Sirius/XM Renewal

[paysensmom]

Yes , this was for my vehicle only.

 

[nyrebecca]

I am sooo happy that I found this thread! My 3 month subscription that I have been paying $48.90 for was about to expire tomorrow. I called, I simply said "I know people who are getting 6 months of service for less money than my 3 months." Her reply "I will give you 6 months for $27.58 if you would like to pay today." Heck yes. Thank you so much for all the info on this thread!

 

[APiratesLifeForMe2]

I am sooo happy that I found this thread! My 3 month subscription that I have been paying $48.90 for was about to expire tomorrow. I called, I simply said "I know people who are getting 6 months of service for less money than my 3 months." Her reply "I will give you 6 months for $27.58 if you would like to pay today." Heck yes. Thank you so much for all the info on this thread!

Awesome news!

 

[hsmamato2]

I let mine go, they couldn't renew at the same cheap price (5 per month) but the funny thing is I keep getting 'free ticket' invites to local concerts as a loyal subscriber

 

[HM]

No, they would only go as far as the $25 for 5 months for me too. That was after two other offers that I told them were'nt good enough and just to cancel. It was definitely work to get there.

 

[CJMickeyMouse]

Make sure... if you get one of these "deals" that you call in and tell them you want invoice billing. Otherwise, if you paid with a credit card, you will likely be renewed at full price when your "deal" is over.

 

[crisi]

Did you have to get a card or just call? I have called 2x and they say wait for a card or pay full price!

I just got a bill. My husband got a month thrown in at the dealer and then they billed me for the next twelve.

 

[JanaDee]

Make sure... if you get one of these "deals" that you call in and tell them you want invoice billing. Otherwise, if you paid with a credit card, you will likely be renewed at full price when your "deal" is over.

Yup. The $2 charge for the paper invoice is worth it to me, so I don't have to call and go through the BS of a hefty refund every time the bill comes due.

If you give them a credit card number, you are agreeing to be auto-billed.

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

Yup. The $2 charge for the paper invoice is worth it to me, so I don't have to call and go through the BS of a hefty refund every time the bill comes due.

If you give them a credit card number, you are agreeing to be auto-billed.

I didn't know that was even possible. Hmmmm...
When I called a few weeks ago I was offered the 5 for 25 deal but it would be effective that day instead of when our current contract expires which isn't until Dec 9. So instead of adding 5 months onto Dec 9, I'd lose mid Oct to Dec. 9. Forget it! I'll call back 2 days before they're due to bill my cc.

 

[ssawka]

Yup. The $2 charge for the paper invoice is worth it to me, so I don't have to call and go through the BS of a hefty refund every time the bill comes due.

If you give them a credit card number, you are agreeing to be auto-billed.

If your CC has the option of generating one-time use numbers, you could create a number just for the initial subscription amount. When your subscription is up and they try to auto-charge your card the charge will be declined.

 

[MrsToad]

DH and I each have subscriptions, but they are on separate accounts that renew at different times. About 2 months ago, I called a month early to tell them to not auto-bill when DH's subscription reached the cancellation date. When asked why, I simply said the value of the service for him didn't warrant the high renewal cost so we were going to cancel. They very quickly offered him 12 months for about $80; as neither of us wants to deal with renegotiating every 5 or 6 months, we accepted that rate. They did begin the new rate immediately, even though there was a month to go on the old subscription, but they also gave us a credit for the unused month - fair enough.

A couple of months later, I called in again to cancel the auto-renewal on my car; same situation - I was about a month away from the renewal date. I was again offered the same 12-month deal when I explained the full price wasn't worth it to us, especially since we commute to work together most days; it's almost like each car is only used half-time.

Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised that I didn't have to jump through hoops or transfer to another department to get a rate we were comfortable with.

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

If your CC has the option of generating one-time use numbers, you could create a number just for the initial subscription amount. When your subscription is up and they try to auto-charge your card the charge will be declined.

Oh yes, like a visa gift card. They're free if you have an acct with TD Bank.

I'd get one for $1 more than the amount you need to charge. When they enter a cc #, it does a test ping for $1 to make sure it's a valid card. While the $1 charge is still "pending", not fully charged but on hold, your visa gift card will not allow a 2nd charge of the full amount. I went through all of this trying to buy a Disney gift card online and use a visa gift card to pay for it.
Eventually the $1 would be returned to the card but at least your transaction would go through smoothly.