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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
Im upset with XM's reception in the mountains. It doesn't cut out for long but, it does cut out quite often. I understand that Sirius utilizes a more northern satellite and has less problems. The reason I picked XM over Sirius was the hockey coverage. Been hoping that now that they are one company that XM would get access to Sirius' satellite.
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I think XM uses geosynchronous satellites, and Sirius uses orbiting satellites, which do come quite a bit further North. I've found a big mountain reception difference between Sirius and XM.
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Originally Posted by nfotiu
I like it, and all, but the internet will kill them soon or later. Pandora is probably a better service for free. Easy to stream via bluetooth to my car from my phone. Only a matter of time before Pandora and the like are in the dashes of cars too. I would have kept paying for Sirius if their sound quality was just a little better. It sounds awful when I switch to Sirius from anything else.
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In Canada we don't have cell service everywhere
When you're in the middle of nowhere, Satellite is your only option.