Originally Posted by
randix
Other than (ugh) going back to "the desk" and switching to another car, there is no sure way to know that the car you're getting has a WORKING sat radio. Some locations opt for sat coverage more than others. Example: I find most of the cars in the SJC location (and off site locations) have it, while most of the cars in the SAN location don't. My solution? I have a portable XM Radio that I use as a backup if the rental car I use doesn't offer sat coverage. Guess it depends how important it is to you...to me it is (and not for music)
Yeah, definitely not worth the hassle of going back inside, especially if it's not going to amount to anything. I have a portable XM player too but it needs the external antenna to be effective. It just isn't worth undoing my car kit every time I travel. Thanks for the input, though.