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| oshkosh_chris |
| I've been noticing on 100 & 101 that during the replays, my signals been cutting out from time to time for a few seconds then comes back. Is anybody else's doing that? It only does it on the replays and all the other channels are fine. WTF!!! |
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| Fearshop |
| Yup. It's happening to me also. Glad to hear it is not just me. I was about to smash the stupid thing. |
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| Butt Wheat |
was happening to me all day today.
must be some doper. |
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| bandpax |
| Yes..its been happening to me the last couple days. |
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| DJ Rob |
| Happening to me too. I bought a new sirius outside antenna today thinking it would help. It didn't... |
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| dDikk |
| i've been cut off for the last month so i cant help |
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| UtahCarl |
Stratus has been cutting out on me for 4 days. Six bars drops to 3 (and then no reception), then jumps back to 6 and normal reception.
Called tech yesterday, hung-up after :30 minutes.
Emailed tech this morning. Advised that many on Stern Fan Network board were complaining about the identical issue.
I've stopped listening to Stern ("Robin, I've got a million things to do today"). No longer can tolerate Bubba or Farallel. And now a useless radio (the other 3 died in less than a year).
This is why I'm against a Sirius monopoly. At least I can switch over to XM and be done with it. |
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| huklbre |
| Mine has been doing that for the past few days and it appears to only be 100 & 101. |
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| GAR-BAGE |
I posted this yesterday in the Sirius forum:
I've also been having the same issues since Thursday, but only with Howard 100 and Howard 101. I contacted Sirius Customer Support this morning and was informed by the young lady that answered my call that Sirius is in the middle of programming channel lineup changes and that this type of interruped service will continue through the weekend, but should not be an issue by Monday morning. This situation also happened around mid November, but didn't last more than a day, as Sirius performed performed lineup changes.
I further inquired why this would only affect channels 100 and 101, however this question was beyond the scope of her script. She further commented that an incident would be created and I am entitled to a credit for the days covered under the complaint. For me, it would be more trouble than it's worth to claim the credit.
If this were a "solar event" paired with the equinox, I believe that all channels would be affected, not just 100 and 101. Also, the satellites are not in a geosynchronus orbit, so this should also mitigate the effect.
I of course wish this didn't affect 100 and 101, but there must be some technical explanation for all of this. I would imagine that Howard would not be pleased with this situation, but that life in the digital age.
GAR |
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| unclefloydnazi |
Howard 101 is cutting out on me right now even though it is showing two bars.
Mine tends to cut out every day at noon. |
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| alfredmycock |
| yes i thought i was the only one its 8:15 on sunday morning and just cut out |
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| Howie Jr. |
Quote: Originally posted by GAR-BAGE
I of course wish this didn't affect 100 and 101, but there must be some technical explanation for all of this. I would imagine that Howard would not be pleased with this situation, but that life in the digital age.GAR |
Why cant it effect OutQ or the Greatful Dead Channel....leave 100 and 101 alone! |
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| gt80rider |
| same problem here as well..... it's driving me batty.... right when you want to hear something, it goes out for about 2 seconds..... arrrggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh |
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| MongoFF66 |
Same here, and Sirius' response is causing me to be against the merger. I can't imagine customer service getting any worse, but I am sure they will find a way with NO competition.
Time to write that letter to the FCC. Stern is gone in two years anyway. |
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| gridman |
| Yeah , been happening since thursday for me..i keep trying to check signal strength but its been ok |
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| deadlarrygreen |
| On saturday afternoon my signals was cutting out to. |
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| Saul Hudson |
| Wow, I thought it was just me. It cuts out, but I still have bars and it doesn't say "acquiring signal". |
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| BubbaChankt101 |
Quote: Originally posted by gridman
Yeah , been happening since thursday for me..i keep trying to check signal strength but its been ok |
Glad to know it's not just me. NO MISERABLE MEN TONIGHT!! |
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| Smartass |
| Wow, I too, thought it was just me. I missed the beginning of Thursday's show. So since I like to hear the whole show in order, I skipped it, and recorded the whole replay instead, to listen to at work on Friday. And I was getting pissed every few minutes when it cut out for a little bit. You'd think this was avoidable. I mean, why these channels? These are the ones bringing in most of the subscribers. Let it affect some other crap station. |
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| adroc718 |
Same here i thought it was the software update for the S50....so i updated and nothing......then i went and bought and extension for the antena and still nothing it just says antena not detected......WTF?
i wonder if Howard will bring it up on monday
how poeple couldnt listen to the channels ....prob not |
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| BVB |
I had the sound dropping out for no apparent reason proplem too.
While this was going on Sirius found and zapped my one radio that was still receiving a signal after I took it off my account.
So I'm guessing the sound problems this week came from Sirius looking for radios receiving free signals.
As for my formerly free radio. I've added it to my account as a third radio and had to talk to a really annoying canadian who WOULD NOT SHUT THE FUCK UP while doing so. So I've repaid my debt to society! |
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| Smartass |
Quote: Originally posted by BVB
I had the sound dropping out for no apparent reason proplem too.
While this was going on Sirius found and zapped my one radio that was still receiving a signal after I took it off my account.
So I'm guessing the sound problems this week came from Sirius looking for radios receiving free signals.
As for my formerly free radio. I've added it to my account as a third radio and had to talk to a really annoying canadian who WOULD NOT SHUT THE FUCK UP while doing so. So I've repaid my debt to society! |
Crap! I have 3 radios on my account, and another one like you, that I had canceleld, but was still working. I hope they don't zap that one too! |
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| Ozzy5150 |
| is it just H100 and h101 or is it ALL of SIRIUS???? |
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| BolinasCali |
| Not only does mine cut out but sometimes it doesn't replay at all. The display says "File Empty-can not play" WTF!!! It did this on 4/10 and also on the day that the 4/10 replay was finally aired. Is this a traffic problem??? I'm using a Stiletto 2. At first I thought it was the connection btwn the dock or headset and the unit but now with the file empty prob...I don't know. This is my 6th replacement radio. So this is not the first technical problem I've had with the portable radios. The technology has more bugs than it's worth sometimes. |
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| BVB |
Quote: Originally posted by Smartass
Crap! I have 3 radios on my account, and another one like you, that I had canceleld, but was still working. I hope they don't zap that one too! |
My free radio lasted over a year. A few days ago I turned on the radio a few hours before I usually use it and ZAP!
All I can suggest is if your radios start cutting out for no reason, DO NOT USE THE FREE ONE! |
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| mingmen |
| mine is cutting out and I haven't been listening to 100 or 101. The talk stations seem to be affected but GD channel I noticed nothing. Nobody is calling and getting the $10 credit this time around? |
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| Ozzy5150 |
Is this the number to call:
1-888-539-SIRIUS (7474)
I'll call tomorrow morning, we shoudl all bombard them with calls till they fix this shit. |
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| UtahCarl |
Response from Sirius tech (4-28-08):
"What is happening is that SIRIUS is currently conducting over-the-air
maintenance at this time which should be completed on April 30. Your
reception should return to normal either before or after that time.
SIRIUS appreciates your understanding of this matter." |
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| BVB |
Quote: Originally posted by UtahCarl
Response from Sirius tech (4-28-08):
"What is happening is that SIRIUS is currently conducting over-the-air
maintenance at this time which should be completed on April 30. Your
reception should return to normal either before or after that time.
SIRIUS appreciates your understanding of this matter." |
Cool, Thanks |
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| TSS Taylor |
| I've been hearing lots of issues from multiple places and people. I'm sure it's temporary, but is very frustrating. |
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| jcd |
| My radio said "acquiring signal" since 9:30 a.m. eastern time today. Everything is working but can't hear a thing on it. Customer service said it was because of the update and I may not be able to use it till April 30th. That sucks! |
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| gt80rider |
so this is driving me nucking futz......
about every 3 minutes, there is a 2 second drop out..... "acquiring signal" pops up, even though the radio shows 2 bars of signal strength.... seems to be mainly on H100 and H101 replays.... didn't notice it so much on the original broadcast... and don't notice it at all on the music channels.....
i have two radios.... both do it..... and one that wasn't supposed to be on, has been on for about 6 months now.... it got an update on saturday and got zapped so it is no longer on for free..
howard goes apeshit about the quality of the sound on his show, he should be going apeshit about all these freak'n drop outs.... |
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| kenk |
| Thanks for this post -I noticed this problem and thought my receiver was going bad. Not that it matters but I don't hear the problem on the music channels that I listen to but I've noticed it on channels >=100 except for the traffic & weather one. I have the problem regardless of live or replay on 100. It sure would be nice if Sirius let people know this was the case in a proactive manner. |
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| kenk |
Quote: Originally posted by UtahCarl
Stratus has been cutting out on me for 4 days. Six bars drops to 3 (and then no reception), then jumps back to 6 and normal reception.
I've stopped listening to Stern ("Robin, I've got a million things to do today"). No longer can tolerate Bubba or Farallel. And now a useless radio (the other 3 died in less than a year).
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Carl, what models were the 3 that died? I'd like to avoid those in the future! |
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| dawg7895 |
| thanks for starting this. I have been having problems for a couple weeks now and it is only affecting 100 and 101 .....i will switch to octane, lithium, and raw dog and have no problems. Glad it is only temporary. thanks again |
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| RiskyBzns |
| its FINALLY over!!! no more interruptions!!! |
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| teddyballgame |
| I have been having this problem too, even up to yesterday. Now that it is the 30th, has anyone been experiencing this problem today? |
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| RiskyBzns |
Quote: Originally posted by teddyballgame
I have been having this problem too, even up to yesterday. Now that it is the 30th, has anyone been experiencing this problem today? |
read the post right above you and you'd know the answer. :-) |
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| bigben07 |
| i had trouble this afternoon during bubba's show |
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| mellaguru |
| sportster replay works a bit better in the car than in the house..but not by much.. |
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