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February 4, 2005
Oh, the Irony! Cable Guy Sold on Satellite Radio
So I'm in my new office getting set up and the cable guy comes to do the install. One of the first things I had done was set up my Sirius radio, to alleviate the spartan surroundings.
Because I was going a little stir crazy, I had been flipping through the channels and left it on one of the classic rock stations. Not my usual fare, but whatever.
The cable guy got into it, so I left it alone. He asked me what I was listening to and I told him -- and the questions started coming. How much is it, where can you get it, etc. In the interest of fairness I told him about Sirius and XM, their price points, etc.
Then he starts telling me about how his favorite rock station in DC, WHFS, just switched over into Spanish one day. I had heard about the format change, and there's been plenty of coverage about the decline of broadcast rock stations.
Bottom line: The cable guy's getting a satellite radio.
Besides the weird feeling I was in one of those cable vs. satellite commercials, it was interesting to see a "man on the street" reaction to a consumer product like satellite radio. This guy's listening preferences made him a model prospect, and his connection to those preferences made the price question virtually meaningless.
Bonus coincidence: when I went to grab a graphic from the Sirius site, I clicked on the thumbnail of the unit I have. Little did I know the radio was tuned to a rock channel when they took the shot!
Posted by Frank at February 4, 2005 4:35 PM | Filed under Car Audio