I've heard that if you call Sirius/XM directly you can negotiate a better rate than what they advertise on their website. I tried this yesterday, but didn't have any luck.

Aside from getting a few free months, by paying for several years of service in advance, does anyone know how to get the best rate for a XM subscription?

Thanks

 

You can buy a new GM vehicle and get it free for a year.

 

Or get the free service....when it is ready to expire, call them and tell them you want to cancel.

What happened to me was that I really did want to cancel XM and they kept re-upping my service for right at two years. I wasn't trying to get something for nothing, I was really tryintg to cancel (had XM in the truck, at home and on the bike and didn't need all three).

 

I have two radios and I stream as well...I called them up in June one day before my subscription expired and at first they offered me half off and I refused then they offered 4 bucks a month per each radio and 1 buck a month for the streaming..the trick is you have to indicate you are either canceling or not renewing...I got the going rate pricing after reading it on a fatwallet xm/sirrius forum.

 

+1 on the call to cancel.
Usually they will offer you the service for half the regular rate in hopes of keeping you on.

 

Same thing happened to Mr.been going for 6 years.

 

Don't know if they still offer this, but you used to be able to pay one upfront fee for the life of the radio/vehicle. I found this out when I called them and asked about it.

It wasn't cheap (about $400) but it's nice knowing I've got "free" sat radio "forever" (until the company goes belly up, anyway) ...

 

Call them up and tell them you want the 5 month XM Select package for $20 ($22.75 after fees). 100+ stations with this package. I start in June.01 - Oct.31 and cancel. Been renewing every year for a few years ....

 

Troop....sounds like a well working plan....I'll give it a try for sure.

 

...or just do without and they will call or email you with consecutively lower offers.

Holding off a month will get you the call offering $4 a month.