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Discussion in 'Sirius XM General Discussion' started by GLJones, Jan 2, 2019.

  1. Jan 2, 2019 #1 of 4
    GLJones

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    In the past few weeks, EVERYTIME I get in my cars and start the engine, instead of hearing my satellite radio, I see this message for 30-60 seconds. I did see it every month or two before that but just recently, it is really annoying and everytime I start the car. No, this is not a radio issue as it is occuring in two seperate vehicles PLUS our van that recently started forgetting its authorization and I have to call and send the authorization EVERY time I power up the radio, even after getting gas.

    Anyone else seeing this? Is this some new annoying anti-fraud attempt? Are they updating the channel list daily? Part of my problem is, the radio in one car is unresponsive until it finishes updating so I cannot adjust the volume or select anything else until it completes, including terrestrial radio.
     
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  2. Jan 2, 2019 #2 of 4
    James Long

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    I have seen that message more often lately but not every day. I believe it was in connection to the Christmas channel name changes and previews.
    I have not had to call for authorization. After the channels update the last tuned channel starts playing.
     
  3. Jan 3, 2019 #3 of 4
    MrWindows

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    I have a 2013 Ford Flex with Sync2 and Sirius. This happens any time there is a change in the channel lineup. It usually happens just after I start the car in the morning, and usually lasts a couple of minutes, while it shows an 'Updating...' progress bar. My annoyance is that when it's done, it doesn't go away unless I switch touchscreen functions, like going to the phone interface and back again. The update has occurred a couple of times in the last week as James mentioned, most likely due to the Holiday channels returning to their regular programming.
     
  4. Jan 3, 2019 #4 of 4
    PCampbell

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    It has been normal for me to see this a couple times a year but it’s been about every day for the last two weeks.
     

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