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| Pussah |
I just moved offices from one end of my building to another. I am near a window. I used to get static on my regualr radio and now it comes in perfectly.
Sirius on the other fucking hand does not. I get fucking nothing. This is fucking bullshit. This is the only goddamn fucking reason I got sirius in the fucking first place. I want my Howard dammit.
Fuck Sirius you piece of fucking shit. I paid for a year and now I wont even be able to hear Howard. I am so goddamn pissed right now.
How do I get regular fm radio fine but satellite I get jack shit. |
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| Pussah |
| If I dont start getting reception I will find that dog, kill it with a baseball bat and than fuck its dead doggy skull. I want my Howard god dammit. Give me Howard. |
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| BT09224 |
| I feel your pain. Best thing to do is email Sirius and Howard. |
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| Pussah |
| I am devastated today. They need to stream Howard |
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| Pussah |
| I emailed Sirius practically begging them to stream Howard online saying thousands of listeners cannot listen to Howard because they work in offices and do not have access to get a good signal. |
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| spamjizz |
| Its bullshit that they wont stream the show.Maby they think that if its streamed then people wont buy the radios. |
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| j3ff |
| Lets just wait till the 9th and see if he's streamed, then we'll bitch if he isnt. |
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| ithesportsdude |
| I wish they would stream everything online not just the music stations. So I can listen to my CBC. |
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| starbum |
Quote: Originally posted by Pussah
I just moved offices from one end of my building to another. I am near a window. I used to get static on my regualr radio and now it comes in perfectly.
Sirius on the other fucking hand does not. I get fucking nothing. This is fucking bullshit. This is the only goddamn fucking reason I got sirius in the fucking first place. I want my Howard dammit.
Fuck Sirius you piece of fucking shit. I paid for a year and now I wont even be able to hear Howard. I am so goddamn pissed right now.
How do I get regular fm radio fine but satellite I get jack shit. |
How right you are about the crappy signal. I bought the boombox and took it to the office and couldn't get anything. And I was able to listen to the entire show. I will miss Howard but I'm not putting up with this crap and I sure can't drag wires all over the office trying to get a signal. Oh, yeah, I returned the boombox.....Sirius should have better equipment if they want people to sign up....I for one will not. Crappy Sirius is breaking up the family by their junk signal. |
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| Pussah2 |
| Well I found a solution. My window is right next to the parking lot. I park right near my office window. Leave my sirius on in my car. I get to work at 8am est and leave it on until the show is over. Comes in over the fm signal on radio in my office. |
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| travis151 |
| sirius needs to fix this problem because xm has a much stronger signal when you take it inside. |
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| Doctor Al |
I get a great signal in my apartment, but the one in my car is crap. I mounted (heh-heh) the antenna on the roof of my car and actually followed the directions for a change and when I drive home, I only get "acquiring signal"! The weather was good, no trees, overhangs, etc. What the hell? It makes me want to drive my car into the center median!!!
Any suggestions (besides actually driving my car into the center median)?
-Doctor Al |
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| TLD |
Quote: Originally posted by Pussah2
Well I found a solution. My window is right next to the parking lot. I park right near my office window. Leave my sirius on in my car. I get to work at 8am est and leave it on until the show is over. Comes in over the fm signal on radio in my office. |
heaven forbid you have to do a bit of thinking to get Howard in your office. Another thing you can do is just set up a personal stream from home that you could access from your office. There are hundreds of programs that can do this. |
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| Pussah2 |
Quote: Originally posted by TLD
heaven forbid you have to do a bit of thinking to get Howard in your office. Another thing you can do is just set up a personal stream from home that you could access from your office. There are hundreds of programs that can do this. |
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| j3ff |
Quote: Originally posted by Doctor Al
I get a great signal in my apartment, but the one in my car is crap. I mounted (heh-heh) the antenna on the roof of my car and actually followed the directions for a change and when I drive home, I only get "acquiring signal"! The weather was good, no trees, overhangs, etc. What the hell? It makes me want to drive my car into the center median!!!
Any suggestions (besides actually driving my car into the center median)?
-Doctor Al |
Where are you driving at the time you loose signal?
The car is the one place YOU SHOULDN'T have problems.
My antenna is mounted under my dash board. |
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| TLD |
Quote: Originally posted by Pussah2
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just PM or email MrChappellow. Hes an expert in this. |
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| stackersteve |
| when i was headed home from work i had a good signal and on the way in it was shit. turns out where i had it mounted on the car it was facing slightly s.e. and on the way home it was n.w.. gotta see n.w. i was told. very happy now in new location. |
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| ablumny |
I work in an office with windows that have a mirrored outside finish. The windows closest to me face directly due West which is where I am supposed to aim my antenna. With the home antenna I get a very weak signal, at times nothing. After doing a Google for "Sirius reception problems", I found out that the Sirius satellites travel in a figure eight pattern or orbit unlike the XM birds that are fairly stationery. The home antennas are uni-directional while the car antennas are omni directional, they "look" in all directions for a signal because they are on a moving object generally.
I switched to a car type of antenna and it works great. Terk makes a nice upgraded car model with a 50' beefy cable. They are all over Ebay for about $30.
Try your car antenna in a few spots by the window. It may work. |
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| starbum |
Quote: Originally posted by TLD
heaven forbid you have to do a bit of thinking to get Howard in your office. Another thing you can do is just set up a personal stream from home that you could access from your office. There are hundreds of programs that can do this. |
C'mon now, with technology the way it is, we shouldn't have to do all this extra stuff just to listen to a radio. |
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| artiefan711 |
| where the hell do you live where you get no reception in homes or offices?? i live in milwaukee and according to sirus website, that puts the satillite almost directly overhead, i have my home anntenna inside my house "near" a window and reception is perfect. at work, the antenna is 20 feet from the nearest window...again, perfect reception, in my car i get reception perfectly as well and the antenna is inside my car, hell i get reception in parking garages for christs sakes, i have never once had a problem with reception with any of the 3 sirius units i have owned |
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| danimal1070 |
ablumny so if I get the 50 foot extension cable and have it at my cubicle there's a chance that might work??? I guess that does make sense where it would look for a signal more than the home atenna that I have now.. But what about with the boombox, would that 50 ft. extension be worth a shot in buying?? I guess please let me know and I would greatly appreciate it.. and I agree just to get a signal at work in a brick building shouldn't have to be such a pain the ass..!! So please reply back to this message asap and merry christmas everybody and can't wait till howard on the 9th if I can get him to come in at work...
Akron OHIO Dan |
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| jigzaw |
| I'm lucky because I'm in a big city with a repeater, so I have no reception problems, but for those who are trying to take Sirius to work, consider the option of leaving it home(with a good setup for reception) to record Howard on your computer with an mp3 recording program, and listening the next day (either with an mp3 player or burned cd). That's what I'm goign to do so that I don't miss a minute. |
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| starbum |
Quote: Originally posted by jigzaw
I'm lucky because I'm in a big city with a repeater, so I have no reception problems, but for those who are trying to take Sirius to work, consider the option of leaving it home(with a good setup for reception) to record Howard on your computer with an mp3 recording program, and listening the next day (either with an mp3 player or burned cd). That's what I'm goign to do so that I don't miss a minute. |
I wonder if Howard reads all this and realizes all the problems people have with trying to listen to him. |
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| STLSteve |
This summer I moved into a new 4-story office building in downtown St. Louis. In the old 1-story building, I could pick up the land-based signal with the unit sitting right on my desk - no antenna. In this new building, you can hardly pick up any FM signals and zero AM signals. My Sirius Starmate radio however picks up a solid land-based signal as long as I have the unit itself above the cube wall with a view of the window.
I don't sit near the window. I'm at least 30 feet from it. Using the home antenna did virtually nothing for me in the office. For my area of the country, it needs to be pointed nearly straight up and the satellite signal can't penetrate this building's roof. The post earlier about using the car antenna indoors intrigues me. If it's omni directional, it could possibly receive the sideways signal. This could solve a lot of problems.
Yes finding the best way to get the signal can be inconvenient at times. Sometimes you have to be creative. I found a way using a paper clip to hold my unit (heh-heh) in place.
You could always just find a new job. |
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| ablumny |
Quote: Originally posted by danimal1070
ablumny so if I get the 50 foot extension cable and have it at my cubicle there's a chance that might work??? I guess that does make sense where it would look for a signal more than the home atenna that I have now.. But what about with the boombox, would that 50 ft. extension be worth a shot in buying?? I guess please let me know and I would greatly appreciate it.. and I agree just to get a signal at work in a brick building shouldn't have to be such a pain the ass..!! So please reply back to this message asap and merry christmas everybody and can't wait till howard on the 9th if I can get him to come in at work...
Akron OHIO Dan |
No guarantees, but I think it's worth a try. Since the cable cost ~$50 around here, I'd buy it from a place that'll take it back! As stated, I have a signal in my office, behind coated mirrored windows using the car antenna that came with the unit. I can barely get FM from the closest station by me.
You may also consider the Terk or better qualoty car antenna I see all over eBay<?>
Good luck.
Andrew |
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| byrnebv |
I have the Starmate Replay. Home and car are fine, no go at the office. I tried everywhere. Is there any difference in using the car antenna vs the antenna that comes in the home kit? Any difference in strength? Are the aftermarket antennas any better than what comes with the car/home kits?
I could do the car parked near my window and pull it via the FM transmitter, but my cigarette lighter only functions if I have the key in the ignition. Is there any way to bypass this? I'm running out of options unfortunately.
It really sucks. As with everyone else, I only purchased Sirius because of Howard. If I can't pull him in at the office, the thing is basically useless. |
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| frankdrebben |
I just got the Starmate Reply and was worried about reception after reading this thread. I live and work in Irvine, California. I must be lucky because I get home, car, and office reception perfectly without any modifications to the home or car kit. I didn't even install the antenna in the car as it said I was supposed to (near the rear), I just ran it out of my sunroof (Suburban) and stuck it right on the top front. No problems...
Good luck to everyone else. |
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| druby |
| I hope Sirius figures out the streaming before January 9th, if they don't I think Sirius will start receiving a lot of phone calls from angry paying subscribers if they aren't already, and Howard will see a continuous stream of calls into his show because it's not available via the web and poor reception issues, you didn't hear any of these problems on his old fashion radio show because he wants to sell Sirius, he won't be able to avoid this now that he is at Sirius. Did Sirius think people would run antenna cable 50 feet from their cubical??? Do you think Sirius employees are allowed to run satellite cable to a South West facing window?... if that window isn't blocked by a building. If this issue is not resolved, it will be brought up in media stories. I think Howard's new billboards should read. .. The King is not coming...to the web |
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| jaal |
| I'm kinda pissed right now. I just activated my XACT model XTR1 this evening and I'm in my house and I've been sitting for almost 30 minutes looking at acquiring signal on the display. |
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| danimal1070 |
jaal you are right, I was at work yesterday and about 90% of time there, all I got was acquiring signal which really pissed me off greatly. I don't understand why it can't work better in office buildings and I agree who can place 50 feet of cable or I was thinking about asking if I could stick antenna on roof but my boss would think I'm crazy and how could I do that, through all the panels and everything.. I really hope they fix the problems before the 9th, and I might try the 50 ft. extension cable if I can take it back at the store just as an experiment for work... Gotta keep my fingers crossed lol
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| bjstet |
Quote: Originally posted by Pussah2
Well I found a solution. My window is right next to the parking lot. I park right near my office window. Leave my sirius on in my car. I get to work at 8am est and leave it on until the show is over. Comes in over the fm signal on radio in my office. |
won't your battery go dead? |
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| chunkrd3 |
radios dont use much juice. you could probably run for quite a few days before draining a battery... (i had mine on for 8 days while on vacation)
however, so far my signal has been terrible. I live in orange county ca. my co-worker has the same radio (starmate) and we have them installed in the same way in our trucks. his signal is great and i cant go more than 5 min without losing signal. If sirius cant help me im going to be putting this piece of shit on ebay and going to xm. there will be plenty of podcasts of howard online for me to steal! |
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| Pussah2 |
Quote: Originally posted by bjstet
won't your battery go dead? |
I get to work at 8. Figure the show is on for another 2-3 hours so I can listen than. if not I will use my site to download the rest of the show.
top secret |
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| royalflush1973 |
| I live on the West Coast and the signal I get from everyone with a home kit is that it sucks. I can get probably 10 min. on a good day and a great day is about 30 min. before everything goes dead. I'm going to try the car antanna as suggested by someone and see if that works. I will go fucking bezerk on Sirius if I miss the first show due to their signal and I will call Howard's show and make it known (whether I get through is another story). |
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| LISA C. |
I am going to stab someone! I just got my CRSR10 home kit, car kit & boombox. Well, I was all excited to hear Sirius and, when I tried the boombox - NOTHING! I was walking all around my house (boombox in one hand / antenna in the other). I got a signal maybe once or twice. As soon as I would get it, boom - it was gone. I was walking around my house like the fucking Statue of Liberty. Jesus Christ. I am very pissed. What can I do? I want to be able to listen to Howard at home (not just in my car).  |
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| LISA C. |
| Okay. I have to stick the antenna in one of my bedroom windows. That's where it works best. I still get break-ups. However, I think I found the best area of my home where it works. Sucks that it's in my bedroom. I wanted to listen in my kitchen. My kitchen windows face another direction and, when I put the antenna in the kitchen window - no dice. Is there something else that I can buy that will allow for me to listen in all areas of my house (with this boombox)? What about that FM transmitter thingy? If I leave my boombox in the bedroom, can I listen to Sirius on other radios in my house (when tuned to a certain FM station)? How does that work? What do I need to buy? Help a sista out, please. |
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| soulman313 |
Lisa I feel your pain have has mine for a year and when I want to listen in my house I have to run the antenna outside the window into the middle of my friggin driveway. As far as the boombox sorry sweetie cant help ya dont have one  |
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| byrnebv |
Unfortunately, you have to get real creative if you plan on using this thing indoors. There are several solutions to weak antenna/FM transmitter issues at siriusbackstage.com.
Hopefully, the Stern camp is in the process of streaming the broadcast. Otherwise, he's going to have a lot of pissed off fans that are unable to use what they paid for. |
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| Shamela |
Quote: Originally posted by LISA C.
Okay. I have to stick the antenna in one of my bedroom windows. That's where it works best. I still get break-ups. However, I think I found the best area of my home where it works. Sucks that it's in my bedroom. I wanted to listen in my kitchen. My kitchen windows face another direction and, when I put the antenna in the kitchen window - no dice. Is there something else that I can buy that will allow for me to listen in all areas of my house (with this boombox)? What about that FM transmitter thingy? If I leave my boombox in the bedroom, can I listen to Sirius on other radios in my house (when tuned to a certain FM station)? How does that work? What do I need to buy? Help a sista out, please. |
You may want to invest another $55-100 in a set of wireless headphones, so you can leave the boombox in the room where you have reception and then move around the house and yard (maybe with one side askew so you can hear the bambino).
I had a Sony set that died after 2 years and replaced them, for $53.99 at BestBuy with an RCA set:
I use them to listen to Sirius, Howard, cable TV, in and out of the house, but they aren't as good as the Sony set (which cost about 3 times more) and I'm thinking of going back to Sony and retiring the RCA's as a back-up.
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| TokinHeavy |
| I have my antenna hangin out my window and I still only get a signal half the time. Even when i get a signal its weak as hell (one or 2 bars on my sportster replay). |
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| starbum |
Quote: Originally posted by byrnebv
Unfortunately, you have to get real creative if you plan on using this thing indoors. There are several solutions to weak antenna/FM transmitter issues at siriusbackstage.com.
Hopefully, the Stern camp is in the process of streaming the broadcast. Otherwise, he's going to have a lot of pissed off fans that are unable to use what they paid for. |
Well, I am one of the pissed off fans that has given up, I refuse to spend more money and go to extravagant means to listen to this crap radio. Sorry, Howard and Sirius, I'll miss ya but you are too difficult to listen to. Until they can invent a radio that all I have to do is turn it on and listen, that's it, back to terresterial radio for me. |
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| LISA C. |
Okay, things are getting better........ I spoke to a Sirius rep. and I explained the situation w/the boombox only working in 1 room of my 2 story home. I said I threw the antenna out of one of my bedroom windows (sitting outside on the window's edge). That's where I get some decent reception (mind you, it still breaks up every few minutes for a couple seconds at a time). I can deal w/that. Now, I told that rep. that I was unhappy because I couldn't use the boombox anywhere else in my home. I asked about the FM modulator. He explained that I could buy one @ Best Buy or Radio Shack. Seems as though I could plug this modulator into my boombox and make sure it's tuned to a certain FM channel before switching to "Sirius". I can turn another radio on (in a different room) to the same station and I will be able to listen to Sirius on that radio. Seems like a solution to my problem of not being able to listen anywhere except the one bedroom. Also got $20.00 credit because I bitched that my SFN promo code didn't work when I subscribed/set up my account. Also gave me info. on the rebate. All in all, my first experience w/Sirius customer service gets a thumbs up. (Got to love those Canadians, A!)  |
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| Doctor Al |
Beware.....
My car reception sucked, so we localized the problem to my car antenna. Sirius was nice enough to offer to replace it, BUT I had to send back the entire plug-n-play unit (heh, I said "unit") including the home set-up which means I'm without my receiver for days!
HELP! I'm suffering withdrawal. I have to listen to (dare I say) terrestrial radio until my beloved satellite system returns.
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| LISA C. |
I am a moron! I just read through my manual. I already have a built-in FM Transmitter! I just tried it out on one of the radios downstairs. Works like a charm! Yeah for me!  |
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| howardfan |
| I have been using my boombox in a basement office in manhattan, with the antenna on a window ledge pointing straight up in the air. The reception has been perfect. |
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| SiriusSucks |
I'm on the 9th floor of an office in San Jose CA with a window and I can't even get terrestrial signal (satellite is zero signal no matter what I do).
Sirius has two choices as I see it:
1) Increase the amount of terrestrial coverage so that people can actually receive the signal they're PAYING for. XM coverage, from what I understand, is much better.
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2) Offer the services online until they get their shit in gear and get coverage up to snuff.
The reality is that most of Howard's listeners, and daytime listeners of radio in general, listen at work. Limiting the service to only people in New York or people who don't mind spending an additional $500.00 in accessories and drilling up their house to put in antennas that align perfectly with the stars is severely limiting their potential customer base.
San Jose is a relatively compact city in the heart of Silicon Valley and has over a million people in it that are geeks, tech heads etc. If we can't even get basic terrestrial coverage here, what hope is there for any other city?
Lack of coverage is what killed all the original cell phone providers. People were willing to deal with crap quality as long as they could use the phone. You'd think Sirius would learn from this lesson. There are cell phone towers all over America they could probably rent space from to put in terrestrial repeaters. Granted, it requires money to do this and with such a shitty stock price it's unlikely they have the capital to do it on any great scale.
Therefore, online coverage is the only way to keep the subscriptions rolling in and get the revenue needed to build the infrastructure to compete with XM. They're having a spike in subscriptions now because of Howard, but as soon as people realize they can't get his show at work, in their houses, under a tree, basically anywhere- they'll stop paying. We're already seeing it with people dropping off already due to the inability to get reception now. |
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| LovinHowie69 |
| Samething happened to me New Years Eve night, I just turned the radio off, now look, I missed my Howie on the air....Damn It |
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| caliman |
| Fuck yeah it does. I just activated it and can only get a signal in one room of my whole house. Even then I just have to hope that the signal doesn't drop out. For 12.95 a month you should just be able to plug it in anywhere and have great reception. |
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| boogots |
| in my car i get perfect reception at my house the only place i get perfect reception is in my kitchen the problem is that i listen to stern in my office in the mornings and its on the other side of the house |
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| toyo15 |
I live in NJ and I am having the same issues...50 percent of my ride to work is "acquiring Signal" and at home I have to place the home docking station antenna outside on my deck to get anything. I wanted the Sirius to play through my Bose system for my NYE party and the damn thing could not find a signal...VERY annoying...this morning i wanted to listen to ESPN radio for a second and I had to switch to AM on my car radio to hear any part of what was being said...I am new to Sirius, but so far not impressed with the reception and I agree. I am not going out to buy additional equipment to listen. at this point if it weren't for Howard I would be XM bound...
Hopefully things improve soon...or they stream Howard |
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| ihorse |
| With your antenna on the top of your vehicle you should not have any problems. Putting it in the window doesn't always cut it. With my antenna on the roof I am able to drive through the mountains in the northwest with 100 ft evergreens on both sides of the road with no dropouts. |
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| ArtieIsGod |
| The signal in my car almost never worked either. |
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| xhorder |
If you're not getting a clear signal in the car, either the antenna isn't in the right place, or buildings are blocking the signal. Remember, the antenna needs to be able to have a clear view of the sky where the satellite is (roughly the north central U.S.)
I have my antenna on the trunk lid, and the only time the signal ever fails in driving next to a building or thick trees (in the summer). On a highway, for example, it should be fine 99% of the time...
At home, though, is a different story. You need a window that faces the right direction, or an antenna mounted outside. |
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| DEXTERITY |
There have been a lot of instances where if someone is constantly receiving the "acquiring signal" message that the unit needs to be exchanged for a new one. In your car you shouldn't really have these problems unless you go under an overpass and it cuts out for a second or two. In that case you should exchange it.
Inside is another thing. As we all know the signal sucks. However, if you can't get a signal in your car as well I would exchange it for a new one.
Sirius needs to get their shit together. I can't a signal no matter what I do at home.. I'm laughing at all these stories because I can relate and have been doing the same shit (walking around, moving the antenna all over the fucking place, etc)..
I do hope Howard reads this shit.. Maybe they can take some of the $500 million and buy another fucking satellite or more repeaters. |
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| ajalasacio |
| the posts all mirror my expiences car fine everything else is almost impossible,,,, this sucks |
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| starbum |
Quote: Originally posted by SiriusSucks
I'm on the 9th floor of an office in San Jose CA with a window and I can't even get terrestrial signal (satellite is zero signal no matter what I do).
Sirius has two choices as I see it:
1) Increase the amount of terrestrial coverage so that people can actually receive the signal they're PAYING for. XM coverage, from what I understand, is much better.
or
2) Offer the services online until they get their shit in gear and get coverage up to snuff.
The reality is that most of Howard's listeners, and daytime listeners of radio in general, listen at work. Limiting the service to only people in New York or people who don't mind spending an additional $500.00 in accessories and drilling up their house to put in antennas that align perfectly with the stars is severely limiting their potential customer base.
San Jose is a relatively compact city in the heart of Silicon Valley and has over a million people in it that are geeks, tech heads etc. If we can't even get basic terrestrial coverage here, what hope is there for any other city?
Lack of coverage is what killed all the original cell phone providers. People were willing to deal with crap quality as long as they could use the phone. You'd think Sirius would learn from this lesson. There are cell phone towers all over America they could probably rent space from to put in terrestrial repeaters. Granted, it requires money to do this and with such a shitty stock price it's unlikely they have the capital to do it on any great scale.
Therefore, online coverage is the only way to keep the subscriptions rolling in and get the revenue needed to build the infrastructure to compete with XM. They're having a spike in subscriptions now because of Howard, but as soon as people realize they can't get his show at work, in their houses, under a tree, basically anywhere- they'll stop paying. We're already seeing it with people dropping off already due to the inability to get reception now. |
I found out the hard way their signal is crap, bought it and couldn't get a signal at work where I would listen to the entire show. Took the Sirius crap back to the store and cancelled subscription. Howard said he would have less listeners and boy is he right, the signal is killing any new subscriptions. I'll keep listening to my regular radio, listened to Howard for over ten years, but as I look at it, he abandoned us on regular radio for more money and the freedom to say the F word. |
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| ArtieIsGod |
Quote: Originally posted by xhorder
If you're not getting a clear signal in the car, either the antenna isn't in the right place, or buildings are blocking the signal. Remember, the antenna needs to be able to have a clear view of the sky where the satellite is (roughly the north central U.S.)
I have my antenna on the trunk lid, and the only time the signal ever fails in driving next to a building or thick trees (in the summer). On a highway, for example, it should be fine 99% of the time...
At home, though, is a different story. You need a window that faces the right direction, or an antenna mounted outside. |
I suppose if you live in a wasteland where there are no buildings that is acceptable, but if you live in a city like NYC you are screwed. |
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| jefe1202 |
| How does one get the Sirius signal on an FM station when the Boobox is closeby? |
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| Snatchola |
jefe1202
I have the sportster model w/ boombox. I can tune any fm radio nearby in the house to the exact frequency that is set on the sportster. Factory setting I think is 88.1 Power your boombox on and then turn your home FM to station 88.1.... turn up the volume and you should be able to hear. You can tune the sportster to any other fm frequency in the menu button. |
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| DEXTERITY |
I tried one more last desperation attempt before ordering the Terk outdoor antenna.
I ran the 50ft extension I purchased to my bedroom. Attached the car antenna and sat it flat on the fire escape and boooo yaaaaaa I finally have a fucking signal. You can also try the side of an air conditioner if you have a wall or window unit.
I couldn't get a signal for shit in my apt/condo. This finally worked. I even tried hanging the home antenna out the window and it wouldn't work. BUT THIS DID.. finally! |
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| wwfguy2000 |
| Wow...I get perfect signal in my house, and rarely get accuring signal in my car...and I live in a little hillbilly town..sucks to be yall I guess |
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| Silk Girl |
I'm so fucking fed up with this satelite shit.
1) When I use my receiver in the car, it blows a fuse.
2) When I use my receiver at home (hooked up to my stereo) I only get reception in the evening hours
3) "Acquiring Signal" is all I get at 6am at home when I'm getting ready for work! That's THE most important time for Howard's show!
4) I'm nowhere near a window at work, i'm in a cubical. Even if i was near one, i have no idea how to use my regular starmate receiver in the office.
5) Even if Howard streams online, my company blocks anything that streams!!!!
I'M SO FUCKING PISSED AT ALL THE MONEY THAT IS GETTING WASTED :mad:
I FEEL LIKE BLOWIN MY MIND UP! |
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| SiriusSucks |
Quote: Originally posted by DEXTERITY
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Sirius needs to get their shit together. I can't a signal no matter what I do at home.. I'm laughing at all these stories because I can relate and have been doing the same shit (walking around, moving the antenna all over the fucking place, etc)..
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Agreed. The only solution that works in 99% of the homes is to pull your antenna outside and face it in the sky toward the center of the United States. Which of course means tearing up your house and mounting the antenna somewhere on your roof. Which of course means a new antenna with a longer cable. Which of course means more money on top of your equipment and fees.
Regardless of the Sirius propaganda, you will most likely not be able to receive the signal consistenly inside your house or work- even if you have a terrestrial repeater nearby.
I messed with this for 3 days, and in my house and work I could get 1 bar of terrestrial signal (1/3 strength), but the unit would still say acquiring signal. It wasn't until the unit had SOME MINIMAL AMOUNT OF ACTUAL satellite (not terrestrial) signal that it would begin playback.
So it appears that receiving some satellite signal is a requirement to getting anything. Maybe the terrestrial repeaters don't send down activate/deactivate information so to prevent piracy, the unit won't playback on pure terrestrial only signal?
Anyway, based on these experiences, unless you have the world's thinnest roof or you have one hell of a vaulted ceiling, you're never going to be able to listen inside. |
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| spikedavis |
Quote: Originally posted by Doctor Al
Beware.....
My car reception sucked, so we localized the problem to my car antenna. Sirius was nice enough to offer to replace it, BUT I had to send back the entire plug-n-play unit (heh, I said "unit") including the home set-up which means I'm without my receiver for days!
HELP! I'm suffering withdrawal. I have to listen to (dare I say) terrestrial radio until my beloved satellite system returns.
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Thanks for the advice. I might call them up as well. My reception is horrible-even when I'm driving around. I can't get a decent signal in the Bay Area... |
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| free |
I live in Los Angeles and the signal is often going in and out in my car. The antenna (replay starmate) is mounted in the front left corner of the dashboard.
Main streets are OK, but there are ALWAYS drop outs here and there... I live in the Hollywood hills and driving up through the canyons is like listening to Jay Leno try to avoid answering interview questions... IT SUCKS! |
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