Finally made the plunge and got XM! Help!!!

[Iamnotatool]

<p>Went and got me a Delphi MyFi and a year of XM service, feeling pretty good about it.&nbsp; Got it at myradiostore.com, good shit there.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Couple things:</p><p>1)&nbsp; The antenna situation rots.&nbsp; The car antannae works fine, but the wire is impossibly long and inconvenient, and the house antenna I haven't tried yet.&nbsp; Is there a smaller portable antenna I can get to use this thing when I'm running?</p><p>2)&nbsp; What speakers would be best to get to be able to listen in the car without the headphones.</p><p>3)&nbsp; Any gadgets I can get to enhance the listening experience?</p><p>Any tips y'all have would be appreciated.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Tenbats, where the fuck are you???</p>

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[HBox]

<a href="http://www.myradiostore.us/antennas-cables/for-myfi-xm2go/for-myfi-direct/clip-2-personal-myfi-xm2go-antenna.html" target="_blank">This
was just released. It is a new clip-on antenna for the MyFi that
supposedly works MUCH better than the included antenna. It should help
you get reception while running.</a><br />


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[Doctor Manhattan]

<p><font color="#990000" size="2">I saw a guy on my train with one of those clip on antennas. He looked happy.</font></p><p><font color="#990000" size="2"><strong>Welcome to XM.</strong></font></p>

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[Fallon]

I got XM service this morning. Except it's not working, alls I get are
the preview channel and the two emergency ones. The people at XM411.com
told me it could take as long as two hours. I waited and nothing, so I
did a refresh and I'll leave it on while I'm at work.<br />


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[HBox]

Sometimes it takes a while. It's important to leave
the receiver on until it's activated, so don't turn it
off.<br />


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[Iamnotatool]

<p>Thanks for the tip on the antenna.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>anyone else got any tips?</p>

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[whitefolks]

<p>&nbsp;</p><font face="Verdana" style="font-size: 9px;">quote:</font><p> </p><p>anyone else got any tips?</p>

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Dont drive anywhere on the southern state parkway with it, too many overpasses.<p>&nbsp;</p><p>If
you have the time, mount your car antenne near the rear passenger door,
and run the wire undeneath the carpet, it takes a while, but you get a
cleaner install.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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[Death Metal Moe]

<p>That is good advice.&nbsp; I just threw the antenna on my dashboard, as far as it would go up to where the defrost vents meet the windshield, and it worked OK.</p><p>Mounting it to my roof gave me less dead zones, but I still get fucked up in backwoods areas of NJ and PA.&nbsp; And cloudy days are worse.</p>

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[Hottub]

By mounting the antenna on the back 1/3 of the roof, pretty much center, I am virtually dead zone free. I took some care to run the wire under the carpet and out the back window. When I get the time, I will do a HQ wire run, and totally hide it. Make it look all professional and shit. But for now, I'm good!

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[torker]

<p>anyone else got any tips?</p><p>If it floats, flies or fucks lease it.&nbsp;</p>

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[Death Metal Moe]

<font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana">quote: </font>anyone else got any tips? <p>&nbsp;</p><p><br />You want the tip, or you want the whole nine yards?</p>

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[Clutch]

<font style="font-size: 9px" face="Verdana">quote: </font>I got XM service this morning. Except it's not working, alls I get are the preview channel and the two emergency ones. The people at XM411.com told me it could take as long as two hours. I waited and nothing, so I did a refresh and I'll leave it on while I'm at work.<br /><img src="http://home.comcast.net/~bob80/RFnetAndiPink.jpg" border="0" /> <br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/wwfallon">My Space - Don't know what it's for, but I'm on it!</a> <br />&quot;Remember, at XM Satellite Radio you can never be too specific.&quot;<br />I had the same thing happen with my MiFi ... call customer service and let them resend the signal and wait about an hour....

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[Fallon]

Yeah I called them a couple of hours ago. Guy said my activation &quot;didn't submit&quot;. Whatever that means. It's working now.<br />


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[Death Metal Moe]

<p>Just thought I'd add that the night I turned on my XM, it didn't do shit for hours.&nbsp; It was getting late so I left it in the car and just went to sleep.&nbsp; Got up the next morning, and it STILL didn't work.&nbsp; But in the middle of my drive to work, it just suddenly turned on and I had every channel.&nbsp; Very freaky.</p><p>Works fine now.</p>

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[Death Metal Moe]

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<font color=black>This message was edited by Death Metal Moe on 9-30-05 @ 9:42 PM</font>

[mikeyboy]

I must be in the minority.&nbsp; It took about 3 minutes for them to activate my TAO XM2Go.

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[GregFromBuffalo]

Same with my TAO...I think it took about 3 minutes...I just bought a
SKYFI2 for work, and that one took about 30 seconds...Haven't had any
problems yet...I think I'm down to about an hour of TV now a week(non
sports) XM is really great...couldn't be happier<br />

[ruggedo]

The Myfi is a transmitter,you dont need speakers in your car. Set the
broadcast band on the Myfi to a station that is clear on your radio
dial,then tune your radio to that station and you hear the Myfi thru
your car stereo system. Works for the Skyfi 2 and the Roady 2 also.

[JustJon]

There's also a pair of headphones with built-in antenna that you can try out.<br />

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