phlydude Posted April 14, 2005 #1 Share Posted April 14, 2005 I was wondering if anyone has tried to get their XM or Sirius satellite radios to work in the caribbean while on a ship? Anyone have success? I know that the sats aren't supposed to be picked up outside the US but point sats exactly isn't perfect and those sats are sitting there above the equator and can "see" the caribbean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricktsm Posted April 14, 2005 #2 Share Posted April 14, 2005 My husband used his XM all the way to Belize. We had a balcony cabin and it would work fine. He was very happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlydude Posted April 14, 2005 Author #3 Share Posted April 14, 2005 Did he use a little mini hand held (SkyFi) or the boombox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricktsm Posted April 14, 2005 #4 Share Posted April 14, 2005 He has the boombox..waiting for the mini..he loves Nascar and wants to make sure they are staying with XM or going with Sirius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlydude Posted April 14, 2005 Author #5 Share Posted April 14, 2005 I haven't heard anything with Nascar leaving XM but if I do, I'll post it here! Thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsclark Posted April 14, 2005 #6 Share Posted April 14, 2005 People have gotten XM in Cozumel, off of ships as far south as St. Thomas The latest programming changes: Nascar is leaving XM in another year or so, to Sirius.Air America will only be available on XM, not Sirius, as of next month. XM will also have about 20 music stations coming to Direct TV. Oh, and AOL is offering XM. Getting back on topic, I read that you can get a better signal if you place the antenna in a metal dish (like one of those snow dishes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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