BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | Well I guess When he turns down this merger and one of them goes out of business and the remaining one has no competition and can raise prices at will, that'll be better for consumers. | |
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n2jtx
join:2001-01-13
Glen Head, NY
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| Re: Well I guess They both agreed at the time their licenses were issued that neither provider would try to acquire the other. That agreement is still in force unless they are now claiming it was just a joke.
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nixen
Rockin' the Boxen
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join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA
·Cox HSI
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| Re: Well I guess said by n2jtx  :They both agreed at the time their licenses were issued that neither provider would try to acquire the other. That agreement is still in force unless they are now claiming it was just a joke. Technically, neither is trying to acquire the other: it's a "merger of equals". Acquisition implies that one owns a controlling stake of the other. Merger of equals implies that neither owns a controlling stake of the other.
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jtudor
Xm 60's On 6 Freak
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join:2002-12-07
Morganton, NC
| Re: Well I guess said by P Ness :together under one and raise prices 10x with only the same number of channels today....
So you are saying that a monthly subscription to the combined company would cost $129.50 a month  for one radio and each additional radio under a family plan would cost $69.90 a month? If you believe this you are out of your mind!!!!  Nobody is stupid enough to raise prices that much. Any idiot knows that they would lose all their customers and be out of business within 60 days, if not sooner if they tried something like that. I believe you need to seriously (Siriusly??) rethink your statement. --
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P Ness
You'Ve Forgotten 9-11 Already
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join:2001-08-29
Mineola, NY
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| Re: Well I guess said by jtudor :said by P Ness :together under one and raise prices 10x with only the same number of channels today....
So you are saying that a monthly subscription to the combined company would cost $129.50 a month for one radio and each additional radio under a family plan would cost $69.90 a month? If you believe this you are out of your mind!!!! Nobody is stupid enough to raise prices that much. Any idiot knows that they would lose all their customers and be out of business within 60 days, if not sooner if they tried something like that. I believe you need to seriously (Siriusly??) rethink your statement. NO i said they "could" not that they "would"... --
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Nightfall
My Goal Is To Deny Yours
Premium,MVM
join:2001-08-03
Grand Rapids, MI
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| Re: Well I guess said by phattieg :said by BF69 :When he turns down this merger and one of them goes out of business and the remaining one has no competition and can raise prices at will, that'll be better for consumers. I think the audio quality on either provider isn't worth monthly subscription fee's. Sounds too compressed. I'd rather have HD radio, which is free. You still have to pay for a HD Radio, so it isn't like that is free.
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BabyBear
Keep wise ...with Night-Owl
join:2007-01-11 | Re: Well I guess Come on, you know he was referring to the service, not the equipment. | |
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| dentman42
join:2001-10-02
Columbus, OH
·AT&T Midwest
| said by phattieg :I think the audio quality on either provider isn't worth monthly subscription fee's. Sounds too compressed. I'd rather have HD radio, which is free. I was looking at some new (home) speakers a couple weeks ago. They couldn't get any FM reception in the store, so they hooked up an XM receiver. It sounded so bad that I made them get a CD to demo with - the XM made a 128k .mp3 sound good by comparison. I knew it was bad, but this was the first time I ever heard it on higher end equipment.
I've heard the same claims made about HD radio, but haven't actually tried an HD receiver. | |
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| rjbasye
join:2000-05-24
Dry Ridge, KY | For the price of an HD Radio you can get 2yr subscription to Satellite Radio. HD Radio is not a national service either with limited signal range. | |
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