Sirius

[makurz]

I have noticed more brief cutouts in the R than I had in my JSW. I can't really say it is caused by obstacles (like trees) it just seems to happen randomly, but more often.

I have experienced the same issue in the past with Sirius cutting out for a second (just long enough to notice). I thought I was crazy at first and kept dismissing it due to obstructions (trees, overpasses). Only till I saw it occur going over bridges with no obstructions did I realize it wasn't me. Dealership told me prior to picking it up from service to contact SIRIUS and request them to send a "boost signal". I never did call them. When I picked up the car, I could tell the RNS-315 had been re-initialized and the problem has not reappeared since.

[droopy1592]

Starting to use pandora more often. My trips are short and there is too much compression/loss of range with sirius now. It sounded much better when I had my 2004 a4. Now it just sucks.

[goforit2007]

I have not encountered the Sirius problems many of you speak of BUT then again, I have not yet ventured out of Illinois.Wisconsin area with my car either.. lol

[luckeydoug1]

Not a fan of Sirius at all. Definitely not enough stations I care to listen to, esp for the $$. (Maybe 3, 4 at the most). I also hate all of the mail I receive from them for renewals, etc (with 4 newer VWs, this mail starts accumulating rapidly).

I will definitely tell the dealership NOT to activate this on my next new VW.

[DaLeadBull]

They've been calling me everyday, multiple times a day since my subscription ran out. I really rarely used it when I had it, I just prefer listening to my music than the crap that they play. I also don't drive long enough to listen to the talk shows.

They've literally been calling me at least 3 times a day. lol

[VeRmont VW]

any RNS-510 owners out there having problems with Sirius Traffic ? All my other Sirius Travel Link features work fine (gas prices, weather, movies and sports scores) but traffic seems to either take a very long time to load - 5 or 6 minutes - or sometimes not load at all ? The last 2 mornings i drove to work (about a 20 minutes drive) with NO traffic on my map at all but it was working on the way home last night..

I called Sirius AGAIN and they told me to do a factory reset - which i did - lost all my presets (phone, radio and Nav) and still i drove to work his morning with no traffic data.. anybody any thoughts ?

[Angina]

any RNS-510 owners out there having problems with Sirius Traffic ? All my other Sirius Travel Link features work fine (gas prices, weather, movies and sports scores) but traffic seems to either take a very long time to load - 5 or 6 minutes - or sometimes not load at all ? The last 2 mornings i drove to work (about a 20 minutes drive) with NO traffic on my map at all but it was working on the way home last night..

I called Sirius AGAIN and they told me to do a factory reset - which i did - lost all my presets (phone, radio and Nav) and still i drove to work his morning with no traffic data.. anybody any thoughts ?

i'm about to install my RNS-510... and my free subscription expires today. So how do I get my subscription renewed (hopefully after haggling for lower rates) and then transferred over to my new unit? And can I haggle the Travel Link subscription price? I don't plan on keeping the music stations, just want Travel Link on the RNS-510..

[VeRmont VW]

i'm about to install my RNS-510... and my free subscription expires today. So how do I get my subscription renewed (hopefully after haggling for lower rates) and then transferred over to my new unit? And can I haggle the Travel Link subscription price? I don't plan on keeping the music stations, just want Travel Link on the RNS-510..

A couple thoughts - when i replace with my rns315 with the 510 i got another 3 months of Sirius for free. I guess it depends if its a new unit or used. Peteski units are new.

Its a huge hassle to get the Sirius travel link turned on but its doable. Sirius has these radios MIS-coded in there system. call 855 260-5969 for advanced tech support and just keep pushing.

I have not seen or heard ANYBODY getting discounts on travel link - onoly on radio subscriptions

dont forget - rns 510 needs a seperate bluetooth unit AND it requires a decent amout of VAG COM work to get everything sorted with no fault codes .. lemme know if u need some help..

[Angina]

A couple thoughts - when i replace with my rns315 with the 510 i got another 3 months of Sirius for free. I guess it depends if its a new unit or used. Peteski units are new.

Its a huge hassle to get the Sirius travel link turned on but its doable. Sirius has these radios MIS-coded in there system. call 855 260-5969 for advanced tech support and just keep pushing.

I have not seen or heard ANYBODY getting discounts on travel link - onoly on radio subscriptions

dont forget - rns 510 needs a seperate bluetooth unit AND it requires a decent amout of VAG COM work to get everything sorted with no fault codes .. lemme know if u need some help..

ok thanks! I got the peteski unit (and the bluetooth module) 2 months ago, but its still sitting in my house. haha.

[VeRmont VW]

ok thanks! I got the peteski unit (and the bluetooth module) 2 months ago, but its still sitting in my house. haha.

He is a Great guy to deal with - the units are brand new and i've called him on more than one occasion for "tech support" -

[phastman]

Do you have to call to cancel the free trial or does it automatically expire?

[Cortexiphan]

Do you have to call to cancel the free trial or does it automatically expire?

It auto-expires. and when you click on the sat button it will just show you a phone number to call if you want to renew.

[phastman]

Sweet - thanks for the info.

[.:R-Newbie]

Id renew for $90 a year... I will push for the 6 month deal though... and just continue to use that if possible.

[EZ]

Mine expired about two weeks ago. Just got an offer in the mail for 6 months for $25.

[goforit2007]

Mine expired about two weeks ago. Just got an offer in the mail for 6 months for $25.

^ seems to be a common offer they have in place so I plan to let mine expire and wait for a deal like this to show up!

[Angina]

Mine expired about two weeks ago. Just got an offer in the mail for 6 months for $25.

does this include sirius traffic? (not Travel Link - i know this is separate)