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September 4th 07, 02:13 PM
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Ibiquity's "Gag Order" on engineers
On Sep 4, 9:01 am, "David Eduardo" wrote:
"D Peter Maus" wrote in ... David Eduardo wrote: "D Peter Maus" wrote in message ... I had an XM Eno (it went the way of the dumpster) and in the Hassayampa area of Prescott, there is no signal anywhere. I am pretty convinced at this point that the portables need to be near terrestrial repeaters and can't really see the satellites. Well, that simply isn't true. Now, they do often need an external antenna...the built-in can be pretty limited. But if you go into the menu you can find the antenna aiming page...it will tell you if you're listening to a repeater or a satellite. I get direct satellite reception all over the backwater and backwoods locations I travel. And my colleagues do the same. The Eno is market to be worn on a wristband, and is positioned as not needing an antena. I tried an antena that had a wire up the sleve and clipped to my helmet, and it helped only slightly... the listening was frequenly plagued by dropouts. I even get reception, indoors, on a MyFi in White Lake, Wisconsin. Where the nearest repeater is more than 5 hours away. In LA, away from mountains, it worked. Of course, this is where there are several dozen terrestrial repeaters. Sounds like either you got a bad receiver, or you got a bad external antenna. That does happen. I had a bad portable antenna out of the box. Once replaced...never a problem. I can mow the lawn listening to Fine Tuning, without so much as a glitch in the North Woods of Wisconsin. Considering the radio is sold as a wrist or belt strap one, for jogging, biking or such, not much of an exterior antenna is possible... the radio is the size of an iPod. I'd verify performance with another radio. Sounds like you have a dud. XM pretty much confirmed when I cancelled. They even offered to give me a different radio.and said that "some areas are not suitable for an "ultra" portable device... they also offered a free year subscription. I got the idea this was not a new issue with them. - Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - You're in a pickle! |
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