It really depends on the person's situation. I was pretty convinced that paying for radio was a silly, stupid notion. We got the trial period in a new car a few years ago and found we couldn't live without it. I love listening to comedy and alternative music. I don't get those from local Atlanta stations. Yes, there are 200 channels and I only listen to a handful, but it is better than I can getting locally and CDs get old. I like to listen to new things, and XM has introduced me to a number of musicians and comedians that I wouldn't have necessarily known otherwise. It's also excellent for travel. My family makes 8-10 hour trips to visit family. We don't have to hunt for a station that isn't country in the hills of Tennessee. It's also good for the kids. There's an XM Kids station and a Radio Disney station, as well as a couple sanitized top 40 stations that are tolerable (although I tend to make them change the channel when Daughtry comes on). Honestly, you should just use the trial and see if you like it. If you find you don't use it that much, then just drop it. If you find, like we did, that you get something there that you can't elsewhere and are willing to pay for it, then keep it. Oh, BTW, I'm not sure if it is available in Canada, but we got a deal if we paid for multiple years. I'm wanting to say that the best deal was a 3 year deal (out of 1, 2, 3, and 4 year deals). Not sure you want to invest that into a company that is struggling as much as they are, though. Hope this helps. Kent