've had a Sirius radio for a few months now, and I have had bad reception both in my home and in my car, which I am very disappointed about.
I have the Sportster 4 plug and play receiver, and I specifically bought it to be able to play at home and in my car. However, the antenna for home use does not work well at all, I have to place it outside the window and even then it barely makes it through a song without the 'acquiring signal' display message coming on. I've taken it to the beach and lake to use it, and it does not work there as well.
I don't feel justified in paying the monthly subscription fee if I can't even listen to it in my house or my car.
It works better in the car but I get a lot of static when using it, which is annoying. I would get it hard-wired to my car radio, but I want to be able to use it in other vehicles, and I don't know if I will be able to do that. I also would rather not pay the $100+ install fee from Tweeter. (FWIW, before I bought this, I called Tweeter and expressly asked them what the cost would be to wire a Sirius unit to my radio to play through my car speakers, and the person I spoke to gave a significantly lower cost, which is one of the main reasons I bought the Sirius unit.)
Also, the car charger/adapter broke and a few pieces fell out, so now it won't even work in my car.
The home antenna is mounted outside the house on the bench of our deck, which is very near a window, if that helps at all.
I bought it with the idea of using the aux input of my car stereo in mind, but according to Tweeter, the aux input can only be used with a CD extension, ie a multi-CD changer only. Wish I'd known that before... I could've saved myself a LOT of money!
Basically, what I think I need to do is call Sirius and explain to them the problem, and hopefully all should be well. I looked up on their website and they say that Charlotte is one of the areas for the best reception, or something to that effect.
Anyone else with this problem? Or any suggestions? I've had this thing for less than a year! About 6 months, in fact...and it's driving me crazy that I can't enjoy it!