XM Radio what a rip
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XM Radio what a rip
Received a card in the mail today to renew my XM radio (didn't renew after initial trial) for $77 a year. I called to renew at the $77 rate and they told me there was also $12 per month music royalty fee. Screw them!! I listen to the radio and there is no "Royalty Fee". There is no royalty fee for my IPod. ASCAP no wonder your sales are falling.
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The fee is $2 per month, not $12. I agree it's enraging on a number of levels, especially since they're using it as a profit source instead of cost recovery which is what the FTC intended when they allowed that provision.
I bet the retention CSRs have the authority to waive it if you press them hard enough, we will see.
I bet the retention CSRs have the authority to waive it if you press them hard enough, we will see.
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Received a card in the mail today to renew my XM radio (didn't renew after initial trial) for $77 a year. I called to renew at the $77 rate and they told me there was also $12 per month music royalty fee. Screw them!! I listen to the radio and there is no "Royalty Fee". There is no royalty fee for my IPod. ASCAP no wonder your sales are falling.
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When my 3 month XM trial ran out I also got it for the $77 cost. With tax etc. I paid 85.13 for 1 year. I noticed that they try to get as much from you as they can. Thanks to this forum I got the word on the $77 rate. Recently I added NAV Traffic for 3 months because of some trips coming up. It seems everyone I spoke at XM were in India, or not the U.S. anyway. Their cost for the 3 months changed it seemed with each person I spoke with at XM. It went from 3.99 up to $16 additional per month for the NAV Traffic. And yes, I did get it at the 3.99 rate for the 3 months.
When dealing with XM please share your experience with all of us. XM appears to have a million different phone numbers as well !
When dealing with XM please share your experience with all of us. XM appears to have a million different phone numbers as well !
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I got the $77 deal for the one year, but they only charged me $68. I vertified that I was paid for total of 12 months, from the end of my 3 month trail. They do run a strange operation, but I'm happy with the product. I hope everyone keep posting on this item, that's how I learned about the $77 deal. Good luck out there.
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I enjoy XM radio and I listen to it a lot. I also got the best of Sirius along with weather and traffic for the heck of it for both cars. We are not talking about a lot of money here folks so what is the big deal? I hope I don't get ripped for this, but if one can afford to buy an RX or any other luxury car, what's the big deal about spending another couple hundred dollars a year for some additional enjoyment? At least that is the way I look at it. Taking long trips, I never get bored since I have Sirius/XM on both cars. I can listen to my favorite music, each and every baseball game I choose (of course the Red Sox come first), every NFL game (Go Patriots!), comedy, news, financial information, etc. etc. I sure hope they do not go bankrupt because I would really miss it. To do my part, I bought a few thousand shares of the stock (at 65 cents a share) in case they start to make it big time.
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I have had sat radio since around 2000--love it--still use ipod a lot but my wife has found the broadway channel indispensible.
I have 2 units in the house and 1 in each car. In the car I usually listen to financial stations during day.
Its a personal decision for all of us so its difficlut to figure out the why or why not for others.
I have 2 units in the house and 1 in each car. In the car I usually listen to financial stations during day.
Its a personal decision for all of us so its difficlut to figure out the why or why not for others.
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PatsSoxfan: It's not the money, it's the Gypsy approach. I also resent ASCAP fleecing us at every chance. I have Sirius in my A6 and home, love e'm. We are not in the 350 enough to say it's of value.
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My 3 month trial was almost up and I wasn't going to renew, even though we found we liked it, at the $144. annual. However, then I saw this thread and thought the $77 (plus "royalty" fee of 11.78) sounded more reasonable. I called twice last night and got 2 different guys who both said: "$144. can't do the 1/2 price". So, I called back tonight and got someone who said 'yes' after checking with her supervisor. So, I'm in for a year. We'll see what deals next year brings.
BTW, PatsSoxfan, while I am also a fan of the Pats and Sox, I'm not a fan of spending extra money when I don't have to. Why line the pockets of the XM moguls when that other $77 could buy you a hot dog and beer at Fenway?!!
BTW, PatsSoxfan, while I am also a fan of the Pats and Sox, I'm not a fan of spending extra money when I don't have to. Why line the pockets of the XM moguls when that other $77 could buy you a hot dog and beer at Fenway?!!
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$12 per month music royalty fee? Wow...
Maybe it's new for the renewal in this month/season? A friend of mine renewed it sometimes around the beginning of Aug. His credit card got charged with $123.71 in Aug. That's all!! Maybe he's lucky!?
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/4741053-post15.html
Maybe it's new for the renewal in this month/season? A friend of mine renewed it sometimes around the beginning of Aug. His credit card got charged with $123.71 in Aug. That's all!! Maybe he's lucky!?
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/4741053-post15.html
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Radio - $77 per year (=$6.42 per month) (original price: $12.95 per month or $142.45 for 1 year)
Traffic - $47.88 per year (=$3.99 per month) (original price: $9.95 per month)
Traffic+Weather - $19.95 <--- cannot find the relevant info
So, he ordered Radio+Traffic $77 + $47.88 = $124.88 for one year. XM will charge $12.95 first, then charge $111.93 in the next billing cycle.
If anyone gets the different info by this phone number, please post... thanks. Wish this is real.
XM NavTraffic
http://xmradio.com/navtraffic/pricing.xmc
XM NavWeather
http://xmradio.com/navweather/pricing.xmc
Radio - $77 per year (=$6.42 per month) (original price: $12.95 per month or $142.45 for 1 year)
Traffic - $47.88 per year (=$3.99 per month) (original price: $9.95 per month)
Traffic+Weather - $19.95 <--- cannot find the relevant info
So, he ordered Radio+Traffic $77 + $47.88 = $124.88 for one year. XM will charge $12.95 first, then charge $111.93 in the next billing cycle.
If anyone gets the different info by this phone number, please post... thanks. Wish this is real.
XM NavTraffic
http://xmradio.com/navtraffic/pricing.xmc
XM NavWeather
http://xmradio.com/navweather/pricing.xmc
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i've been disappointed in my free trial of xm
i thought the whole idea of paying for music was so you could hear just music
i listen to country on XM 11, 16 & 17
they have commercials, news stories, & other talk crap
so i end up flipping stations back & forth just like i did on FM radio
just can't see paying for that
especially w/ the USB hookup, i've got 12 gigs of mp3's w/ not a single commercial
i thought the whole idea of paying for music was so you could hear just music
i listen to country on XM 11, 16 & 17
they have commercials, news stories, & other talk crap
so i end up flipping stations back & forth just like i did on FM radio
just can't see paying for that
especially w/ the USB hookup, i've got 12 gigs of mp3's w/ not a single commercial
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Question on ASCAP
Who pays the royalty fee for AM and FM radio stations? Probably it's the advertising. I think XM is just trying to get more revenue from subscribers and placing the blame on FCC.