Here's a biased POV as I have been a grey market XM subscriber since early 2002. Are there enough versions of me in Canada to make this satellite thing fly? If it does, here are the reasons why it will work: 1) The major met areas of Canad have increasing traffic snarls and local radio makes my ears bleed after 10 minutes. If XM follows the US example, it will have major met area traffic and weather on one of the channels soon. So, no need for local radio IMHO. Local radio is still there if you want it, but I find myself listening to the Canucks on XM rather than the local radio sometimes. 2) The same naysayers said cable TV would never work becasue the signals off the air in the early 70's were free. Cable TV had faster penetration in Canada than the US and today has nearly as many homes passed as wired telephone. People will pay for more choice if the price point is not noticeable and I think $12.99 a month is OK. 3) The quality is awesome. With proper repeaters set up in the downtown core the sound is great, much better than FM stereo and digital radio requires an upgrade of your car radio, so don't go there. 4) The first time you drive to Muskoka and listen to your favourite channel(s) all the way to the cottage, remove the Delphi Sky Fi 2 from its car holster and plug it in to your crummy little cottage stereo, you will understand. No fade-outs, no limited range of conventional radio and all the news and sports that fits for your lazy cottage afternoon or your wild dance party that evening. Try it. Driving the Coquihalla to Kelowna with XM the first time was an epiphany.