials on the talk/cable stations since they take network commercial breaks anyway. So I guess they figured putting in some commercials rather than having dead air.

[DevenLF]

I just purchased one of these. Haven't had it installed, yet, but this mounts behind the factory HU, and you can use the factory HU to change stations, etc... If you have a TEXT button on the HU, it displays song info, too, just like a plug'n'pray XM unit.

http://cgi.ebay.com/2007-TOYOTA-YARIS-XM-RADIO-AUX-INPUT-PACKAGE_W0QQitemZ150002021390QQihZ005QQcategoryZ85 806QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

If that link doesn't wor, search for this item #

150002021390

[Violin]

$360 to add XM to the stock radio?!!! Am I missing something?

Mine was $100 less a $30 credit toward my XM subscription. With $290, you could buy a really nice head unit.

I've been listening for about 4 months now and can't ever go back to commercial radio.

[Violin]

How long have you been selling those overpriced kits on eBay? :rolleyes:

[DevenLF]

I'm not the one selling those. If you look at the purchase history, if the item is still there, you'll see that devenlf bought one, and I wouldn't bother purchasing from myself. Besides, that seller is from TX.

Maybe a bit pricy, but I wanted to add xm without replacing my HU. I kinda like it. That kit includes the xm direct device, which I'm guessing is what you were referring to for the $100 you mentioned? The kit includes something else, too, that hooks right into the factory radio--- I didn't know you can do what this kit does without replacing the factory radio.

If so, I guess I go screwed. :eek:

[Violin]

No - you do have to replace the factory radio to install the XM tuner and adapter behind the dash like I did, but with the $260-290 you could get something much better than the factory unit.

Sorry that I assumed you were the seller - you're "one post and run" made me think you were just promoting your auction.

[DevenLF]

Got that kit installed today. It works great, except for the TEXT part of things. The factory display (I have the large LCD version) displays the channel of the xm radio fine, but I've yet to get it to display the xm radio text (thought my radio has the TEXT button on it, when I press it, it doesn't display anything.. it's blank).

So I guess I'm satisfied, but wish I could get the text to work. The instructions are very vague about getting this setup. I'll post again if I ever get it figured out. If anybody else has installed one of these, let me know your results!

Thanks,

Deven

[forpinks]

I dont know how I can neatly install a satellite radio on board the car so I got that handheld XM one with the MP3 player I got from walmart...

I dont really like the selections " I stay at the techno channels"...

And still love my MP3 players "Ipod mini,ipod video U2,PSP, ilO, my new samsung yepp4gb,and my pink PSP im waiting for at the mail \/ (I'm addicted to MP3s and free music)..., better than my XM... <cont.

[Violin]

If you have an aftermarket head unit that is XM ready, Crutchfield has the XMD1000 receiver with a free $30 prepaid subscription. You also need whatever smart adapter fits your brand of radio. Total price is $95 less the $30 prepaid card.