Boy, you gotta love the 33% increase I had to pay to renew my sub last week!

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Wasn't there a limit on the amount of radio swaps you could do during the "lifetime" contract? I think you could only replace the radio twice? and then the "lifetime" sub was cancled. I have been though 4 or 5 radios since 2003.

3 swaps.

I think it is three, however if you can convince the call rep that it is a warranty swap, they should waive the swap.

They are being real pricks about that now. They say they only honour warrenties if you bought your unit through sirius.com.

 

[GoodDog]

3 swaps.



They are being real pricks about that now. They say they only honour warrenties if you bought your unit through sirius.com.

And the warr only lasts what, a year? I wonder if they have ever canceled someones lifetime sub if they swaped 4 radios?

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

And the warr only lasts what, a year? I wonder if they have ever canceled someones lifetime sub if they swaped 4 radios?

If and when I reach my max swaps, if they won't allow another, I would just add my new one as a family plan or just use it as a basis point to get the $3/month internet. If the old unit is refurbed, then the person getting it will get a free sub as I would have no intention or obligation to release the last ESN on my lifetime sub. How they deal with their returned/refurbed units is not my concern. They want to be dicks about transfers, I will be a dick about my last ESN.

 

[Kryptonite]

Indeed. The music royalty fees are passed on. Sirius keeps all of the $12.95, instead of passing some of that money on.

The $2.99 is well worth it, as it also comes with a lot better SQ on all channels.



They may still have the "$77 for a year of Sirius Everything or XM Everything" promo.


Here was what I ended up with for two radios with "Best of" on both and internet listening:



Radio 1 - Sirius Everything + BOXM for 1 year 101.38 (Year of Sirius Everything is $142)
Radio 2 - Sirius Everything + BOXM for 1 year 65.57 (Year of Sirius Everything is $98)
Premium Internet for 1 year 32.71

Grand Total = $199.66 (Remember, I started out with two $55 gift cards and a bit of credit and I still have $10 or so in credit left. And, they gave me more credit for a situation I posted about in another thread.)


Regular price:
Radio 1 with BOXM for a year - $186.89
Radio 2 with BOXM for a year - $120.89
Premium internet for a year - $35.88

Grand Total = 343.66

I really paid $343.66 for a year of two radios?

"I must have been out of my mind."
--Howard Stern, probably.

Now it's ~50 for a year ($4/mo since late 2023) of everything the app offers. I also get one radio in a different car (a Christmas present) and they send me a Bluetooth device.