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Sirius XM Free Event thru September 6

Sirius XM Free Event thru September 6

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by: donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator  OP 
~ 7 years ago   Aug 24, '16 7:52pm  
Their commercial starts off by addressing everyone with inactive SiriusXM radios. I didn't buy one but it came with my SUV and I only kept it to listen to Stern. That got old, and then I upgraded vehicles and now have HD radio, etc., plus I can listen to my audible novels while I drive. I just don't have a need for satellite radio and, I suspect, many others share my view and they are seeing a decline in sales. 4951
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beastmode Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 7 years ago   Aug 24, '16 8:11pm  
I like Sirius have had it since 05. I agree though, the market has changed since I signed up in 05. Too many options out there for free music and radio. I posted on here I bought a lifetime subscription in 05. They do not offer that deal anymore. I got an amazing deal on that one. I just signed up again for an new car and my wife loves it so stuck with that one. If not for both those situations I would not sign up. Great service but you have to love music more than the average person IMO. I did at one time but not that much anymore. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Aug 24, '16 8:16pm  
I just downgraded mine. I have been tempted to cancel it for a while as I only listen to a couple stations. When I went to cancel I saw a much cheaper option that included the stations I like for $6/month so I switched to that. I don't listen to talk show or sports so I have no idea why I ever signed up for that many stations... 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Aug 24, '16 8:26pm  
They are all about haggling. You can ALWAYS talk them down. Never accept their first offer. Just tell them no and they will contact you a week later or even lower the price immediately. I have been dealing with them for 11 years. Anyone who pays their retail price is getting hosed. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Aug 24, '16 8:27pm  
Have had xm since 01ish. I love it alot. We listen to it a lot. I use it when the Astros are playing and I'm in the car. I hardly ever listen to Spotify or Pandora when in the car as it takes to much data. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Aug 24, '16 8:31pm  
I really like the Spectrum and XMU stations. Nothing else like it. Then the Blues and Blue Grass. It's fun when I'm cooking or doing something in the house. 4951
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TexasOma Active Indicator LED Icon 14
~ 7 years ago   Aug 24, '16 8:36pm  
Their commercial starts off by addressing everyone with inactive SiriusXM radios. I didn't buy one but it came with my SUV and I only kept it to listen to Stern. That got old, and then I upgraded vehicles and now have HD radio, etc., plus I can listen to my audible novels while I drive. I just don't have a need for satellite radio and, I suspect, many others share my view and they are seeing a decline in sales.
 
@donnatella:
 
We bought a new truck in March & we're nearing the end of our free period. Hubby loves the satellite radio, I do not! We mostly listen to the 60s station, but it seems they only play from a small list of 60s songs, same song several times a day. And, some of the songs I do not remember at all from my many years of listening to my era of music! I call them from the C or D side of the 45s. (For you young-uns, 45s had A & B sides).
 
And, the DJs do nothing but talk, talk, talk & take calls from people....I'm paying for music, not talk from chatty call-ins! Then, on the weekends they play reruns of the same irritating shows....Cousin Brucie is the most irritating! I holler at the radio ****!
 
Also, everytime you get stuck at a light under a bridge or if the weather is rainy, you lose the satellite radio until it finds a signal!
 
So, I usually end up listening to the same local FM music or AM talk shows, depending on my mood! Sooooo, hubby will probably keep it but I don't really care for it! I have enough music on my tablet that I could blue tooth my own selection of music! 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Aug 24, '16 9:55pm  
DH called and signed me up. He talked to them for about 45 minutes to get it all set.  After two weeks of waiting for it to activate, I called and asked what was going on. They said they had no record of his call.  That was a good 45 minutes down the drain!  I had it free for 18 months after I got my car but really didn't want to pay for radio anyway. I think I'll check out the free event just for kicks. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Aug 24, '16 10:58pm  
I had it in the early days and loved it for my long commutes. Once my work commute got shorter I barely got to use it, so I cancelled it in 2014. I'm using the trial in my new car and I definitely missed it. Yes, there's free music out there, but I love the variety between the stations. I could pick out my own songs, but that's too predictable. I don't have unlimited data, so no Pandora or Iheartradio. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Aug 25, '16 9:36am  
Cousin Brucie is the most irritating! I holler at the radio ****!
 
@TexasOma: Thank you, I was starting to think I was the only one.  I have no idea what he is saying half the time.  I had to listen to him as a kid, I certainly don't have to listen to him now.
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~ 7 years ago   Aug 25, '16 9:38am  
I mostly listen to the Financial or Comedy channels now....but way too many ads for something I pay money for. 4951
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JerryJustice Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 7 years ago   Aug 25, '16 9:48am  
I only ever sway away from the local ESPN channel if I have other people in the car but if not its on all the time. 4951
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~ 7 years ago   Sep 1, '16 4:11pm  
They are all about haggling. You can ALWAYS talk them down. Never accept their first offer. Just tell them no and they will contact you a week later or even lower the price immediately. I have been dealing with them for 11 years. Anyone who pays their retail price is getting hosed.
 
@beastmode: I've never had it but after seeing this post I took advantage of the "free" (that's almost as good as free health ins-lol) the past few days and like it a lot as I got to where I didn't listen to the radio much anymore in the car cause I do not like too many local stations (what happened to 101 KLOL and 97 Rocks? lol). I only listen to music and would like to have these stations in the car as I'm in sales and drive around most of the day.So I called-their best package (forget how many stations-a cpl hundred or so) is $19.99 a mth-told him I just wanted music and their lowest pkg of 80 music stations is $10 a mth-no deals from what he said-I even asked him if I paid upfront for a few years and he said it would be the 10 a mth plus fees and taxes which would be $175 a yr (almost as much fees and taxes as the mthly fee). I moved to Huffman earlier in the year and get NO stations (not even close) in my home stereo and asked about home service. That would be $175 as well with no deals if I get both and pay upfront ($350 a yr).Guess I'll wait (haven't checked online yet) and see if they call me back and want to deal some.Do they have any competition that would work/better pricing for just listening to music?
4951
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~ 7 years ago   Sep 2, '16 9:23am  
Their commercial starts off by addressing everyone with inactive SiriusXM radios. I didn't buy one but it came with my SUV and I only kept it to listen to Stern. That got old, and then I upgraded vehicles and now have HD radio, etc., plus I can listen to my audible novels while I drive. I just don't have a need for satellite radio and, I suspect, many others share my view and they are seeing a decline in sales.
 
@donnatella: I have had my Sirius account since Howard Stern came on board. I really like it. I'm a music geek tho and there is a ton of music on there  Emoticon 
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~ 7 years ago   Sep 2, '16 9:41am  
Since I'm back to working remotely, I ended up cancelling ours. Well, as others said, they counter with such great deals that I ended up getting it for DH's car, since we take that car on road trips and end up in some places where we can't find a radio station to listen to. He seems to be liking it. 4951
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