hikyuuri Report post Posted July 9, 2015 Hello, I pay for a SiriusXM subscription, and I use it on a daily basis. I have noticed a few issues with the reception however. On my way to work and home, I go through a decent length tunnel. My Sirius XM drops signal in the tunnel. The really weird part is, my dads GMC pickup with has XM does NOT loose signal in the same tunnel, and one of my coworkers 2014 F150 also does not loose signal in the tunnel. Obviously, satalite radio needs clear view of the sky, but they do make terrestrial repeaters for cities with tall buildings. What I am wondering is why does my dad's pickup and my coworkers pickup both keep signal when my vehicle looses it? Has anyone else noticed this if they have multiple vehicles with Sirius XM radios, where their fusion looses signal in places your other keeps it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hermans Report post Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) I have the same problem. As i pull into my garage I lose the signal about half way in, and I live where there is alot of overhead tree canopy and always lose the signal. When the trial is over in my Escape I will not purchase their product. Edited July 9, 2015 by hermans Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hybridbear Report post Posted July 9, 2015 It has been previously stated that SiriusXM still uses two technologies, the Sirius tech & the XM tech. The XM tech is supposed to be superior. Fords come with Sirius tech. Perhaps the GMC has XM technology and thus it works better. When we had a Toyota, with XM tech, we found that the signal quality was much better than in the Ford. 1 Hybrider reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
expresspotato Report post Posted July 10, 2015 Yeah same here, Honda Accord had XM. Mine dropped out and his didn't. Guess the antenna just isn't very good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hytibill Report post Posted September 24, 2015 Ugh. Is there any way to fix this SiriusXM issue? It's killing me to have drop outs while driving in even light rain. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffo65 Report post Posted September 24, 2015 Ugh. Is there any way to fix this SiriusXM issue? It's killing me to have drop outs while driving in even light rain. We have very few drop outs, with the exception of pulling into the garage. But we will not be renewing at the end of this month. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
md13ffhguy Report post Posted September 25, 2015 We have very few drop outs, with the exception of pulling into the garage. But we will not be renewing at the end of this month.Whenever I've had Sirius, it drops out for a second even when driving under an overpass. Bluetooth streaming has better sound quality anyhow. Too bad Ford didn't offer us any apps in MFT to make it easier to use... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hermans Report post Posted September 25, 2015 I live in a very dense tree lined city. Siruis always droped off during the free trial. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
talmy Report post Posted September 25, 2015 Dropouts seemingly everywhere, but my wife doesn't mind and she's in Fusion more than I am. So we've renewed. I almost exclusively just listen to podcasts while driving and don't use any radio at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murphy Report post Posted September 25, 2015 In my experience a Sirius radio is more prone to dropouts than an XM radio. I suspect that the XM satellites operate at a higher power. 1 hybridbear reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airbusguy Report post Posted September 25, 2015 (edited) They utilise different satellites in different orbits. Thats why the dropouts. In the mountains on Highway 1 near where I live in BC, there are spots up to 20 miles long I had no reception on my XM Hyundai where both my Ranger and HyTi excel.http://www.n2yo.com/whats-up/?c=33 Edited September 25, 2015 by airbusguy 1 GrySql reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
