That’s right, my Delphi Roady has apparently stopped working. Sometime over the weekend the radio unit itself started reporting No Signal.

Fortunately I have a second antenna, so I made sure this morning that it wasn’t the antenna. It certainly wasn’t.

What does that mean? Am I unhappy with XM or Delphi? Nope. Prices on the actual receivers are so low this isn’t a big deal. I spent a few moments on the phone with XM Customer Care. I can transfer the time I’ve purchased with XM to a new radio. So later today I’ll be going off to a Best Buy and picking up a replacement to my receiver.

My expectation for any small portable device is that it should last 3 - 4 years. I’d always like to see more, but let’s face it, these things don’t last forever. When you can get one of these devices for under $50, it’s not a huge hit to the pocket book, especially for the amount of entertainment they provide.

In a future post I’ll talk some about protecting your digital devices. I’ve come across several cool items that help protect your gadgets, but nothing to protect my XM. :)