If you don’t have a boat, your experience with SiriusXM is probably limited to the free trial found in most new cars. It’s a good service that gives you hundreds of choices for live radio. You’ll get the best of music and talk, available in your car or streaming through the SXM app.
But, if you’re a boater, you know that SiriusXM is so much more than that. You’ll get advanced weather, fishfinding, and other information. That information is critical to make sure you’re safe. It will also help you have a great time on the water. If you haven’t signed up for SiriusXM for your boat yet, you’ll want to read all the way through this article. Then you’ll want to make sure you contact Signal Connect to hear all about your options.
SiriusXM is more than cellular
Cell phones actually work pretty well on the water. Without anything to block the signal between you and the tower, they give you service up to 10 miles offshore. Add a signal booster and you’ll even get good service below decks. 10 miles offshore is pretty good, and it’s enough for some people. But on the other hand, some folks really want to get away from it all. Get past that 10 mile limit and it might feel like you’re all alone without the information you need. You could choose satellite internet — another option available from Signal Connect, by the way — but it’s pricey. The good news is that there’s a third option.
SiriusXM delivers its services via satellite connection. That means great reception on the open water. It also means you can get a lot further offshore before you start to lose service.
Yeah but how much further?
That’s the meat of this article, isn’t it? Generally speaking you can get SiriusXM service up to 150 miles offshore. That’s enough for folks on the East Coast to visit a whole bunch of island nations and still have service. For folks on the west, you don’t have to worry about losing service as you head to the Channel Islands of Southern California or anywhere you choose to sail.
Of course that number isn’t a guarantee and it might be less during severe weather. But it’s a pretty good estimate of what you’re going to get if you use SiriusXM in your boat.
Curious about SiriusXM?
This is the part of the article I told you to read down to. Signal Connect is one of the country’s leading SiriusXM dealers. We’ve done more satellite activations than anyone else in the country. We can help you decide if SiriusXM is for you. Along the way we can help you with other services you might like. For example, choose satellite TV to get live video up to 50-75 miles off shore. Choose satellite internet from experienced companies like Viasys or brash startups like Starlink. It’s all available from one source: Signal Connect.
Call the experts at Signal Connect. You’ll get real customer service. When you call, the phone rings in our Detroit-area offices where real trained technicians are ready to answer the call. We never use overseas call centers or script readers. We always give you a qualified person who is ready to listen.
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