This Mornings SIRIUS Channel Update
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This Mornings SIRIUS Channel Update
How long is it taking for everyones Sirius update. I had 1.5 hour commute and it still wasnt done. I left the COMMAND on when I got to work and will have to go out and check.. Just curious if mine is taking longer than it should.
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Just a few minutes for me too. Maybe even less than 1 minute.
Not a W211 for me though.
What I'm sad about, is that when you read between the lines, in 10 years or a bit more, they are going to kill the Sirius signal and have XM only. I know our cars will be really old by then, but some of us might keep one around.
They try to deny it, but some have pointed to this in conference calls during financial conference calls/updates.
This is why at SiriuxXm site they *ONLY* sell XM radios now.
No more new Sirius subscribers except OEM car manufacturer radios.
Not a W211 for me though.
What I'm sad about, is that when you read between the lines, in 10 years or a bit more, they are going to kill the Sirius signal and have XM only. I know our cars will be really old by then, but some of us might keep one around.
They try to deny it, but some have pointed to this in conference calls during financial conference calls/updates.
This is why at SiriuxXm site they *ONLY* sell XM radios now.
No more new Sirius subscribers except OEM car manufacturer radios.
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The update completed before I left my driveway... 45 seconds, max. Sadly, as others reported, I had to reprogram my presets. My wife called me about an hour later, telling me that the presets in her Tucson updated themselves to the new channels.... FML
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Mine took just a couple minutes, too.
It had switched to another channel but continued to display what I had from yesterday. I typed in the same number and got back to what I wanted, i.e. a channel that hadn't changed numbers (50s on 5).
It had switched to another channel but continued to display what I had from yesterday. I typed in the same number and got back to what I wanted, i.e. a channel that hadn't changed numbers (50s on 5).
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I found my SAT classical stations but for some reason "Caliente" is missing. When I go to Latin/World sub menu, it says "Plus-...something." Is this because the channel update is not complete?
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*Bump*
Can anyone confirm that sine the update there are no longer any stations on the Latin/World section? I tried calling them but gave up after 20+ minutes on hold.
Can anyone confirm that sine the update there are no longer any stations on the Latin/World section? I tried calling them but gave up after 20+ minutes on hold.
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Caliente #150
Spanish CNN #148
Spanish ESPN #149
That's all that is listed. So I guess you should be getting those(?)
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Except when I go to the Latin/World section I see none of those stations. I sometimes used to listen to Caliente in the evening when I wanted some mindless percussion that I don't understand... Maybe I can just dial in with the channel #... I'll try that.
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About this transition: am I missing something here? What's the big commotion? I got into my car today (haven't used it for a few days) and turned on the Sat radio. All I did was spend 5 minutes redoing my presets to the new stations and it was done. What's this thing about hours of waiting for downloading?
Nothing seems different except the line up of course. They're even popping up notices showing the new station number. I was on some station ('LOFT' or something like that) and it showed "Grateful Dead station now on xx number".....
What I'd really like is for them to work on the quality of media delivery. Sat radio sounds horrible. HD FM radio is a lot better....
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Well, apparently you got the extra special upgrade where things just work 
A whole bunch of my channels are just plain missing from the line-up. I can;t access Caliente and a few other channels that we there. I know the numbers have changed but the channels just aren't there any more in the menu structure. They probably need to reactivate or do something because my station list is screwed up.
A whole bunch of my channels are just plain missing from the line-up. I can;t access Caliente and a few other channels that we there. I know the numbers have changed but the channels just aren't there any more in the menu structure. They probably need to reactivate or do something because my station list is screwed up.That's odd because I saw them there this morning. They're in there with a bunch of French-Canadian stuff
About this transition: am I missing something here? What's the big commotion? I got into my car today (haven't used it for a few days) and turned on the Sat radio. All I did was spend 5 minutes redoing my presets to the new stations and it was done. What's this thing about hours of waiting for downloading?
Nothing seems different except the line up of course. They're even popping up notices showing the new station number. I was on some station ('LOFT' or something like that) and it showed "Grateful Dead station now on xx number".....
What I'd really like is for them to work on the quality of media delivery. Sat radio sounds horrible. HD FM radio is a lot better....
About this transition: am I missing something here? What's the big commotion? I got into my car today (haven't used it for a few days) and turned on the Sat radio. All I did was spend 5 minutes redoing my presets to the new stations and it was done. What's this thing about hours of waiting for downloading?
Nothing seems different except the line up of course. They're even popping up notices showing the new station number. I was on some station ('LOFT' or something like that) and it showed "Grateful Dead station now on xx number".....
What I'd really like is for them to work on the quality of media delivery. Sat radio sounds horrible. HD FM radio is a lot better....
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I fixed it! Apparently something got messed up during the "channel update" and this is why some of the channels were missing. I had them reactivate the radio and a few minutes later it started updating the channel list. It took a couple of minutes and now everything is working and the missing stations are back on!
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I fixed it! Apparently something got messed up during the "channel update" and this is why some of the channels were missing. I had them reactivate the radio and a few minutes later it started updating the channel list. It took a couple of minutes and now everything is working and the missing stations are back on!
Mine only took a few minutes, too. That's why I was puzzled when people were saying it took hours....
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There is some issues with the update. I updated and reprogrammed the presets, but when I start up, I hear sounds from a channel that is not being displayed. Eg. Blend displays while Hits1 plays, even though CNBC was the channel playing when I switched off.
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Try calling them and ask them to send a reactivation signal. If done properly from what I've observed, it resets your channel list. Keep it turned on and wait until the update is completely done before you turn off the car. It should take just a couple of minutes, though it might seem longer!
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Called Sirius today, and escalated to a tech after 2 attempts to send reactivation signal failed.
Bottom line is that they are aware of the issue, it's happening to several factory units since the update, and they expect to have a fix in the next day or two.
Another issue they are aware of is the radio resetting every time you start the vehicle, it will forever try to "Acquire Signal" and there will be no audio.
The fix for that is also on the way, but a workaround is to switch off again and remove the key, wait 20-30 seconds and restart.
Bottom line is that they are aware of the issue, it's happening to several factory units since the update, and they expect to have a fix in the next day or two.
Another issue they are aware of is the radio resetting every time you start the vehicle, it will forever try to "Acquire Signal" and there will be no audio.
The fix for that is also on the way, but a workaround is to switch off again and remove the key, wait 20-30 seconds and restart.
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Finally fixed.
Got another tech who had me completely shut off everything to do with Bluetooth, (iPhone, TEL on Command and including removing the puck), then he shut the service down, as if the radio was not activated, then he restarted.
All issues resolved.
Hope this helps.
Got another tech who had me completely shut off everything to do with Bluetooth, (iPhone, TEL on Command and including removing the puck), then he shut the service down, as if the radio was not activated, then he restarted.
All issues resolved.
Hope this helps.
