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Old May 17th 08, 04:11 AM posted to rec.aviation.owning
Darrel Toepfer
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Default garmin 496 - truning on and off mo xm subscription services....

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...