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"Ford to Offer HD Radio on 2008 Vehicles"

"The option will be available for about $279 for standard HD radio, or
$299 for HD radio with iPod compatibility, Sears said. There is no
monthly subscription fee and the installation will take about 30
minutes and cost $40 to $50, he said."

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...TS4DiajveYQOcg

Very interesting that Ford is not footing the bill for installation
and that installation is done at point-of-sale. Ford is heavily
promoting their new Sync option for the same $350. Still, this is not
good news.

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On Sep 26, 9:22 am, IBOCcrock wrote:
"Ford to Offer HD Radio on 2008 Vehicles"

"The option will be available for about $279 for standard HD radio, or
$299 for HD radio with iPod compatibility, Sears said. There is no
monthly subscription fee and the installation will take about 30
minutes and cost $40 to $50, he said."

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...TS4DiajveYQOcg

Very interesting that Ford is not footing the bill for installation
and that installation is done at point-of-sale. Ford is heavily
promoting their new Sync option for the same $350. Still, this is not
good news.


About - FORD SYNC™ { It' Don't "Stink" like IBOC }
TODAY'S DRIVERS DEMAND STAYING CONNECTED
http://media.ford.com/article_displa...ticle_id=25169

FORD TEAMS UP WITH MICROSOFT TO DELIVER SYNC;
IN-CAR DIGITAL SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE TO FORD
http://media.ford.com/newsroom/relea...?release=25168

Ford, Microsoft Introduce Sync for Tech-Savvy Consumers
http://media.ford.com/newsroom/featu...?release=24513

- - - By implication Ford Says "NO" to "HD" Radio as OEM
Standard Equipment on their New Cars and Trucks.


I Ask Myself : What IBOC ?
All I See Is The Blinking Blue Light ! ~ RHF
In That Distant Land* Where IBOC Fears To Go :
Life Exists and Radio Listeners Live Beyond the 10mv/m Contour.
* Twain Harte, CA -USA-
.


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On Sep 26, 12:35 pm, RHF wrote:
On Sep 26, 9:22 am, IBOCcrock wrote:

"Ford to Offer HD Radio on 2008 Vehicles"


"The option will be available for about $279 for standard HD radio, or
$299 for HD radio with iPod compatibility, Sears said. There is no
monthly subscription fee and the installation will take about 30
minutes and cost $40 to $50, he said."


http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...TS4DiajveYQOcg


Very interesting that Ford is not footing the bill for installation
and that installation is done at point-of-sale. Ford is heavily
promoting their new Sync option for the same $350. Still, this is not
good news.


About - FORD SYNC™ { It' Don't "Stink" like IBOC }
TODAY'S DRIVERS DEMAND STAYING CONNECTEDhttp://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=25169

FORD TEAMS UP WITH MICROSOFT TO DELIVER SYNC;
IN-CAR DIGITAL SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE TO FORDhttp://media.ford.com/newsroom/release_display.cfm?release=25168

Ford, Microsoft Introduce Sync for Tech-Savvy Consumershttp://media.ford.com/newsroom/feature_display.cfm?release=24513

- - - By implication Ford Says "NO" to "HD" Radio as OEM
Standard Equipment on their New Cars and Trucks.

I Ask Myself : What IBOC ?
All I See Is The Blinking Blue Light ! ~ RHF
In That Distant Land* Where IBOC Fears To Go :
Life Exists and Radio Listeners Live Beyond the 10mv/m Contour.
* Twain Harte, CA -USA-
.


Why would Ford even say yes to HD Radio as an after-thought - same
with Ford owned Jaguar.

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On Sep 26, 1:03 pm, IBOCcrock wrote:
On Sep 26, 12:35 pm, RHF wrote:





On Sep 26, 9:22 am, IBOCcrock wrote:


"Ford to Offer HD Radio on 2008 Vehicles"


"The option will be available for about $279 for standard HD radio, or
$299 for HD radio with iPod compatibility, Sears said. There is no
monthly subscription fee and the installation will take about 30
minutes and cost $40 to $50, he said."


http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...TS4DiajveYQOcg


Very interesting that Ford is not footing the bill for installation
and that installation is done at point-of-sale. Ford is heavily
promoting their new Sync option for the same $350. Still, this is not
good news.


About - FORD SYNC™ { It' Don't "Stink" like IBOC }
TODAY'S DRIVERS DEMAND STAYING CONNECTEDhttp://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=25169


FORD TEAMS UP WITH MICROSOFT TO DELIVER SYNC;
IN-CAR DIGITAL SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE TO FORDhttp://media.ford.com/newsroom/release_display.cfm?release=25168


Ford, Microsoft Introduce Sync for Tech-Savvy Consumershttp://media.ford.com/newsroom/feature_display.cfm?release=24513


- - - By implication Ford Says "NO" to "HD" Radio as OEM
Standard Equipment on their New Cars and Trucks.


I Ask Myself : What IBOC ?
All I See Is The Blinking Blue Light ! ~ RHF
In That Distant Land* Where IBOC Fears To Go :
Life Exists and Radio Listeners Live Beyond the 10mv/m Contour.
* Twain Harte, CA -USA-
.


Why would Ford even say yes to HD Radio as an after-thought - same
with Ford owned Jaguar.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


I know that Hyundai and Ford owned Jaguar are doing poorly, so I can
see adding HD Radio out of desperation, but why would Ford proper need
to have anything to do with HD?

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Default RHF - This was bound to happen with Ford

On Sep 26, 8:22 am, IBOCcrock wrote:
"Ford to Offer HD Radio on 2008 Vehicles"

"The option will be available for about $279 for standard HD radio, or
$299 for HD radio with iPod compatibility, Sears said. There is no
monthly subscription fee and the installation will take about 30
minutes and cost $40 to $50, he said."

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...TS4DiajveYQOcg

Very interesting that Ford is not footing the bill for installation
and that installation is done at point-of-sale. Ford is heavily
promoting their new Sync option for the same $350. Still, this is not
good news.


For those old enough to remember, just a plain AM radio was a option
on the new cars many years ago. Later, when an AM radio was standard
equipment, an AM-FM radio was an option. It won't be long and HD
radio will be standard equipment in all new cars.

Now Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, BMW, and Jaguar offer HD as an option on
their 2008 line of vehicles. And the 2008 Hyundai Gensis will also
offer it -- OR, as I have read, HD Radio in the Gensis may be STANDARD
EQUIPMENT.

Too bad, IBOCcrock, you are spending half your life fighting a losing
battle. Looks like all your stupid, uneducated predictions are going
down the drain. HA! HA!




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Default RHF - This was bound to happen with Ford

On Sep 26, 12:22 pm, IBOCcrock wrote:
"Ford to Offer HD Radio on 2008 Vehicles"

"The option will be available for about $279 for standard HD radio, or
$299 for HD radio with iPod compatibility, Sears said. There is no
monthly subscription fee and the installation will take about 30
minutes and cost $40 to $50, he said."

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...TS4DiajveYQOcg

Very interesting that Ford is not footing the bill for installation
and that installation is done at point-of-sale. Ford is heavily
promoting their new Sync option for the same $350. Still, this is not
good news.


Actually it is good news for proponents of HD radio. That one major
car maker is offering a dealer-installed HD radio will mean the others
will do so to remain competitive. And in short order HD compatible
radios will be standard equipment in new cars. Just as FM, tape
cassette, CD, satellite radio and Ipod went from niche to standard
equipment for providing in-vehicle entertainment.


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Default RHF - This was bound to happen with Ford

On Sep 26, 10:03 am, IBOCcrock wrote:
On Sep 26, 12:35 pm, RHF wrote:





On Sep 26, 9:22 am, IBOCcrock wrote:


"Ford to Offer HD Radio on 2008 Vehicles"


"The option will be available for about $279 for standard HD radio, or
$299 for HD radio with iPod compatibility, Sears said. There is no
monthly subscription fee and the installation will take about 30
minutes and cost $40 to $50, he said."


http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...TS4DiajveYQOcg


Very interesting that Ford is not footing the bill for installation
and that installation is done at point-of-sale. Ford is heavily
promoting their new Sync option for the same $350. Still, this is not
good news.


About - FORD SYNC™ { It' Don't "Stink" like IBOC }
TODAY'S DRIVERS DEMAND STAYING CONNECTEDhttp://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=25169


FORD TEAMS UP WITH MICROSOFT TO DELIVER SYNC;
IN-CAR DIGITAL SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE TO FORDhttp://media.ford.com/newsroom/release_display.cfm?release=25168


Ford, Microsoft Introduce Sync for Tech-Savvy Consumershttp://media.ford.com/newsroom/feature_display.cfm?release=24513


- - - By implication Ford Says "NO" to "HD" Radio as OEM
Standard Equipment on their New Cars and Trucks.


I Ask Myself : What IBOC ?
All I See Is The Blinking Blue Light ! ~ RHF
In That Distant Land* Where IBOC Fears To Go :
Life Exists and Radio Listeners Live Beyond the 10mv/m Contour.
* Twain Harte, CA -USA-
.


Why would Ford even say yes to HD Radio as an after-thought - same
with Ford owned Jaguar.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


As a Dealer Installed 'Option' "HD" Radio cost Ford Motor Co.
nothing : The Dealers Buy and Stock It in their Inventories :
The Customers Order It and Pay for It.
{It's An Insurance Bet for Ford}

I Ask Myself : What IBOC ?
All I See Is The Blinking Blue Light ! ~ RHF
In That Distant Land* Where IBOC Fears To Go :
Life Exists and Radio Listeners Live Beyond the 10mv/m Contour.
* Twain Harte, CA -USA-
.



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On Sep 26, 10:06 am, IBOCcrock wrote:
On Sep 26, 1:03 pm, IBOCcrock wrote:





On Sep 26, 12:35 pm, RHF wrote:


On Sep 26, 9:22 am, IBOCcrock wrote:


"Ford to Offer HD Radio on 2008 Vehicles"


"The option will be available for about $279 for standard HD radio, or
$299 for HD radio with iPod compatibility, Sears said. There is no
monthly subscription fee and the installation will take about 30
minutes and cost $40 to $50, he said."


http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...TS4DiajveYQOcg


Very interesting that Ford is not footing the bill for installation
and that installation is done at point-of-sale. Ford is heavily
promoting their new Sync option for the same $350. Still, this is not
good news.


About - FORD SYNC™ { It' Don't "Stink" like IBOC }
TODAY'S DRIVERS DEMAND STAYING CONNECTEDhttp://media.ford.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=25169


FORD TEAMS UP WITH MICROSOFT TO DELIVER SYNC;
IN-CAR DIGITAL SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE TO FORDhttp://media.ford.com/newsroom/release_display.cfm?release=25168


Ford, Microsoft Introduce Sync for Tech-Savvy Consumershttp://media.ford.com/newsroom/feature_display.cfm?release=24513


- - - By implication Ford Says "NO" to "HD" Radio as OEM
Standard Equipment on their New Cars and Trucks.


I Ask Myself : What IBOC ?
All I See Is The Blinking Blue Light ! ~ RHF
In That Distant Land* Where IBOC Fears To Go :
Life Exists and Radio Listeners Live Beyond the 10mv/m Contour.
* Twain Harte, CA -USA-
.


Why would Ford even say yes to HD Radio as an after-thought - same
with Ford owned Jaguar.- Hide quoted text -


- Show quoted text -


I know that Hyundai and Ford owned Jaguar are doing poorly, so I can
see adding HD Radio out of desperation, but why would Ford proper need
to have anything to do with HD?- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


Bet On All Horses in the Race and you
are bound to have a Winning Ticket.

Plus it is a Dealer Installed Option {Costs Ford Nothing}

I Ask Myself : What IBOC ?
All I See Is The Blinking Blue Light ! ~ RHF
In That Distant Land* Where IBOC Fears To Go :
Life Exists and Radio Listeners Live Beyond the 10mv/m Contour.
* Twain Harte, CA -USA-
.


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On Sep 26, 11:22 am, wrote:
On Sep 26, 8:22 am, IBOCcrock wrote:

"Ford to Offer HD Radio on 2008 Vehicles"


"The option will be available for about $279 for standard HD radio, or
$299 for HD radio with iPod compatibility, Sears said. There is no
monthly subscription fee and the installation will take about 30
minutes and cost $40 to $50, he said."


http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...TS4DiajveYQOcg


Very interesting that Ford is not footing the bill for installation
and that installation is done at point-of-sale. Ford is heavily
promoting their new Sync option for the same $350. Still, this is not
good news.


For those old enough to remember, just a plain AM radio was a option
on the new cars many years ago. Later, when an AM radio was standard
equipment, an AM-FM radio was an option. It won't be long and HD
radio will be standard equipment in all new cars.

Now Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, BMW, and Jaguar offer HD as an option on
their 2008 line of vehicles. And the 2008 Hyundai Gensis will also
offer it -- OR, as I have read, HD Radio in the Gensis may be STANDARD
EQUIPMENT.

Too bad, IBOCcrock, you are spending half your life fighting a losing
battle. Looks like all your stupid, uneducated predictions are going
down the drain. HA! HA!


IMHO - When 'HD" Radio is a OEM Factory Equipment in new
Automobiles : Then "HD" Radio will become the Standard that
American Consumer will demand for Everyday Listening : in the
Car or Truck ; at Home ; and in the Office / at Work.

Think of how you think of the common AM/FM-Stereo Radio
today as being "What Is and Should Be"

-IF- 'HD" Radio becomes the OEM Factory Equipment in new
Automobiles : Then with in 3~5 Years the average American
{Who Love's Their Car or Truck} will come to accept "HD" Radio
as being "What Is and Should Be"

The Current FCC Planning Failures of "HD" Radio are :

That it is Limited to 1% of the Analog Signal's ERP.
- - - Year # 1 @ 1% Year # 2 @ 2% Year # 3 @ 4% . . .

No FCC Requirement for Manufactures and Importeres to
Produce Only "HD" AM/FM Radios by a Certain Date for
Use in the USA. {Forced Transition by the Radio Listeners}

No FCC Mandate For All US Broadcasters To Be "HD" by a
Certain Date. {Forced Transition by the Radio Broadcasters}

Three Classes of AM/MW "HD" Radio Broadcasters :
* Rural Local 1000 Watts - Days and Nights
* Metro Local 3000 Watts - Days and Nights
* Regional 9000 Watts Days and 3000 Watts Nights
Localizes All "HD" Radio Broadcasting.

The Transition to Digital "HD" TV was an Example of
Good Planning by the FCC and the TV Broadcasters.
Where as "HD" Radio is and FCC lack of planning
Failure - Big Time - imho ~ RHF

I Ask Myself : What IBOC ?
All I See Is The Blinking Blue Light ! ~ RHF
In That Distant Land* Where IBOC Fears To Go :
Life Exists and Radio Listeners Live Beyond the 10mv/m Contour.
* Twain Harte, CA -USA-
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On Sep 26, 12:55 pm, Roadie wrote:
On Sep 26, 12:22 pm, IBOCcrock wrote:

"Ford to Offer HD Radio on 2008 Vehicles"


"The option will be available for about $279 for standard HD radio, or
$299 for HD radio with iPod compatibility, Sears said. There is no
monthly subscription fee and the installation will take about 30
minutes and cost $40 to $50, he said."


http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g...TS4DiajveYQOcg


Very interesting that Ford is not footing the bill for installation
and that installation is done at point-of-sale. Ford is heavily
promoting their new Sync option for the same $350. Still, this is not
good news.


Actually it is good news for proponents of HD radio. That one major
car maker is offering a dealer-installed HD radio will mean the others
will do so to remain competitive. And in short order HD compatible
radios will be standard equipment in new cars. Just as FM, tape
cassette, CD, satellite radio and Ipod went from niche to standard
equipment for providing in-vehicle entertainment.


Roadie - The History of Technological Change Repeats Itself. ~ RHF

When 'HD" Radio becomes the OEM Factory Equipment in new
Automobiles : Then with in 3~5 Years the average American
{Who Love's Their Car or Truck} will come to accept "HD" Radio
as being "What Is and Should Be"

I Ask Myself : What IBOC ?
All I See Is The Blinking Blue Light ! ~ RHF
In That Distant Land* Where IBOC Fears To Go :
Life Exists and Radio Listeners Live Beyond the 10mv/m Contour.
* Twain Harte, CA -USA-
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