Satellite Radio - Works in India ?

amitoj · 15th April 2005, 23:14

Hey fellas... was jus browsing the worldspace forums... apparently, u can get a Tongshi - DambR set that can be installed in a car and will catch worldspace in your car!! But u cant get it from the WorldSpace centers in india...u will havta get it from the net...
Tongshi link : http://www.radio-hundred.com/damb-r.htm
Link to WS Forum : http://www.worldspaceasia.com/module...er=asc&start=0

Cheers
Amitoj

Steeroid · 17th June 2005, 12:17

Hey guys

Got myself a Tongshi DAMB-R (recommended by Amitoj) as a loyalty reward on my credit card...it comes with a stand for the receiver inside the car and a magnetic stand for the antenna. Will check out the car usage and let you know, but coverage for the AsiaStar bouquet is not as good as those for other satellites here in Dubai and I've subscribed to the asian package...

PS: Can the USB cable used to record the programmes on to your hard disk in the mp3 format? If yes, how good is the encoding?

5u3zEr0 · 17th June 2005, 17:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by navin

does XM exist in India?

I am afraid not. I guess we still have to wait for the likes of XM or Sirius satellite radio with so many speciality channels to choose from, in a car!

hrag · 17th June 2005, 18:31

Hmm. According to

http://www.worldspaceasia.com/module...iewtopic&p=814

there's a gentleman who claims to have bought this Tongshi unit for his car in Hyderabad for 15K.

I have a 10 CD MP3 changer but would not mind a good mix of radio stations for the times when I'm not choosy.

hrag

Steeroid · 17th June 2005, 22:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by hrag

Hmm. According to

http://www.worldspaceasia.com/module...iewtopic&p=814

there's a gentleman who claims to have bought this Tongshi unit for his car in Hyderabad for 15K.

People in Hyderabad must be making a lot of money, because the same thing retails out here with a Gold Subscription for about Rs.6,000/-

navin · 18th June 2005, 11:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by X-Machine

True....all these FM channels need to have 60% of the songs in hindi for the mass listeners.That truly sucks.

Is this mandated? by whom AIR? why not let the publc deicde what they want to hear? MTV and VTV have been quite succesful in pushing Hindi-pop. I thought it was the pubic that forced the change not a GOI body's (not sure which) ruling.

Insane Devil · 2nd July 2005, 17:22

hey guys,
bought a WorldSpace G*HANZ reciver for my home a couple of months back, and i found out that some people have been using the World Space in their car via antennas from abroad. They are special kinda, and they r not up to the mark, i.e they dont work clear under trees, and they dont work at all in basements.

From what the dealer i bought from, told me , is that they might be coming out with a proper Car setup sometime later this year. As of today, WorldSpace doesnt have a CAR KIT anywhere in the World.

~~VinZ~~ · 17th June 2006, 03:41

Heei guys ...

Can anyone tell me about the Xm and sirius satellite radio receiving from india ....... hw wud b the clarity if it is there ....

Thanks............

devarshi84 · 17th June 2006, 04:07

No

Sirius and Xm wont work in INdia.

But India has a better service by the name worldspace.

the only drawback is high-quality receivers.

~~VinZ~~ · 17th June 2006, 04:20

Thank you devarshi84........ yea i know about hte worldspace ... Infact i have the receiver back in bangalore.. Just that i wanted know about this xm and sirius ... in that case if this works i was planning to get some plug n play car receivers kit ...

Anyways, that's of no use in india so i wouldnt waste ma money on that ..

devarshi84 · 17th June 2006, 04:58

while All the three are satelite radio companies, there is something that doesnt make the units run on each other.

I read an article on this one a long time back. Though something maybe out soon which runs all the three satelite radio station services and then the true potential of satelite radio will be extracted.

jkdas · 17th June 2006, 10:23

Worldspace needs stationary antenna and XM,Sirius can be heard while you travel. right?

navin · 17th June 2006, 10:39

Right JK. No XM, HD, or Sirrus in India. Given the state of our FM I wont expect it anytime soon either.

devarshi84 · 17th June 2006, 11:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkdas

Worldspace needs stationary antenna and XM,Sirius can be heard while you travel. right?

Wrong. even worldspace can be heard while travelling. Infact worldspace has better and stronger coverage than the two.

It's just that Worldspace is not taking the market seriously.

And xm and sirius cannot come to India because their satelite's are not present aboe our country.

rsjaurr · 17th June 2006, 11:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by devarshi84

Wrong. even worldspace can be heard while travelling. Infact worldspace has better and stronger coverage than the two.

It's just that Worldspace is not taking the market seriously.

And xm and sirius cannot come to India because their satelite's are not present aboe our country.

really!!!!!!!! Few months i asked its dealer whether it can be installed in car? And he said no as it needs antenna which is to be installed on roof top.

So devarshi,where will u install this antenna on car??If it can be,i will go for it.

15th April 2005, 23:14	#16
amitoj Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Windham, NH USA Posts: 3,348 Thanked: 3,105 Times View My Garage	Tongshi DambR Hey fellas... was jus browsing the worldspace forums... apparently, u can get a Tongshi - DambR set that can be installed in a car and will catch worldspace in your car!! But u cant get it from the WorldSpace centers in india...u will havta get it from the net... Tongshi link : http://www.radio-hundred.com/damb-r.htm Link to WS Forum : http://www.worldspaceasia.com/module...er=asc&start=0 Cheers Amitoj
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17th June 2005, 12:17	#17
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,751 Times	Tongshi DAMB-R Hey guys Got myself a Tongshi DAMB-R (recommended by Amitoj) as a loyalty reward on my credit card...it comes with a stand for the receiver inside the car and a magnetic stand for the antenna. Will check out the car usage and let you know, but coverage for the AsiaStar bouquet is not as good as those for other satellites here in Dubai and I've subscribed to the asian package... PS: Can the USB cable used to record the programmes on to your hard disk in the mp3 format? If yes, how good is the encoding?
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17th June 2005, 18:31	#19
hrag BANNED Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bangalore / Madras Posts: 1,982 Thanked: 31 Times	Hmm. According to http://www.worldspaceasia.com/module...iewtopic&p=814 there's a gentleman who claims to have bought this Tongshi unit for his car in Hyderabad for 15K. I have a 10 CD MP3 changer but would not mind a good mix of radio stations for the times when I'm not choosy. hrag Last edited by hrag : 17th June 2005 at 18:33.
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2nd July 2005, 17:22	#22
Insane Devil BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 987 Thanked: 173 Times View My Garage	hey guys, bought a WorldSpace G*HANZ reciver for my home a couple of months back, and i found out that some people have been using the World Space in their car via antennas from abroad. They are special kinda, and they r not up to the mark, i.e they dont work clear under trees, and they dont work at all in basements. From what the dealer i bought from, told me , is that they might be coming out with a proper Car setup sometime later this year. As of today, WorldSpace doesnt have a CAR KIT anywhere in the World.
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17th June 2006, 03:41	#23
~~VinZ~~ BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 288 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	Satellite receivers - XM and Sirius --- Does these work in india? Heei guys ... Can anyone tell me about the Xm and sirius satellite radio receiving from india ....... hw wud b the clarity if it is there .... Thanks............
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17th June 2006, 04:07	#24
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	No Sirius and Xm wont work in INdia. But India has a better service by the name worldspace. the only drawback is high-quality receivers.
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17th June 2006, 04:20	#25
~~VinZ~~ BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 288 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	Thank you devarshi84........ yea i know about hte worldspace ... Infact i have the receiver back in bangalore.. Just that i wanted know about this xm and sirius ... in that case if this works i was planning to get some plug n play car receivers kit ... Anyways, that's of no use in india so i wouldnt waste ma money on that ..
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17th June 2006, 04:58	#26
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 211 Times View My Garage	while All the three are satelite radio companies, there is something that doesnt make the units run on each other. I read an article on this one a long time back. Though something maybe out soon which runs all the three satelite radio station services and then the true potential of satelite radio will be extracted.
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17th June 2006, 10:23	#27
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,492 Times View My Garage	Worldspace needs stationary antenna and XM,Sirius can be heard while you travel. right? Last edited by jkdas : 17th June 2006 at 10:27.
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17th June 2006, 10:39	#28
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,199 Thanked: 9,306 Times	Right JK. No XM, HD, or Sirrus in India. Given the state of our FM I wont expect it anytime soon either.
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