I have the home receivers for both XM and Sirius, so don't need a car. Mimi
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Hutchins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 5:18 PM Subject: Re: important, xm radio information > Hi, > > They do when you have it in your GM car, its $325.00 for the unit and about > $10 a month for the subscription. Dave Hutchins > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 2:18 PM > Subject: Re: important, xm radio information > > > > It doesn't seem right that XM should have to charge that extra fee. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Charles Adkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 5:22 PM > > Subject: important, xm radio information > > > > > > This is some information I thought all of you who have XM could use. > > > > > > NEW YORK - XM Satellite Radio Holdings will soon begin broadcasting some > > of its stations > > to subscribers over the Internet, fresh on the heels of the company's > > discontinuation > > of a receiver for PCs that some users used to circumvent the music > > industry's crackdown > > on illegal file sharing. > > Starting in early October, XM will charge $7.99 for a subscription to > > listen to its > > 68 commercial-free music stations and about a half dozen other XM stations > > on the > > Internet, the company said Wednesday. Those who already subscribe to XM's > > satellite > > service, typically at $9.99 a month, can sign up for XM Radio Online for > > an extra > > $3.99 a month. > > Software currently on the market allows users to record music from > > Internet radio > > stations onto their computers anonymously - circumventing the music > > industry's much-publicized > > crackdown on piracy. But XM said it is discouraging subscribers from doing > > so. > > "We don't condone that type of activity, and in fact that can > > theoretically constitute > > a violation of the user agreement of our service," said XM spokesman > > Chance Patterson. > > A program called TimeTrax fueled a surge in demand for XM's PCR receiver, > > a PC-based > > satellite-radio receiver that went on sale about a year and a half ago. > > Using the > > PCR and TimeTrax, users can record multiple XM stations at once and store > > the programming > > as individual songs in MP3 or WAV formats. > > But the PCR was discontinued recently as XM prepared to launch XM Radio > > Online. > > "The PCR had been on the market for more than a year and a half, and so > > that's sort > > of the typical life cycle anyway of some of these consumer electronic > > products anyway," > > said Patterson. > > Some satellite radio insiders believe the PCR created a big buzz among > > those looking > > to copy tunes because the sound quality of music from satellite broadcasts > > is much > > higher than music streamed over the Internet. > > Still, analysts believe the chance to listen to about 70 music channels > > and about > > a half dozen other XM stations online could push more customers toward XM, > > which > > has more than 2.1 million subscribers. > > "There are a lot of people who listen to radio during the workday and this > > is a way > > to reach those types of consumers," said April Horace, an analyst with > > Janco Partners. > > "XM has already built a good brand. So for people who want the same > > content online, > > it makes a lot of sense," said Michelle Abraham, an analyst with > > In-Stat/MDR. "Especially > > with more broadband connections and new devices that let you take the > > content from > > your PC to your entertainment center and play it through your home stereo > > system." > > XM is promoting the new service through a partnership with Dell, offering > > buyers > > of Dell Inspiron notebooks and Dimension desktops a 30-day trial > > subscription to > > XM. > > XM's competition, New York-based Sirius Satellite Radio, doesn't offer an > > Internet-only > > subscription, but does lets subscribers listen to its 65 music stations on > > the Internet > > at no extra charge, and offers 72-hour free trials on the Net. > > "It's been a significant reason why people have come to our service," said > > Sirius > > spokesman Ron Rodrigues. > > XM shares rose 30 cents to $29.46 on the Nasdaq Stock Market, where Sirius > > shares > > fell 1 cent to $2.89. > > ________________________________________ _______ > > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > ________________________________________ _______ > > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > > http://www.pc-audio.org > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ________________________________________ _______ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
