X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:45:12 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from ylpvm12.prodigy.net ([207.115.57.43] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.8) with ESMTP id 996601 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 03:57:04 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.115.57.43; envelope-from=gbfitz@swbell.net Received: from pimout7-ext.prodigy.net (pimout7-int.prodigy.net [207.115.4.147]) by ylpvm12.prodigy.net (8.12.10 outbound/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k1O8t13U022675 for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 03:55:01 -0500 X-ORBL: [70.130.164.71] Received: from eaglenest61 (adsl-70-130-164-71.dsl.stlsmo.swbell.net [70.130.164.71]) by pimout7-ext.prodigy.net (8.13.4 outbound domainkey aix/8.13.4) with SMTP id k1O8rGok234496 for ; Fri, 24 Feb 2006 03:55:01 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <008c01c63922$11efb030$bfd9fea9@eaglenest61> From: "Gary Fitzgerald" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" References: Subject: [LML] Re: WSI on the CFS X-Original-Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 03:09:09 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0089_01C638EF.AE78CF50" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1506 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0089_01C638EF.AE78CF50 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > As soon as they get it, I think it is over for WSI in the < $1MM=20 > aircraft category. > Maybe, or maybe not. I wonder how much of their subscription cost goes = to rent air time on their satellites. If this deal comes through (see = http://www.wsi.com/corporate/news/releases/usav020806_InflightSirius.asp)= , maybe they can get their subscriptions costs in line with XMWx. With = Sirius and XM battling for customers, I'd think that Sirius would push = them to make the cost competitive with XM's service. Of course, the = other possibility is that WSI promised Sirius their current subscriber = base, and is planning on abandoning their current distribution method. (Naaah, nobody would do that, now, would they? Yeah, I can spell = "GDL-49") Gary Fitzgerald LNC2 standard build ~65% Engine: TBD St. Charles, MO ------=_NextPart_000_0089_01C638EF.AE78CF50 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>     As soon as they get it, I = think it is=20 over for WSI in the < $1MM
> aircraft = category.
>
 
Maybe, or maybe not.  I wonder how much of = their=20 subscription cost goes to rent air time on their satellites.  = If this=20 deal comes through (see http://www.wsi.com/corporate/news/releases/usav020806_InflightSi= rius.asp),=20 maybe they can get their subscriptions costs in line with XMWx.  = With=20 Sirius and XM battling for customers, I'd think that Sirius would push = them to=20 make the cost competitive with XM's service. Of course, the=20 other possibility is that WSI promised Sirius their = current=20 subscriber base, and is planning on abandoning their current = distribution=20 method.
(Naaah, nobody would do that, now, would they?  = Yeah, I=20 can spell "GDL-49")
 
Gary Fitzgerald
LNC2 standard build = ~65%
Engine:=20 TBD
St. Charles, MO
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