XM vs SIRIUS
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Drifting
Joined: Sep 2004
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From: Phoenix AZ
Originally Posted by Suttleone
I have a winter house in the lower end of Baja, Mexico. When I first looked into the two services I learned that Sirius has three satellites and XM has one which is augmented by repeaters in major cities where buildings could give trouble finding clear views of a single satellite. This 3 satellite setup may also be why the Sirius antenna is smaller (and the price is higher). If I remember correctly, I received this info from Consumers Magazine. The Sirius works perfectly 900 miles south of the border. I wonder if anyone has tried XM this far from home.
Penasco is about 250 miles straight south of Phoenix.
