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Old 06-01-2005 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Bubblehead' date='Jun 1 2005, 06:41 PM
I have not read about any updates fixing satellite radio - maybe some of the experts can chime in.? It may be a bad connection to the antenna or a bad module.? Either way, mention it to your dealer.
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I think cutouts are normal...if the satellite is blocked you can't get reception...just the nature of satellite radio. Its not too bad though and I think the sound quality on the music channels is very good...pretty darn close to CD quality as far as I can tell and better than any FM station I've heard.
Old 06-02-2005 | 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by TitaniumGray5' date='Jun 2 2005, 12:11 AM
[quote name='Bubblehead' date='Jun 1 2005, 06:41 PM']I have not read about any updates fixing satellite radio - maybe some of the experts can chime in.? It may be a bad connection to the antenna or a bad module.? Either way, mention it to your dealer.
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I think cutouts are normal...if the satellite is blocked you can't get reception...just the nature of satellite radio. Its not too bad though and I think the sound quality on the music channels is very good...pretty darn close to CD quality as far as I can tell and better than any FM station I've heard.
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I feel the same way and I do like it, I still listen to my local stations though.. I haven't listened to sports yet is it true that the scores are on the RDS on the sports channels? I thought I read that here
Old 06-02-2005 | 05:29 AM
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Originally Posted by John007' date='Jun 2 2005, 07:35 AM
I haven't listened to sports yet is it true that the scores are on the RDS on the sports channels?? I thought I read that here
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Yes, they display the current scores on the screen...
Old 06-02-2005 | 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Jun 2 2005, 08:29 AM
[quote name='John007' date='Jun 2 2005, 07:35 AM']I haven't listened to sports yet is it true that the scores are on the RDS on the sports channels?? I thought I read that here
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Patriots here I come to bad no MLB huh. Maybe I listen 2 a Heat / Pistons game and try it out.
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I think it's the best money I've spent on my car. I had NAV with the prep and got it about 8 mos after my car. Came with a year free (I just said that when I called to activate and they didn't challenge it).

Go for it!
Old 06-02-2005 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by jksanford' date='Jun 2 2005, 09:09 AM
I think it's the best money I've spent on my car. I had NAV with the prep and got it about 8 mos after my car.? Came with a year free (I just said that when I called to activate and they didn't challenge it).

Go for it!
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I had XM for 3 years prior to getting my 5 with Sirius. I liked the programming on XM and was a happy customer, but I personally like the programming on Sirius even better. XM had been getting pretty monotonous lately, playing the same songs over and over. There seem to be deeper selections in each genre compared to XM as well.


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Have XM on our Escalade and very seldom get drop outs....however on our 545 it is a common occurance.

Could have to do with buffer.....any experts out there?
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Originally Posted by Merzbow' date='Jun 1 2005, 06:50 PM
Sound quality is rubbish in my opinion (significantly worse than a good FM station), if you can store everything you listen to on an iPod get the aux input and use that instead.
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What aux cable can you get for iPod?? Dealer told me just last week that there is still no cable available for e60.
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Originally Posted by g8r' date='Jun 2 2005, 10:11 PM
What aux cable can you get for iPod??? Dealer told me just last week that there is still no cable available for e60.?
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There are about a gazillion posts here about the BMW Aux input.

The best advice I can give you is to show the dealer the following .pdf file:
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RE - sound quality - I've noticed that Sirius seems to compress in such a way that the entire range of sound is degraded, while XM's compression seemed to only hurt the very high frequencies - cymbals, brass instruments, some voices. Only really noticable with certain kinds of music. Still enjoyable.


RE - coverage - I think XM's terrestrial coverage is what's helping keep it from having more dropouts. I think as far as the satellite coverage goes, the angle of the signal from the 3 Sirius birds is far better due to the height of their orbit and proximity to the US. The XM birds are down near the equator and are lower in altitude.


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