Best Deal on Sirius XM Radio?
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Best Deal on Sirius XM Radio?
Anyone got a good deal on Sirius XM Radio for the Q5? Mine expired after the 3 month trial and I was wondering.. because they called me and offer me 29.95 for 6 months of service.
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Sirius ended up sending me four different letters over the course of about 2 months. The first two were prior to the 3-month trial, and offered renewal at full price (around $149/year). A couple weeks after the trial expired, they sent a letter offering two months free on a renewal. Finally, after just over 1 month past expiration, they sent me a $77/ 1 year renewal letter.
I'd been holding out for it just to see if they would send me one, and was going to finally renew. I though about it for a while, and then came to the conclusion that it would just be easier for me to get the lifetime Sirius subscription for the car. It was $499 (up from the previous $399, and add $75 for music royalties), so a better deal than the full subscription, but not if you could get $77 / year, every year. I'd just decided that I didn't feel like haggling every year to get the $77 deal, and the lifetime then made sense. Mind you, the traffic program does not have a lifetime offer, so you need to renew annually, and at a separate cost ($3 / month, IIRC)
Good luck with whatever you do.
I'd been holding out for it just to see if they would send me one, and was going to finally renew. I though about it for a while, and then came to the conclusion that it would just be easier for me to get the lifetime Sirius subscription for the car. It was $499 (up from the previous $399, and add $75 for music royalties), so a better deal than the full subscription, but not if you could get $77 / year, every year. I'd just decided that I didn't feel like haggling every year to get the $77 deal, and the lifetime then made sense. Mind you, the traffic program does not have a lifetime offer, so you need to renew annually, and at a separate cost ($3 / month, IIRC)
Good luck with whatever you do.
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Sirius. Seriously?
I really wanted to like Sirius, but, sadly, I didn't. I found the audio quality and the programming really lacking. The Los Angeles broadcast stations (free) are miles ahead of anything Sirius is beaming down, and they don't disappear when driving under trees (seriously? who puts up with paying for that?).
What is really surprising, however, is how lame Sirius's retention marketing efforts are. They should go to school on DirecTV. There's a company that knows how to get and keep customers.
Sirius is just too expensive for the value it offers, IMO. I sure wouldn't buy a "lifetime subscription." I don't think they're a good long-term bet.
What is really surprising, however, is how lame Sirius's retention marketing efforts are. They should go to school on DirecTV. There's a company that knows how to get and keep customers.
Sirius is just too expensive for the value it offers, IMO. I sure wouldn't buy a "lifetime subscription." I don't think they're a good long-term bet.
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I really wanted to like Sirius, but, sadly, I didn't. I found the audio quality and the programming really lacking. The Los Angeles broadcast stations (free) are miles ahead of anything Sirius is beaming down, and they don't disappear when driving under trees (seriously? who puts up with paying for that?).
What is really surprising, however, is how lame Sirius's retention marketing efforts are. They should go to school on DirecTV. There's a company that knows how to get and keep customers.
Sirius is just too expensive for the value it offers, IMO. I sure wouldn't buy a "lifetime subscription." I don't think they're a good long-term bet.
What is really surprising, however, is how lame Sirius's retention marketing efforts are. They should go to school on DirecTV. There's a company that knows how to get and keep customers.
Sirius is just too expensive for the value it offers, IMO. I sure wouldn't buy a "lifetime subscription." I don't think they're a good long-term bet.
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Sirius is way out of line
Today I tried to get a decent price with a phone rep. The cheapest she would go was about $150 for a year. She got kind of surly when I said that I would not really be using it enough to justify the cost. I told her that where I live in the NYC area the Sirius signal keeps dropping everytime I pass a high building, overhead bridge, etc. She threatened that if I did not renew the Sirius signal would just stop when the trial was up and then where would I be. I told her I'd be reight where I am now: depending on the broadcast stations for continuous recpetion. I can't see paying $150 a year to have a favorite song chopped up maybe ten times in the course of the one song - it is torally unacceptable in my view. Gotta say once I get out of town on a highway it is much better, but I don't drive very far these days.
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Call the right number (one is for Sirius, other for XM), hit the appropriate keys for a cancelling customer as noted, talk to a representative, done in 10 minutes for the $77 + taxes.
Only issue is there isn't a deal for the real-time traffic, I think I had to pay $4 a month for it (almost half the cost of the Sirius package!).
Call the right number (one is for Sirius, other for XM), hit the appropriate keys for a cancelling customer as noted, talk to a representative, done in 10 minutes for the $77 + taxes.
Only issue is there isn't a deal for the real-time traffic, I think I had to pay $4 a month for it (almost half the cost of the Sirius package!).
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The "$77 deal" seems to be commonplace:
I permit my trial subscription to lapse last week. Two days ago I got the $77/yr offering via email - - I was planning to stall a bit longer on the renewal process cuz I don't use the Sirius system very much, I experience a lot of drop outs.
One of their conditions is you have to allow them to put you on auto-renewal at the end of the twelve month cycle. I said 'no' and the agent agreed to put me on a paper bill which will be mailed to me. Radio has supposedly been re-activated during the phone call - - I haven't checked yet.
The agent did try to up-sell me on a bunch of stuff.
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One of their conditions is you have to allow them to put you on auto-renewal at the end of the twelve month cycle. I said 'no' and the agent agreed to put me on a paper bill which will be mailed to me. Radio has supposedly been re-activated during the phone call - - I haven't checked yet.
The agent did try to up-sell me on a bunch of stuff.
Prices shown are for the Sirius "Select" package of audio channels and do not include the Sirius "Premier" package, SiriusXM Traffic, SiriusXM Travel Link and SiriusXM Backseat TV. If you have one of these services in your vehicle and wish to renew, call 1-866-635-5013.
* OFFER DETAILS: Activate a prepaid Annual "Select" Subscription Package on your inactive radio and get 50% off the standard published monthly rate of $12.95/month, plus free activation (a $15 value). Other fees and taxes will apply. Service will automatically renew and bill at the then-current rate after your promotional period ends until you call SiriusXM at 1-866-635-2349 to cancel. See SiriusXM Customer Agreement for complete terms at siriusxm.com. Offer cannot be combined with any other and may be modified or terminated at any time. Pricing and programming are subject to change. Offer only available to addressee. SiriusXM U.S. Satellite service available only to those at least 18 years of age in the 48 contiguous USA and DC, with Sirius also available in PR (with coverage limitations), while SiriusXM Internet Radio is available throughout our satellite service area and also AK and HI.
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Just renewed the the traffic only yesterday for $44.95 for a year. I figured after spending $3k for the nav, it wasn't worth not having the integrated traffic. Although I'll miss the 50s station, there is always my iPod.
One thing I have noticed with the traffic though, is that when it gives you an alternate route on a side street due to heavy traffic on your route, it doesn't necessarily help because they don't have traffic information for the side streets. I guess I didn't realize that if it doesn't show green or red, it is because there isn't any traffic data, so don't fall for the alternate all the time.
One thing I have noticed with the traffic though, is that when it gives you an alternate route on a side street due to heavy traffic on your route, it doesn't necessarily help because they don't have traffic information for the side streets. I guess I didn't realize that if it doesn't show green or red, it is because there isn't any traffic data, so don't fall for the alternate all the time.