stead of SiriusDisappointed in XM vs Sirius.

[Curmudgeon]

I'm in Cleveland, Ohio (41 latitude).

Google 'XM reception Cleveland OH'...you're not the only one dissatisfied in that locale.

At your northerly latitude, XM's equatorial satellites provide diminished reception quality compared to Sirius' polar satellites. The V's antenna doesn't help the issue.

[arothman]

Well, that explains it then I guess, although the handful of results on Google are more about getting bad or no reception, as opposed to getting reception but having crummy audio quality. Either way I hadn't planned on renewing it after the trial - I already have plenty of music and stuff on my i-devices. Nice to know I'm not crazy though.

[Catchmy600rr]

Not buying that explination, my caddy gets all the stations in very clear, parked next to the V. Bose stereo, but our crackling at low volume should not be considered normal. XM should be held accountable for the problem be it the antenna or the spec s on the radio.

[Curmudgeon]

Not buying that explination, my caddy gets all the stations in very clear, parked next to the V. Bose stereo, but our crackling at low volume should not be considered normal. XM should be held accountable for the problem be it the antenna or the spec s on the radio.

My Fusion with a DIPOLE antenna sitting next to my V also gets perfect XM reception...the type of antenna is very important. Dipole antennae are far superior to many of the small shark fin antennae and some shark fins are far superior to others of the same appearance. And, in the north latitudes, Sirius will render better reception than XM, the former diminishing with each increment of northly latitude above 30 degrees. Unfortunately, Vs with marginal antennae in far north latitudes where signal compression coupled with widely dispersed repeaters contributes to the issue could benefit by Sirius vis-a-vis XM installations. That's not to excuse XM, but there are other elements to consider also.

With a little research on Google, you can determine the XM repeater locations/signal strength by city locale. I've done that for my vicinity in the past, but I didn't bookmark the link that would enable me to pass it on to y'all.

[tangell]

I'v ehad Sirius for over 5 years and had to switch to XM with the V. Not only more signal drops but it costs me more to upgrade to 'premium' service to get Howard Stern. Now over $200/mo for a worse signal and more drops. Really? I want my Sirius back!