2016 XM reception

[Chadster5150]

I have a new 2016 Silverado LTZ 1500

 

The satellite radio is constantly cutting out, regardless of station. I've have sirius/XM in my last 4 cars and the only place they would drop out would be under bridges or in tunnels.

 

I've read a few posts on HD radio having poor reception but not XM.

Anyone else having this issue, any suggested fixes?

 

Since the first couple oil changes are free, I'll ask them to look at it when I have it in the dealer, however past experience tells me they'll find it 'working properly' or 'could not duplicate'.

[Leander139]

No issues with my 2016.

[dfelicia]

I just posted a very similar issue on the Tahoe/Yukon/Esky forum. I just got a 2016 Yukon XL and reception sucks. I have been a Sirius subscriber since they launched pre-Howard and have never had this issue in other cars.

 

I saw on a Ford forum that GM is really XM and not Sirius? When the companies merged did the backend tech also merge? Or for Sirius and XM still use separate satellites?

 

This stinks. I have a godawful commute and Sirius keeps me sane. Now it's adding to my stress level.

 

Oh, and I hate the static sound it makes. It sounds like simulated static - I think the software injects that sound when signal weakens. All my other cars just went silent if signal was lost.

[dfelicia]

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/siriusxm-reception-and-traffic-anyone-in-ct.82720/

[Colossus]

Here ya go. Below text taken from:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius_XM_Holdings

 

 

XM and Sirius use different compression and conditional access systems, making their receivers incompatible with each other's service. A condition of the merger was that Sirius XM would bring to the market satellite radios that can receive both XM and Sirius channels within one year.^[37] The interoperable radio, called the MiRGE, was made available beginning in March 2009.^[78] As of February 2016, Sirius XM offers radios for home, office, automotive, marine, and aviation use.^[79]

Satellites

As of October 2012, there are nine satellites in orbit: four XM and five Sirius satellites.^[80][81] FM-6 was launched on October 25, 2013, and declared ready for service on December 2, 2013.^[82] Prior to that, XM-5 was sent into orbit by Proton from Kazakhstan on October 14, 2010, and is capable of broadcasting to either service.^[83] Sirius XM will not need to begin building new satellites until some time around 2017.^[80]

Sirius satellites broadcast within the S band frequencies from 2.3200–2.3325 GHz, while XM radio uses adjacent frequencies 2.3325–2.3450 GHz.^[84]

[DaveHC]

my sxm servive reception sucks on my new 2017, any updates or cures for this yet?

[donmcdonough]

My 2005 Silverado's XM radio worked great until about a year ago, getting many dead spots, consistently in the same geographical areas. Very annoying, I would say at least a dozen occurrences in a short 10-mile trip, each one from 5 to 30 seconds. I just bought a 2017 Silverado and I have the same issues. I don't think it is a GM problem. I think SiriusXM is the problem. In other forums I am reading this is very common throughout the entire US, and fairly recent. An article on rcwireless.com says it is due to Intermodulation with T-Mobile towers that are springing up throughout the US. Sirius is blaming T-Mobile and T-Mobile is blaming Sirius for inferior antennas or filters. The FCC is sitting on their hands (they just don't know enough about the situation, which could go on for years--sounds like government bureaucratic incompetence to me. Don't count on them.) I have a 3-month trial in my new car. I think satellite radio is the greatest thing since the CD-player. If SiriusXM expects me to sign up they had better fix this soon. They would be ensuring their demise if they don't.

 

[Colossus]

http://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/fcc-rules-against-sirius-approves-t-mobile-and-verizon-spectrum-swap