On 3 Dec 2004 22:35:24 GMT, "Mike Terry"
wrote:

XM in late October unveiled its wearable Delphi XM MyFi to further
differentiate itself from Sirius and to lure users to a medium previously
confined to the home and the car. The MyFi costs $350 in addition to XM's
$9.99 monthly fee for more than 130 channels of commercial-free programing.
It can run for five hours on a rechargeable battery and uses an antenna in
its case to draw down the satellite signals.

What XM service does the writer subscribe to? The one I pay for has
commercials on all but the music channels. Same with SIRIUS. Does he
pay extra for the 100% commercial free service? How much extra is it?

Rich

Rich Wood wrote:
On 3 Dec 2004 22:35:24 GMT, "Mike Terry"
wrote:

XM in late October unveiled its wearable Delphi XM MyFi to further
differentiate itself from Sirius and to lure users to a medium
previously
confined to the home and the car. The MyFi costs $350 in addition to
XM's
$9.99 monthly fee for more than 130 channels of commercial-free
programing.
It can run for five hours on a rechargeable battery and uses an
antenna in
its case to draw down the satellite signals.

What XM service does the writer subscribe to? The one I pay for has
commercials on all but the music channels. Same with SIRIUS. Does he
pay extra for the 100% commercial free service? How much extra is it?

Rich

The writer was wrong. XM is commercial free on all music channels.
They run ads and promos on things like CNN's audio feed when the cable
channel goes to break. Same for the talk shows that are also run on
regular radio stations.

I don't find that a problem. It's not like XM is going to get a talk
show host to keep talking during a commercial break.