Topic: XM Billing on the Free Harley Promo (Read 4497 times)

fxdjerry · « **on:** December 12, 2005, 12:31:48 PM »

Just got done with the free promo from Harley and XM.I am very glad I did not use a credit card to
activate this free deal. I just got a statement from XM for $40.85. XM is telling me that it was my
responsibility to call them after the initial free trial was over to de-activate. So they decided to
extend the service without asking me. I mentioned that Harley should have picked up the tab for
the trial period. Still not sure if they got the message. After all said and done (at least over the
phone). They still think I owe them $5.00. So for me it was not a trial or free.

Jerry

FR8TRN · « **Reply #1 on:** December 12, 2005, 06:38:49 PM »

When I got the bill in for the next 3 months on mine I just called and had em switch it over to my existing XM account, girl was real nice about it.

jeffj · « **Reply #2 on:** December 12, 2005, 07:08:22 PM »

I went with the 3 year plan with XM Radio
The 3 year deal seemed like it was the best value $9.99 a month
Cost for 3 years was $359.64

06ULTRASE · « **Reply #3 on:** December 12, 2005, 08:06:05 PM »

This is interesting, I activited mine in the middle of Sept. and haven't gotton a bill yet??? From what you guys are saying I need to check on mine before I owe them several hundred dollars.

lugnut · « **Reply #4 on:** December 12, 2005, 08:46:13 PM »

And the cheapest way to get XM is have it put on a friends account so u only have to pay 6.99 a month. I have two radio. One in my truck which I bought the three year deal. Then the one on my bike. Also have three friends at work on my account so they only pay 6.99 a month. They each pay me 100 a year so it really cost them 8.33 a month, which is better than 13.00 a month. XM bills me ever three month, 83.88 and that's for 4 radio's at 6.99 a month....Also with your account you can get XM radio thur your computer. So in the end it cost me 3.00 a month for my second radio.

FR8TRN · « **Reply #5 on:** December 12, 2005, 10:45:32 PM »

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This is interesting, I activited mine in the middle of Sept. and haven't gotton a bill yet???

fxdjerry · « **Reply #6 on:** December 17, 2005, 04:36:19 PM »

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This is interesting, I activited mine in the middle of Sept. and haven't gotton a bill yet???

lugnut · « **Reply #7 on:** December 17, 2005, 06:56:38 PM »

Is there a charge to reactivate it come riding season.

Twolanerider · « **Reply #8 on:** December 17, 2005, 08:00:50 PM »

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Is there a charge to reactivate it come riding season.

Just had the same thought Lug. Went online to look up the billing history for the recent XM add to the red bike. The "activation fee" was $14.95. Since it costs $7.00 to keep it (as a second receiver) than being off for more than two months makes it pay for itself. If he's only got five months of riding a season then it makes sense to turn it on and off [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

fxdjerry · « **Reply #9 on:** December 18, 2005, 01:44:03 PM »

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Just had the same thought Lug.

jeffj · « **Reply #10 on:** December 18, 2005, 02:29:22 PM »

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That was the plan. I just paid $499.00 for lifetime on the Sirius in the Ford truck.Would have liked that for the XM.

Which do you like better for programming and dependability: Sirius or XM

lugnut · « **Reply #11 on:** December 18, 2005, 07:31:46 PM »

Difference is the sports packages XM has MLB, Sirius has NFL,NBA,NHL and Howard. Stern that is not Cosell. And I believe MLB is moving to Sirius in 07.

06ULTRASE · « **Reply #12 on:** December 18, 2005, 10:28:44 PM »

Today was the first day I've riden since mine got out of the shop. The radio was replaced so I called XM and was told that my free trial period was over and they had cut me off. Seems like there's consistance way that XM handles accounts. [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

fxdjerry · « **Reply #13 on:** December 19, 2005, 09:40:07 PM »

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Which do you like better for programming and dependability: Sirius or XM

Programming is good on both. Dependability is better with Sirius. I will say I only tried xm for a

few weeks. Some folks here had antenna issues maybe my xm antenna needs adjustment. So far

I vote for XM.

SE_ULTRA · « **Reply #14 on:** December 20, 2005, 01:27:47 AM »

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Which do you like better for programming and dependability: Sirius or XM

XM has much better programming and most channels are going to a jock-less format. This enables XM to serve the cable tv markets as well as music on hold and in-house (office building) music.

I would advise against any long term commitments with Sirius...they may not be around too long.

SEUC-OCD · « **Reply #15 on:** December 20, 2005, 03:28:52 AM »

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... I would advise against any long term commitments with Sirius...they may not be around too long.

For a minute there, I thought everyone was leaning towards Sirius. With dependability, Howard Stern, and all of the sports broadcasts, it sounded like XM didn't have much to offer. Sirius can always add more music.

I hope you're right, because I am going with XM because it comes on my GPS. I'd love to listen to a football game on a ride! If I could only bring pretzles and beer!

SE_ULTRA · « **Reply #16 on:** December 20, 2005, 09:48:03 AM »

Siruis is hoping that everyone in leaning towards Sirius. Over the next 5 years they will be paying Howard 500 million dollars and the new CEO (who use to be my CEO) Mel Karmazin 6.25 million...pre-bonus. Add to that that Mels 30 million common shares. At $13.00 per month, Sirius would need to have 650,000 new subscribers to cover these two SALARIES alone, not counting bounuses. Considering that at current Sirius is running at a 965% loss (spending $10.65 for every $1.00 of revenue) it seems like a tough battle.

By the way, with all the talk of satellite radio, don't discount terrestrial radio...with HD Radio, streaming, POD Casting, new technology and programming being implimented everyday...it should not be discounted. Terrestrial radio still has a charm and a soul...kinda like a Harley.

SE_ULTRA
umm..err.... CBS RADIO

Twolanerider · « **Reply #17 on:** December 20, 2005, 11:09:37 AM »

Ultra, I agree. Local radio is ok; locally. It gets played at home. But on road it's just not a great tool. At Interstate speeds you can't drive that long without having to find a new channel. Get out of the east where things start to spread out a bit and you can drive a long time and never find a clear channel; or at least one that stays clear for longer than a few minutes. Once you do you can only hope it's a format you're interested in. Almost makes you wish for the days of good huge AM stations.

XM, however, just gets turned on. That's at, all over. Don't even have to change CDs anymore.

SE_ULTRA · « **Reply #18 on:** December 20, 2005, 11:32:33 AM »

[smiley=2vrolijk_20.gif] for the huge AM's!

~SE_ULTRA
Technical Ops.
CBS Radio
(I have 2 AM's, 1 is 50kw)

Ceej · « **Reply #19 on:** December 24, 2005, 11:44:56 AM »

I worked in radio for years before buying a truck and hitting the big road, I paid for XM for 5 years and pay about 8$ a monthe and then have a second radio, their MyFi which is a portable unit I use on the bikes and in my 68 Camaro. I own a bunch of Sirius stock and think it will do fine in the long run - probably a merger coming. XM has a much deeper music library as a few of their major stockholders own many music catalogs, Sirius can get repetative in the music dept. I don't think MLB is leaving XM anytime soon, that is a big deal for both of them, Nascar is going to Sirius in 07 but Nascar has always been a money grubbing entity, I use to run them on a station a few years ago before they became real big then they came to us with their hands out for a steep steep fee increase, we told them to take a hike and they gave up a huge coverage area we had on a 100,000 watt FM for a few crappy lo power AM's. They choose a few dollars over a few thousand of their fans. HD radio on FM could lead to more options and better content but I am already hearing rumblings that some companies are looking at charging to recieve their HD signals, the technology is there, it would be like a mini XM deal, local, just a few stations. Clear channel owns a boatload of stations across the country and they will lead the way, of course they also own a boatload of XM stock [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

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