Satellite Radios

[cougar242]

Are there any deals right now for satellite radios and service? We havent had a contract for one before but my husband is wanting one.

Thanks for any help!
Kim

 

[P.I. Squirrel]

We have had XM for 8 years or so, and as far as I know, there is no contract. You purchase the radio, then the monthly premium. If you prepay for a year, you get a better deal.

We use the Onyx in our car. I use an in-line FM modulator, and the sound is excellent. You have a choice of purchasing portable units, or your car may already have a stereo that is "XM or Sirius Ready". That means you would only need a permanent mounted tuner installed in your car.

Most newer cars come with radios that have XM or Sirius built into the radio, with a trial subscription. If you have one, you simply activate it and pay the monthly subscription.

 

[hoosiergirl7]

Satellite radio is super hot so I doubt you will find a deal of any sort. I never have and I've been an XM subscriber for 12 years (I think, it's been so long). As the PP said, if you pre-pay for the year I think you get a better rate. We pay every 3 months because we just can't budget for an entire year up front like that. I also don't know if both XM & Sirus cost the same. I've been with XM always and chose them because I like their radio lineup better than Sirus's.

Hope this helps!

 

[magicmommy]

We have both. I have XM in my car and DH has Sirius in his. We both did a lifetime subcription. I think mine was 399 and his was 499. That is for the life of the automobile.

 

[debbiecarr98]

I found on retailmenot if you call 1 800 347 0600 and ask for the promotion for 1 year for 77.00, so I did, and had no problem. The only catch is that you are agreeing to automatically renew, but there is no contract and you can cancel at any time.

 

[AlbertZeroK]

Sirius offers Al'cart programming, which gives you like 50 music and talk/news channels (no sports, no howard stern, no opera) for $6.99 / month. But they charge you an extra $1.00 per month for royalties for the music companies and taxes.

Not all radios support Al'acart programming, but we have it and love it on both radios (which cost us $18 / month)