aukfan33 Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 For those that have the 8.4N radio in the 2012 DJ, do you have only Sirius or Siriusxm? Just wondering as im on the way back to the states and will be using the radio for the first time with sat radio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webslave Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 SiriusXM is one company now...if you have a Sirius contract (or get one), you'll get both. Same with XM; if you had an XM contract you will get both. Well, you'll get "it" since there is no difference any longer, both brands are now one company. "On July 29, 2008, XM and former competitor Sirius Satellite Radio formally completed their merger, following U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval, forming Sirius XM Radio, Inc. with XM Satellite Radio, Inc. as its subsidiary.[1] On November 12, 2008, Sirius and XM began broadcasting with their new, combined channel lineups.[2] On January 13, 2011, XM Satellite Radio, Inc. was dissolved as a separate entity and merged into Sirius XM Radio, Inc." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aukfan33 Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 I guess i need to be a little more specific about this. I knew about the merger (happened before i went overseas) but on their website your selection of channels are based on which type of service you're getting (They have Sirius, XM, and SiriusXM channel lineups). I asked the question because I'm a serious sportsfan and only SiriusXM capable radios give you play by play off all sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webslave Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 (edited) Gotcha... Your radio is a SiriusXM branded radio, to the best of my knowledge...the '13 is at any rate as is my '11 RAM 2500. I believe most satellite radios made since the merger have been the combined SiriusXM models (that's what I was getting at, I guess I didn't explain it very well...). There are still a lot of the older satellite radios out there, hence the Sirius and XM package differences. Originally, they used different frequencies as licensed by the FCC, but, post merger and the advent of the SiriusXM radio, that radio can pick up all of their packages, while the older models are relegated to the particular frequencies they were designed for, Sirius or XM. The SiriusXM has a lot more "channels" since it effectively recieves "twice" as many frequencies, while the older Sirius and XM radios are limited to the number of frequencies they were designed originally to receive. You can choose any of the packages and features listed under the SiriusXM breakout menu unless someone with a '12 Journey knows that, for some reason, the '12 model year didn't come with SiriusXM radio... Edited April 23, 2013 by webslave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aukfan33 Posted April 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Ok great! Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aukfan33 Posted April 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 Ok so looking at this a little more it appears that i will only have Sirius on the RB5. SiriusXM radios were only included on a few 2013 vehicles (your Ram 2500 included). Oh well, so much for MLB play by play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtomatoman Posted April 28, 2013 Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 My understanding is this: there are two different Sirius XM antennas. Depending on which antenna you have drives what package you order. All channels are available but the billing may be different. Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.