Is XM "Sirius"? :)
 

$20 a month to listen to the radio in the truck after a three month free
trial?

People do this?

Is XM "Sirius"? :)
 

On 4/8/2016 10:07 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:

$20 a month to listen to the radio in the truck after a three month free
trial?

People do this?


Sirius is a pain in the ass. They give you a free 3 month subscription
or something when you buy a new, Sirus equipped vehicle
and then hound the bananas out of you to set it up and subscribe.

I had a Sirius subscription way back when they first started and
took advantage of a "free" lifetime offer for $300. They seem to
have lost records of that.

I unsubscribed from all their emails. Don't need it. I figured out
how to pair my cell phone via Bluetooth and downloaded the Nissan app
that allows me to go on-line in the car. Subscribed to the free
version of Pandora. That's good enough in addition to local radio.

Is XM "Sirius"? :)
 

On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 10:07:36 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote:


$20 a month to listen to the radio in the truck after a three month free
trial?

People do this?

Smart folks bought a lifetime subscription before 2005. Others bought a truck which
included a radio with a lifetime subscription. Works great.

Where else can you get Bluegrass music anywhere you go?
--

Ban liars, tax cheats, juvenile name-callers, and narcissists...not guns!

Is XM "Sirius"? :)
 

On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 10:07:36 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote:


$20 a month to listen to the radio in the truck after a three month free
trial?

People do this?

My wife has it off and on. Once you are on their Radar they will offer
you all sorts of deals to stay or to restart the service. I don't
think she ever paid $20 tho. (at least not on purpose)
I get it as part of my Dish package. I never had it in the car.
I don't listen to any kind of radio. I am an MP3 guy. I have my music
in anything I am driving. It is hard too find a car these days without
a USB port.

Is XM "Sirius"? :)
 

On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 10:22:01 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 4/8/2016 10:07 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:

$20 a month to listen to the radio in the truck after a three month free
trial?

People do this?


Sirius is a pain in the ass. They give you a free 3 month subscription
or something when you buy a new, Sirus equipped vehicle
and then hound the bananas out of you to set it up and subscribe.

I had a Sirius subscription way back when they first started and
took advantage of a "free" lifetime offer for $300. They seem to
have lost records of that.

I unsubscribed from all their emails. Don't need it. I figured out
how to pair my cell phone via Bluetooth and downloaded the Nissan app
that allows me to go on-line in the car. Subscribed to the free
version of Pandora. That's good enough in addition to local radio.

Can you get Pandora in the car?
--

Ban liars, tax cheats, juvenile name-callers, and narcissists...not guns!

Is XM "Sirius"? :)
 

On 4/8/16 10:22 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 4/8/2016 10:07 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:

$20 a month to listen to the radio in the truck after a three month free
trial?

People do this?


Sirius is a pain in the ass. They give you a free 3 month subscription
or something when you buy a new, Sirus equipped vehicle
and then hound the bananas out of you to set it up and subscribe.

I had a Sirius subscription way back when they first started and
took advantage of a "free" lifetime offer for $300. They seem to
have lost records of that.

I unsubscribed from all their emails. Don't need it. I figured out
how to pair my cell phone via Bluetooth and downloaded the Nissan app
that allows me to go on-line in the car. Subscribed to the free
version of Pandora. That's good enough in addition to local radio.

I mostly listen to one of our classical stations around here, or NPR,
and if I am "on the road," either find a local classical station or
listen to some of the 40 gigs of music on my iphone. Last time I drove
to Hilton Head, I listened to all nine of the Beethoven symphonies in
order, and played solely on the piano. It was a wonderful and
educational experience.

Is XM "Sirius"? :)
 

On 4/8/16 10:40 AM, Keine Keyserschei�e wrote:
On Fri, 8 Apr 2016 10:07:36 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote:


$20 a month to listen to the radio in the truck after a three month free
trial?

People do this?

Smart folks bought a lifetime subscription before 2005. Others bought a truck which
included a radio with a lifetime subscription. Works great.

Where else can you get Bluegrass music anywhere you go?
--

Yet another reason to not subscribe...

Is XM "Sirius"? :)
 

On Fri, 08 Apr 2016 11:05:12 -0400, wrote:

It is hard too find a car these days without
a USB port.

===

Most of the newer cars will automatically pair up with your phone via
blue tooth. I have many gigs of music stored on the phone and it
starts playing when I get in the car. If a call comes in on the
phone, the car automatically mutes the music and switches to hands
free phone mode.

Is XM "Sirius"? :)
 

On Fri, 08 Apr 2016 12:00:32 -0400,
wrote:

On Fri, 08 Apr 2016 11:05:12 -0400, wrote:

It is hard too find a car these days without
a USB port.

===

Most of the newer cars will automatically pair up with your phone via
blue tooth. I have many gigs of music stored on the phone and it
starts playing when I get in the car. If a call comes in on the
phone, the car automatically mutes the music and switches to hands
free phone mode.

My wife does that in her Lincoln. She also gets I heart radio on the
phone so she can listen to Bob and Tom in the morning.
The Blaupunct in my Honda knows how to do that but I never carry my
phone. I just have a few different versions of my tunes in it.
I have a MP3 CD with a bunch, a SD card with another mix and usually a
thumb drive or two with other mixes. I can get pretty much any mix of
music I want to hear with minimal intervention.
I still miss my jukebox PCs tho. If I really want to hear one
particular song, it is tough without taking your eyes off the road.
The PC ran off a 10 key.

Is XM "Sirius"? :)
 

Keyser Söze

"$20 a month to listen to the radio in the truck after a three month free
trial?

People do this?"


I had the 3 month freebie also, three years ago. I've negotiated with them a few times and the best they offered was $72 for a year. I only travel in the May-October time period so I wanted a deal on 6 months. I really only wanted the '60s rock music.
Couldn't agree on a pkg so I enjoy the two week free service each spring. Trouble is half the time has elapsed before they notify me that it's available.