Re: XM quality

["Joseph Pappalardo" <joepappalardo2001@yahoo.com>]

USA Today had a picture of a 'boombox' XM radio in the printed
edition...portable for the home, porch etc.  Looks like a great idea.

The only (major) problem that keeps me from signing up...is not the money
per se, but the idea that if you want to listen in the car...*AND* at
home....you need TWO subscriptions.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/ccarch/2002/01/16/baig.htm#more

JP
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Vita" <brian_vita@cssinc.com>
To: "Bill O'Neill" <billo@shoreham.net>; "Boston Radio Interest"
<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: XM quality


> I've had XM in my car since about the 2nd week of December.  I've driven
> with it from Vermont to South Carolina.  The sound quality is excellent.
> The coverage is overall excellent with some strange drop outs.
>
> The signal was wall to wall from Peabody to Raleigh only cutting out in
some
> of the highway canyons in major cities along I-95.  The entrance to the
GWB
> is one of these.  In Vermont I had signal problems in some of the narrower
> mountain valleys.  I get fade some times in some cities at specific times
of
> day but nothing too obnoxious.  The only place that coverage is really bad
> is Beverly (go figure).
>
> I've been listening mostly to Watercolors (Smooth Jazz) and the XM Comedy
> channel (which seems to be non-stop penis jokes).  I've also listened to
XM
> News (AP news feed), CNN Headline News, The Weather Channel and various
> other channels that I've surfed to.  The playlists are fairly long and I'm
> not getting the same song every 45 minutes.  Overall I'm quite happy.
>
> The talk selections are kind of weak with B & C list talent.
>
> Brian T. Vita, President
> Cinema Service & Supply, Inc.
> 75 Walnut St.
> Peabody, MA  01960-5626 USA
> Sales (800)231-8849/Sales Fax (800)329-2775
> Business Ofc +1-978-538-7575/Business Fax +1-978-538-7550
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill O'Neill" <billo@shoreham.net>
> To: "Boston Radio Interest" <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 3:37 PM
> Subject: XM quality
>
>
> > Has anyone actually listened to XM?  How's it working out?
> >
> > Bill O'Neill
> >
>


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