I’ve had two XM portable devices. I sold one and haven’t used the other in months. I also doubt I’ll renew my subscription. Initially, Years ago, I thought this was a wonderful service: hundreds of channels, weather, traffic, comedy, commercial free, etc. I soon found out that there were really only a handful of stations that I really liked and that many had commercials. Still, it was way better than terrestrial radio. Then, podcasts and Napster came into my life… Nearly unlimited choice of shows and tunes at my fingertips. Why would I want to lock myself into a pre-programmed service?
I’m just not ready to fork over a couple hundred bucks for service. I suppose XM was very happy when they hooked me into a long-term contract, but the truth is that they should have kept me on a monthly. Maybe it would have flown under the radar and I just wouldn’t have seen it. Sure, i prolly could go back, but it’s now on my mind that I should make a decision to keep or quit. It’s kinda like the gym membership that you haven’t used in a couple months…you might just want to use it next week…
When the news of the XM-Sirius merger came into my inbox, you would think I would be ecstatic! However, I just thought it sounded desperate.
Satellite probably works for the older generation, but it might be too techy for them. The younger gen is used to having everything on-demand. If it was under $100/yr or even less than $10/mo, I “might” consider. For now, I’ll let my service lapse and prolly not even care. I’ve actually taken the unit out of my car and haven’t missed it. Satellite radio is in deep doo doo…