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Associated Press Not Impressed By MyFi

Posted by timothy on from the like-musical-mannah-except-not dept.

prostoalex writes "Michael Regan from the Associated Press started reviewing MyFi, a portable satellite radio receiver, by treating it as a competitor to iPod, but then admitted the two devices are quite different. For $350 and a $10-a-month subscription the buyer gets access to XM satellite radio stations and ability to record the stream to 128 MB of built-in flash. There's no way to transfer the recorded content to the computer or vice versa. The review recommends waiting for lower price and better features."

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  1. Uhh by fredistheking · · Score: 5, Interesting

    >There's no way to transfer the recorded content to >the computer or vice versa.

    Except to connect the headphone jack to your linein. Why is the analog solution usually overlooked so quickly?

  2. Opportunity for Apple? by PapayaSF · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Combine satellite radio reception with an iPod and you'd really have something! Much cooler and more useful than the much-rumored "video iPod". Of course, there might be licensing issues with this idea as well: will satellite radio services be upset if their broadcasts are recorded and saved?

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  3. I am a Sirius subscriber by WCMI92 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    And here's why:

    1. No commercials on music channels. EVER. Never have had them. XM had to change from commercials to non commercial BECAUSE Sirius wouldn't air commercials.

    2. Lee Abrams.

    Lee Abrams runs the programming at XM. He is the architect of Clear Channel's "cookie cutter" formats.

    3. Cost.

    XM is $9.99 a month.

    But you don't get:

    1. All the channels (some are premium)
    2. Internet streaming access (costs you $5 a month extra)
    3. No discounts offered if you pay annually OR add other receivers to your account.

    Sirius is $12.95 (or $9.95 if you pay annually)

    For EVERYTHING.

    No wonder Sirius is the service that TALENT seems to be gravitating to. Such as Mel Karmazin. Howard Stern.

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