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spacehamster3d

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Nov 24, 2004 08:23

After biting on a deal I found on the coupons forum, I finally got myself a satellite radio receiver. I'd been tempted to get one for a while, but after weaseling my way into getting $150 of equipment free by committing to a year of service, I decided to go through with it.

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parvax November 24 2004, 06:01:14 UTC

YAY for satellite radio! I cant tell from the picture - which service did you get? I may be a chump, but I'm definitely going to get Sirius by the time Stern moves.

spacehamster3d November 24 2004, 06:28:45 UTC

I got Sirius. I had already decided on getting Sirius at some point once Howard announced his move; he entertains me far too much daily for me to be left out in the future. The deal I got on the equipment was actually part of the promotion he did in NYC last week, some internet folks got a hold of promotional coupon codes that he was giving out to fans on Thursday.

It was kind of an impulse decision on my part, but I would've gotten it eventually anyway and at least this way I save money on equipment.

lehah November 24 2004, 07:50:36 UTC

Ive wanted to get this myself but I think Id only listen to the movie soundtrack channel and NPR.

quietboy November 24 2004, 08:56:26 UTC

How much did this wind up costing you total?

spacehamster3d November 24 2004, 16:08:07 UTC

The equipment was free for me (usually $100 for the receiver and $50 for the docking station, which is the antenna and audio hookups and crap,) but I had to get a year of service. Fortunately, they also give you one of your twelve months free when getting a year of service at once, so it was $12.95 * 11 = $142.45

Kind of pricey, yeah, but it would've been $292.45 if I hadn't gotten the deal, so I couldn't pass up.

mattlach November 24 2004, 16:17:34 UTC

Hmm.. I don't listen to enough radio to make it worth it...

Maybe if they made a dedicated synthpop channel, and a dedicated ebm channel....

Then just maayybe... :P

spacehamster3d November 29 2004, 16:49:19 UTC

While it's definitely lacking both of those, the "classic alternative" station plays a lot of Depeche Mode. Not your typical radio Depeche Mode either; in the past day, I've heard Never Let Me Down Again and Behind the Wheel. Maybe the DJ just likes Music for the Masses a lot or something.

banditloaf November 25 2004, 05:56:33 UTC

Oh, come on people. I guess I'll do it.

COME BACK, ZINC!

mattlach November 25 2004, 09:36:48 UTC

¿Que?