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#41 (**permalink**) 14 Jun 2004, 05:33 pm

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article <HTlzc.9325$Y3.1164@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.n et>,
> "Aron" <drenkav1912@earthlink.ten> wrote:
>
>> And then that extra you spent on a receiver because it can receive
>> XM is useless.
>
> Why? It receives XM.
>
> Oh, you top-posted. You made everyone who wanted to, work to follow
> what the hell you were talking about. No doubt you referred to this:
>
>>> with ads. So what's the deal? It might look like a good deal now
>>> with all the stations but if XM becomes the standard, like cable,
>>> and there's no competition, the price will go through the roof and
>>> so will the advertising.
>>
>> And then you stop paying the subscription fee, and move on to
>> something else.
>>
>> Until then, listen to the ad-free music stations and enjoy.
>
>
> And then your response was:
>
>> And then that extra you spent on a receiver because it can receive
>> XM is useless.
>
>
> So NOW it makes sense, taken in order. You obviously have never
> bothered to figure out that top-posting is bad.
>
> Anyway, so what if you spent $100 on a receiver? Over 36 months,
> that's less than $3/month. Add that to the $10/month you're paying
> for service, and now you've paid $13/month for service over those 36
> months.
>
> And then you throw it out, because it's turned to crap.
>
> As long as you know what you're doing and run the numbers, it doesn't
> matter.

And if it comes with the stock system in the car, it's a wash as far as the
hardware cost is concerned.

#42 (**permalink**) 21 Jun 2004, 08:31 am

Turned to crap? Do you mean it is failing? I would expect it to not fail
in 20 years.

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-C19E10.17445814062004@text.usenetserver.com...
> In article <HTlzc.9325$Y3.1164@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.n et>,
> "Aron" <drenkav1912@earthlink.ten> wrote:
>
> > And then that extra you spent on a receiver because it can receive XM
is
> > useless.
>
> Why? It receives XM.
>
> Oh, you top-posted. You made everyone who wanted to, work to follow
> what the hell you were talking about. No doubt you referred to this:
>
> > > with ads. So what's the deal? It might look like a good deal now
with
> all
> > > the stations but if XM becomes the standard, like cable, and there's
no
> > > competition, the price will go through the roof and so will the
> advertising.
> >
> > And then you stop paying the subscription fee, and move on to something
> > else.
> >
> > Until then, listen to the ad-free music stations and enjoy.
>
>
> And then your response was:
>
> > And then that extra you spent on a receiver because it can receive XM
is
> > useless.
>
>
> So NOW it makes sense, taken in order. You obviously have never
> bothered to figure out that top-posting is bad.
>
> Anyway, so what if you spent $100 on a receiver? Over 36 months, that's
> less than $3/month. Add that to the $10/month you're paying for
> service, and now you've paid $13/month for service over those 36 months.
>
> And then you throw it out, because it's turned to crap.
>
> As long as you know what you're doing and run the numbers, it doesn't
> matter.
>

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