No problem getting the promotion. The only question I was asked was "Is the radio in your house or your car?"

Funny how I get labeled a troll for stating a reason not to buy. Does that mean I can label that weirdo with cow avatar a fanboy? Or Fanbovine?

Every time I try, they want to check my eligibility requirements. Grr....

Tunaktun said:Funny how I get labeled a troll for stating a reason not to buy. Does that mean I can label that weirdo with cow avatar a fanboy? Or Fanbovine?

call me whatever you want. doesn't bother me. thing is, i think sirius is great, too. so, to be accurate, call me a fanboi or fanbovine for "satellite" radio, not XM or sirius.

Tunaktun said:http://www.xmradio.com/newsroom/screen/press_release_1999_06_08.html

Reading is hard? Now go punch yourself in the face twice, for getting interweb-physical with a girl over a radio station and an opinion.

i guess reading *is* hard. it says they were an investor in *1999*. that's 5 years ago, for those who are counting. and, like i said, their investment no longer exists. they divested last fall.

can't find the specific link on the site, just a quote from the article on www.insideradio.com (hate people without search engines on their site). but here's an article from december 03 on insiderradio.com.

"XM's last radio simulcast is off the satellite -- KIIS-FM.

The Rick Dees morning show remains the cornerstone of that particular satellite channel, which retains the "Kiss" branding. But XM's Chance Patterson tells Inside Radio it will henceforth be produced in-house with XM's own talent. He says there was no static between XM and KIIS-FM owner Clear Channel: "This is nothing more than a natural progression." It's a "creative decision" of XM, and he says XM would rather use its "own programming approach." One big item, we'll bet: shorter stop-sets for satellite radio subscribers. (Remember that XM runs some commercials in its music programming. Sirius doesn't.) XM had to program features or filler-songs during particularly long blocks of commercials from the L.A.-based KIIS-FM. Clear Channel owns 2% of XM, though its intial stake has shrunk as other investors have increased their holdings. Several Clear Channel/Premier talkhosts like Glenn Beck and Phil Hendrie still air on various XM channels. The initial concept was to make stations like KIIS-FM, country WSIX, Nashville and hot AC KHMX, Houston into "superstations" by simulcasting them on XM. WSIX and KHMX were replaced last December in a lineup shuffle, and now KISS-FM is off."

Note teh line in there where it says they own 2%. this is after they shorted the stock in the fall. Hard to have a lot of influence on the programming of a company with only 2% of the stock.

but hey, if that's enough to make you hate them, I can't stop you. I just hate seeing people scream that the sky is falling when they get hit with an acorn on the head.

in the end, i think people should pick the service that gives them the equipment and the stations that they want. sirius is for some, xm is for others. but neither of them is evil and neither of them is gold, at least not compared to each other.

Way to go FatWallet! I called and said I saw it this morning but I couldn't call in while I was at work and that the offer was gone. The CSR went to check to see if I was eligible (I bought a SkyFi unit). She came back and said that offer was to get former users who let cancelled their service back on XM and she couldn't offer it to me. I offered to cancel my service, and she said "I was hoping you'd say that!" She said she was told that she could only offer it if someone tried to cancel their service and gave me the deal. Took about 5 minutes. I was pleasant the whole way and so was she. Good Stuff, Thanks OP!

hahaha

cooleyo said:Way to go FatWallet! I called and said I saw it this morning but I couldn't call in while I was at work and that the offer was gone. The CSR went to check to see if I was eligible (I bought a SkyFi unit). She came back and said that offer was to get former users who let cancelled their service back on XM and she couldn't offer it to me. I offered to cancel my service, and she said "I was hoping you'd say that!" She said she was told that she could only offer it if someone tried to cancel their service and gave me the deal. Took about 5 minutes. I was pleasant the whole way and so was she. Good Stuff, Thanks OP!

I called them (I have a SkyFi - not through GM). Rep said it was a no-go - the website had been updated and the reps had been told not to give it without the proper qualification. I asked when I was up through (I pay by credit card each month) so I could cancel. Rep gave me an answer and I said I would call back then to cancel. I hung up semi-dejected.

Two minutes later, my phone rang. The rep said she could give it to me. What service!

Thanks OP.

I just signed up. No problems getting the deal, hardly any wait time either. I have a Roady 2, new account, self installed; I just asked sweetly for the $60/year deal I had "seen" on their website. Also, don't know if this matters, but the webiste lists one number to call, the paperwork in the unit's box lists another number, and the number listed at the top of this thread is different from the other two and I didn't see it published anywhere. That's the one I called.

Thanks for the tip!

man, i just called, they said it was not available for delphi customers but i can get 1 month free. i asked when my paid sub was running out so i can cancel. she was going to give me a number i can call to cancel but i said can i cancel right now? she said sure and cancelled my account. Fudge!

just tried petrson put me on hold and came back to say the promo was only for persons who had a free three month promo and did not renew the service. no go for me