Hate it/Great Reception/Crap reception

Reception is surprisingly good for a portable.

The reception is incredible but it all stops there

The reception was spotty at best, too, but I got around this by recording music to listen to later

I am very happy with this little gadget - I don't sit close to the window and I get a good signal, once I place it on the docking station with the external antenna, I get wonderful reception

It is nice to have XM radio when traveling so we don't lose radio reception.

Good satelite radio.........good reception with the internal and external antenna.

There are no commercials and you have the ability to record a lot of music on bad reception days or being out of the

Great reception.

The powerconnect to the vehicle electrical system gives interference free reception.

The reception while walking is very good

they have headphones with an antenna built in to improve reception if you are out biking/walking/running.

GETTING USED TO but navigation becomes easier the more you use it (of course).For me the reception is VERY GOOD

My front room faces south and with the home kit and antena in the window I get perfect reception, all the time.

I thought I'd get crappy reception considering my area is in somewhat of a hole

, I lose reception for a moment.

Reception is great with addition of antenna

The radio gets good reception without docking.

If you like a certain show or artist, you can record shows and content internally for use if you have bad reception or if you aren't listening

Portable reception was outstanding but it must be noted that I live in San Diego County and XM has a powerful repeater on a nearby mountain

It could be that San Antonio has good reception from the satellite

Reception is great

I got great reception everywhere with the unit on my belt at my hip.

Given the poor reception and useability issues I have to give it 1 star.

But reception is definitely an issue.

The manual that comes with the XMP3i states that you should point your antenna South to get the best reception

At the beach the reception was great.

This comes in very handy when you are in an area that you cannot get good reception.

It is not quite as portable as you may wish it to be as the need to have the antenna placed in the correct location for good reception can be tricky

It activated quickly and worked very well with good reception hand-held outside as well as indoors with the accessory antenna (included) in a window.

Reception is very good.

In the vehicle cradle (purchased separately), reception is perfect

For the most part I experienced decent reception.

, my route is in a rural area with lots of trees and the reception is great

In most cases, you can put it in the carrying case on your waist, and get good reception

One other note...some of the other reviews mention that reception can be poor.

Hate it/Great Reception/Crap reception

I gets great reception in the home or car dock, but when walking around, the reception will fade in and out if you aren't holding it towards the satellites.

Despite the fact that my train chuggs past several of the terrestrial repeaters, live reception is intermittent.

Hook it up to home audio system with dock/antennae - has long enough cord to bring to a window for positioning for best reception.

I got 3-4 years ago with the Roady2, reception is very reliable except going under underpasses & driving close beside tall buildings (like to a drive-up ATM or a drive-up pharmacy).

Without reliable satellite reception, it's not worth it just for the MP3 player

Reception could be better but unit does function properly

This radio must be facing south, ideally with the antenna mounted outside of a window in order to get decent reception

This radio gets better reception than I thought it would get

In the home cradle, signal reception is kinda flaky

It also has poor reception pretty much anywhere you use it

Even without the base/dock, the built in antenna gets reasonable reception almost anywhere (even indoors)

I understood the limitations of satellite but when I saw this advertised as a portable device I expected better reception and figured I could rely on terrestrial signals