I keep getting emails for both my 2006 Dodge and my 2012 Camry. For the 2006 Dodge, they'll do a 3 year deal for $99 ($2.75/mo), but they won't honor that for the newer car (I called and tried last year) so no SiriusXM for me.

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Originally posted by SpinZone:

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Originally posted by 229DAK:
How do you get past Sirius automatically charging your credit card after the six months? Do you use a different payment method to eliminate this problem? Thanks.

Not with Sirius, but in the past I have signed up for services using a VISA gift card loaded up with the just amount needed. Good luck with your auto-renewal on that.

That or a virtual credit card number (Capital One has that and I'm sure others too) - if I were to subscribe again, that's the way I'd go.

I love it. Just re-upped for another year. I drive a lot of backroads for work, where there is no radio reception, no wifi, and very spotty cell signals.

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Originally posted by LS1 GTO:
If they'd just give out that deal for 36 months, can you imagine the subscribers they'd have?

You are right. Like others, I did the dance with them every couple of months. The discounted term would come to an end, I'd call to cancel, they'd extend the discount for a couple of months, and off we'd go.

I finally got tired of it. When I called I told them I would only extend if they gave me the discounted rate for a full year so I didn't have to call every couple of months. No can do, they said. I pointed out that, based on the number of extensions they'd already given me, I'd been getting the discounted rate for over a year. No matter. They would not budge: they'd extend the discount for a couple of months, but if I wanted a year term, I had to pay full price.

I chose the cancel my subscription option instead.

(Lucky for me, the only phone number they had for me was my office line. I left that job a couple of months after that and so they can only send me email (which get captured by my spam filter)).

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Originally posted by ridgerat:
I love it. Just re-upped for another year. I drive a lot of backroads for work, where there is no radio reception, no wifi, and very spotty cell signals.

I drive for a living and don't think I could do it without XM.
I listen to Bennington and Jason Ellis everyday as well as many music channels..

Much better than terrestrial radio..

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The promotional one year trial just expired on my ‘18 Yukon Denali last week. I let it expire, per usual, and waited for the letter in the mail (it’s inevitable).

About five days later, boom, there it was. Six months for $30. Of course, that’s for the “base” package and I need the “ultimate” package so I can get Howard Stern (not available on the base package) — it’s $50 for this package for six month (plus they threw in a free Echo Dot — maybe I should karma it off here, kidding ).

$8.33/mo.

I’ll do this again in six months. Just as I’ve been doing for over a decade now.

How do you get past Sirius automatically charging your credit card after the six months? Do you use a different payment method to eliminate this problem? Thanks.

Oh, good point. I make certain I call and cancel before the auto renewal takes place. It’s marked in my Outlook calendar.

The Visa giftcard spinzone mentioned is a good idea, too. I might try that next time.