[BC] Failing XM Radio

[Craig Bowman]

The previous owner is on the same dock.  He canceled his subscription 
after the first year and disconnected the receiver from power.  Owner 
number two was going to activate the service and re-connected the 
receiver only to find he had all the channels.  I have cancelled the 
service over the winter in the past and managed to get a few days out of 
it in the spring until the signal from Sirius came around to turning my 
service off.  My guess is they only send the termination signal for a 
fixed period of time and his was disconnected for a period longer than 
that.  Otherwise the original cancellation order was not processed 
properly.  Additionally, it is my findings that XM does not send the 
termination signal via their terrestrial link so if you live in an area 
with such links all you have to do is disconnect your satellite antenna 
and the service will continue.

Craig Bowman
Bowman Engineering
Local HDTV, Inc.
989-277-8835

On 4/17/2010 6:46 AM, Alan Alsobrook wrote:
> That's very possible Sirius had a "Lifetime" plan you could pay once,
> $400 when I got it, and it would good for the lifetime of the receiver.
> I got mine in 2002 and it's still working.
>
> PS... Richard, Sirius bought XM, not the other way around.
>
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