I am trying to see if XM radio service in available in the DR, if you purchase the service from the US??? I believe there is a old thread on this if someone can direct me to the right place.
The lifetime membership is for the actual UNIT not your subscription. If you lose the unit you are screwed. So said Howard Stern on the air.
I have a lifetime membership. It's good on 4 subscripitons of radios.
Meaning after signing up with your curent radio you can up grade radio's 3 times and just transfer the subscription. Just ask if they have a activation cost for each time.
I have used my Sirius in the DR when I travel. In my car and at home on the boom box.
When you call customer service their call center is on the south coast. You will be talking to a Dominican.
Is there any blackout areas???
I drive mostly from Sosua to POP or to Caberette without any problems. Forget about getting a signal on the mountain road to Santiago. If you have a new unit you will need the antenna adaptor that is sold seperate for $30.00. The FCC made both companies change the way the radio picked up their signal. In the past the signal could be picked up in other cars around you but not any longer. For my boom box . I have a place on the beach side of the road and just point the antenna towards the ocean and it's fine. Nothing like being in the DR and having my US radio stations.
Bolo
Do a search for Sirius. I have posted numerous times on how sirius functions on the south coast.
The location of the satellite is so far away, it doesn't matter if you're on the North or South coast.
When you go over the mountain, the signal is blocked by the mountains, which is why it cuts out.
I'm happy with my Sirius, even though it doesn't work very well in the heart of the city, but I don't have a FM modulator either.