I'm closing in on the end of my 1 year subscription and am looking for a little guidance on what I should do now. I just have a regular ole' Sirius subscription, no ala cart, no best of XM. Last time I renewed was before the merger, before royalty fees, and before being charged for internet streaming. It really seems like Sirius is really trying to nickel and dime the hell out of their customers now.
My radio is set on Howard 100 about 95% of the time. The other 5% is if I have been listening to Howard a lot that week and have heard everything, I'll switch to a music channel or sports radio or something. I don't see how the royalty fees should apply to me as I very rarely listen to music channels, and if it meant I didn't have to pay the royalty fee, I am fine and dandy with not even getting the music channels. I can listen to FM radio the 5% of the time I'm not listening to Howard.
One thing that I don't get that I would like, is MLB play by play. I am a big baseball fan and find myself on the road a lot during games that I am out of signal for on terrestrial radio. This is the one thing that XM has that I would want.
So when it comes down to it, I pretty much just want Howard and MLB play by play. I know there is no plan specific to that, but what would be my best strategy for obtaining that combination of channels for the least price. From what I saw, it seems like if you are on Sirius and want MLB, you have to sign up for the best of XM package which is $17 a month, and if you are on XM and want Howard, you need the best of Sirius which is $17 a month as well. I'm not a big fan of having to pay for 100+ channels when I am only going to listen to 3 or 4 of them, but I understand that's how they make money, I'm just looking to limit the damage.
I was also thinking about a lifetime subscription, but it looks like they don't offer them anymore (or at least advertise them). If I bought lifetime for sirius, would I get MLB, would I have to pay extra for it, would it not even be available, does lifetime include internet streaming now?
Also would I need a new radio to get MLB? I currently have a starmate 4. So what should I do? What plan would work best for me? Would switching to XM help me at all?
And once I know the plan I want, are there any strategies or suggestions on how to get the Sirius CSR's to cut you deals and promotions? I have heard if you threaten to cancel they will start throwing deals at you as they try to keep retention as high as possible. Would it be beneficial to talk to them about how I feel I am getting less for more money since I last renewed my subscription (IE now have to pay royalty fees, no longer get free streaming internet radio). I don't mind threatening to cancel, I just wouldn't know what to do if they called my bluff, as I don't want to go without Howard.
thanks for any and all help
My radio is set on Howard 100 about 95% of the time. The other 5% is if I have been listening to Howard a lot that week and have heard everything, I'll switch to a music channel or sports radio or something. I don't see how the royalty fees should apply to me as I very rarely listen to music channels, and if it meant I didn't have to pay the royalty fee, I am fine and dandy with not even getting the music channels. I can listen to FM radio the 5% of the time I'm not listening to Howard.
One thing that I don't get that I would like, is MLB play by play. I am a big baseball fan and find myself on the road a lot during games that I am out of signal for on terrestrial radio. This is the one thing that XM has that I would want.
So when it comes down to it, I pretty much just want Howard and MLB play by play. I know there is no plan specific to that, but what would be my best strategy for obtaining that combination of channels for the least price. From what I saw, it seems like if you are on Sirius and want MLB, you have to sign up for the best of XM package which is $17 a month, and if you are on XM and want Howard, you need the best of Sirius which is $17 a month as well. I'm not a big fan of having to pay for 100+ channels when I am only going to listen to 3 or 4 of them, but I understand that's how they make money, I'm just looking to limit the damage.
I was also thinking about a lifetime subscription, but it looks like they don't offer them anymore (or at least advertise them). If I bought lifetime for sirius, would I get MLB, would I have to pay extra for it, would it not even be available, does lifetime include internet streaming now?
Also would I need a new radio to get MLB? I currently have a starmate 4. So what should I do? What plan would work best for me? Would switching to XM help me at all?
And once I know the plan I want, are there any strategies or suggestions on how to get the Sirius CSR's to cut you deals and promotions? I have heard if you threaten to cancel they will start throwing deals at you as they try to keep retention as high as possible. Would it be beneficial to talk to them about how I feel I am getting less for more money since I last renewed my subscription (IE now have to pay royalty fees, no longer get free streaming internet radio). I don't mind threatening to cancel, I just wouldn't know what to do if they called my bluff, as I don't want to go without Howard.
thanks for any and all help