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XM Satellite Down (Noon Monday May 21st) Update 12:27EDT: XM diagnostics report that there is no signal coming from XM satellite #1, but that satellite #2 is still functioning. XM launched new, more powerful satellites in 2005 (“Rhythm”) and 2006 (“Blues”), keeping the older 2 satellites (“Rock” and “Roll”) as backup. Update 2 (1:27pm EDT): One user at XMFan.com said they finally got a service rep on the phone, who said that XM was doing a "software update" on the satellite. They said that reception should be back in a couple of hours. Sounds a little "fishy" for mid-day on a Monday. Other customers say they have been told on the phone that it might be a couple days before they can get things back online. That suggests they may have to switch back to one of the older satellites. ________________________ Here is an old news article on problems with the original XM satellite solar panels from 2002, and how they may degrade early: Scrambled signals for XM Satellite (C\Net News.com)
Dr. John Moffett is an active research neuroscientist in the Washington, DC area, who has published articles on the nervous and immune systems. Dr. Moffett is also the author and webmaster of the political opinion website www.Factinista.org, and is a Managing Editor at OpEdNews.com.
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