You'll probably have to buy a separate receiver and run it into the AUX input.
Actually we have free digital over the air broadcasting in the states as well - HD Radio, which also comes standard on the 124. Depending on one's market you can either receive a bunch of HD stations or a few. I operate a public radio network and we have 3 HD channels on our stations. A mixed NPR format, all-classical, and all news/talk. Love the technology and wouldn't have bought the car if it didn't have it.Well I didn't even know what XM was, I had to Google it...it's the Satellite subscription radio by Sirius in the USA/Canada. Over here in the UK we have free DAB (digitial audio broadcasting) which I guess is the nearest equivalent except it's broadcastr from terrestriak masts, not satellites. How much does a subscription cost and is it worth it as compared to picking up internet radio over your cellphone and sending it to the car via Bluetooth? Just curious. And another thing, do radio receivers in the US still only show odd numbered frequencies? 15 years ago I lived in NJ and remember WDHA 105.5, WNEW 102.7, etc. and it was pointless buying a car radio in the US for use in the UK because it wouldn't pick up Capital 95.8, Absolute 105.8
I don't think the base Classica has HD. I only listen to one station though and they don't broadcast in HD anyway, so no loss I guess.Actually we have free digital over the air broadcasting in the states as well - HD Radio, which also comes standard on the 124. Depending on one's market you can either receive a bunch of HD stations or a few. I operate a public radio network and we have 3 HD channels on our stations. A mixed NPR format, all-classical, and all news/talk. Love the technology and wouldn't have bought the car if it didn't have it.
It's not satellite radio, though. It's just streaming over the cell network - which is fine if that's what you're after. The advantage of Sirius is supposed to be that it's available anywhere due to being beamed from a geostationary satellite.I downloaded the Sirius app to my Iphone, and just blue tooth it. The app is $5/mo. and works great.
Any chance that app pipes traffic data to the Nav system?I downloaded the Sirius app to my Iphone, and just blue tooth it. The app is $5/mo. and works great.
I don't think so. If you could enable Apple Car Play, it might. I don't think it's available on Fiat.Any chance that app pipes traffic data to the Nav system?
If you piggy-back the streaming off an existing Sirius vehicle account it's something like $4.99. If you have to get a separate account (say you already piggy-back off an account for your wife's phone like I currently do) then it is $14.99 a month I believe.Only $5 i thought it was way more than that.
Sirius/XM Tech Support told me the same thing last fall. That their subscription traffic is a channel but according to him, does not interact with factory nav systems. But is that correct? The tech actually did not sound completely certain. Isn't there someone here with factory nav, satellite radio and a satellite traffic subscription who has actual experience??it would be wonderful if you can get the XM live updates to play after this antenna install but all my sources including several calls to Sirrius says XM life traffic does not work with this system. See my comments in the following post in nav card , it is what i have found to date.. the picture is from FCA training in reference to the 124 that someone provided to me.
http://www.124spider.org/forum/26-e...53-navigation-sd-card-225-a-7.html#post148505