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john smith wrote:

Some posters have written that XM goes inactive if you haven't used it
in so many days.
How do they know when you use it? It is a one-way system!!!
You call to activate it and your receiver unlock code it included in the
downlink stream, correct?
Why would XM delete your unlock code from the downlink stream if you are
paying your subscription?


I'm not sure about the "inactivity timer," but why would you want to
continue to pay if you're not using it?

There have been activation issues unrelated to any inactivity timer, at
least when using the WxWorx receiver (which most portable XM weather
systems use.) The WxWorx receiver apparently "loses" the activation at
random, and you must re-activate. I haven't had a problem with mine,
and I haven't heard about it from others as much lately, so perhaps
WxWorx has fixed the problem. I understand that the real problem was
XM's method for the activation itself, and the receiver's ability to
retain that activation.



JKG