I noticed a problem with XM radio reception starting about 11:00 EST this morning. It was very annoying and I thought it might be a problem with my car's XM head unit or an antenna issue. The XM signal was dropping out and coming back even though there were no obstructions to satellite line of sight. The signal would be lost completely and show "No Signal" on the LCD screen.
So, I was about to call the dealer to have them trouble-shoot the problem. Just for the heck of it, I went to the XM website and it seems they are having issues. Here's a link to what they are saying about the issue. They say they are working on the fix and hope to have it resolved by tomorrow morning. I just thought I'd post this in case anyone else was wondering about poor reception with XM.
Haha...I talked to my tech this morning to have him check my antenna connection, and he told me he's having the same problem in his car. Then I saw this thread, so I guess it's not me or my car.
The problem with XM is with the service not with the receivers. I have three XM radios and all were exhibiting the same "No Signal" problem. Knowing that the problem was not in the hardware, I called XM and was informed of a system wide problem that should be corrected shortly. This morning I initially had no XM stations in the garage, but by the time I traveled the 10 miles to work everything seemed to be back to normal.