[Swprograms] OT: Beware XM Roady XT

[Joseph Buch <joseph.buch@xxxxxxx>]

A few days ago XM made me a deal I could not refuse.  I
have been an XM customer for a month or so and was completely satisfied
with the performance of my Roady 2 receiver which I picked up at a flea
market for $3.

The deal offered a second receiver, the new and improved Roady XT for $7,
free activation, and a monthly charge of only $7 for six months. 
What a deal.  The total price with programming would only add up to
the retail price of the Roady XT.  I bit.  I gave my Roady 2 to
my daughter.  It was a wonderful receiver with a strong FM
transmitter built in that could be heard for at least 100 feet.  I
had XM on every radio in the house.  I could hardly wait the arrival
of my new and improved Roady XT.

Wow was I surprised to find the XT could only be heard on FM at about 1
foot from the XM receiver.  On checking with XM I now find that I
need a hard wire connection to either the FM input of the car radio or an
audio input of a stereo amplifier.  My solution is to buy a CC Crane
transmitter which I was going to do anyway to distribute internet radio
stations around the house.

When I threatened to cancel my XM subscription in response to what I
believed to be a fraudulent marketing ploy for this lousy receiver, I was
advised that the small print of the contract allowed them to levy a $65
cancellation fee on my credit card if I cancelled before the end of the
contract.  I know I could have persuaded the credit card company to
void the deal but decided instead to keep the radio and the deal through
the contract period and solve the problem with the CC Crane
transmitter.

Just a warning to you if you should encounter the same fraudulent, in my
opinion, offer.

Joe Buch



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