XM Radio users question for ya.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,240
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From: Columbus, GA
This is one aspect of XM that is beginning to annoy me and could lead to me not renewing.
Road Captain
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 646
Likes: 61
From: Raleigh NC
It is costly but very convenient. If you are a long trip rider it's the best option. I have a friend who has such an extensive library of tunes on his ipod that he can take a week trip and listen to a different genre each day never repeating a song. Not many of us have that tho. To me it's worth it being in the desert out west and diverse tunes the whole way.
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Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2011
Posts: 567
Likes: 1
From: Sacramento
I have a huge CD collection to choose from, just copy to my thumb drive.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 3,572
Likes: 5
From: Templeton California
I've had XM before there were only a couple of stations that I liked. I wouldn't buy it again.An Ipod on shuffle is like a radio station that only plays song you like and if one comes up you don't want to hear you can FF past it.Sports, talk, weather my stock radio has weather band and all that other stuff is on AM and FM if you really want it.I listen to talk radio at work but when I'm on the bike I want to rock an roll.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 2,843
Likes: 0
From: Michigan
I have a plug and play portable receiver I use and play it through FM. Bought it back in 2004, when Howard Stern signed his contract, for less than a hundred dollars and purchased the lifetime subscription for $299. More than paid for itself. Love it.
i had xm. didn't care for the programming so much, but the wife used to listen to comedy on her way to work. to get the most out of it, do the following:
1. make sure that you are on invoice, not autorenew from credit card
2. just before your sub expires, call them and tell them you want to cancel
3. if they don't refer you to customer relations to try and talk you out of it, go ahead and do it...
4. if they do transfer you to customer relations, they will offer you 6 months of service for about $25.00
5. if they didn't, and you actually did cancel, you'll either get a phone call or something in the mail offering you that same deal.
so basically for the last 2 years, i was paying $25 every 6 months for service. i have now actually gone ahead and completely cancelled it now since my wife quit work and isn't driving her car everyday anymore.
1. make sure that you are on invoice, not autorenew from credit card
2. just before your sub expires, call them and tell them you want to cancel
3. if they don't refer you to customer relations to try and talk you out of it, go ahead and do it...
4. if they do transfer you to customer relations, they will offer you 6 months of service for about $25.00
5. if they didn't, and you actually did cancel, you'll either get a phone call or something in the mail offering you that same deal.
so basically for the last 2 years, i was paying $25 every 6 months for service. i have now actually gone ahead and completely cancelled it now since my wife quit work and isn't driving her car everyday anymore.
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 2,033
Likes: 45
From: Long Island, NY
Bingo.....Sat radio goes everywhere I love my XM on my zumo 665 when I get the SG I want to find a place outside the fairing to mount the antenna.
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Road Captain
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 608
Likes: 1,745
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After my free 90 days is up I will not keep it. Had it in my truck since they began and dumped it a couple years ago. Still have it in wife's Jeep but only pay $55 for a year ( she likes satellite). I either listen to commercial free Pandora for 3 bucks a month or thousands of songs that are mostly favorites on the thumb drive. Not an FM radio listener as I cant stand commercials.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 2,013
Likes: 144
From: Albuquerque New Mexico
+1 really nice during football season I can update other riders and passengers in our group about how their favorite team is doing. there is a handful of stations I really like