Sirius XM Radio

Let the 48 go and enjoy the natural sights and sounds of Alaska.

You may get reception here and there up here, but it is not actually available, GM even takes the cost of XM off the original price of new vehicles when you order them.

Drop xm and get a FM modulator that take MP3 music.

Use the AUX plug and an ipod/android ... the plug is probably in your center console, or glove box.

I expressed my displeasure with XM a couple of weeks ago of not getting reception here in Alaska. They ended up giving me a credit for the 3 months I'm in Alaska.

The other issue I have been having is poor service from Onstar. Most of the time I've had good service in the parts of Alaska that I have visited, but here in Fairbanks I've had to have them download directions two or three times before it will be received by my vehicle.

And the third electronic item problem, is lack of service from Dish due to the In-motion dish that I have.

Waste of $$$

Strabo wrote:
Waste of $$$

You haven't drove through the Midwest. To quote a line from the Blues Brothers (They have both kinds of music country and western).

I know you can use alternative digital sources.

colliehauler wrote:

Strabo wrote:
Waste of $$$

You haven't drove through the Midwest. To quote a line from the Blues Brothers (They have both kinds of music country and western).

I know you can use alternative digital sources.

could be worse. in Northern MN et.al. you gotta listen to polkas.
bumpy

Bumpyroad wrote:

colliehauler wrote:

Strabo wrote:
Waste of $$$

You haven't drove through the Midwest. To quote a line from the Blues Brothers (They have both kinds of music country and western).

I know you can use alternative digital sources.

could be worse. in Northern MN et.al. you gotta listen to polkas.
bumpy

Actually in Northern MN on the Iron range they have a good classic rock station.

colliehauler wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:

colliehauler wrote:

Strabo wrote:
Waste of $$$

You haven't drove through the Midwest. To quote a line from the Blues Brothers (They have both kinds of music country and western).

I know you can use alternative digital sources.

could be worse. in Northern MN et.al. you gotta listen to polkas.
bumpy

Actually in Northern MN on the Iron range they have a good classic rock station.

I'll have to take your word for that. It's been a few years since I was in the Sandstone/Duluth vicinity. :)
bumpy

colliehauler wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:

colliehauler wrote:

Strabo wrote:
Waste of $$$

You haven't drove through the Midwest. To quote a line from the Blues Brothers (They have both kinds of music country and western).

I know you can use alternative digital sources.

could be worse. in Northern MN et.al. you gotta listen to polkas.
bumpy

Actually in Northern MN on the Iron range they have a good classic rock station.

My favorite is "The Power Loon" FANTASTIC classic rock station beats the pants off anything we have "in the cities" lol


As to Sirius XM reception, I wonder if it makes a difference if you are using Sirius hardware, versus XM hardware, same programming on both now, but they use different satellites in the sky, and different radio receivers in the vehicle, it's a hold over from when they were two separate companies. Maybe one would work better in AK than the other due to different lat/long coordinates on the satellites.