Comments on: Get ready to pay another $2 to Sirius XM starting next month http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/10/get-ready-to-pay-another-2-to-sirius-xm-starting-next-month/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:28:37 -0500 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/10/get-ready-to-pay-another-2-to-sirius-xm-starting-next-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1043539 Chris Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:29:01 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=94543#comment-1043539 No, but they'll nickel-and-dime you for every other service; including warranty repairs on the XM hardware. You'll find a $20 repair suddenly becomes a $200 repair. If you buy a new car/new radio, transferring fees will get you. Cancellation fees will get you. And be sure of it, anything else they can come up with. The lifetime accounts are a bit of a scam unless you plan on sticking with the same (working) hardware forever... No, but they’ll nickel-and-dime you for every other service; including warranty repairs on the XM hardware. You’ll find a $20 repair suddenly becomes a $200 repair. If you buy a new car/new radio, transferring fees will get you. Cancellation fees will get you. And be sure of it, anything else they can come up with.

The lifetime accounts are a bit of a scam unless you plan on sticking with the same (working) hardware forever…

]]> By: SEO Playground http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/10/get-ready-to-pay-another-2-to-sirius-xm-starting-next-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1036511 SEO Playground Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:07:09 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=94543#comment-1036511 Geez.. this is awesome! Good times? You bet! :) Geez.. this is awesome!

Good times? You bet! :)

]]> By: David http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/10/get-ready-to-pay-another-2-to-sirius-xm-starting-next-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1035940 David Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:23:56 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=94543#comment-1035940 You guys are missing the point of the article; that is that the pirates in the music industry are sticking it to satellite radio and NOT to regular radio. You guys are missing the point of the article; that is that the pirates in the music industry are sticking it to satellite radio and NOT to regular radio.

]]> By: Bob http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/10/get-ready-to-pay-another-2-to-sirius-xm-starting-next-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1035920 Bob Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:26:12 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=94543#comment-1035920 Bash Sirius all you want. I am a listener for life. 2 reasons why. 1. They are the only media, with the exception of Showtime( I love Dexter), that is innovative and a LEADER!!! They take chances. 2. I bought 350,000 shares at 7 cents and sold at 43 cents. You do the math. Bash Sirius all you want. I am a listener for life. 2 reasons why.

1. They are the only media, with the exception of Showtime( I love Dexter), that is innovative and a LEADER!!! They take chances.

2. I bought 350,000 shares at 7 cents and sold at 43 cents. You do the math.

]]> By: Frankie http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/10/get-ready-to-pay-another-2-to-sirius-xm-starting-next-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1035602 Frankie Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:16:05 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=94543#comment-1035602 I hope you didnt buy your 39000 for 5.90 a share like I did, but Re:at 50,000 more at .05 !$$$... I don't understand why the satilites are put into better use they are worth so much and I think Steve is the only one that is taking advantage, I guess thats why hes getting in bed with them now. Howard you should pay for the problems your the one that Madeoff with all the share holders money after all......................500 million for what? the King of all media a shock jock more like a evil clown or king of the Dregs! sry just venting!!!C U L I hope you didnt buy your 39000 for 5.90 a share like I did, but Re:at 50,000 more at .05 !$$$… I don’t understand why the satilites are put into better use they are worth so much and I think Steve is the only one that is taking advantage, I guess thats why hes getting in bed with them now.
Howard you should pay for the problems your the one that Madeoff with all the share holders money after all………………….500 million for what? the King of all media a shock jock more like a evil clown or king of the Dregs! sry just venting!!!C U L

]]> By: Denis http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/10/get-ready-to-pay-another-2-to-sirius-xm-starting-next-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1035592 Denis Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:03:47 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=94543#comment-1035592 They also increased the extra receiver fee. I rolled my subscription back to music only and will be dropping one receiver after they add this new fee on. They also increased the extra receiver fee. I rolled my subscription back to music only and will be dropping one receiver after they add this new fee on.

]]> By: Steve Weller http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/10/get-ready-to-pay-another-2-to-sirius-xm-starting-next-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1035454 Steve Weller Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:50:46 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=94543#comment-1035454 A few months ago I updated my Sirius XM account to lifetime. I wonder if they will try to screw me out of the monthly $1.98. If they do, I will dump my 39000 shares and dump the service. A few months ago I updated my Sirius XM account to lifetime. I wonder if they will try to screw me out of the monthly $1.98. If they do, I will dump my 39000 shares and dump the service.

]]> By: Noah http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/10/get-ready-to-pay-another-2-to-sirius-xm-starting-next-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1035440 Noah Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:11:56 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=94543#comment-1035440 Just another reason for me not to join. I was very close to coming onboard with this tech/service but to hear that I have to pay for the additional www stream and eat the price bumps from the music industry, nah no thanks. At a time when everyone is looking at loosing a job or if they are luck ehh hmmm just take a pay cut nope not a wise move. Make some of the overly paid ehh hmmm talent take a pay cut. At least brighthouse has the b@!!$ to stand up the the sponge bob mofia back in January. This service is no longer on my wish list. Hopefully my wife reads this blog and will know not to get me the personal/portable sirius player. Just another reason for me not to join. I was very close to coming onboard with this tech/service but to hear that I have to pay for the additional www stream and eat the price bumps from the music industry, nah no thanks.

At a time when everyone is looking at loosing a job or if they are luck ehh hmmm just take a pay cut nope not a wise move. Make some of the overly paid ehh hmmm talent take a pay cut.

At least brighthouse has the b@!!$ to stand up the the sponge bob mofia back in January.

This service is no longer on my wish list. Hopefully my wife reads this blog and will know not to get me the personal/portable sirius player.

]]> By: Lydon http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/10/get-ready-to-pay-another-2-to-sirius-xm-starting-next-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1035434 Lydon Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:39:27 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=94543#comment-1035434 Spot on Jerry -- I will also add that whenever you hear this on terrestrial radio or TV that there will probably either be merely a slight mention or no mention at all of WHY these rates are going up! Blame it on the music industry people, not Sirius XM! Keep in mind that this is a company that has yet to be profitable, and now they're getting this extra charge shoved down their throats. Personally, I would sooner give up my cable TV than my satellite radio. Spot on Jerry — I will also add that whenever you hear this on terrestrial radio or TV that there will probably either be merely a slight mention or no mention at all of WHY these rates are going up! Blame it on the music industry people, not Sirius XM! Keep in mind that this is a company that has yet to be profitable, and now they’re getting this extra charge shoved down their throats.

Personally, I would sooner give up my cable TV than my satellite radio.

]]> By: Jerry http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/10/get-ready-to-pay-another-2-to-sirius-xm-starting-next-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1035262 Jerry Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:07:51 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=94543#comment-1035262 The people complaining are just never going to be happy but funny you only hear the complaining in the news and bashing stories when it has to do with Sirrius XM. They are passing on an added cost that is being pushed on them imagine that,SO IS EVERY OTHER COMPANY OUT THERE but you don't read every day about them just when sirrius is involved and some writers basher(probably supported by NAB) finds another chance to bad mouth Sirrius xm. Funny the cable company increases rates by about $2 every year like clockwork ever since the gov't deregulated them but you don't read about them evry day in the news stories. HMMMM.... wonder why maybe cause they are well established so bashing them will do no good. Costs can only be absorbed to an extent and then every business eventually passes them on to the consumer you just don't read about them all in the world news. The people complaining are just never going to be happy but funny you only hear the complaining in the news and bashing stories when it has to do with Sirrius XM. They are passing on an added cost that is being pushed on them imagine that,SO IS EVERY OTHER COMPANY OUT THERE but you don’t read every day about them just when sirrius is involved and some writers basher(probably supported by NAB) finds another chance to bad mouth Sirrius xm. Funny the cable company increases rates by about $2 every year like clockwork ever since the gov’t deregulated them but you don’t read about them evry day in the news stories. HMMMM…. wonder why maybe cause they are well established so bashing them will do no good. Costs can only be absorbed to an extent and then every business eventually passes them on to the consumer you just don’t read about them all in the world news.

]]> By: Chris http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/10/get-ready-to-pay-another-2-to-sirius-xm-starting-next-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1035236 Chris Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:35:17 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=94543#comment-1035236 Comments above me are... interesting, to say the least. First off, it's $24/year extra. If you really enjoy the service, you're probably not going to give it up for the price of a few coffees. Secondly, if they thought adding $2 to the subscription fees was going to bankrupt them, they wouldn't have done it. These aren't thoughtless decisions, every choice like this in a large corporation is typically fairly well vetted before being publicly announced. Comments above me are… interesting, to say the least.

First off, it’s $24/year extra. If you really enjoy the service, you’re probably not going to give it up for the price of a few coffees.

Secondly, if they thought adding $2 to the subscription fees was going to bankrupt them, they wouldn’t have done it. These aren’t thoughtless decisions, every choice like this in a large corporation is typically fairly well vetted before being publicly announced.

]]> By: Frankie http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/10/get-ready-to-pay-another-2-to-sirius-xm-starting-next-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1035233 Frankie Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:14:27 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=94543#comment-1035233 hey a$$ holes you cant charge existing subscribers WHAT? re think it or your going to lose us!!!!!! make Howard pay for it! hes making all the money and his show sux d!ck ! the subscibers are the people that are paying your bills dumb dumb and this is the thanks we get? at least get Steve and Bill to think of better uses for those million dollar meteorites that your going to have to update soon lmao!! hey a$$ holes you cant charge existing subscribers WHAT? re think it or your going to lose us!!!!!! make Howard pay for it! hes making all the money and his show sux d!ck ! the subscibers are the people that are paying your bills dumb dumb and this is the thanks we get?
at least get Steve and Bill to think of better uses for those million dollar meteorites that your going to have to update soon lmao!!

]]> By: ebrehm http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/10/get-ready-to-pay-another-2-to-sirius-xm-starting-next-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1035200 ebrehm Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:59:37 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=94543#comment-1035200 I used to pay for 2 subscriptions and opted out when they started charging for online listening. This additional $2 is just more icing on the cake for why I won't subscribe any longer. In light of the economy and unemployment rates at a 28 year high satellite radio is a luxury now were near a necessity. Sirius/XM needs to wake up before they are forced to liquidate.... or ask for a Gov't bail out. I used to pay for 2 subscriptions and opted out when they started charging for online listening. This additional $2 is just more icing on the cake for why I won’t subscribe any longer. In light of the economy and unemployment rates at a 28 year high satellite radio is a luxury now were near a necessity. Sirius/XM needs to wake up before they are forced to liquidate…. or ask for a Gov’t bail out.

]]> By: don smith http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/10/get-ready-to-pay-another-2-to-sirius-xm-starting-next-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1035187 don smith Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:24:41 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=94543#comment-1035187 As time moves on there are hardly any services that get cheaper. At least they have an excuse for the price increase (unlike other services that just nickle and dime you with charges). As time moves on there are hardly any services that get cheaper. At least they have an excuse for the price increase (unlike other services that just nickle and dime you with charges).

]]> By: mark http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/10/get-ready-to-pay-another-2-to-sirius-xm-starting-next-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1035170 mark Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:49:53 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=94543#comment-1035170 more mony more mony

]]> By: Dubbs http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/06/10/get-ready-to-pay-another-2-to-sirius-xm-starting-next-month/comment-page-1/#comment-1035166 Dubbs Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:47:41 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=94543#comment-1035166 When I bought my new volkswagen it came with 6 months of Sirius. I like it a lot more than regular radio and have since paid for another year. Another 1.98 won't keep me from stopping it...2.00 would, but not 1.98. When I bought my new volkswagen it came with 6 months of Sirius. I like it a lot more than regular radio and have since paid for another year. Another 1.98 won’t keep me from stopping it…2.00 would, but not 1.98.

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