gfxdave99 Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/22/sirius-xm-confirms-rate-hike-coming/ If you love your Sirius or XM satellite service, now is the time to re-up your subscription for another three years. The newly unified Sirius XM is charging $2 for additional subscriptions and adding another $2.99 fee for Internet radio. The Internet radio feature does add a 128k premium feed option, which is nice. Subscribers can avoid the price hike by locking in their service before March 11. The increases are seen as a way for Sirius XM to raise money to fund its massive piles of debt. The satellite radio conglomerate wins either way; if you rush to lock in rates, the company gets an immediate cash infusion. If you wait and subscribe for more money, your individual subscription will bring in more money than it did before. We're obviously not too thrilled about this news, especially since it comes on the heels of a competition-killing merger. But to be fair, the two companies kept prices steady for many years, and that's not sustainable forever. If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough. - Mario Andretti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 And if you leave they get nothing Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfxdave99 Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 And if you leave they get nothing Well yes, of course if you tell them to take a long walk off a short pier and get a slacker then its all good. However I figured it might save people a few bucks if they plan on keeping it If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough. - Mario Andretti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I have sirius right now, but seeing how I just picked up a slacker portable unit, I am pretty sure I know what I will be doing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backlash Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I wonder if i can qualify for the lifetime sub before the rate hike... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatbastard Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I just called the other day to "cancel" after reading a few threads on slickdeals. After about five minutes they offered me $77/yr on the first radio and 3 free months on the second. I think it is only good for a year but I can cancel again next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarko Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I just called the other day to "cancel" after reading a few threads on slickdeals. After about five minutes they offered me $77/yr on the first radio and 3 free months on the second. I think it is only good for a year but I can cancel again next year. I've contemplated canceling to get the better price also. I hadn't until recently though. And shhhhh, don't tip people off to SD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I just called the other day to "cancel" after reading a few threads on slickdeals. After about five minutes they offered me $77/yr on the first radio and 3 free months on the second. I think it is only good for a year but I can cancel again next year. Also, the "ZWINBACK" code still worked for me, as of mid-november, for that yearly rate. http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=76158&highlight=zwinback I'd thought about getting another XM, but the Slacker's got me, now. <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon in CT Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I have sirius right now, but seeing how I just picked up a slacker portable unit, I am pretty sure I know what I will be doing...I'm pretty sure I know what you you won't be doing - listening to news/weather/sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 ^ Yep. That's really the big drawback of Slacker. But if one doesn't use XM for such services (sports/weather/news/talk) - and listen only to music - it's a viable alternative. <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rao Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Well yes, of course if you tell them to take a long walk off a short pier and get a slacker then its all good. However I figured it might save people a few bucks if they plan on keeping it It is good information Rob IF YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR CAR YOU SHOULD NEVER DRIVE IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfiend Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Why would you pay for this when there are already hundreds (er.. thousands) of internet radio steams already available for free? Many of which are >128kbps... I am still thinking of cancelling my Sirius subscription. The fact that internet users will be getting better quality audio than my satellite receiver is another reason to axe the service. Or when you can listen to sirius online at ~36k for free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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