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XM has one. go to www.xmradio.com
> I was wondering if anyone produced a Sirius tuner that you could carry
> around like a walkman. It would be especially great if it was like the ones
> that you can plug into a car radio and a home radio so you can get your
> Sirius radio wherever you might be. Has anyone seen anything like that?
> I was wondering if anyone produced a Sirius tuner that you could carry
> around like a walkman. It would be especially great if it was like the ones
> that you can plug into a car radio and a home radio so you can get your
> Sirius radio wherever you might be. Has anyone seen anything like that?
Sirius will not have this kind of portability for at least a year. XM
just released its "MyFi", which is a true portable. But Sirius is at
least a year (maybe longer) behind XM with this stuff.
Also, XM is expected to have a new portable unit announced this week,
that is an accessory for the Roady2.
Mark S. - 31 Oct 2004 03:14 GMT
>> I was wondering if anyone produced a Sirius tuner that you could carry
>> around like a walkman. It would be especially great if it was like the
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> Also, XM is expected to have a new portable unit announced this week,
> that is an accessory for the Roady2.
Sirius has a unit which has an optional add on to make it portable. The
Xact XTR-1 is a plug and play Sirius satellite radio receiver and also has a
boom box option. This unit is cheaper than the MyFi's $350 price tag and is
available now. Here's a picture of the Xact with its battery pack for
portability attached: http://www.xactcommunication.com/itempics/18_large.jpg
Check out www.xactcommunication.com for more information about the XTR-1 and
related accessories.
I'm quite speculative about the MyFi unit and it's integrated antenna. I
have a feeling that if you're not in a metropolitan area which would have a
terrestrial repeater nearby, you might have a hard time keeping a signal,
especially if it's attached to your hip like a walkman. They have a feature
in the MyFi that records 5 hours of radio internally so that if you're
somewhere where you cannot get a signal, you can listen to the recorded
stream. However, you cannot record while it's in the car kit from what I
hear, not that you'd want to anyways since you'd just listen to the same
thing you heard on the drive there. I can't get a signal inside my
workplace. I'm at work 9 hours a day so this wouldn't be enough recording
for me. I listen to Sirius' online streaming, which XM has, too, but they
charge extra for it.
XM is ahead of Sirius in chipset generations. XM is on Gen 3 chipsets where
Sirius is on 2.5. Sirius doesn't expect to release 3rd gen equipment until
around this time next year.

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