Heads UP - SiriusXM Radio makes it very difficult to cancel their service (Page 3): I guess I'm confused. Why are people paying for music that is free? I bought a Bluetooth FM...

shadows creation Loc: san antonio

I guess I'm confused. Why are people paying for music that is free? I bought a Bluetooth FM transmitter for $17.00. my phone is hands free and I carry 9000+ oldies and good old rock and roll on my phone. Never had a problem with music on the road and we do a lot of traveling. Just got back from Ohio. A 3000 mile trip and never got past 1/4 of my music. I'm a serious music person.

nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL

shadows creation wrote:

I guess I'm confused. Why are people paying for music that is free? I bought a Bluetooth FM transmitter for $17.00. my phone is hands free and I carry 9000+ oldies and good old rock and roll on my phone. Never had a problem with music on the road and we do a lot of traveling. Just got back from Ohio. A 3000 mile trip and never got past 1/4 of my music. I'm a serious music person.

It's because people want music without the advertising.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Kmgw9v wrote:

Thanks. I recently got a deal for a six-month subscription--knowing full well I was probably making a mistake.
I am now warned what I will face in six months.

Call them, tell them you’re old and retired and on a fixed income and can’t afford it and want to cancel. They’ll mess around with you for fifteen minutes or so, but stick to your guns and they’ll give you a much better deal. They always do--this works for me.

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

bpulv wrote:

Today I had great difficulty canceling my SiriusXM... (show quote)

I too have Sirius Xm.. and have navigated their issues. I had it on two cars and a portible radio. I like the service but they were unreasonable in pricing.. so I cancelled. after about 6 months of no service, Sirius sent me a "deal" for 6 months at half price.. so I puchased the 6months at half price and added the following 6monts at full price. That will be up in Febuary and we will see. It's nice in the car... but don't really need it in the house or anywhere else. If I cancel, I will probably get another "half price" offer in a few months.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

shadows creation wrote:

I guess I'm confused. Why are people paying for music that is free? I bought a Bluetooth FM transmitter for $17.00. my phone is hands free and I carry 9000+ oldies and good old rock and roll on my phone. Never had a problem with music on the road and we do a lot of traveling. Just got back from Ohio. A 3000 mile trip and never got past 1/4 of my music. I'm a serious music person.

I guess you don't ever go anywhere.
Cell phone availability is very limited across the country.
So it would be worse than regular radio.
We have Sirius/XM for more than music that is pre-recorded.
News, Comedy shows, live sports and other live broadcast.
You cannot get that across the nation at all on cell service.

BboH Loc: s of 2/21, Ellicott City, MD

Got a trial when I purchased my Honda. On two occasions I went to cancel because I only listen to one station and then only about once a month if that. On both occasions they offer me a deal I could not refuse (I do like Whirlwinds). Be interesting to see what happens when the "...could not refuse" runs out.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

jaymatt wrote:

Call them, tell them you’re old and retired and on a fixed income and can’t afford it and want to cancel. They’ll mess around with you for fifteen minutes or so, but stick to your guns and they’ll give you a much better deal. They always do--this works for me.

I paid $40.35 for the next six months. I like the service; but in six months I will decide to cancel, or renegotiate for a similar deal. Thanks.

TomC. Loc: Bel Air, MD

bpulv wrote:

Today I had great difficulty canceling my SiriusXM... (show quote)

I went through a similar situation only I didn't want to cancel. I wanted a better price. I got the yearly renewal notice and they wanted the $200 or so to renew. I told them I'm not going to pay that kind of money for something that's rarely used for any length of time. After much back and forth, we finally agreed to $60 per year. That's only $5/month. A much more reasonable price.

dpfoto Loc: Cape Coral, FL

Thank you for the posting. I was strongly considering the purchase of a SiriusXM radio for my car. Thanks to your post, I have changed my mind. If I had already subscribed, and later wanted to cancel, I would have followed these steps;
(1) Contact Sirius to cancel.
(2) If they gave me a hard time cancelling, I would notify the credit card company to stop any future payment to Sirius.
(3) If the CC company wouldn't do that, I would open a new credit card and cancel the original one.
(4) Use my call blocker to stop phone clls from Sirius.
(5) Any snail mails from Sirius would be marked "REFUSED, RETURN TO SENDER" ...Sirius would then have to pay the return postage ;)

Don't mess with us old farts!

sodapop Loc: Bel Air, MD

My story as well. Easy Peasy. Clear reception where ever you go. Also, with hundreds of genres and venues to choose from, many commercial free I cannot understand why someone could not find "something to their liking"
All for $8/month

rpavich wrote:

I've NEVER had a problem. I just call and say the ... (show quote)

TomC. Loc: Bel Air, MD

sodapop wrote:

My story as well. Easy Peasy. Clear reception where ever you go. Also, with hundreds of genres and venues to choose from, many commercial free I cannot understand why someone could not find "something to their liking"
All for $8/month

Try a little harder next time. I got it for $5/month.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Definitely! The easiest way is to cancel your credit card.

It's a horrible company. Over the years, they have reduced the music I can listen to for the regular subscription cost. As you said, canceling can take ages. When I subscribed years ago, they told me it cost so much a month. The next day, I found the entire year billed to my credit card.

Right now, I have a radio with a Lifetime subscription, but the antenna connection between the radio and the car cradle is not secure, so it works for a while and then stops working. Unfortunately, I'm stuck with it because I already did a $75 transfer.

At home, I listen to Pandora on my computer. I also have a Grace Internet radio which is great. There are thousands of free stations available from around the world. With a small FM transmitter, I can send the signal to radios around the house and even outside.

sodapop Loc: Bel Air, MD

TomC. wrote:

Try a little harder next time. I got it for $5/month.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

sodapop wrote:

My story as well. Easy Peasy. Clear reception where ever you go. Also, with hundreds of genres and venues to choose from, many commercial free I cannot understand why someone could not find "something to their liking"
All for $8/month

A clear signal works near where I live, but whenever I drive a long distance, local stations overpower XM, so I have to switch to USB or CD. I can't search for a clear channel while I'm driving. As for choice, I originally had three classical stations available. I think I'm limited to just one now - unless I want to pay more every month. If I liked rock, hip hop, rap, or country, I'd have hundreds to choose from. I listen to jazz and the 1940s station now.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

dpfoto wrote:

(2) If they gave me a hard time cancelling, I would notify the credit card company to stop any future payment to Sirius.
(3) If the CC company wouldn't do that, I would open a new credit card and cancel the original one.

If you have a legitimate agreement with a business, your CC company will not be able to break that agreement. I tried that.

Yes, you can cancel a card, but that hurts your credit rating. Ideally, the card will be up for renewal. Just don't give the new info to Sirius.