XM Subscibtion

SPlautz · 11-08-2009, 10:18 PM

XM is like cell phone companies. Anyone paying full price is a fool. What I do is call them up, and say I want to cancel. They will connect you to their retentions department where you can "negotiate" a fair deal and learn how much they are really willing to sell the service for.
I've had Sprint for over 10 years for cell phone service. Through heavy negotiating at every contract renewal, I now pay less than $12/mo for service that others are paying over $70/mo for. lol

philobeddoe · 11-08-2009, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SPlautz

XM is like cell phone companies. Anyone paying full price is a fool. What I do is call them up, and say I want to cancel. They will connect you to their retentions department where you can "negotiate" a fair deal and learn how much they are really willing to sell the service for.
I've had Sprint for over 10 years for cell phone service. Through heavy negotiating at every contract renewal, I now pay less than $12/mo for service that others are paying over $70/mo for. lol

+1 ... paying full boat is for gentiles

i love the satellite radio service

can it be better? yes
will it get cheaper ... hope so

will it be around in six or seven years ... yeah

dc202 · 11-10-2009, 12:24 AM

I guess you roll the dice and take your chances. Wall Street has pegged Sirius/XM as a penny stock. That, and the fact that their customer service is beneath contempt, speaks volumes to me.

Carnutt · 11-11-2009, 08:17 PM

I wrote this on another forum: I did a lifetime subscription to Sirius (DISCLAIMER: they still run as separate companies). When it came time to change cars they would not let me transfer it. I told them that this was never explained to me at the time of the subscription and pressed them on it. They relunctantly allowed me to transfer it to another car with a $70 "transfer fee". The net result is not much savings over a regular yearly plan. The company even after the merger is in financial terouble; their stock sells for less than $1/ share and who knows if they'll be taken over or survive. My advise: don't buy the lifetime subscription.
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philobeddoe · 11-12-2009, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by dc202

I guess you roll the dice and take your chances. Wall Street has pegged Sirius/XM as a penny stock. That, and the fact that their customer service is beneath contempt, speaks volumes to me.

yeah, the customer service is a abysmal

when i had an issue, i called the dealership and they intervened

11-08-2009, 10:18 PM	#11
SPlautz Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia Beach VA Posts: 14 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: V Package: Adv. Technology Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: XM Subscibtion XM is like cell phone companies. Anyone paying full price is a fool. What I do is call them up, and say I want to cancel. They will connect you to their retentions department where you can "negotiate" a fair deal and learn how much they are really willing to sell the service for. I've had Sprint for over 10 years for cell phone service. Through heavy negotiating at every contract renewal, I now pay less than $12/mo for service that others are paying over $70/mo for. lol

11-10-2009, 12:24 AM	#13
dc202 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 200 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: III Package: Navigation Thanks: 105 Thanked 17 Times in 13 Posts Friends: 0	Re: XM Subscibtion I guess you roll the dice and take your chances. Wall Street has pegged Sirius/XM as a penny stock. That, and the fact that their customer service is beneath contempt, speaks volumes to me.

11-11-2009, 08:17 PM	#14
Carnutt Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: SW USA Posts: 83 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: Solar Roof Thanks: 5 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Friends: 1	Re: XM Subscibtion I wrote this on another forum: I did a lifetime subscription to Sirius (DISCLAIMER: they still run as separate companies). When it came time to change cars they would not let me transfer it. I told them that this was never explained to me at the time of the subscription and pressed them on it. They relunctantly allowed me to transfer it to another car with a $70 "transfer fee". The net result is not much savings over a regular yearly plan. The company even after the merger is in financial terouble; their stock sells for less than $1/ share and who knows if they'll be taken over or survive. My advise: don't buy the lifetime subscription. __________________ __________________ 2010 Prius IV: Blizzard Pearl with Nav.,Solar roof pkg., window tint 2009 Infiniti G37 Journey Coupe: Red with Premium pkg., Nav., wood pkg.,window tint