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Services that don't work in areas without cell reception. This is dumb for an adventure vehicle where the whole point is to get "off the grid". Colorado and many other adventure states are filled with areas with little to no cell reception.
completely agree. I wasn’t saying that it was a good idea to not include SiriusXM. Even in areas of good cell reception such as where I am in Southern California, streaming music can still go in and out. I know people complain about compression, etc., etc. but when you have no music I’d rather have something with compression.
Same here ... for $4/mo its worth in. Plus, you can stream in the home if you use an Amazon/Google device. These days, I use that feature more than in my car!!I have been a Sirius XM subscriber since before the 2 companies merged. Back then I was on the road for work almost 50k miles per year and it was great. That was also before our phones became effective streaming devices. It was nice to have that consistency driving across the country vs. getting cramps in your neck because you always had one hand on the stereo trying to find the next regions‘ NPR
I will say it is not always perfect reception with that either - if you are driving through a canyon with tall mountains on both sides you will likely not have a signal, same if you are driving through dense forest with lots of tree cover. It struggles the most in cities with tall buildings.
I have called to cancel it a few times over the years because I just don’t need it as often and each time they lower my price to get me to stay. So I’m basically paying like $4 a month which doesn’t hurt me and it’s there when I want to use it.
I had read that TuneIn Radio comes on the Rivian system so I downloaded it to try it out. Obviously it requires a cellular signal to work properly, but depending on what you listen to it is definitely a viable alternative to Sirius XM. With our phones able to store so much downloaded content on them now SXM is not so useful. I have like 30 hours of music and podcasts that live on my phone and don’t require a good signal to be played.
Has USB, but you can't play music from it yet.
Can confirm USB isn't just power... I'm sure they'll get around to usb as an audio source eventually, but I wouldn't count on it any time soon.
I think relying on a cell connection makes more sense in the Lucid Air because it”s less likely to be in remote areas without coverage for long periods of time.
I do not know... But are you considering a FM modulator? Those always sound awful, imo. I'd rather use Bluetooth.
very disappointed in their decision. I have my R1T already and we have come across areas with no Network connections (which is most of the areas you will go on adventures in and guess what the back country has no cell service who would have thought) so you are truly traveling and camping in silence. This was a poor choice IMO. Had XM in my Wrangler solely for that reason.
