# Could I get Satellite Radio in Australia?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 13, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-get-satellite-radio-in-australia/445147 "2008-04-13T11:59:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-get-satellite-radio-in-australia/445147/1 "2008-04-13T11:59:26Z")

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As far as I can tell, we don’t have satellite radio here in Australia- certainly, I’m not aware of Sirius or XM equipment available for sale here (and if it was, we’d probably sell it at work or at least be aware of it).

But, I have wondered: What if I went to the US and bought a Sirius or XM satellite radio receiver, and set up an account (using a friend’s address or something) and paid the appropriate fees… would I be able to use the radio (ie receive broadcasts) here in Australia, or would I be listening to static a lot?

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**Author:** ![E72521](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@E72521](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E72521)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-get-satellite-radio-in-australia/445147/2 "2008-04-13T12:04:59Z")

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[http://www.dogstarradios.com/sirasasecoma.html](http://www.dogstarradios.com/sirasasecoma.html)

You can listen with a high speed internet connection and US $7.95/month.

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**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-get-satellite-radio-in-australia/445147/3 "2008-04-13T13:35:24Z")

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I don’t think so. You’re on the other side of the world (literally), and the satellite that’s beaming down XM and/or Sirius content to us can’t wrap the signal around the Earth and beam it to the other hemisphere.