I was an early adopter to XM Radio - getting my system in October of 2002 and I love it. HOWEVER hand in hand with the rollout of the new traffic/weather channels (that is not on in my area - yet) I have come across a troubling problem.
On I-5 southbound from downtown Seattle almost to Tacoma I have a ton of "no signal" driving. This stretch of road does go by the port of Seattle, Boeing Field, the Boeng assembly plant in Kent and Sea-Tac International Airport. This has not been the case in the past. Also have this problem now in downtown Edmonds, an area infamous for lousy reception of all kind.
I know XM uses terrestrial repeaters and I"ve always thought that being on the fringe of North American coverage from space is going to cause issues...
Has XM Radio turned off any terrestrial repeaters or are they engaged in any tower disputes?
I want my XM Radio!
On I-5 southbound from downtown Seattle almost to Tacoma I have a ton of "no signal" driving. This stretch of road does go by the port of Seattle, Boeing Field, the Boeng assembly plant in Kent and Sea-Tac International Airport. This has not been the case in the past. Also have this problem now in downtown Edmonds, an area infamous for lousy reception of all kind.
I know XM uses terrestrial repeaters and I"ve always thought that being on the fringe of North American coverage from space is going to cause issues...
Has XM Radio turned off any terrestrial repeaters or are they engaged in any tower disputes?
I want my XM Radio!