Re: [Swprograms] More on Sirius, Post-Stern

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FWIW, Mark... same situation up here in Albany viz Sirius and XM  
stock on hand in stores.  Evidently, Sirius had a significant higher  
share of new subs than XM during the 4thQ of '05.  I can only explain  
it in terms of the Stern factor.

I too am not a Stern fan, but I certainly don't mind he's there.  You  
might try Chris Moyles on BBC Radio One, drivetime mornings on  
channel 11.  He's pretty entertaining and all the British accents,  
slang and witticisms are a nice change as well.  Well, at least I  
like it.

As I said, FWIW.

John Figliozzi
Halfmoon, NY

On Feb 2, 2006, at 5:29 PM, Mark J. Fine wrote:

> This past weekend I tried getting a second Sirius Sportster Replay
> radio, post-Stern launch, in Manassas, VA: Best Buy had a completely
> empty sales jobber; Circuit City had a couple of docking stations, but
> no radios; Tweeter was completely sold out with no idea of their next
> shipment. Lots of XM stuff all over the place... but no Sirius.
>
> So, what to do? Go to the source. I was able to order a new Streamer
> Replay from Sirius for the same as what you get in the discount  
> stores.
> The Streamer is the same form/function as the Sportster but has a
> slightly different color scheme. I got the same exact rebate deals, in
> fact, but a lot sooner than waiting for the store get stocked. It was
> processed, shipped and received within four business days with free  
> UPS
> Ground shipping (as in, today - hooah!).
>
> Now, unless this is a marketing/stocking scheme (like trying to find
> XBox 360s and video iPods, which I sincerely doubt), I find it
> completely amazing that Stern has had such an effect on Sirius sales -
> the main reason why my wife wanted one for Christmas. What's even more
> amazing is that you could find tons of radios before Christmas, but
> absolutely nothing now.
>
> For anyone who cares, I personally don't listen to Stern. I actually
> prefer Elliott in the Morning on DC101 here in the DC area  
> (formerly on
> K-Rock in NYC). I got my Sirius radio for the music, football  
> coverage,
> BBC/WRN, and quite frankly [and this should shock absolutely no  
> one] the
> uncensored "Raw Dog" comedy channel. :^)
>
> -- 
>
> Mark J. Fine
> Remington, Virginia, USA
>
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