garmin 496 - truning on and off mo xm subscription services....

I am about to activitate my garmin 496 weather and music features
w the xm folks...

I am going to use the "full blown" weather service @ $50 + $7 for the
radio feature.....

Two questions...1) if I know I am not going to use the features for
say
2 months ( or longer ) ...can I temp. turn on and shut off w/out
penalities
or fees?

Or, does one need to keep going, month to month using the services it
or not?...and 2) whats the music quality like on the radio side? How
do
folks listen to the music ? ... Get a good set of headphones?
Portable
speakers? Or just use the built in factory speaker?.......

As always...thanx for ideas, comments, and tips.....

cheers.......

"~^ beancounter ~^" wrote:

I am about to activitate my garmin 496 weather and music features
w the xm folks...

I am going to use the "full blown" weather service @ $50 + $7 for the
radio feature.....

Two questions...1) if I know I am not going to use the features for
say
2 months ( or longer ) ...can I temp. turn on and shut off w/out
penalities or fees? Or, does one need to keep going, month to month
using the services it or not?...

Vacation subscription hold/suspension... I kneaux my neighbor is able to
do this when he isn't flying (he flew out yesterday), I can't find any
reference to it on the Garmin or XM websites in regards to the terms
(like how many times a year you can do this and for how long each time)
or fees required for reactivation... So do this:

quote on
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us through email
or by phone 800-XM-RADIO (800-967-2346).
http://www.xmradio.com/help/emailus.xmc
quote off

and 2) whats the music quality like on the radio side? How
do folks listen to the music ? ... Get a good set of headphones?
Portable speakers? Or just use the built in factory speaker?.......

Had it in a rental car on a trip to buy a plane in Ohio, I heard too
many song repeats within a days time and the talkshow/news sounded like
they were conducted over a telephone due to a high compression codec...

This was over 4 years ago, so maybe things have improved?

Darrel Toepfer wrote:

Had it in a rental car on a trip to buy a plane in Ohio, I heard too
many song repeats within a days time and the talkshow/news sounded like
they were conducted over a telephone due to a high compression codec...

This was over 4 years ago, so maybe things have improved?

It has

how so? is the $8 per mo worth it for music/radio?
compaired to ipods and mp3 players...?


" It has "










On May 16, 2:26*pm, Gig 601Xl Builder
wrote:
Darrel Toepfer wrote:
Had it in a rental car on a trip to buy a plane in Ohio, I heard too
many song repeats within a days time and the talkshow/news sounded like
they were conducted over a telephone due to a high compression codec...

This was over 4 years ago, so maybe things have improved?

It has

200 some channels including LOTS of sports, news, talk, which isn't on
my iPod. I've got three XM accounts as it is home, hanger and truck.

When my plane is done and I get the 496 I'm going to figure out someway
to use the 496 in place of the XM boom box at the hanger and also use
it when on trips in wifes car that doesn't have XM.




~^ beancounter ~^ wrote:
how so? is the $8 per mo worth it for music/radio?
compaired to ipods and mp3 players...?


" It has "

Gig...do you have to pay 3 sep account fees....or does the license
"travel" with
you or your device ?...






On May 19, 7:50*am, Gig 601Xl Builder
wrote:
200 some channels including LOTS of sports, news, talk, which isn't on
my iPod. I've got three XM accounts as it is home, hanger and truck.

When my plane is done and I get the 496 I'm going to figure out someway
* to use the 496 in place of the XM boom box at the hanger and also use
it when on trips in wifes car that doesn't have XM.



~^ beancounter ~^ wrote:
how so? is the $8 per mo worth it for music/radio?
compaired to ipods and mp3 players...?

" *It has *"- Hide quoted text -

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On 2008-05-19, Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:
When my plane is done and I get the 496 I'm going to figure out someway
to use the 496 in place of the XM boom box at the hanger and also use
it when on trips in wifes car that doesn't have XM.

At the hangar, get a boom box with an auxiliary audio input. Hopefully, your
wife's car stereo has one, too; if not, you can use an FM modulator, but on
a trip, you'll find yourself retuning it regularly unless you get one that
will insert in the line between the antenna and the radio. In either case,
you can feed it with the 496's audio output. I carry mine on business trips,
just so I have XM in rental cars that don't have it.
--
Jay Maynard, K5ZC http://www.conmicro.com
http://jmaynard.livejournal.com http://www.tronguy.net
Fairmont, MN (FRM) (Yes, that's me!)
AMD Zodiac CH601XLi N55ZC (ordered 17 March, delivery 2 June)

Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:
Darrel Toepfer wrote:

Had it in a rental car on a trip to buy a plane in Ohio, I heard too
many song repeats within a days time and the talkshow/news sounded like
they were conducted over a telephone due to a high compression codec...

This was over 4 years ago, so maybe things have improved?

It has

Well with the legends of songs available, it just didn't seem possible to
hear repeats every 5 hours or less (much less everyday) on a premium
service...

I swore off their programming on that trip, sadly its even cheaper to
subscribe today than back then...

thanx everyone for the info.....

Darrel Toepfer wrote:
Gig 601Xl Builder wrote:
Darrel Toepfer wrote:

Had it in a rental car on a trip to buy a plane in Ohio, I heard too
many song repeats within a days time and the talkshow/news sounded like
they were conducted over a telephone due to a high compression codec...

This was over 4 years ago, so maybe things have improved?
It has

Well with the legends of songs available, it just didn't seem possible to
hear repeats every 5 hours or less (much less everyday) on a premium
service...

I swore off their programming on that trip, sadly its even cheaper to
subscribe today than back then...

It sort of depends on what station you are listening to. There are some
stations that have formats that sort of force repeats regularly.

You get on channels like Deep Tracks and you will hear songs that you
never heard on the radio before and probably never will again.