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Tim Olson
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 Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:44 am Post subject: WSI pricing changes with new Sirius System |
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Got a sheet at OSH that listed the new service plans from WSI. They are
now priced exactly as XM, which is to say lower with more features.
Here's the rundown:
$29.99/mo ($359/yr)
WSI NOWrad
Precipitation Type
Dynamic Radar Coverage Mask
Lightning
METARs
TAFs
TFRs
City Forecasts
$49.99/mo ($599/yr) adds the following:
Radar Summary
Winds Aloft
Temperatures Aloft
Cloud Top (Satellite IR)
International METARs *
International TAFs *
AIRMETs
SIGMETs
Surface Analysis
Sever Storm Watch Boxes
Canadian Radar, Coverage Mask
Add-ons: $99/yr
PIREPs and AIREPs - Can be added to either service
I believe they are also planning to roll out some additional new
features, but they haven't been announced as of yet.
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Another important Note: If you have an un-activated AV-100 or AV-200,
you will want to activate it right away. They will still activate it
later so you can upgrade, but apparently their legal department has some
concerns over possible fraud that can happen and they'd like to close
the doors on the problem by getting them activated very soon.
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Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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N777TY
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Location: Charlotte, NC
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| Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:20 am Post subject: Re: WSI pricing changes with new Sirius System |
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Just curious -- did they talk about how this will all play out when they merge with XM? will they still have two systems (I guess it wouldn't make sense)?
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Tim Olson
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| Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:09 am Post subject: WSI pricing changes with new Sirius System |
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From everything I hear so far, nobody's making plans to merge systems
yet. WSI is actively contracted with Avidyne to have their receivers
built, and they're taking quite the hit swapping them for free, so it's
doubtful that they'll be too interested in quickly swapping them for
some other system. Also, in talking to at least Chelton, the more
"certified" systems have a concern in that right now WSI is the only
one that actually provides a system with a constant and known interface.
XM is out there in many various forms, but you can only count on it
working in the certified world if you have a known system. That's
why Garmin's stuff relies on their own receiver. So the fact that
you get a known interface keeps WSI attractive in the certified world
that isn't Garmin. So there really isn't much talk on what's going
to happen down the road. The installed base on both sides is
too significant to ignore if they decided to merge technologies.
In the end, they may just stay split on the datalink systems...nobody
knows.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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N777TY wrote:
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Just curious -- did they talk about how this will all play out when
they merge with XM? will they still have two systems (I guess it
wouldn't make sense)?
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jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.c
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| Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:15 pm Post subject: WSI pricing changes with new Sirius System |
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Just saw an ad in West Marine flyer for an SR100 Sirius Satellite Weather
Receiver - for $899. How in the world can WSI justify a Sirius receiver for
over $3,000? It's the same electronics (yet receives the marine weather data
stream). I certainly hope that WSI gets competitive with the XM receivers
that run around $500. Let's Chelton users see if we can put some pressure on
them and Chelton.
John Testement
jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.com
40321
Richmond, VA
Paint prep, interior, and LOTS of little stuff
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Tim Olson
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| Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:34 pm Post subject: WSI pricing changes with new Sirius System |
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This isn't at all a Chelton specific thing. It affects many
different systems. So the complaint for the receiver price
should go to WSI directly. Chelton's actually given some
good reasons why XM is on their back burner and not their
front, given that they deal with things like a certified company
would....they want to guarantee a standardized hardware platform
and interface, something that can't be done as easily when
there is no "XM reciever", but systems that receive XM made
by many various companies for their own use. That's why
when you want XM on a garmin, you buy THEIR box too....and
that box costs very similar to what WSI gets. It would be nice
if everyone could just function with a cheap XM box, but when
the manufacturer takes stability seriously, they need to know
that the interface isn't going to randomly change on them.
This isn't to say that the receivers are price where they
should be....as they are too high. But, it isn't just
WSI, but Garmin that does this. Oh, and Avidyne makes
the WSI receivers....what's the chance that Avidyne asks
a little more from WSI when they sell it to them too?
Justine at WSI is always open to comments though, so if you
haven't ever called her, that's the place to go.
For what it's worth, the receiver price is a fixed-cost item,
and the subscription is the long-term pain....and, with
some serious hard searching, there's still time to get
yourself a deal on a legacy system for a free upgrade.
The hours spent on the phone may pay off in dollars saved.
Tim Olson - RV-10 N104CD - Flying
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John Testement wrote:
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Just saw an ad in West Marine flyer for an SR100 Sirius Satellite Weather
Receiver - for $899. How in the world can WSI justify a Sirius receiver for
over $3,000? It's the same electronics (yet receives the marine weather data
stream). I certainly hope that WSI gets competitive with the XM receivers
that run around $500. Let's Chelton users see if we can put some pressure on
them and Chelton.
John Testement
jwt(at)roadmapscoaching.com
40321
Richmond, VA
Paint prep, interior, and LOTS of little stuff
do not archive
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