Not paying $22/month for siriusxm

[lindysalsagal]

Just shook them down again and it was easy. Didn't hesitate to offer me a lower rate.

I get so accustomed to having to drag "customer-no-service" agents through their own job, it was a surprise.

[Sherman A1]

1. I need to do that as well

how low did they go if you don't mind me asking.

[Beakybird]

2. Yes, how low?

[lindysalsagal]

3. $6.50 per month. 1st, he offered me $11, and I didn't answer. Real quick, it dropped to 6.

I told them I don't drive that much anymore, and the sound quality is poor and the selection is repetitive. I don't listen to news that often. It's just not worth $22, and it's not.

[Rorey]

9. Repetitive selection

Exactly.

My son got the service for me as a gift, but I quickly took it over because he doesn't need to do a never-ending gift like that. After I realized that the music channels I liked were basically on a loop, I started listening to MSNBC. But $22 was too much for the little I drive. When I called to cancel, they offered me a $5 rate, but it was just going to be music. I said no. If I didn't get msnbc and cnn I didn't want it at all. Miraculously there happened to be a package that included those channels for the same price as the skimpy one that didn't include them. Go figure.

So basically the customers who realize what kind of game they're playing get a satisfactory rate, and those who assume these businesses are honest pay too much.

[lindysalsagal]

13. Well said. It's like 200 years ago: Haggling was an art form, and expected.

[Rorey]

21. Another thing that irritates me is digital coupons at the grocery store

They're not a problem for people like me because I have the time to go through the process, and I do okay as far as using the internet. It sucks for people who don't have the time or know how to go through that process.

Once again, we have to play their game to get their better prices, while others get ripped off.

[TheBlackAdder]

4. I took them as low as 87% off. Now they are just offering 80% off, and I say no.

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I'm not paying more that $2.75 a month for their service, including free activation.

They're offering $3.25 now. And the answer is NO.

When you allow it to drop, a couple of months later, you'll get a $5 month offer for the year.

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[X07Y39-Alpha]

5. $5/month

I did it easy as can be. Logged in, did a cancel, and the chat window opened and the person on the other end offered me the low price right away!

[hamsterjill]

33. Me, too.

I’ve never paid more than $5 per month.

[Rorey]

6. I only listen when driving, and don't drive all that much these days

I'm okay with $6, and when the year obligation is up I'll shake them down again.

[dameatball]

7. That song and dance gets old though. I just noticed I am back up to $17. Time to do the ritual.

[genxlib]

8. I just dropped them

I got tired of the dance. Between the cost and decrease in driving, it just wasn't worth it. They tried to entice me with lower prices but I was so annoyed that I just wanted to be done with it. I might change my mind when they come back at me with a good offer. Especially if it looks like I have road trips in my future.

I hate that they make you call them to quit. I do so much on the internet these days that it is just an imposition to use a phone. Their customer service hours match up to work hours so it is a pain to find time to do it. I just got aggravated with the whole thing.

[Rorey]

12. I feel the same way.

It's very irritating to have to actually call them, and it's even aggravating to use chat. It's all a ploy to make people just stick with what they have because it's so much trouble to make changes.

Xfinity plays the same game.

[genxlib]

19. It is especially aggravating

Because they are clearly using oversees call centers.

So they are purposely making people work in the middle of the night so that they are only open for business hours here. Seems to me like they could easily expand their hours and actually let people on the other side of the world work normal hours and be available to us at odd hours.

[Rorey]

23. Great points.

[Towlie]

10. It's not like your radio sucks more signal out of their satellite and increases their expense.

 
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And what country do you suppose that script-following agent lives in?

It won't be long before you'll have to do a Turing test to make sure you're talking to a person.

[Rorey]

25. Turing test

I had never heard of it.

[lindysalsagal]

11. I think $5 is good for me because I'm not on cable, and I can listen to msnbc when something breaks

Then, when I'm travelling, I like that I can choose the music for my mood or the time of day, and I don't have to find radio stations as I drive. Half the time they sound like crap, as you approach or leave the broadcast area, or drive behind a mountain.

[Rorey]

15. I enjoy talk radio when I'm on a road trip

For me, it's easier to stay alert, rather than listening to music.

[lindysalsagal]

16. Absolutely. Following the conversation requires you remain alert. Me, too.

[Rorey]

26. I'm looking forward to getting to take a road trip again at some point

I'm not sure I'll be brave enough to do it when the time comes.

[Treefrog]

30. I took one to get my first jab.

Next trip is in May. Same trip! I love road trips.

[Rorey]

31. I used to love road trips

I'm just not sure now.

I'm going to start taking some little day trips around Colorado soon.

I like the actual driving part, but it's the prospect of staying in a hotel again that is bothering me a little. I didn't like it pre-pandemic, and I think I'm worse now.

[Yonnie3]

14. I dumped them at $20 something a month

I was driving so little because of my retirement and the pandemic, I was listening less than two hours a month.

My latest email from them is offering $4.99 per month, but notes "Subscription required. Fees and taxes apply."

[Rorey]

27. That was what I was thinking too

It sure wasn't worth $10 per hour to listen.

[JT45242]

17. Have done this for 8 years

Every 5-6 months I threaten to quit, then they offer my introductory rate if $5 per month again.

Just call in two weeks before you automatically regress to full price.

Our car dealership told us to do this when we bought the car. Only the first time did I have to let it lapse for two weeks before they called and asked what it would take to get my business back, then they gave me the $5 rate.

[RussBLib]

18. Did you get online included?

We pay about $100/yr, with online access.

[TheBlackAdder]

20. Even when I was on the $2.75/month deal, I got Internet Access too, and free activation.

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They are offering me $3.25 and $5.00 deals, with the same perks, but I grew to just using a jump drive.

My kids do that and I'm a bit older, but once you get your CDs loaded to a jump drive and create playlists, you won't need Sirius anymore. The thing that annoys me about Sirius is that after a while... it's the same fucking songs over and over.

Even older cars with just an aux-in jack can work from a phone or player. You don't need a USB port.


My kids will stream their playlists, Spotify, or whatever else they've got going. I just have Sirius for only one car out of the five household ones. My one daughter's car's Sirius expired and she's not renewing either. We have 4 Sirius enabled cars and only one has a subscription on it.

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[lindysalsagal]

24. Yes.

[Baked Potato]

22. $5 a month, been negotiating them down for 5 years lol.

[Kaleva]

28. I'm paying $13.99 now but I'll check to see if I can lower it.

[exboyfil]

29. I was gifted my dad's XM radio when he died about 15 years ago

I kept it up about five years and then abandoned it. Got it free to start with my HHR. I went through a couple of pay cycles before dropping it as well.

I love my Amazon Music though. Well worth the $7/mo. to me when I combine with my Echo. I listen for at least two hours everyday, and I have heard music that I never had the chance before now.

[keithbvadu2]

32. 1+