It wasn't vague. It was off-topic. But as long as you're sorry....

In article ,
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On Sat 20 Aug 2005 09:37:14a, David wrote in message
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http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...ategory%5Fname
=&product%5Fid=12%2D2080&hp=search


Why would you want a paper-weight that only morphs into a radio when you pay
some corporation at least $10 a month according to some contractual
obligation that reminds me of a mob "protection racket"? In comparison, you
can buy a $10 radio (that is always a radio) and doesn't contractually
require you to cough-up money every month. You remind me of those folks that
are out there buying Hummers when gas is at $3/gallon. Why do they buy them?
Not for function or feature, but simply for form -- it's merely social
plumage. Your satellite radio's primary purpose is to make you feel "Hep".
After that, you will justify the idiocy of contractually paying for radio-
reception by various other "Yeah, So What?" reasons...

-=jd=-



LOL! So what are you smoking?

If you really tried it, I doubt you would post something like the above.

Well worth the 13 bucks a month just to keep from having to listen to
the same crap played over and over and over again on the local stations
owned by only two companies. Not to mention one of them has an admitted
distortion on the right channel that drives me and a bunch of other
people nuts, and their crack engineering staff can't seem to put two and
two together and realize that it only happens when a certain piece of
equipmnet is used, basically it's every other song that has it.

Figures that it's an oldies station, and I can tolerate what they play..

BDK

On 20 Aug 2005 13:40:37 -0700, "RHF"
wrote:

DaviD - 'you' have done (bought) both ! ! !
Really - Now Where Is The Sense {Cent$} In That ? ? ?
.
it boggles the mind ~ RHF
. . . . .
I bought the R8B back in '99.

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:55:13 GMT, "-=jd=-"
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I honestly haven't seen an offer that didn't require a contract if they
provided the hardware. Does the XM service throw in a low-end receiver, or
do you have to buy that seperately?

-=jd=-

XM has a $50 no-strings receiver. Best Buy has a 30 day return
policy. You could listen for 29 days for ca. $23 (1 month sub +
activation fee).

Sirius costs a little more I think.

"Rufus Leaking" wrote in message
oups.com...
If you don't like commericals and they
irratate you, you pay to eliminate them just as in cable TV

dunno what cable system you're talking about but every one I ever had
(cut the cable a 1/2 years ago and never looked back. Sure don't miss
paying for TV) had ads up the yingyang. More than broadcast TV if it
were possible (FCC constraints being what they are. So paying for tv
to watch ads is like a double tax in my mind...

Newton B. Minnow was right back in the 50;s and his statement is still
the best description of television even today

A vast wasteland

gimme a good Ute/Mil hit on hf any day over that mindless crapola any
day!


Hi Rufus

What do you mean? Take HBO for example. The only "ads" are for their
upcoming and new shows. I don't see commercials pitching products and cars
and other bullcrap. Plus, cable standards are geared more towards adults in
most cases.

You WON'T see them on free TV.
I enjoy seeing and hearing political discussions and other programs that are
gritty and true and CAN'T be shown on national FREE T.V. Like HBO has
documentaries on true raw life scenes that free T.V reporters would never go
near let alone broadcast it.

I dunno, some people like to enjoy their lives and don't see a corporate
agenda or other personal gripes that prevent them from ordering a pay
service. I enjoy cable TV and FREE T.V. is the worst crap. To each his
own....

Lucky

"-=jd=-" wrote in message
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On Mon 22 Aug 2005 08:09:47a, "Lucky" wrote in
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"-=jd=-" wrote in message
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On Sat 20 Aug 2005 01:05:47p, BDK wrote
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In article ,
says...
On Sat 20 Aug 2005 09:37:14a, David wrote in
message :

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...TLG&category%5
Fn ame =&product%5Fid=12%2D2080&hp=search


Why would you want a paper-weight that only morphs into a radio when
you pay some corporation at least $10 a month according to some
contractual obligation that reminds me of a mob "protection racket"?
In comparison, you can buy a $10 radio (that is always a radio) and
doesn't contractually require you to cough-up money every month. You
remind me of those folks that are out there buying Hummers when gas
is at $3/gallon. Why do they buy them? Not for function or feature,
but simply for form -- it's merely social plumage. Your satellite
radio's primary purpose is to make you feel "Hep". After that, you
will justify the idiocy of contractually paying for radio- reception
by various other "Yeah, So What?" reasons...

-=jd=-



LOL! So what are you smoking?

If you really tried it, I doubt you would post something like the
above.


I got to listen to a co-workers set for a bit (involuntarily) and my
post still stands. Is it a clean, clear signal? Yep! Do you have a
bazillion stations available? Yep! Is it "all that and a bag of chips"?
I think not. Is it worth being stuck in a contract and paying more
money than it's worth
every month? I don't personally think so. If I want to hear an "All
Blues" channel, I'll burn an mp3 cd with a couple hundred songs on it.
Done!


Well worth the 13 bucks a month just to keep from having to listen to
the same crap played over and over and over again on the local
stations owned by only two companies.

Ok, I'll allow that it's perceived value is a personal decision. After
all,
some folks *pay* to have their eyebrow pierced! I'm sure those urban
Hummer
drivers think 10 MPG is worth it too. My opinion varies...


Not to mention one of them has an admitted
distortion on the right channel that drives me and a bunch of other
people nuts, and their crack engineering staff can't seem to put two
and two together and realize that it only happens when a certain piece
of equipmnet is used, basically it's every other song that has it.

Figures that it's an oldies station, and I can tolerate what they
play..


Well, if there's some station I want to tune and I can't receive it
over the air, but a satellite radio *can*, I think I would just do
without that station. I can't justify being locked into a contract for
6 or more months because I want to hear the "All Mr. Bojangles"
channel, or whatever. But, that's just *me*. Ya'll enjoy it -- I will
continue to consider it a curiosity, much like encountering a street
mime, but with sound...

-=jd=-
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XM has no contract and you can pay monthly. XM and Sirius both have 3
day free trials online to see if you like it first. XM also has a
streaming audio service for $8 a month. If you don't like commericals
and they irratate you, you pay to eliminate them just as in cable TV.

They also have music broken up into decades. So, if you wish to listen
to 40's or 50's style music all day and night, you can with no
commercials. So for some, $13 a month is nothing but of course it adds
up to $156 a year. I don't have it yet but may get XM since my Eton E1
is ready for it. I'll try it for a month *maybe. If I don't like it, I
don't continue with it that's all.

Lucky


I honestly haven't seen an offer that didn't require a contract if they
provided the hardware. Does the XM service throw in a low-end receiver, or
do you have to buy that seperately?

-=jd=-
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(Remove YOUR HAT to reply directly)




XM Satellite Radio offers:
a.. Over 150 digital channels
b.. 100% commercial-free music
c.. Over 30 channels of News, Sports, Talk & Entertainment
d.. 21 channels of XM Instant Traffic & Weather
e.. The industry's deepest playlists, including over TWO MILLION
titles.
f.. XM Radio Online — Over 75 XM channels streamed over the
Internet.
http://tinyurl.com/8t3ao

Lucky

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 08:44:14 -0400, "Lucky"
wrote:


XM Satellite Radio offers:
a.. Over 150 digital channels
b.. 100% commercial-free music
c.. Over 30 channels of News, Sports, Talk & Entertainment
d.. 21 channels of XM Instant Traffic & Weather
e.. The industry's deepest playlists, including over TWO MILLION
titles.
f.. XM Radio Online — Over 75 XM channels streamed over the
Internet.
http://tinyurl.com/8t3ao

Lucky

Hi Rufus

What do you mean? Take HBO for example. The only "ads" are for their
upcoming and new shows

Okay, you seem to have been referring to "premium" channnels only then?
True that most of them show coming attractions, but even some premiums
have taken to showing, albeit lesser amounts, ads between movies or
feature programming.

But the rest of cable is overrun with commercials, just like
broadcast..

I dunno, some people like to enjoy their lives and don't see a
corporate
agenda or other personal gripes that prevent them from ordering a pay
service.

It's not that at all, I'm just a cheap ******* and would rather spend
the money on other things. Radio gear, guitars/amps/effects, records
and compact discs, etc. I got no problems with other doing what they
want with their money, or what or where they watch on TV.

I enjoy cable TV

there was a lot I liked on cable as well, just not enough to make it
worth what the cable company, in ever increasing monthly amounts,
wanted to charge me for the usage

To each his own....

exactly. I'm just relating how I feel about it. I get most my news
from the daily paper, still read it from front page to last section
daily, and of course from ye olde internet. Get that free so I can live
with that, LOL

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