Sirius or XM Oughta Have Deal With Hyundai
It appears the satellite radio companies do not yet have an arrangement with
our make. This is not to be critical, merely constructive & suggestive XM has deal with GM etal Sirius has deal with Daimlier (sp?), Ford and possibly others not all the models of the above manufacturers are eligible, and i presume they just don't think hyundai people are prospects well, i would disagree with such assumption hyundai owners are amongst the most discriminating and best informed, and the luxury & pleasure of satellite radio is now within the realm or reality or grasp of an adaptive hyundai consumer Sirius seems to have the most non-music choices, but is something like only one in nine sales of the satellite thingees XM reportedly has sold a million so far Sirius reportedly has only sold about 150,000 i think i might do sirius, because too much music is much too music, and sirius apparently has LESS COMMERCIALS ! what the marketeers oughta do is have ancient ole euro classical music as continuous background to talk & news, but that might be tooooooo compli-cat-ed to engineer, though it's reported we went to the moon or sumthin in 1969 (but that was maybe because of the Tang in the space ship's fuel tank) for further info: please see the nice article in today's major Atlanta newspaper: http://www.ajc.com |
Re: Sirius or XM Oughta Have Deal With Hyundai
robtcohen@aol.com.spam.no (Robert Cohen) wrote:
>XM has deal with GM etal I drove a (rental) Cadillac around Illinois a few weeks back and, after getting used to XM I really like it. Whether I like it $120/year's worth remains to be seen. For those who don't know, some of it is X rated, they have a bluegrass channel--something for about everyone. Fred, W8OY notjfriley@ieee.nospam.org |
Re: Sirius or XM Oughta Have Deal With Hyundai
The Playboy Channel costs extra each month and is not part of the
$10/mo fee. On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 22:45:03 -0600, Prefered Customer <notjfriley@no.thanks.ieee.org> wrote: >robtcohen@aol.com.spam.no (Robert Cohen) wrote: >>XM has deal with GM etal > >I drove a (rental) Cadillac around Illinois a few weeks back and, >after getting used to XM I really like it. Whether I like it >$120/year's worth remains to be seen. For those who don't know, some >of it is X rated, they have a bluegrass channel--something for about >everyone. > >Fred, W8OY >notjfriley@ieee.nospam.org |
Re: Sirius or XM Oughta Have Deal With Hyundai
I respectfully disagree. One big reason is the fact that one has to pay for
it monthly. I think it is bad enough we pay for television. I remember when I was younger, and would ask my parents "why do we have to have commercials?" My parents would explain so we don't have to pay for television. Now we pay for it, and have alot more commercials. I remember when cable t.v. was commercial free. I see the same thing happening to Satellite radio. Also digital radio is on the horizon, which is supposed to offer a better product for free. Another thing is that I believe that we as Hyundai owners watch our money more carefully that other car owners; and I am guessing that most Hyundai owners would not be willing to pay for radio. This is not meant to be a flame, just an opinion. I will admit that Satellite radio has caught on more than I thought it would. I would've thought the public would be outraged at the suggestion we pay for radio. "Robert Cohen" <robtcohen@aol.com.spam.no> wrote in message news:20031117102145.28917.00000456@mb-m17.aol.com... > It appears the satellite radio companies do not yet have an arrangement with > our make. > > This is not to be critical, merely constructive & suggestive > > XM has deal with GM etal > > Sirius has deal with Daimlier (sp?), Ford and possibly others > > not all the models of the above manufacturers are eligible, and i presume they > just don't think hyundai people are prospects > > well, i would disagree with such assumption > > hyundai owners are amongst the most discriminating and best informed, and the > luxury & pleasure of satellite radio is now within the realm or reality or > grasp of an adaptive hyundai consumer > > Sirius seems to have the most non-music choices, but is something like only one > in nine sales of the satellite thingees > > XM reportedly has sold a million so far > > Sirius reportedly has only sold about 150,000 > > i think i might do sirius, because too much music is much too music, and sirius > apparently has LESS COMMERCIALS ! > > what the marketeers oughta do is have ancient ole euro classical music as > continuous background to talk & news, but that might be tooooooo compli-cat-ed > to engineer, though it's reported we went to the moon or sumthin in 1969 (but > that was maybe because of the Tang in the space ship's fuel tank) > > for further info: > > please see the nice article in today's major Atlanta newspaper: > > http://www.ajc.com > > |
Re: Sirius or XM Oughta Have Deal With Hyundai
"Nikoli Yetti" <subgenii@bob.com> wrote:
>Hyundai owners watch our money more carefully that other car owners; and I >am guessing that most Hyundai owners would not be willing to pay for radio. You're certainly correct. But there are arguments for it. One argument is that there is no outlet in my area for my favorite music style. A second is that most FM stations are, for competitive reasons, smashing and slashing their transmitted audio until what you head has little to do with what went on the record, tape or CD originally. XM is certainly using gain leveling and peak clipping but it is done so as to be, in general, below the annoyance threshold. XM has commercials and they are (probably) what will make XM have enough cash in hand to overtake and crush Sirius, the competing service. They are as annoying on XM as they are on commercial radio. But on commercial radio, there is no subscription fee to cover overhead so they must, have to, no choice but to sell and deliver at least twelve minutes of commercials per hour. Another way to say this is that you do not pay for commercial radio directly--but you do pay for it in the costs of annoyance and through the higher cost of products that you buy. So, given that you pay for your music no matter what, the only choice left is how you want to pay. One thing that you can use to argue against XM or Sirius is how far north you live and in how rural or urban an area. If the antenna cannot "see" the satellite, there's no signal. Inside the receiver there's a buffer circuit that holds about seven seconds of music in reserve in case you drive through a "hole" in the coverage. In large cities and along major routes, both Sirius and XM are using technology similar to cell phones to fill in holes. When you get into small-town America, the repeaters aren't there yet. When you get into rural America, same problem. A drive along a country road in rural West Virginia, down between the mountains, and you're not going to have service. The Sirius high-apogee system means you much more likely to have service with them no matter where you go than with the geo-stationary satellites (Rock and Roll) used by XM; much more likely--but not guaranteed. Fred, W8OY notjfriley@ieee.nospam.org |
Re: Sirius or XM Oughta Have Deal With Hyundai
On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 22:45:03 -0600, Prefered Customer
<notjfriley@no.thanks.ieee.org> wrote: >robtcohen@aol.com.spam.no (Robert Cohen) wrote: >>XM has deal with GM etal > >I drove a (rental) Cadillac around Illinois a few weeks back and, >after getting used to XM I really like it. Whether I like it >$120/year's worth remains to be seen. For those who don't know, some >of it is X rated, they have a bluegrass channel--something for about >everyone. > >Fred, W8OY >notjfriley@ieee.nospam.org After driving a rental car with Sirius, I got the XM Sky-Fi kit and put it in my Elantra. I haven't listened to local radio for over a month. |
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