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Links In This Feature • XM-ready car radio models • XM products for upgrading your present radio • XM Delphi SkiFi Portable • XM Home Adaptor Kit for Delphi • XM Car Adaptor Kit For Delphi • Sirius-ready car radios • Sirius products for upgrading your present radio

If you wish to upgrade your present car radio, you will need the an FM Modulator or XM receiver, depending on what hardware and brand you already have. At this writing, the prices range from $80 to $299.

For portable XM Radio reception, the Delphi product at $129 is the ultimate in channel choice. It works at home or anywhere else but in addition to the the SkiFi unit, you will either need the XM Home or Car Adaptor kit, each one being $69.95.

Sirius

Sirius Satellite Radio offers 100 channels of programming that includes 60 channels which are 100% commercial-free. The cost is $12.95-per-month. The Sirius website offers a comprehensive list of Sirius-ready car radio models. Prices start as low as $320 for Kenwood products and go as high as $2499 for a Kenwood AM/FM/DVD unit!

As with XM, you can chooose to upgrade your present auto radio, but to do so you will need an FM Modulator. You can find a list of your options at the Sirius website, as well. Prices will range fom $179 to $229.

- Corey Deitz

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