xm portable radio
 

I saw that xm is coming out with a portable walkman-type radio.
Anyone know about this? I'm wondering if you can get reception
indoors or will the antenna only pull a signal when your outside?
AdvaThanksnce.
John

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

John,

XM radio enthusiasts should hold onto their hats, as Delphi has just
unveiled the first truly portable XM (a.k.a. "XM2go") radio. The Delphi XM
MyFi is unqiue because it has the first built-in XM antenna. It also has a
built-in FM wireless transmitter and a rechargeable battery providing up to
5 hours of use. The MyFi comes with a car and home kit, remote control, and
earbuds. The device is made to be used while walking or running, which is a
first for satellite radio. You're probably wondering what good the satellite
radio will be if you're located somewhere you can't get a signal, but the
folks at Delphi have this covered as well: the MyFi also has a memory mode
that allows you to record 5 hours of XM content. The Delphi XM MyFi will be
available for US$349.99 at major U.S. retailers and online in December. Read
more from the XM website.

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73s

Mike

(John Fleming) wrote in message ...
I saw that xm is coming out with a portable walkman-type radio.
Anyone know about this? I'm wondering if you can get reception
indoors or will the antenna only pull a signal when your outside?
AdvaThanksnce.
John


Depends on the stucture and where you're located. I have XM's indoors
that work great with no access to windows.

However, the MyFi has 5 hours of recording and TIVO-like functionality
built in -- so you can record up to 5 hrs of programming for use
indoors if you're where there is no signal. Indoor reception won't be
as good as ooutdoor. The unit has a built-in antenna, but a clip-on
external antenna when needed.

http://xmradio.com/myfi/index.jsp

"D Ray"

Depends on the stucture and where you're located. I have XM's indoors
that work great with no access to windows.

On my encouragement a co-worker bought a Roady2. It worked fine in his
car. He then bought a 12V wall-wart and tried it in his apartment in
downtown DC. It works fine - in fact conventional AM/FM are very poor
in his apartment.

XM has quite a few repeaters around DC and that helps. The building where
we work in the suburbs is solid concrete with metal interior walls. Even
in my north-facing office XM works fine - doubtless due to a repeater.

XM has enough repeaters in the DC area that I can hear them in every
mall's multistory parking garage I've tried.

YMMV