Sirius and theft?

[MMDad]

Is there a real risk of having a Sirius radio stolen? It seems pointless since it could only be used until I called Sirius and had it turned off. Do they have any value I'm not thinking of? Wouldn't a thief be incredibly stupid to risk jail time so he could use it for a couple of hours?

[Tina2001aniT]

Originally Posted by MMDad

Is there a real risk of having a Sirius radio stolen? It seems pointless since it could only be used until I called Sirius and had it turned off. Do they have any value I'm not thinking of? Wouldn't a thief be incredibly stupid to risk jail time so he could use it for a couple of hours?

My car stays unlocked all the time and my sirius unit proudly displayed on the windshield
Neighborhood crackheads even stole all the change outta the ashtray and left the sirius...so, I say it is not a big risk

[sanchezf (Premo)]

Originally Posted by MMDad

Is there a real risk of having a Sirius radio stolen? It seems pointless since it could only be used until I called Sirius and had it turned off. Do they have any value I'm not thinking of? Wouldn't a thief be incredibly stupid to risk jail time so he could use it for a couple of hours?

You are a 100% correct but when the broke in to my truck (begining of Feb) the stole mine and everything that went with it, as if they thought they would be able to use it.

I called had it disconnected and put on what XM calls a "hitlist"

[trilogy]

Originally Posted by MMDad

Is there a real risk of having a Sirius radio stolen? It seems pointless since it could only be used until I called Sirius and had it turned off. Do they have any value I'm not thinking of? Wouldn't a thief be incredibly stupid to risk jail time so he could use it for a couple of hours?

if it is stolin, and you have a lifetime subscription, it will cost 75 bucks to change it to a new unit, u can only do that 3 times.

[dn0121]

Originally Posted by trilogy

if it is stolin, and you have a lifetime subscription, it will cost 75 bucks to change it to a new unit, u can only do that 3 times.

not if you have a police report and know how to talk to customer service.

[trilogy]

mine wasnt stolin, i got a new stleto, had to xfer my subscription. cost 75 bucks

[AndyMarquisLIVE (Premo)]

Originally Posted by MMDad

Is there a real risk of having a Sirius radio stolen? It seems pointless since it could only be used until I called Sirius and had it turned off. Do they have any value I'm not thinking of? Wouldn't a thief be incredibly stupid to risk jail time so he could use it for a couple of hours?

Originally Posted by Tina2001aniT

My car stays unlocked all the time and my sirius unit proudly displayed on the windshield
Neighborhood crackheads even stole all the change outta the ashtray and left the sirius...so, I say it is not a big risk

Hmm...that's odd. They must not know how to hook it up.

Yes there is value. Even though you have to have a subscription, those things could be sold on the black market for a little bit. I would think someone would steal an HD radio before stealing a Sirius reciever though.

I leave my DELL PDA/MP3 in my car all the time and nobody's ever messed with it.

[mainman (Premo)]

Originally Posted by trilogy

mine wasnt stolin, i got a new stleto, had to xfer my subscription. cost 75 bucks

How are you liking that Stiletto? You can take that anywhere, correct?

[(((echo))) (Premo)]

has anyone heard anything about the merger?
I had to buy a new xm tuner when i put my old head unit in the beast and am just curious if i just wasted my $$ when the merger comes out and i gotta buy new gear

[MMDad]

Originally Posted by (((echo)))

has anyone heard anything about the merger?
I had to buy a new xm tuner when i put my old head unit in the beast and am just curious if i just wasted my $$ when the merger comes out and i gotta buy new gear

I read that existing hardware will continue to work. I think it was siriusmerger.com

The pricing plan looks good to me. You'll be able to choose as few as 50 channels for $6.99 month, and add more for more $$$.