Sirius and XM Radio in Colombia

dwr says on May 20, 2008, 06:26:

Are you able to receive?

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NJ C Rep says on May 20, 2008, 06:53:

you won't be able to get anything. The satellites in orbit (sirius uses 3) only hover above the US and rotate around so your receiver in Medellin does not have the range nor the line of sight to reach the satellites, thus no music.

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morphus says on May 20, 2008, 06:55:

No Howard Stern either :)

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nine inch nails says on May 20, 2008, 08:44:

You can however access via the web.

How cool would it be to access via the web then pipe over some loudspeakers attached to your computer? If the web-conn. is strong and consistent then the music will sound great.

I did it in MDE from my hotel wi-fi and sounded great.

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mranderson says on May 20, 2008, 09:39:

How would I play it from the computer through my stereo?

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rhydewithdis says on May 20, 2008, 10:15:

at mranderson says on May 20, 2008, 09:39: flag

How would I play it from the computer through my stereo?

Connect your computer to your stereo. Check your sound card. If it doesn't have an audio-out, then get a sound card that has it.

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nine inch nails says on May 20, 2008, 13:32:

You can or should already be able to run computer speakers some of which can be quite powerful. For more juice just run the signal from the computer same as would go to the computer speakers to a receiver (amplifier) and then to whatever... large DJ speakers etc. Will require a different wire but shouldn't set you back much.

If they have an equivalent of Radioshack down there they should be able to help you.

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dwr says on May 20, 2008, 13:42:

I just signed up for free trial of Sirius online. They have limited channels available online. No Howard Stern.

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larryrn says on May 21, 2008, 07:53:

The problem is that when receiving data over the internet, it's pretty much imperative to create a large buffer to take into consideration when the internet connection flaps (goes up and down quickly). The buffer will use memory in the computer to buffer the content (say for 10 seconds). This will provide for a more consistant flow of audio. Many of the plug-ins for winamp have this feature..

Tomorrow I go back to Florida - I hate to leave but I have projects there to work on like putting a new floor in my house. Since the market sucks in Florida (and the rest of the US) I am planning on renting my house and putting everything in storage.

I did get an estimate a year ago about packing the whole house into a 40 foot container and shipping to MDE - the cost was around $7000 USD but now I dont know how my friends at DAN would look at this and want to calculate some large tax for all my household goods. This is so crazy as compared with lets say, Panama..

Larry

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mranderson says on Jun 2, 2008, 12:44:

I just bought a cable with 3.5mm with the other end 2 rca plugs. I plugged it into the headphone jack on my laptop with the rca cables going to the stereo. I'm able to listen to music off the internet but the quality sucks.

I don't think my laptop has a sound card. I have a 2 inch slot in the side with a blank hp plastic card in it. Is that where the sound card would go? Would that give me better quality sound?

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larryrn says on Jun 3, 2008, 06:21:

Yes, this would sound better. I listen to Sirius all the time over the internet now using their included "free" service. They have a digital service that streams at 128kb but that is 3 bucks extra a month and I am quite happy with my computers integrated sound card connected with cable to my stereo.

Larry

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davidm3 says on Jun 8, 2008, 15:29:

I feel ya'. I imported a SUV from the U.S that has the Sirius radio, but it has no use down here in Bogota.

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