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Old May 19th 08, 03:07 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Default garmin 496 - truning on and off mo xm subscription services....

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.