"Fred Cantu" wrote in message
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I recently drove across Mexico from Monterrey to Mazatlan and south to
Guadalajara and never lost satellite service. It was marginal sometimes.
The signal strength meter sometimes showed only one bar where it usually
shows three (max signal.)

It sure helped pass the time in the deserts.

This is typical of a 3 satellite system in a NON Geostationary orbit. XM
(2 sat geostationary) works there all the time.