Sirius sounds WAY better then alot of the FM channels, and sometimes sounds almost as good as my CDs. You are crazy if you think Sirius sounds bad.

 

Not sure where some of you get your info from. Here's some that I would call a bit more reliable (No pun intended ) but back in 2005 it was 32kbps. That was before the merger I believe.

Regardless, if Sirius sounds as bad as AM then it's a problem with the hardware.

To the OP, I had that error happen once during my current subscription. They reset my radio and it was resolved. Do you have an antenna on the trunk to receive the signal?

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/parts...xm-sirius.html

 

LostBoyz, The sirius people just kept attempting to resend the activation signal. After numerous attempts of shutting the radio off and back on, finally the broken English lady told me to go to the dealer. I then called my nephew who is a Ford mechanic, and he stated he believes maybe a wire is unplugged from the back of the radio itself. I haven't had the time to check it though.

Derf00, The antenna is there, and the wires are all connected securely. I don't believe they tried to reset the radio. Is that done on their part?

 

Whatever happens, I really appreciate all the suggestions and help! Thanks a lot.

Johnny

 

Johnny, can you here the audio that goes with the 1-800 # on the radio for Sirius? It's a commercial that just repeats on the radio. Not trying to be a smart a** but is your car parked outside, not in a garage when trying to activate?

 

No audio, its stuck on channel 065 and just flashes Call sirius at the 1-888 number, and yes its outside with a clear view around.

 

Johnny, please call Sirius and tell the person you get connected with that you need to speak with a supervisor about an unresolved problem. Once you are able to speak with a supervisor, explain the problem to him/her.

Whenever I've spoken with a "foreign" person from Sirius, it sounds like they are reading responses to me from "cue card" prompts. They seem to be very limited in knowledge on what they are speaking about, and sound disinterested in actually resolving the problem to the customer's satisfaction. It's almost like talking to a robot. Please understand- I'm NOT bashing "foreigners"... I think the problem is that they're only trained to help customers with simple, basic problems.

My story is too long to describe here; but I was actually closing down my account with Sirius until I was finally able to speak with a supervisor (who spoke English as his first language) and who took the time to actually listen to what I was saying and then worked with me to resolve the problem to my satisfaction.

 

I will call them again. The wires are all fine in the back. Has to be on their part. Thanks for all the help. You guys are a wealth of info.