do you have the "shark fin" antenna?
I have found that those lose reception pretty quickly when there is a wall or bridge or whatever blocking it.
The alternative is a small "pole" antenna.
Secondly, XM negotiates on rates all the time. I think a normal yearly subscription is in the $140 range.
Every year just before the expiration (and the cost rolls over onto my credit card) I call them up, explain to them that I am cancelling my service, they ask why, I tell them too expensive and they offer to cut it in half to $77 or even a lesser 5 month introductory deal for like $25.
I honestly can't say if its worth to me or not, but I do it for my wife's birthday as she listens to it all the time.
