XM/SIRIUS Discounts? Tips? Tricks? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

Banshee · 09-02-2009, 09:50 PM

I was reading in the Corvette forum..somewhere about quite a few guys allowing their satellite subscription to lapse and not renew and they were getting outrageous $70 for a year agreements for satellite.

Anyone have any thoughts, codes, ideas on how to approach? XM is awesome, but not for $399 for 3 years.

9c1ny · 09-02-2009, 09:54 PM

mine just ran out last week, no big offer from them yet

nova · 09-02-2009, 09:58 PM

Call 'em up, tell 'em it sucks and isn't worth the money and you want to cancel. Thats what they did when I cancelled mine that I'd had for 5+ years.

Threw everything but the kitchen sink at me but I wasn't having it. Listening to 1 of 3 shitty Staind songs both on the way to and from work every day for a month was the last straw....

Alfieboy · 09-02-2009, 10:06 PM

On my wifes 09 Traverse..
the 3month expired.. I calle dem up and told them the dealer offered me a promotion at signing of 4 years 77 a year rate.. guy said OK.. I said bill me..
Got Bill in mail yesterday..tax & a BILL fee(LOL) it was like 82 bux...

I also made him note account I can do that 3 more years

DkknightX · 09-02-2009, 11:32 PM

XM is pretty over-rated. The 80's and 90's channels are decent but they play the same songs over and over again to ad nauseum. They have a billion sports channels, comedy channels, that aren't worth it because of how long you are usually in the car and the comics aren't funny. Unless you like Elvis or Springsteen, two channels are wasted on them. Christian Rock and the Gay Channels?! WTF?! Waste of money completely. Load up an iPod or a 64GB flash drive. Now let's have some fun, although the Camaro's quirky interface and slow indexing make any flash drive over 2GB a chore. Oh well. can't have everything. I'm not giving them a freaking dime! Wonder how the Camaro would have done with the Microsoft SYNC system Ford has?

bluch · 09-02-2009, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nova

Call 'em up, tell 'em it sucks and isn't worth the money and you want to cancel. Thats what they did when I cancelled mine that I'd had for 5+ years.

Threw everything but the kitchen sink at me but I wasn't having it. Listening to 1 of 3 shitty Staind songs both on the way to and from work every day for a month was the last straw....

why didn't you try a different channel?

songsj · 09-02-2009, 11:46 PM

I just renewed mine last week for 77.00 plus an 11.00 royalty fee for music.
Total was like 88.00 for a year. I paid about 68.00 the prior year.

CamaroSS_LS3 · 09-03-2009, 12:23 AM

We like Octane, Bone Yard, Hair Nation and Classic Vinyl.

bluch · 09-03-2009, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamaroSS_300_HEMI_C

We like Octane, Bone Yard, Hair Nation and Classic Vinyl.

All those channels are sweet

I love listening to Howard Stern in the mornings and Jason Ellis (freaking hilarious

) in the afternoons on Faction (sirius 28)...

Faction plays some good music during the day as well

SNV · 09-03-2009, 07:43 AM

This is what I did with sirius http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40014
I will do the same with xm

.

tjd24 · 09-03-2009, 08:37 AM

With the $77 offer if you give them a credit card # for auto-renewal next year (call at least 30 days before that date to avoid being automatically renewed at the higher annual rate) they will deduct $12.95 fron the $77 - you still pay the new Music Royalty fee.

I tried to get both my Camaro and my wife's G6 Hard Top Convertible for $77 as I had seen that work on a google search "XM discounts" but they wouldn't do it or counter offer so I cancelled both cars.

I have a Sirius Starmate 4 with a Lifetime subscription so I have that in my Camaro and if we use my wife's car for trip I have a second car kit for the Sirius. The Starmate lives in the console with its gumdrop antenna on the inside rear deck driver's side - great reception - and I was able to hid the wire.

As for listening - I too listen to 3 channels - NASCAR, CNBC and The Blend - otherwise for music its my iPhone via USB.

nova · 09-03-2009, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluch

why didn't you try a different channel?

I did. Replace Staind with some other shitty band I hate and you get the idea of the results.

The playlists got way too repetitive after the merger killing what I really liked about the service ie you'd hear things you wouldn't hear anywhere else. I can get a repetitive playlist using my MP3 player without paying $12/month. Or even better I can get a non-repetitive list using Pandora radio through my phone for free

Banshee · 09-03-2009, 09:11 AM

So I call them up and state the dealer said that I could have Sirius promo for $77 a month for 4 years?

Rogue Leader · 09-03-2009, 09:11 AM

I would have been able to get the $77 but after speaking to a supervisor at XM they wouldn't do it for me with the "best of" package which I wanted to get to have Howard Stern on. I was pissed but I ended up fighting a bit, I think I paid $160 for the year, and Ill bitch again next year at this time.

09-02-2009, 09:50 PM	#1
Banshee Institutionally Insane Drives: 2013 IOM 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 2,115 View My Garage	XM/SIRIUS Discounts? Tips? Tricks? I was reading in the Corvette forum..somewhere about quite a few guys allowing their satellite subscription to lapse and not renew and they were getting outrageous $70 for a year agreements for satellite. Anyone have any thoughts, codes, ideas on how to approach? XM is awesome, but not for $399 for 3 years. __________________ It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?

09-02-2009, 09:54 PM	#2
9c1ny Drives: C6 Zed-oh-six Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 677	mine just ran out last week, no big offer from them yet __________________

09-02-2009, 09:58 PM	#3
nova Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS, VR, PW, WR Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 838 View My Garage	Call 'em up, tell 'em it sucks and isn't worth the money and you want to cancel. Thats what they did when I cancelled mine that I'd had for 5+ years. Threw everything but the kitchen sink at me but I wasn't having it. Listening to 1 of 3 shitty Staind songs both on the way to and from work every day for a month was the last straw.... __________________ 2010 2SS/RS, M6,VR,White Rally's,Polished Wheels Mods: skip shift eliminator (hey everybody's gotta start somewhere ) crappily painted engine cover...

09-03-2009, 12:23 AM	#8
CamaroSS_LS3 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS IOM/IOM 6M Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Delaware, Ohio Posts: 242 View My Garage	We like Octane, Bone Yard, Hair Nation and Classic Vinyl. __________________ 2SS/RS 6 speed manual. VIN# 2G1FT1EW7A9116851 No Mod's love it just the way it is.

09-03-2009, 07:43 AM	#10
SNV Drives: 2014 RRM 2ls Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 1,307 View My Garage	This is what I did with sirius http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40014 I will do the same with xm . __________________ 2010 IBM 1LT out. 2013 BRM 1LS in. It's like having a blank canvas once again. Modding has started! Now on to a 2014......

09-02-2009, 10:06 PM	#4
Alfieboy Madman Drives: 2017 1SS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: RICHMOND VA Posts: 1,405 View My Garage	On my wifes 09 Traverse.. the 3month expired.. I calle dem up and told them the dealer offered me a promotion at signing of 4 years 77 a year rate.. guy said OK.. I said bill me.. Got Bill in mail yesterday..tax & a BILL fee(LOL) it was like 82 bux... I also made him note account I can do that 3 more years

09-02-2009, 11:32 PM	#5
DkknightX Account Suspended Drives: 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt SS/SC Stage 2 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Emerson, NJ Posts: 1,347 View My Garage	XM is pretty over-rated. The 80's and 90's channels are decent but they play the same songs over and over again to ad nauseum. They have a billion sports channels, comedy channels, that aren't worth it because of how long you are usually in the car and the comics aren't funny. Unless you like Elvis or Springsteen, two channels are wasted on them. Christian Rock and the Gay Channels?! WTF?! Waste of money completely. Load up an iPod or a 64GB flash drive. Now let's have some fun, although the Camaro's quirky interface and slow indexing make any flash drive over 2GB a chore. Oh well. can't have everything. I'm not giving them a freaking dime! Wonder how the Camaro would have done with the Microsoft SYNC system Ford has?

09-02-2009, 11:46 PM	#7
songsj Drives: 2015 2SS/RS Summit White Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: MPLS Posts: 798	I just renewed mine last week for 77.00 plus an 11.00 royalty fee for music. Total was like 88.00 for a year. I paid about 68.00 the prior year.

09-03-2009, 08:37 AM	#11
tjd24 Thank you Oshawa/St.Cats! Drives: was 2010 2LT RS 2G1FC1EV4A9103434 Join Date: May 2009 Location: NW NJ Posts: 3,481 View My Garage	With the $77 offer if you give them a credit card # for auto-renewal next year (call at least 30 days before that date to avoid being automatically renewed at the higher annual rate) they will deduct $12.95 fron the $77 - you still pay the new Music Royalty fee. I tried to get both my Camaro and my wife's G6 Hard Top Convertible for $77 as I had seen that work on a google search "XM discounts" but they wouldn't do it or counter offer so I cancelled both cars. I have a Sirius Starmate 4 with a Lifetime subscription so I have that in my Camaro and if we use my wife's car for trip I have a second car kit for the Sirius. The Starmate lives in the console with its gumdrop antenna on the inside rear deck driver's side - great reception - and I was able to hid the wire. As for listening - I too listen to 3 channels - NASCAR, CNBC and The Blend - otherwise for music its my iPhone via USB. __________________ #3434 Born 4-15-2009, Delivered 5-22-2009 BBOMG 2/3/4 - Traded-in 8/31/2019:

09-03-2009, 09:11 AM	#13
Banshee Institutionally Insane Drives: 2013 IOM 2SS/RS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Detroit MI Posts: 2,115 View My Garage	So I call them up and state the dealer said that I could have Sirius promo for $77 a month for 4 years? __________________ It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?

09-03-2009, 09:11 AM	#14
Rogue Leader Iatefiberglassinsulation Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS M6 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island Posts: 3,601 View My Garage	I would have been able to get the $77 but after speaking to a supervisor at XM they wouldn't do it for me with the "best of" package which I wanted to get to have Howard Stern on. I was pissed but I ended up fighting a bit, I think I paid $160 for the year, and Ill bitch again next year at this time. __________________ 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS - was daily driver, now toy 2020 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio - Daily Driver 2017 Mercedes Benz GLE 350 - Wifes Car 2008 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD LT 6.0 - Tow Vehicle 1991 Alfa Romeo 164S - Project Car 1994 Volkswagen Golf - Race Car "Like" my race team on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/farfrumwinnin

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