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Satellite Radio

February 28th, 2006

There is one clear cut winner as my most satisfying personal technology addition of the past year — satellite radio. This technology came preinstalled in my new car. I was skeptical at first because of concerns about paying for a service that has historically been free. But, if you are like me and are willing to pay for high-end content and to avoid mass-market advertising, satellite radio is a delight.

I have a wide variety of tastes when it comes to music. Specifically, I have a few favorite genres that are typically very difficult, if not impossible, to get locally – besides, I live in Indiana which is not necessarily the hub of the over-the-air music scene.

The other option to discover trendy music is to purchase it online. But, I am often frustrated with how much effort it takes to find new music in that format. If you do not know specifically for what you are looking, it is very time consuming to hunt and find music. But, regardless, before I got satellite radio, I was spending about 10-15 dollars a month online for music.

However, once satellite radio entered my world, my habits changed overnight.

I prefer to listen to music by genre instead of memorizing specific song titles or bands. Not only can I do this with satellite radio, but the channels are also completely and totally commercial free. So, I am guaranteed to get music every time I turn on the radio – mostly hard to find or new music. I simply turn on channel 80, for example, and then cruise without the need to surf around the dial. The quality is also superior to regular terrestrial radio and almost as good as a CD/mp3.

I pay about $13 a month for satellite radio. I notice my online music spending has almost dropped to zero. Instead of trying to build my own mixes and find new titles haphazardly, I just turn on satellite radio and drive. Plus, I can listen to it on my home television satellite or from the Internet at work. I can’t remember the last time I heard a commercial on the radio. Satellite radio is premium content that is worth the expense.

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