re: The annual sirius/xm subscription price jump song and dance

Bought the lifetime subscription around 2003-2005 Still going strong.

I’m waiting for the time they call my bluff.

My radio pretty much stays on the Beatles channel exclusively. I don’t really listen to anything else on XM.

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With Apple Music, you can download music for offline use, I do this at my hunting camp that has no cell service.

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I don't have apple music, but I do have a SAMSUNG phone that I can put an SD card in and listen of any of the 20,000+ songs I have on it.

But that does me ZERO good when I want to listed to a football game or Nascar race in the middle of nowhere.

I love XM radio. Mandatory Metallica made my Friday drive from Houston great. A 2.5 hour live show from Germany 2005. I was playing the air drums and air guitar the entire way.

I like Duff Mckagens show too but he tries to hard to make his wife a part of it. It’s kinda weird but the music is great.

After a week of negotiating I got them down to $1/month for 12 months

I used the website last year and it is much easier. I wish I knew about it sooner.

Too many free streaming options to put up with their non-sense. Their business model is to make money on those that forget to call back in after the initial 6/12 months. It's bullshite and they know it.

People will get tired of it eventually and they'll go away.

Thanks for the reminder on this btw. I have a sub for my wife that they just bumped the pricing on. Working through the chat now.

Edit: Logged in to the online account to cancel. It forces you to chat with an agent in order to cancel. Went through the cancel process and they pitched the $8.95 per month as the cheapest option. I pushed back and told them it was either the $60 for the year or cancel. They caved. $59.43 for 12 months. Now I just have to set myself a reminder to check it in 12 months.

Edit 2: Not sure it made a difference, but I did mention to them in chat that I was already paying for apple music and was finding it hard to justify paying for this too.

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I honestly am unsure how they are still turning a profit, no way they last long

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I agree with this. On my annual song and dance with threatening to cancel, I let them know that there are too many other options out there to listen to commercial free music.
I have an extensive music library on my phone with several playlists suited to my mood. Then there are free services from Pandora and Spotify.
So I have no issue with cancelling unless they go down to the $5/month which they always do.

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Or you could just ask what deals they have. They know you aren’t canceling.

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Man it's a pain in the arse when you do though

"buddy buddy buddy listen I know how it works but I'm telling you I am 100% cancelling no need for the routine this time, I sold my car I don't need it so can we please please please just cut to the real cancellation part I promise I'll be back one day there is nothing you can do to change my mind right now"

"I'm sorry to hear that Mr. Pettifogger and of course i can help you terminating your service I just need a few pieces of information. While the computer loads let me ask you would a circa-2005 in home bedside table Sirius radio be of interest to let you keep listening to all your favorite shows and sports outside of the vehicle"

"you mother fricker"