USER COMMENTS 12 comment(s)

Sweet! (10:47am EST Wed Oct 27 2004)
I like it! - by Nice

A satellite radio w/ an FM transmitter! (11:00am EST Wed Oct 27 2004)
ut-oh.... now the FCC will still be able to fine Howard Stern. - by oh sh1t!

oh sh1t! (11:03am EST Wed Oct 27 2004)
yesh... i'm sure Sirius will be coming out with one of these in the near
future too.
Satellite radio is very competive.
Apple should intergrage an XM or Sirius receiver into the next iPod. Now
that would be cool. - by mingisback

Too pricey
(11:34am EST Wed Oct 27 2004)
This sort of thing is long overdue, but they are charging $350 for it. I
would have preferred they drop the recording feature and lower the price by
half. The thought of taking XM anywhere I go is wonderful, but the price
needs to be more in line with the other XM devices. - by akula

XM Mobile Radio (1:03pm EST Wed Oct 27 2004)
Yes! Finally satellite radio is portable...its about time. Anyway, I
dfinately agree this first generation radio is way to expensive, but as with
all new technology, it does eventually drop in price. Hopefully this will
happen...and soon. - by lance

Hmmm... (2:29pm EST Wed Oct 27 2004)
Why would anyone would wanted to pay $350 for the unit and then they charge
you some more for monthly subscription fee. No thanks. - by :-[

Very cool (5:14pm EST Wed Oct 27 2004)
I like this one...price will drop soon enough - by Nunhgrader
XM radio will be obolete (5:36pm EST Wed Oct 27 2004)
it will be obsolete when we have highspeed wireless internet connections
everywhere and we can just listen to webradio free of charge. - by JZ

what about a satellite phone with a (5:46pm EST Wed Oct 27 2004)
built-in satellite radio and satellite tv? - by wishing

Expect discounts for long term contracts (8:29am EST Thu Oct 28 2004)
I can see XM offering this for half price (after rebate) if you sign up for
a two+ year contract. This would be similar to the satellite TV model
started in the 90's and the cell phone model being used today. Give away the
hardware and make money on the service. - by Barkley

Great Idea! (12:18pm EST Thu Oct 28 2004)
Me and you both, wishing. I suppose in time we will be able to have portable
satellite tv receivers. Of course since it took all this time to make a
portable satellite walkman type radio, we could be waiting a year of two. -
by anxious geek

Better be worth it. (11:58pm EST Sat Oct 30 2004)
I hope they have a liberal return policy. At this price it should work
everywhere and sound great. I work with loud machinery and wear FM
headset/hearing protectors. If I can broadcast an FM signal to the headsets
I'll be in heaven. - by Jed

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73s

Mike