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Old 06-16-2005, 03:42 PM
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Today the CRTC approved the application of three companies to bring satellite radio to Canada. The three companies are CSR (Canadian Satellite Radio - XM Satellite Radio), SIRIUS Canada & CHUM Ltd.
With XM & SIRIUS aleady operating in the US, hopefully it'll be a quick process in getting up & running. The CHUM application is for a terrestrial system which will take a number of years to get off the ground.
Today is a great day for the 12V industry in Canada & I look forward to all the new opportunites that satellite radio will bring.
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Old 06-16-2005, 04:12 PM
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Now I can finally get sat radio!! No wait that was 2.5 yrs ago. But this is great news for the industry.
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Let me know where and when and how and I'm signed up for that [img]graemlins/thumb.gif[/img]
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Old 06-16-2005, 04:48 PM
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sooo if i buy a sirius tuner (to go with my sirius-ready deck) about how much for the tuner/antenna? and more importantly... approx. how much does the luxury of satellite radio cost per month? i'd definately like to sign up too.. see what all the hype is about
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Old 06-16-2005, 04:58 PM
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I can't tell you what the Kenwood tuner might cost but I would estimate in the $150-$200 range (based on what I've seen for the XM & Sirius units for Pioneer).
Cost per month is estimated at $12 to $15 based on length of term & possible programming options.
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You can still get a lifetime sirius sub for 499.99 american until the end of this month. I'm gonna make some credit card room and do that for the end of the month. That's only 3 1/2 yrs of service anyways.
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nice.... more reason to dump my Sony XM ready deck for a Eclipse Sirius deck so I can listen to Howard Stern.
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cool. yeah definately something to look into!
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Hey Dave, you forgot FS and Best Buy [img]smile.gif[/img]
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