Does anyone use XM Radio in Mexic? How does it work?
XM Radio in Mexico
Jack Swords - 6-15-2005 at 11:45 AM
We use XM all the way down to La Paz, then it is installed on our sailboat. It works well. For more definitive info on Baja and Mexican mainland
coverage, see XMFan.com. There is a separate forum for XM radio in Mexico (across the border). Sure is nice to have news, etc. without having to
resort to shortwave, BBC, etc.Acuity - 6-15-2005 at 12:31 PM
Anyyone tried it beyond La Paz - specifically Todos Santos and Los Cabos?bajalou - 6-15-2005 at 01:10 PM
A friend took it to Cabo a couple years ago with no problems.bajajudy - 6-15-2005 at 02:12 PM
I am listening to Sirius as I type.Anonymous - 6-15-2005 at 02:43 PM
Took It to Los Barriles listened to the ball games, it was great.Bruce R Leech - 6-15-2005 at 03:37 PM
got to git one of those things. can any one tell me how much they cost?bill erhardt - 6-15-2005 at 03:46 PM
I got XM Radio about 2 1/2 years ago in the Florida Keys, drove across country a couple of months later and down the Baja Peninsula to the Cape. I
listened to XM Radio the whole way. I now live in Loreto and am listening to it as I type this. The only dead spot I have experienced is between
Cabo and Todos Santos and characterizing that as a dead spot is probably too strong. I have lost reception in that area intermittently while using
the unit in my car. I have never tried to set up the "boombox" in that area and get reception with the directional antenna that comes with that unit
as opposed to the omni-directional antenna on the car. I have used the boombox in San Jose del Cabo and El Cardonal on the East Cape with no problem.
I use the radio nearly all of the time. Although both my car and truck have AM/FM/CD changers they are seldom used since I have XM.Bruce R Leech - 6-15-2005 at 04:00 PM
can you get Rush Limbaugh? or are you stuck with Howard Stern.bill erhardt - 6-15-2005 at 04:19 PM
The XM Radio website has details about programming and links to sources for the hardware, including pricing.bajalou - 6-15-2005 at 04:34 PM
Right now they have a deal - buy one get one free!!!
Bruce R Leech - 6-15-2005 at 04:51 PM
dose that include the monthly fee?bajalou - 6-15-2005 at 05:11 PM
No - it's now about 12.95 a month unless you prepay for a year like I did - I've had it for about 3 years now. Second units are 6.95 a month for up
to 4 addl units. Family plan - I have two units now it's about all I ever listen to
Dave - 6-15-2005 at 05:27 PM
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Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
can you get Rush Limbaugh? or are you stuck with Howard Stern.
Jeez....what a choice.bajalou - 6-15-2005 at 06:23 PM
If you want Howard Stern, he will be on Sirius in a year or so.
oladulce - 6-15-2005 at 06:27 PM
Bruce, I just got a XM radio in the mail today.
It's called a "Delphi Roady 2". It's about the size of a pacemaker (sorry I couldn't think of anything else to compare it to!)
It has a wireless FM transmitter to play it off your existing FM radio along with the cassette-type (which the reviews say has a little bit better
sound quality). The magnet antenna is about 2" square.
This model is currently $90 at Amazon and they run $95+ at other places.
Also got the remote which seems like it will be easier to work with since the unit itself is so small.
XM seems to have more of a selection of music and they have old radio shows like Dragnet, and audiobooks readings and dramatizations.
To qualify for the buy one get one free pitch that's going on now, you have to sign up both radios for the monthly service for a certain period of
time and there's a $150 penalty for early cancellation.
We'll see how it works.bufeo - 6-15-2005 at 08:59 PM
We've had our XM for about three years and love it. We "don't leave home without it." We have docking stations in both vehicles, one portable box in
Baja, and another here in AZ.
The system has not been without problems, but they've been minor. (The receiver overheats at times and locks up.)
As long as the antenna has a clear shot of the southern sky, the reception is great. We've had reception difficulties in Utah canyons, NW river
routes, and a few places like that, but nothing that we cannot live with.
If you want the ultimate in XM flexibility....
Hook - 6-16-2005 at 06:24 PM
.....then the Delphi MyFi/XM2go unit is THE unit. It comes with a docking station/antenna for the home and one for a mobile unit that is very easy to
move from car to boat, if desired.
It also can be used independently as a "walkman" type unit as it comes with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, belt clip, headphones and a little sat
antenna that you clip to your shoulder.
It also has analog line level outs from both docking stations OR you can transmit the signal on about 7 different FM frequencies OR the cassette
adaptor. My car and boat radio both have aux inputs, so I use the line outs.
The mobile docking station comes with several means of mounting inside a car, including one that attaches to your ac/heater vent fins, a sticky mount
and a more permanent mount. If we take the wife's car, we simply move the mobile docking station to her mount and use the indoor antenna.
They can be had for around 200.00 complete. I bought a returned unit at a electronics store (previous customer balked at the subscription fee) that
came with a full warranty and all the parts intact.
The free Roady 2 offer only applies if you buy another radio (cant remember the model). But even the combination of the two is not a flexible as the
MyFi unit and you would have to pony up another subscription.
I am a baseball freak so XM was the ONLY choice. They also have Big 10 football, Pac 10 football and ACC basketball, I believe.bajalou - 6-16-2005 at 06:42 PM
I have had a Sony XM receiver for about 3 yrs. have 3 antena so don't have to move it and 3 Docking stations. use small FM tranmitter in some cars,
the tape adapter in other. My wife got me the XMSkyBox for my birthday last month. A boombox type with XM, AM, FM, and CD player. Also Aux imput.
Very useful remote and has a bunch of presets you can set up. Has a remote antena if you're in a house etc., don't need it most of the time. $100
at BestBuy with certificate for the free Roady 2 as long as I subscribe for 3 months with the one I bought. I also listen to XM streamed on my
computer - free if you have other XM service. If you both like listening to XM, one ain't enough.
bajablue - 6-22-2005 at 09:16 AM
Hook, have you tried the Delphi MyFi/XM2go unit down in Baja? The reason I ask is, I was told it needs to have a repeater near by to work. I read that
a lot of people "in the sticks" didn't get great reception and it worked better in the city.
No, I haven't used it in Baja yet.
Hook - 6-22-2005 at 05:08 PM
I havent heard anything about repeaters of the sat signal.
In my truck I am using the magnet mount antennae on my hood that probably measures about 1" by 1" by 1/2".
The "home" antenna is about 3"x4" with a ratcheting table mount for adjusting the angle in relation to the sky. It's probably more effective than the
car antenna. It's also the one I will use on my boat.dono - 6-24-2005 at 04:34 PM
Have Sirius in my truck and it works everywhere down here.
Another 3-year XMRadio user...
Mexray - 6-25-2005 at 12:05 AM
Use the Sony in the Bronco and at home...have a 2nd unit, the Delphi Boombox unit that we use camping and in Baja...they work great, and you just
can't beat the programing and the non-commercial tunes...
been listening to the 'Luna' (Latin Jazz) channel 95, tonight out on the patio at home, really cranked up as we had a yard full of 6th graders (grand
daughter & friends) over for a 'dip' and to celebrate 'summer' !
Try Luna, CH 95, you'll like it!
Like most other users, you almost don't use the CD's any more!
