XM v Sirius in Satellite Radio http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20635873 en Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:53:09 EDT Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:53:09 EDT Re: XM v Sirius http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20651005 Warzau : I hope so to, by coincidence both my XM and Sirius are up for renewal...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20651005 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:25:09 EDT Re: XM v Sirius http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20648769 Dominokat : I hope so.
I love my Sirius radio. I hope I can get this working right.
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"Open the Pod bay door Hal"]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20648769 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:29:56 EDT Re: XM v Sirius http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20641141 Cthen :
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I am wondering if maybe the antenna is bad???? I will get it replaced on my next service schedule. I have an extra one from the replaced receiver.
That could be a possibility. Every so often someone does get a bad one and replacing it helped alot. I hope that's all it is for you. ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20641141 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:36:13 EDT Re: XM v Sirius http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20640782 Dominokat : I tried a Sirius receiver that I first got for another car. It plugs into the lighter, and tunes to a blank FM channel.
That worked great with very few drop outs all day long.
Since I replaced the OEM receiver, and it didn't help. I am wondering if maybe the antenna is bad???? I will get it replaced on my next service schedule. I have an extra one from the replaced receiver.
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"Open the Pod bay door Hal"]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20640782 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:50:22 EDT Re: XM v Sirius http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20637355 AZ_OGM : Most places where Sirius has ground repeaters is in areas where dense buildings and other things block the satellite reception. I know Phoenix only has one repeater and it is basically so drivers on Interstate 10 going through the Deck Park Tunnel downtown don't lose their signal. Its is a fairly strong repeater having a radius of almost 7 miles.
As for the satellites always seeming to be low on the horizon, I'm thinking that has a lot to do with the fact that Sirius' birds travel in a figure 8 pattern across the western hemisphere. I know living north of the 45th parallel can be a pain in receiving satellite signals. I always had a hell of a time trying to lock in an acceptable signal from Dish Network's 110 slot in Minnesota.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20637355 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:54:27 EDT Re: XM v Sirius http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20637188 scots : Sirius has ground repeaters located all over the country to assist with reception. Unfortunately, it looks like there might not be any of those in Maine. There's an unconfirmed report of one in Portland, ME, but none other than that.

You might want to try going to the customer service web site and reporting your reception problems. I don't know if it would help or not, but it wouldn't hurt to try. If they have enough people reporting reception issues there they may add some ground repeaters. When you get to the web site and fill out the form, select "Radio Reception" as your category.

»www.sirius.com/customercare]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20637188 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:26:18 EDT Re: XM v Sirius http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20636669 Harddrive : i only lose XM signal when i get in a very dense forest area on a back road somewhere.
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Fortunately I keep my feathers numbered, for just such an emergency.-Foghorn Leghorn]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20636669 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:28:13 EDT XM v Sirius http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20635873 Dominokat : First of all. I love Sirius. I listen to it all the time in my house and never have a problem. BUT, I gotta tell you. I am very disappointed with Sirius in a car. I've tried TWO OEM receivers, and at allot of times it sucks when the satellite is low to the horizon. (Seems to be allot) But when the satellite is "higher" I get great reception. I can almost know when it is good or bad from the time of day. There is like 1 1/2 hours a day when I get a great signal in my car with very few drop outs. Otherwise, it is constantly dropping out. I know Sirius has three satellites handing off signals but damn!
XM, on the other hand has a permanent satellite above. I am seriously considering moving to XM because at least IT WONT KEEP MOVING and I can depend on a signal.

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"Open the Pod bay door Hal"]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20635873 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:07:56 EDT