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Trust me, she knows she will get
one.
AJ
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 4:13 AM To: 'The Sandbox Discussion List' Subject: RE: [Sndbox] Satellite Radio Is On the Rise Seriously....on the trip back from Panama
City the time just flew by. I love it. I've had XM for about 9
months in the house, but we had it with the "boom box" and the quality
*sucked*. Having the thing installed in the car is awesome. So
awesome I went and bought the adapter to have the home unit run through the
stereo!
Charles Mims
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jen -- Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2004 9:11 AM To: 'The Sandbox Discussion List' Subject: RE: [Sndbox] Satellite Radio Is On the Rise Keep
convincing him for me. <smile> Jen
-- From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles I think it's
the best Christmas present I got. Charles
Mims From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of AJ Guess who
wants one? AJ From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Charles
By Amy This may be the holiday season that
satellite radio began to show its promise.
The
nation's two major satellite radio providers reported brisk sales in recent
weeks, helped by discounts in subscription rates and expanded product lines.
Neither company is ready to release holiday sales figures, but New
York-based Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. had a strong holiday season, spokesman
Ron Rodrigues said. But it was not too tough to do better than last year. Last
holiday season was the first full operating quarter for the public company.
Although Rodrigues said sales figures will not be released until early January,
"we were all very busy fourth quarter. And if that's any indication of sales,
then sales were good." The
healthy season was welcome news for two companies that invested heavily in
sending satellites aloft only to struggle initially to persuade people to pay
for 24-hour radio broadcasts on about 100 channels as they would for cable or
satellite television. XM
Radio executives said they made some headway this year by offering price breaks
to subscribers who bought multiyear subscriptions. For example, the regular
$9.99-a-month subscription rate falls to $8.29 a month when subscribers commit
for two years, or $7.48 a month for a five-year package.
"The multiyear [subscription] was a
very compelling thing," said Allen Goldberg, a company spokesman. He said buyers
can get refunds if they cancel early. The
company signed up its 1 millionth subscriber in October. "We have had such
strong sales over Christmas, we'll have many people activating right after
Christmas, so we've got all our customer service people on high alert," Goldberg
said. Electronics retailers said satellite
radio was a big seller this year. "The popularity has grown this year," said
Bill Cimino, a spokesman for the electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc.
The store sells both XM and Sirius. "We did see it was one of the strong
products that grew in November." Typically, he said, customers had
bought the radio service for themselves rather than as a gift, because the
popular version has to be installed into a car, and because the service normally
requires a monthly subscription fee. But now that there is a portable receiver,
more customers bought it as a gift, and paid subscription fees running for a
year or two, he said. The portable receiver can be moved from car to home to
office, and costs about $150 to $200. Since District-based XM was founded,
the company has struggled to prove itself to Wall Street and to
consumers. It
launched its service in September 2001, and teetered as it tried to find
customers willing to pay $10 a month to listen to 100 basic radio channels,
beamed from satellites. But soon, a wide variety of customers began to climb on
the satellite radio bandwagon. A variety of channels target different musical
tastes: heavy metal, show tunes, news, sports, bluegrass. The stations can be
picked up from anywhere, freeing drivers from having to listen to repetitious
AM/FM radio stations on long drives and commutes. XM
has raised enough money to remain afloat at least until the end 2004. Automakers
this year started to offer XM service with their 2004 models, helping to boost
stock. As the number of subscribers increase, so does the company's hopes.
Although XM does not expect to make a profit anytime soon, the company is
"pretty much on target," Goldberg said.
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