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Technology Stocks : XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (XMSR) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: newportri who wrote (2908)	10/6/2006 8:58:55 PM
From: rrufff	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3386

That's one view. I understand that there is big demand for conversion kits to move from XMSR to SIRI. If you hate hard sell, try an experiment and call XMSR and tell them you're switching. Word is you can get your sub cost down to $3/month.

To: newportri who wrote (2908)	10/6/2006 10:32:57 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 3386

I don't follow the industry closely, so I can't comment on the relative merits of XM versus Sirius. However, I can say that when I purchased a new car a year ago, one of the salesmen at the dealership pushed Sirius very hard despite the fact I had already picked XM. In fact, he pushed Sirius so hard it actually turned me against Sirius. This could well be a result of some form of "spiff" or commission paid on the activation. I don't know if they do this at dealerships; but retailers who activate an XM or Sirius receiver receive a commission per activation. When sales are slow, the amounts of the commissions increase. Whether they pay these to car salesmen, I don't know, but that could explain the behavior.