I gave up on Sirius and got an ipod which I use in the car. Over time it is much cheaper and you don't have to deal with lousy service. I'm sure these words must strike fear into Sirius' heart IPOD IPOD IPOD!!!! MP3!!!! Podcast!!!! HD Radio!!! Hahahahaaa!!!!! Face it guys, satellite radio is TOAST sell your stock in this losing technology.
I bought a new antenna on e-bay. It fixed my problem.
Yes everyone is getting "aquiring signal" problem, why isn't sirius radio taking responsibilty ???? it's thier satttelite ??????
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Me too. I bought a used eBay Sportster SP-R2R and it worked ok (just ok) for 2 days and now it always says, "asquiring signal". Help!! What do I do? Thanks...
Display always says "acquiring signal". Receiving 7-10 bars of signal strength when I check "antenna aiming" function. Happens identically when plugged into both home and car docking stations.
same problem in Tampa. I'm noticing this in multiple geographical locations. I called Sirius customer service and had some poorly informed overseas 'tech' read to me from a manual. This is a year-old install and I am not standing underneath an overpass!!! Blue sky, no signal driving in all directions.
Problem began in early-mid November'07. Initially, the signal would cut in and out. Looking at the signal strength indicator, I showed a loss of satellite signal and about 30% terrestrial on average. Terrestrial would shoot up to full strength in downtown areas and audio would resume.
Now, I am showing 0% terrestrial and satellite. No signal coming in at all.
All of the sudden, I now always get "Acquiring Signal". The signal won't come in at all, even intermittently. I've unplugged and replugged and checked the antenna. I'm also noticing an 'X" to the left of the theme in the lower right (i.e. Sports, News, etc...) that I'm not sure was there before.
I'm in Vermont.
Same problem. Started a couple of months ago. sometines i get a signal, but most of the time just "aquiring signal". thinking about canceling sirius.
SAME " AQUIRING SIGNAL" READOUT, PROBLEM
IT'S EITHER THE ANTENNA OR THE RECIEVER ITSELF, NOT SURE WHICH ONE YET?
I have the same problem. I thought it was my antena, so I switched it to my boom box and it still does it. Sirrius says that I need a new receiver due to the fact that my receiver is obsolete after 2 years. My problem began after the sirius/XM merger. The tech guy at sirrius said my receiver was not compatible with the network. Does the word class action mean anything?
I have the same problem with a Sportster Replay. Had it for 3 years exactly and never had a problem until a week ago. Now the unit will play for roughly 3-6 minutes until the "acquiring signal" message takes over. Either 1-2 bars or an X in the corner. After about 10 minutes, it will come back on and then turn off again. I suspected the antenna/connection until I tried my boombox and got the same results. This seems to be a defect in the receiver as several forums are reporting many of the same problem. I'll have to call Sirius and ***** to get it replaced. I still have a year on my subscription and will not pay for a new receiver.
My sportster SP-R1A is about 3 years old. About 6 mos. ago, I lost the backlight. Then a couple mos. ago everyday, sometimes twice a day it started updating channels for about 2 minutes. Then after that maybe a month ago the dreaded "acquiring signal" started. Sometimes the screen will stay on the same song, but the audio is silent, or shall I say dead. I have 2 car docks, and 1 home dock, so the problem in in the unit not the antenna. Now if you buy another sportster it won't fit the old docks, so they would have to be replaced too. I hope someone has a cheap answer instead of investing another $200 in disposable equipment.
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