Everybody has heard about satellites. But how many people heard about satellite radios? Satellite radio is a subscription radio service. Its somehow identical to cable television, with the difference that it provides a wider range of stations not available on a standard AM / FM radio. There are many questions to be answered about satellite radios like How does satellite radios work?, What kind of equipment should I purchase? etc. but in this article I will try to answer a question that first pops up in everybodys mind: HOW MUCH DOES SATELLITE RADIO COST? This is a tricky question because the cost of a satellite radio is divided in two: installation (or activation) costs and the monthly subscription fee.
Activation costs
Activation costs refers to the amount of money that are to be spent on a XM or Sirius Satellite Radio to start the service. Although you can find many promotions that allows you to save up money, the activation costs vary, being able to make the activation by phone or by World Wide Web. To be more precise, if you activate your satellite by phone, you will pay $15.00 if you choose Sirius Satellite or $14.99 by choosing XM and, as for WWW...