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Satellite Radio in Loreto

haciendaloreto - 12-18-2006 at 09:39 AM

Hello,

Im a newbie and dumb.
Am in Loreto and have an old friend who wants to sign up for Satellite Radio. He called a number in Wash. D.C. (????). thanks for any directional help.

Cheri
lahaciendaloreto@yahoo.com

Bruce R Leech - 12-18-2006 at 09:43 AM

what is it exactly that you want help with?:light:

comitan - 12-18-2006 at 09:54 AM

If the person has the satellite radio and wants to start service, just go into XM or sirius website to start the service.

oxxo - 12-18-2006 at 12:38 PM

Sirius sat radio works very well all the way down to Cabo and further south. I presume XM works just as well. Purchase either a Sirius or XM radio receiver and sign up for the service online on either website.

Lee - 12-18-2006 at 01:59 PM

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Originally posted by oxxo
Sirius sat radio works very well all the way down to Cabo and further south. I presume XM works just as well. Purchase either a Sirius or XM radio receiver and sign up for the service online on either website.


There is a God. Thank you, God.

:cool:

comitan - 12-18-2006 at 02:34 PM

Ask and you shall receive!!!!!!!!!!!!!:bounce::bounce::bounce:

oxxo - 12-18-2006 at 02:36 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Lee

There is a God. Thank you, God.

:cool:


Blessed Be. :saint:

P.S. god will be in the TS area for the next couple of weeks.......provided god can change water into gasoline.

where do you buy a Sat Receiver?

haciendaloreto - 12-18-2006 at 02:44 PM

in Loreto?

oxxo - 12-18-2006 at 03:06 PM

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Originally posted by haciendaloreto
in Loreto?


Purchase one on the internet less than $100 plus the monthly subscription, about $13 per month. Mine is about 4"x6". It looks like a small radio. You will also need an FM radio nearby because the sat receiver has no speakers. It plays wirelessly through your FM radio.

sirius.com
or
xm.com

Phil C - 12-23-2006 at 08:19 AM

Probably not available in LTO. Have someone bring one from the states, and you can sign up online. They work great. Easy install to a vehicle or home system.

Satellite radio in Baja Sur....

Summanus - 12-23-2006 at 08:49 AM

Satellite radios are easy to find...check any Best Buy, Radio Shack, etc. I have XM in car, boat, and house..works great at our places in Baja Sur and north of the 59th parallel.

The cost is about $100 plus your monthly fees, depending on how many units you use...2 receivers are about $17 per month. The XM house radio is a Delphi model measuring about 7"X19"...while the car unit is a small Roadie.

Delphi house model pic....

- a XM radio 001 (Small).jpg - 33kB

XM Roadie model....

Summanus - 12-23-2006 at 08:50 AM



- a XM radio 006 (Custom).jpg - 44kB

wornout - 12-23-2006 at 10:18 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by haciendaloreto
in Loreto?

........... It plays wirelessly through your FM radio.

sirius.com
or
xm.com


I purchased a Sony XM system back in 2002. Two couples followed us from San Felipe to Cabo that year. I had an iRock FM transmitter. It was battery operated and transmitted at least 300 feet when I placed it on the dash. I had a couple in a car in front of me and one in back. As we drove they could hear my radio the whole trip. It did go through triple A batteries every day or so. Two years later I found an upgraded model of the iRock which ran off 12v and have used it ever since. I have a cradle in my Truck and one in the garage at home. When I plug it in the garage, I have music through my house and guest house and all my neighbors listen too. I noticed the new transmitter say they only broadcast 30 feet. Too bad one can not get the great distance out of the new ones.

baja Steve - 12-23-2006 at 11:02 AM

I have had two rigs with Sirus radio and both start loosing signal south of constitucion and it is mostly gone by La Paz. I was talking to another driver a couple of days ago with the same problem so he got an XM in La Paz and works great.

wornout - 12-23-2006 at 11:51 AM

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Originally posted by baja Steve
I have had two rigs with Sirus radio and both start loosing signal south of constitucion and it is mostly gone by La Paz. I was talking to another driver a couple of days ago with the same problem so he got an XM in La Paz and works great.


Like I said, mine worked all the way go Cabo so from that it looks like XM's footprint is a little bigger. I talked to someone a couple of years ago and they said their XM worked all the way from Prince George to Mexico City.

comitan - 12-23-2006 at 11:55 AM

Steve

I have Sirius radio, I live in La Paz, I get it the whole peninsula even when the antenna is just laying on the dash.

baja Steve - 12-23-2006 at 12:27 PM

Mine is bult in in my pickup so it might not have as good of an atena

Summanus - 12-23-2006 at 02:07 PM

I 'searched' and learned some facts:

Sirius charges $12.95 per month, while XM will set you back $9.95 per month. Starting April 2, XM is raising its monthly charge to $12.95, but current subscribers can lock in the $9.95 rate if they purchase a full year. Both companies charge activation fees and offer discounted plans for second and additional subscriptions. I would steer clear of Sirius's $500 "Lifetime" subscription--it applies only to the lifetime of your Sirius receiver, and who knows how long that will be?

So far, Sirius has 1,100,000 subscribers, and XM has maintained its lead with 3,200,000 subscribers.

The satellite moniker isn't just a high-tech affectation. XM maintains two satellites nicknamed Rock and Roll, and Sirius has three satellites of its own hovering over the United States. Sirius's original programming originates from its studios in New York, while XM Radio's studios are based in Washington, D.C.

Cardon - 12-23-2006 at 06:47 PM

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Originally posted by Summanus
I 'searched' and learned some facts:

Sirius charges $12.95 per month, while XM will set you back $9.95 per month. Starting April 2, XM is raising its monthly charge to $12.95, but current subscribers can lock in the $9.95 rate if they purchase a full year.
So far, Sirius has 1,100,000 subscribers, and XM has maintained its lead with 3,200,000 subscribers.



This is old data. They both charge $12.95 per month but both offer special discounts-check their websites. XM has about 7.6 million subscribers and Sirius is near 6 million. I have both services but for me XM is my favorite. Get either one, you'll love it.

Summanus - 12-23-2006 at 06:54 PM

Right you are, Cardon. I just checked my search site and it was updated March 1, 2005. Old news.



[Edited on 12-24-2006 by Summanus]