SiriusXM deal...

[The Last Cowboy]

I now just Bluetooth my mp3s to the Jeeps' Uconnect from my phone. Uninterrupted music, and by definition only what I want to listen to, across every genre that interests me.

That M.O. has positively ruined me for terrestrial radio, which is now almost pointless IMO, and even things like Sirius. It's not just about having to endure the occasional blather by the XM DJs, but also something I call the Cherry Pie Syndrome. Said differently, Sirius does recurringly play the same tired songs, across related channels, that I can hear for free on FM.

Nope. I'm not paying for that.

I’m a Spotify user now. It’s on my phone, so it’s available in every vehicle. No need to buy a receiver, so that justifies a monthly cost in my opinion. Plus I can listen to whatever I’m in a mood to hear, not jist the same 40-50 songs on a loop, like SXM.

Granted, SXM has all those different stations, but they often have overlapping songs, many of which don’t fit the format of the station/channel. I station hopped there as much as I did with AM/FM radio. It was good for a while, but it just doesn’t make sense anymore. Buying a receiver, whether in a car or separately, should get you unlimited access, at least to all the content that has advertising on it.

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[Wbino]

So you guys have convinced me, and I got a trial 3 month deal for $1, and then $29/month afterwards. When should I attempt to cancel to get this $5/month deal?

When your trial is over call the number and if it's the same as my experience a automated prompt will ask you what your calling for. Say you want to lower your monthly payment and see what the response is. Not sure if you need to wait till you get hit with the first full month of $29 first before you call though.

 

[The Last Cowboy]

I cancelled online. Within a few days they were calling offering $5 a month. I never answered those calls. Now it's mail every 2 weeks with the same low monthly price, but only for a year.

About 10 years ago, I told them to sign me up for $5 a month for as long as I wanted to pay it, vs going back and forth at cancellation time, they refused. This issue alone makes the whole subscription seem scamy. They would have a lot more subscribers at a flat $5 monthly fee, and therefore more overall revenue. Plus the added value to those who advertise having a larger audience. Yes, get off the music channels, and the adds are as bad as AM/FM.

But, I've moved on since then, and will no longer pay for a subscription, no matter how inexpensive.

 

[Wbino]

I miss the Real Don Steele and Robert W. Morgan shows on Boss 93 KHJ.

The old WNEW.FM 102.7 from NYC was my teenage into adulthood radio station, till they went bye-bye like all the good old radio stations.
That was the station I was listening to live the night John Lennon was killed.
I was 20 miles away in the outer borough.

 

[morph860]

I'm in on this plan: https://care.siriusxm.com/subscribe/checkout/flepz?programcode=36FOR99SELECT

It came out to $111.83 after taxes and fees ($3.11/month)

 

[Ratbert]

So you guys have convinced me, and I got a trial 3 month deal for $1, and then $29/month afterwards. When should I attempt to cancel to get this $5/month deal?

Set a reminder to cancel it in 89 days. You don't want to be paying that stupidly high $29/month.

"OK Google, remind me to cancel XM in 89 days"

 

[Ratbert]

Not sure if you need to wait till you get hit with the first full month of $29 first before you call though.

@GinaC would be too late if she waited for the first $29 bill. She needs to cancel before that hits her credit card.

 

[GinaC]

Darnit, if I had only waited to subscribe until after seeing this. Now it only tells me "you already have a subscription".

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