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Reeljob
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Location: Durango, CO
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XM Satelite Radio
Does anyone use XM Radio in Mexic? How does it work?
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Jack Swords
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Location: Nipomo, CA/La Paz, BCS
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XM Radio in Mexico
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.
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Acuity
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Registered: 5-26-2005
Location: Comox, BC, and Todos Santos
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Mood: Craving sleep!
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Anyyone tried it beyond La Paz - specifically Todos Santos and Los Cabos?
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bajalou
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A friend took it to Cabo a couple years ago with no problems.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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bajajudy
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Location: San Jose del Cabo,BCS
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I am listening to Sirius as I type.
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Anonymous
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Took It to Los Barriles listened to the ball games, it was great.
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Bruce R Leech
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Location: Ensenada formerly Mulege
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Mood: A lot cooler than Mulege
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got to git one of those things. can any one tell me how much they cost?
Bruce R Leech
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bill erhardt
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Location: Loreto, BCS
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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.
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Bruce R Leech
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Location: Ensenada formerly Mulege
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can you get Rush Limbaugh? or are you stuck with Howard Stern.
Bruce R Leech
Ensenada
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bill erhardt
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The XM Radio website has details about programming and links to sources for the hardware, including pricing.
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bajalou
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Right now they have a deal - buy one get one free!!!
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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Bruce R Leech
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Location: Ensenada formerly Mulege
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dose that include the monthly fee?
Bruce R Leech
Ensenada
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bajalou
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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
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
can you get Rush Limbaugh? or are you stuck with Howard Stern. |
Jeez....what a choice.
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bajalou
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If you want Howard Stern, he will be on Sirius in a year or so.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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oladulce
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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.
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bufeo
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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.
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Hook
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Location: Sonora
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If you want the ultimate in XM flexibility....
.....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.
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bajalou
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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.
No Bad Days
\"Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference\"
\"The trouble with doing nothing is - how do I know when I\'m done?\"
Nomad Baja Interactive map
And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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bajablue
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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.
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