XM users

[desertrat]

I got this email. I just wondered if anyone else had and if it's legit.

We are offering select subscribers like you, who have multiple subscriptions, a special opportunity to lock in the current low rate on their additional radio subscription.

On March 11, 2009, the monthly rate for your discounted subscription will increase from $6.99 per month to $8.99 per month upon renewal. You can lock in your current special discounted rate of $6.99 by choosing a longer-term plan at www.xmradio.com/lockin - but only if you act quickly.

And if you renew now, you can continue to listen online FREE for the entire length of your subscription. Effective March 11, 2009, the XM Radio Online listening platform will be upgraded to a higher quality digital audio and no longer included as part of a base subscription at no charge.

Save with Longer Subscription Plans.
Depending on the Subscription Package and Plan you choose for each radio, you could enjoy an average annual savings of more than $90.00 with two radios on an Annual Savings Plan if you act now. Save even more with two- and three-year plans. Any credits on the account from earlier payments made will be applied to your renewal - you'll only be charged the difference.

Easy to "Lock In" & Save.

Here is most of the site address that comes up when I click login.

XM - Everything worth listening to is now on XM

 

[_MightyMouse_]

Threaten to cancel your subscription and ask for the $77/year deal promo. Works everytime. And the fact that they're on the verge of bankruptcy is the reason to get ppl to lock in longer.

 

[dn0121]

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yes I have siriusxm and a lifetime subscription and still got it.

 

[desertrat]

Threaten to cancel your subscription and ask for the $77/year deal promo. Works everytime. And the fact that they're on the verge of bankruptcy is the reason to get ppl to lock in longer.

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yes I have siriusxm and a lifetime subscription and still got it.

Lifetime, dayum.

 

[dn0121]

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back in the day it was $299 for that.

 

[Tilted]

Threaten to cancel your subscription and ask for the $77/year deal promo. Works everytime. And the fact that they're on the verge of bankruptcy is the reason to get ppl to lock in longer.

They're not on the verge of bankruptcy anymore, although the government did everything they could to push them there. They could still end up there, but it is less likely now - and at any rate, it's a ways off.

But, their main model for subscriber generation is severely handicapped right now (i.e. new car sales), so they do have a desperate need to generate and retain subscribers in other ways. Add to that the fact that, post-merger, their business model is more driven by customer quantity, and less by revenue per customer, and you end up with these packages that are much more attractive in regard to pricing.