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[*] posted on 2-15-2007 at 12:58 PM
Sirius Sat radio in Baja: update


Just for the record, I've had a strong signal through out Baja and no dead spots including Loreto.

Got Sirius because they had an Elvis channel (24/7) and 2 NPR's.

Got the lifetime membership for about $300 which at the $12/monthly charge will pay for itself in 2-3 years -- then it's free radio.

There are also channels devoted solely to music from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2 comedy channels, sports and about 6 country channels.

This is also cool: plug in a headphone and go online and listen to your favorite channels where ever you are.

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[*] posted on 2-15-2007 at 01:54 PM


I also had excellent reception with Sirius Satellite on the road throughout the Baja as well as 15 miles out to sea on a separate boat trip down. Prior to Christmas they had one channel devoted entirely to Christmas music but I swear if I had heard Gene Autry sing Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer one more time I was ready to chuck the radio. Sirius also has Court TV and it was fascinating. We deemed that everyone was guilty!
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[*] posted on 2-15-2007 at 02:02 PM


300.00 for a lifetime contract?

That sounds like a company in financial distress.

PLAYBALL! on XM in about 2 weeks!!!!




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[*] posted on 2-15-2007 at 02:11 PM


And coming in the near future on Sirius....................................................Sinatra 24/7!:tumble::tumble::tumble:
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[*] posted on 2-15-2007 at 02:20 PM


just bought a boombox sirius great AC or 4 D batteries and you don't need a docking station for your home...use the boom box $99.00

really cool. beach, boat, desert etc. everywhere....ELVIS!




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[*] posted on 2-15-2007 at 04:27 PM


and NASCAR....

I was hooked on XM, but NASCAR rules!

$300 lifetime???
whose lifetime???
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[*] posted on 2-15-2007 at 04:32 PM


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and NASCAR....

I was hooked on XM, but NASCAR rules!

$300 lifetime???
whose lifetime???



Lifetime of the receiver (radio) not you.
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[*] posted on 2-15-2007 at 05:39 PM


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Originally posted by tripledigitken
Quote:
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and NASCAR....

I was hooked on XM, but NASCAR rules!

$300 lifetime???
whose lifetime???



Lifetime of the receiver (radio) not you.


Actually, lifetime of the Company. Which may, or may, not be longer than 2-3 years :lol:
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[*] posted on 2-15-2007 at 10:23 PM


For me it started with Sirius on Dish Network sat TV. I got hooked on listening to the Buzzsaw channel while working on my Jeeps out in the garage. (yes I have sat TV in my garage...doesn't everyone). A buddy and I were planning to drive to Cabo in July 06 and I thought how cool it would be to listen to commercial free music the whole way!! So I picked up the starmate replay unit and quickly installed it in his truck. It worked great all the way to Cabo and back. The only place we had a reception issue was crossing the border in TJ going under a bridge at .00001 miles per hour. Some days we didnt even turn it on. We just gazed in amazement at the wonders that Baja holds. After we got back I quickly installed the unit in MY vehicle. I now have the boombox, the home kit (for the garage of course), I listen on the web and my Baja buddy bought one for his truck too. Capt George you are correct. The boombox rocks. Ken you are correct lifetime is lifetime of the radio (receiver). So if it dies in 2 years and you buy a new one then you need to pay for activation and the service on that radio.
I cant wait for Sunday. Nascar with 10 channels of driver to team broadcasts. All 10 will broadcast the normal race coverage and you will hear the respective driver to team talk depending on which team's channel you are on. Did XM broadcast this driver to team talk when Nascar was on XM? If anyone heard it on XM let me know...it sounds really cool.
I'm not gonna play the Sirius vs XM game. I bought Sirius without researching the dif between the two. I am very happy with Sirius and the selection of COMMERCIAL FREE music. And considering LA/OC radio these days I'm sure either Sirius or XM is a no brainer compared to public radio.
Sorry for the long post...guess I felt like rambling.
Lee aren't you the one that asked an honest question about a sensitive issue in your very first post? I'm sure you can relate to rambling at times.




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[*] posted on 2-15-2007 at 11:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Taco de Baja
Quote:
Originally posted by tripledigitken
Quote:
Originally posted by thebajarunner
and NASCAR....

I was hooked on XM, but NASCAR rules!

$300 lifetime???
whose lifetime???



Lifetime of the receiver (radio) not you.


Actually, lifetime of the Company. Which may, or may, not be longer than 2-3 years :lol:


"The Company"
precisely my thoughts when I posed the query...
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[*] posted on 2-16-2007 at 11:19 AM


For home installations where the portable antenna doesn't get reception inside and you don't want to be worrying about who will trip over the cable strung outside throught the window, they also sell a permanent exterior-mounted and weatherproof (we'll see if that means Baja weatherproof) antenna. I'm partial to Faction myself, but have to switch over to Chill or 1st Wave when the wife and kids are around. Too much cursing for the kids and the wife just looks at me funny when I crank the Deftones up to eleven. (She likes System of a Down, though, so all is not lost.)



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[*] posted on 2-16-2007 at 11:30 AM


With the XM My2Go unit, which comes with a wearable antennae, a car antennae and a house antennae (and cradles for the last two), I have my house type antenna simply pointing south RIGHT THROUGH A WALL. Its very close to a sliding glass door but its pointing right at the wall, not the glass. I get the maximum bars; three. The cable is snaked along the floor/wall junction. Even this antennae is very portable......just a curved square disc with an attached stand.

One thing's for sure......ANY satellite radio beats the terrestrials.

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[*] posted on 2-16-2007 at 11:32 AM


Quote:
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$300 lifetime???
whose lifetime???



Lifetime of the receiver (radio) not you.


Well, OK, I get it.

If the receiver is replaced, $75 fee to activate, then it's Elvis.

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[*] posted on 2-16-2007 at 11:36 AM


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And coming in the near future on Sirius....................................................Sinatra 24/7!:tumble::tumble::tumble:


Sinatra is cool.

For awhile, channel 10 was Bruce Springstein 24/7.

Then it was The Who 24/7.

Beatles would be nice.

How about Classic Vinyl? YEAH! Guess that date's me.

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[*] posted on 2-16-2007 at 12:11 PM


Classic Vinyl? Dig that too. "Hey You" by BTO is on right now. It's all good.



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[*] posted on 2-16-2007 at 01:50 PM


i like my XM weather NEXRAD receiver and would now hate to fly without it - am spoiled! but not too hot yet on pay to listen radio. i get too much free stuff online that dumps into my MP3 and plays in all my rigs and homes. Think you have to pay to download music? wrong again - its ALL free if you know how to do it AND legal!!

Insider Trading mags report they are both in trouble financially. i do miss Howard a little but not at $12 a month. I really like Adam Corolla mornings - commercials, hell i tune them out like a dog does. i bet they have failings later. WX will last cause the bird is already there and the production costs are minimal, unlike music channels.




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[*] posted on 2-16-2007 at 02:01 PM
Lifetime


A buddy of mine just last month found out that the "Lifetime" was for the receiver. He changed his receiver and had to pay.

I stay away from "Lifetime" memberships in most anything, especially companies that have yet to make a profit. A friend down in Hemet bought a "Long-Term" membership with a long established ISP which turned out to be worthless when they went out of business.

The one personal exception to the "No Lifetime" membership is my NRA Life Member status.

I bought XM a couple of years back, but only because the hardware package at that time was a better offer than Sirius.
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[*] posted on 2-16-2007 at 04:47 PM


have any of you ran into the problem of the 88.1 station overpowering the satelite signal??:P

I had this happen today, to the extent that I shut off the radio??:fire:

It occured in Northern Florida and Southern Georgia:moon:. Any answers?




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[*] posted on 2-16-2007 at 05:16 PM


Happens to me driving south to San Diego from L.A., right around San Clemente. If you're using a Sportster, hit menu, go to FM transmitter options, go to change frequency, then dial it up to 88.3 or 88.5 or whatever frequency is clear in that area, and enter it by pushing in the dial button. Hit the menu button twice to get back, turn your radio dial to the selected frequency, and you should be in business. It can be reset to the original frequence in the same manner.



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[*] posted on 2-16-2007 at 05:36 PM


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