mzaver
Joined: 18 Apr 2007
Location: Northern Virginia - USA
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Any folks on the forum with factory installed Sirius Satellite Radio? If so, what are your thoughts on quality and reception? I've had XM and the quality and reception seemed to be much better. I'm trying to see if this is a Sirius Satellite Radio issue or a LR antenna issue.
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2007 LR3 HSE - Zermatt Silver 
2007 LR3 HSE - Stornoway Gray (Mrs.) 
*Luxury Package (Heated Wind Shield, Heated Seats, Heated Washer Fluid, Adaptive Front Lights and Center Console Cooler Box)*
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terdo1989
Joined: 13 Apr 2007
Location: Houston, Texas
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my reception seems spotty - I had an aftermarket XM in my old trooper and it was awesome!
Specifically - there seem to be dead spots in houston - makes no sense, I know - but it is open freeway ( no underpass) and the music will completely cut for a few seconds. Other times is as if the music skipped ( like bumping a cd player or turntable)
Is this what you are experiencing? the LR3 is my first experience with Sirius.
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mrmarklin
Joined: 29 Nov 2006
Location: People's Republik of Kalifornia
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| Re: Sirius Satellite Radio |
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mzaver wrote:Any folks on the forum with factory installed Sirius Satellite Radio? If so, what are your thoughts on quality and reception? I've had XM and the quality and reception seemed to be much better. I'm trying to see if this is a Sirius Satellite Radio issue or a LR antenna issue.
I've had Sirius on several vehicles, including an aftermarket kit on my BMW and it works fine. The LR3's radio does well too. In fact, it's the best of the bunch. 
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mzaver
Joined: 18 Apr 2007
Location: Northern Virginia - USA
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| XM was better in my opinion... |
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terdo1989 - I'm experiencing similar problems as you are around Washington, D.C. Prior to the LR3 I had a Chevy Tahoe with XM. I'm driving on the same roads under the same conditions - but the quality with Sirius is worse. I had very minimal issues except when driving in heavily wooded areas.
mrmarklin - glad to hear your Sirius is working fine. Maybe we will all be better off if these two merge - hopefully XM's technology is the winner.
I plan to raise the issue with the dealer when I take the LR3 in for service later this month. I'll keep you guys posted.
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2007 LR3 HSE - Zermatt Silver
2007 LR3 HSE - Stornoway Gray (Mrs.)
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BrewMonkey
Joined: 25 Apr 2007
Location: Michigan
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I have Sirius and haven't had any real problems. The only issues I ever have are in the morning when leaving for work: crank engine, radio then needs to search for 10 seconds while pulling out of the garage. The initial reception for another few seconds can be squelchy or sound distant, but then it's all fine.
Recently went on a road trip from Detroit to Chicago and didn't suffer any drop outs or loss of quality, even in down town Chicago, although we only drove through real downtown section briefly.
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The wife's: LR2 SE in Baltic Blue, Black interior
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mrmarklin
Joined: 29 Nov 2006
Location: People's Republik of Kalifornia
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Yeah, I have to say I've used Sirius all over the West all the way to Wyoming from here in CA and have never had a problem.
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navydevildoc
Joined: 04 Aug 2005
Location: San Diego, California
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My roommate has Sirius factory installed in her car, and it has issues all the time. I put XM into mine, and it's never skipped a beat.
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JamesWyatt
Joined: 18 Feb 2007
Location: Dallas, TX
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No problem with the reception but the sound quality is  . Sounds like Internet radio piped through a dial-up connection.
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Roverlad
Joined: 28 Mar 2008
Location: Virginia Beach
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| Re: Sirius Satellite Radio |
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mzaver wrote:Any folks on the forum with factory installed Sirius Satellite Radio? If so, what are your thoughts on quality and reception? I've had XM and the quality and reception seemed to be much better. I'm trying to see if this is a Sirius Satellite Radio issue or a LR antenna issue.
I have 2006 SE with Sirius Radio. I think it is the LR aerial as my wife has same setup in her Lexus with no problems. I have noticed gaps in the broadcast all the time (1 or 2 seconds).
cheers
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