Sirius/XM Radio renewal - cancel auto renewal

I did the same thing, but I got them down to $85.00, What a P.I.A.! I also went through the same crap with Norton $179. renewal for 1 computer, NO, I went to Amazon, found same product, 1 disk 3 computers $29 bucks, I bought 3, and all 9 of the household computers are protected! All for $90 bucks! Ten bucks a computer!

 

Where I live, XM has reception only 40-60% of time. Since I'm on the 3 month free trial, the sales rep called and we discussed the amount of time the system worked in the mountains and they offered a monthly rate of $4.95.

 

Paradox, how often have you done this? I've heard from some who were able to do that twice and then XM called their bluff.

 

I won't deal with this company. I was told unequivocally I would not be auto-renewed. Then when expiration rolled around they attempted to do just that anyway, and the only impediment was my credit card number had changed. Just don't want to deal them, too oily, too much nonsense. Up here reception's very spotty, anyway.

Sadly, it's becoming the norm though.

 

I've called them, even signed up for emails etc... They've never once shown any interest in giving me any kind of deal to keep my xm account going. I had a 6 month trial when I bought the car new, after that they basically just blew me off. Ok whatever.

 

I did it for about 4 years with two cars. One time the guy tried to stonewall me saying you can't do back to back promos. I said Ok, called back in and spoke to someone else who gave it to me no problem.

I did cancel both at the end of September. Call me a knuckle dragged, but I liked Opie and Anthony and the new show isn't good. So I'm trying no sat radio for now. I might go back for music. While there are plenty of streaming services, trying to navigate Spotify while driving is not a good idea. Head unit integration is key.

 

As long as we travel cross-country at least twice a year like we do now, SiriusXM will probably be in our future. It was so nice on our first trip back in September to not have to constantly search for channels compared to previous trips. And not have to settle on whatever we could find. During the trip, we got hooked on Phlash Phelps (60's On 6), The Highway (58) and even Blue Collar Radio (97). It was also nice to have the news at our fingertips. Is it worth full price for Select @ $15/mo? Probably not, but I guess I'd give up our Verizon Jetpack before SiriusXM. So far we haven't experienced a serious lack of reception except for some canyons in Montana/Wyoming and forests in Northern Wisconsin.​

 

Then make sure it isn't a bluff.

Whether through cancellation or suspension, I have service shut down each winter, outside of my normal road trip season for that car. I just don't listen to it enough when driving closer to home to make it worthwhile year round, even at half price. So they already know I'm not bluffing.

 

And I can probably do that as long as I'm not on the road. I guess when it comes up for renewal, I'll just call to cancel and see what happens. Trouble is I think it's worth full price.