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Re: Discount pricing? [drtravel] by michaell
Feb 09, 2009 (1:10 pm)
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Replying to: drtravel (Feb 09, 2009 12:52 pm)

I guess when my 6 month renewal period ends in May, I'll have to play hard ball. I've been pretty upfront with them about the "regular" price not being good value for the money.
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Re: Discount pricing? [michaell] by qbrozen
Feb 09, 2009 (2:35 pm)
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Replying to: michaell (Feb 09, 2009 1:10 pm)

we'll see what current economic conditions bring, but my recent experience (ie, post merger) was that they are through cutting special deals. (without competition, why bother?)
 
They contacted me about 2 months before my contract was up. I declined renewal, stressing to the salesperson that I would wait for a better deal. Got down to 1 day before contract expiration and had received no further contact from Sirius. Not wanting to have to pay the activation fee again, I called on the last day. I believe the deal, which was the same deal they were offering to everyone, was 24 months for the price of 18 on our primary receiver. I went ahead and took it. No obligation, though, and no early termination fees of any kind.
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Re: Discount pricing? [qbrozen] by drtravel
Feb 09, 2009 (4:41 pm)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 09, 2009 2:35 pm)

There is a good chance the company may not survive this year. They are on many lists of companies who may not survive. Just like Circuit City and a host of others. The folks who reported getting good deals did so last month. But they did mention that you have to call more than once - not all salespersons want to give discounts.
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Re: Discount pricing? [drtravel] by carnaught
Feb 09, 2009 (5:00 pm)
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There is a good chance the company may not survive this year. They are on many lists of companies who may not survive.
 
It makes we want to buy only a few months service at a time.
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Re: Discount pricing? [qbrozen] by nippononly
Feb 09, 2009 (6:56 pm)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 09, 2009 2:35 pm)

(without competition, why bother?)
 
Competition = iPods, HD radio, in-car streaming radio from the internet? Not to mention the old standards, talk radio AM and the CD changer pretty much every car comes with now.
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Re: Discount pricing? [drtravel] by steve_ HOST
Feb 09, 2009 (7:59 pm)
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Replying to: drtravel (Feb 09, 2009 4:41 pm)

15 Companies That Might Not Survive 2009. (Yahoo)
 
If this keeps up I won't be able to drive to Krispy Kreme in my Caliber while listening to Howard Stern.
 
Refinancing (or bankruptcy?) looms and Ergin/Echo Star is trying to buy them. MarketWatch
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Re: Discount pricing? [steve_] by gagrice
Feb 09, 2009 (8:05 pm)
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Replying to: steve_ (Feb 09, 2009 7:59 pm)

I thought Krispy Kreme already went bankrupt. None around here anymore. I only had one and thought it tasted like any other glazed donut. Not as good as mom made when I was a kid.
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Re: Discount pricing? [gagrice] by steve_ HOST
Feb 09, 2009 (8:14 pm)
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Replying to: gagrice (Feb 09, 2009 8:05 pm)

They were wonderful hot off the conveyor belt when I could only get them in Chattanooga when I'd go visit family. There's one here in Boise and I never go there.
 
Today's channel - Urban Soul - Classic (link)
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Re: Discount pricing? [nippononly] by qbrozen
Feb 10, 2009 (7:49 am)
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Replying to: nippononly (Feb 09, 2009 6:56 pm)

Competition = iPods, HD radio, in-car streaming radio from the internet? Not to mention the old standards, talk radio AM and the CD changer pretty much every car comes with now.
 
Those are not competition, they are alternatives. That would be like saying an F-150 competes with a Taurus.
 
Internet radio I suppose comes the closest, although I'm not familiar with it. And what would I have to do to actually receive it? We're talking mobile internet connection, right? Not to mention an in-car PC. So how does that compete with $10/mo? We have ipod, cd changer, and sirius all in my wife's vehicle. When nobody else is with me, I turn on the satellite.
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Re: Discount pricing? [qbrozen] by drtravel
Feb 10, 2009 (5:24 pm)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 10, 2009 7:49 am)

Sirius XM is in the music delivery business to your car. Free radio is the main competition and it is much more affordable. I'm always switching channels when I listen to either. Throwing in an ipod lets me choose what I want to hear and I never have to change the station! Any method of putting music through my car's stereo system is indeed competition.
 
Back to another point I made: Sirius XM is preparing documents to file for Chapter 11 bankrupcy as I type this. So maybe Sirius XM = Taurus and all other music delivery systems = F-150. I know the F-150 and other music delivery sysyems will still be around for awhile. Not so sure about the Taurus and Sirius XM.

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