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05-31-2007, 11:42 AM
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I have heard that your E60 had to have the "Sat Prep" as part of production in order to have the Sat system...is that still true, or is there a workaround...such as adding it thru the CD Changer, etc?
I love XM and have it rigged thru the Aux In in my glove compatment...with the merger "possibly" occuring next year, who knows what content we will have available...could be very exciting!
I love XM and have it rigged thru the Aux In in my glove compatment...with the merger "possibly" occuring next year, who knows what content we will have available...could be very exciting!
05-31-2007, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by spectrumsp' post='430379' date='May 31 2007, 02:42 PM
I have heard that your E60 had to have the "Sat Prep" as part of production in order to have the Sat system...is that still true, or is there a workaround...such as adding it thru the CD Changer, etc?
I love XM and have it rigged thru the Aux In in my glove compatment...with the merger "possibly" occuring next year, who knows what content we will have available...could be very exciting!
I love XM and have it rigged thru the Aux In in my glove compatment...with the merger "possibly" occuring next year, who knows what content we will have available...could be very exciting!
I just flown on the airline Airtram last night. They have xm radio built into every chair. I thought it wasn't as good as sirius but LOVED listening to the stereo while flying. First time on Airtram. I thought they were ok.
06-01-2007, 12:35 AM
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Spectrumsp, it is true that you need Sat prep to get the OEM Sirius installed.
06-01-2007, 04:47 AM
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Originally Posted by monnot66' post='430618' date='Jun 1 2007, 03:35 AM
Spectrumsp, it is true that you need Sat prep to get the OEM Sirius installed.
Have not heard of any work arounds such as using the 6-disc changer in the glove box.
06-01-2007, 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by monnot66' post='430249' date='May 31 2007, 09:42 AM
I know I'm a little late in the game here, but I'm looking to have the sirius pkg installed. Now that it's been out a while, I was wondering about the sound quality, variety of staions and just your opinion on the Sirius pkg.
Mine was factory installed with my 07. It's all I listen to in the car. I like CNBC because you get the live stock ticker feed during the day. I mostly listen to the cable news channels but there is every genre of music you could imagine if that's your thing. Performance has been good in my area, maybe once a week it cuts out for like 2 seconds. Only twice when starting the car there was no satellite reception, then on next restart it was back, no big deal in my opinion. My recommendation is to go for it
Also, for got to mention, your subscription includes the Siruis internet radio which is a scaled down version of what you'll get in the car. Cool becuase I can listen to Sirus while at my computer.
06-02-2007, 03:53 AM
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I renewed my subscription for the second year but had some misgivings. I love the variety, content and sound quality but I am disappointed with the dropped signals. The area I commute in is tree lined and hilly. I can count on the same areas each and every day to lose my signal. I have also noticed that on days with certain weather conditions the signal dropping is even worse. Yesterday it was hot, humid and hazy here and I was losing the signal even more. Terrain definitely affects reception also. In the winter when the trees have no leaves the reception is better though. In my next car I made consider HD radio over Sirius. Consider the area you live in before you decide to purchase sat. radio. I am sure owners in the desert Southwest don't experience the same issues.
06-02-2007, 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by my1stbeemer' post='431041' date='Jun 2 2007, 07:53 AM
I renewed my subscription for the second year but had some misgivings. I love the variety, content and sound quality but I am disappointed with the dropped signals. The area I commute in is tree lined and hilly. I can count on the same areas each and every day to lose my signal. I have also noticed that on days with certain weather conditions the signal dropping is even worse. Yesterday it was hot, humid and hazy here and I was losing the signal even more. Terrain definitely affects reception also. In the winter when the trees have no leaves the reception is better though. In my next car I made consider HD radio over Sirius. Consider the area you live in before you decide to purchase sat. radio. I am sure owners in the desert Southwest don't experience the same issues.
06-02-2007, 09:59 AM
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Anyone in the Louisville area have sirius? What kind of reception do you get?
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