How does satellite radio work?

When you subscribe to satellite radio you will get an extra band on your home or car radio, for which you will be charged a monthly fee. A special antenna receives signals from satellites, much in same way as a satellite dish receives signals for satellite television viewing. You will then enjoy access to a range of channels, giving you incredible choice over what you listen to whether you are in home or travelling in your car.

What are benefits of satellite radio?

There are a number of benefits to subscribing to satellite radio. You can enjoy far more choice for a start, with a range of channels to select from including commercial-free channels. You can enjoy much better reception whilst driving, and you won’t have to put up with poor quality and static as with AM/FM radio. And you can enjoy these benefits at a low monthly fee, enabling you to enjoy a revolutionized radio experience without breaking bank.

Satellite radio providers: Sirius VS XM

The competition has already started in world of satellite radio, and two main players in field at moment are Sirius and XM. Both of these providers work in same way, offering over one hundred satellite radio stations for one monthly subscription fee. Both offer necessary equipment to enable listeners to enjoy a unique, high quality digital radio experience, and both offer affordable packages.

XM has been around for longer than Sirius, and started broadcasting in September 2001. With over two million subscribers and rising, XM enjoys backing from big names such as General Motors and Honda. Located in Washington DC, XM network boasts two geosynchronous satellites along with repeaters in major metro areas.

Sirius is a relatively new player when it comes to satellite radio. Sirius started broadcasting in July 2002, and currently has a customer base of under one million. Located at Rockefeller Center in New York, Sirius has three elliptical-orbit satellites, and does not have a many repeaters as XM radio. Other than this you can enjoy same digital quality and excellent choice with Sirius as you can with XM.

How do you choose between Sirius and XM satellite radio?

The services, packages, and quality of satellite radio from Sirius and XM is very similar, so it can be difficult to choose. The best way to decide on which service will best suit your needs is to look at various satellite radio ratings and make satellite radio comparisons.

Both Sirius and XM will enable you to enjoy high quality digital radio, with a wide choice, some commercial-free channels, parental blocks where necessary, talk radio, news channels, and accessibility within continental United States. You will find some slight differences in programming, so you may want to take this into consideration, and also read up on a satellite radio review or two before you make your decision.

If you are looking to buy a new vehicle, many now come with satellite radio already installed, so you won’t have to make choice as either Sirius or XM will already be available. It is those with older vehicles or those that want to enjoy satellite radio within home that need to decide between XM or Sirius radio.

Satellite radio comparisons

Often tendency is to call in several document imaging vendors and have each of them tell you what they think you need. After a lengthy process of each vendor gathering information and presenting a proposal you are not ready to make a decision because:

* The cost is more than you anticipated and there does not seem to be an ROI to justify system. * The project is overwhelming and your resources to get it done are very thin.

You can eliminate above scenario if you gather some infromationa and put together a plan. Before you contact any vendors you need to resolve a number of issues. This article addresses these issues in form of questions to be answered. Some of questions will not be relevant to your situation.

The first issues concern funding project. If funds are not going to be available even if project looks good, there is no need to proceed.

1. Return on Investment (ROI).

· What is company policy requiring an ROI?

· What is standard payback period?

2. Does this project need to be budgeted? 3. Which department’s budget will fund project? 4. Does department that will fund project have total buy in? 5. What are preconceived costs of project? 6. Could price tag on a system be too high even if it ROI meets company standards. 7. At what level can project be approved? 8. Do you have infrastructure to support a document imaging system? 1. If not will that cost be included in cost of imaging system

The following is a commentary on how companies build their ROI. Accounting is where most companies find best ROI.

A document imaging system in accounts payable will have good ROI if some or all of these conditions exist:

1. There are 5 or more payables clerks 2. They are manually matching checks 3. Invoices have to be approved after they are received. 4. Receivers are being printed and sent to accounting. 5. Some payables become receivables. 6. You process hundreds of invoices every week from same vendor(s)

Much of processing in accounts payable can be automated to some degree by using document imaging technology. When you invite consultants or vendors in you need to have an idea what you expect to accomplish to be sure that they are going in right direction. Evaluate process and determine if document imaging will provide a good ROI.