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1618 messages, Last post on Nov 11, 2009 at 3:22 PM
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Replying to: michaell (Feb 09, 2009 1:10 pm) 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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Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 09, 2009 2:35 pm) |
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Replying to: drtravel (Feb 09, 2009 4:41 pm) It makes we want to buy only a few months service at a time. |
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Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 09, 2009 2:35 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. 
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Replying to: drtravel (Feb 09, 2009 4:41 pm) 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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Replying to: steve_ (Feb 09, 2009 7:59 pm)
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Replying to: gagrice (Feb 09, 2009 8:05 pm) Today's channel - Urban Soul - Classic (link) |
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Replying to: nippononly (Feb 09, 2009 6:56 pm) 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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Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 10, 2009 7:49 am) 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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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sirius XM Radio Inc has been working with its advisers to prepare for a possible bankruptcy filing, the New York Times reported on its website on Tuesday, citing people close to the company. The move could put pressure on satellite television company EchoStar Corp, which reportedly holds a substantial amount of Sirius XM debt. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that EchoStar chief Charles Ergen made an offer to take control of the satellite radio company late last year, but he was rebuffed. Sirius officials did not respond to several telephone and email messages, and EchoStar declined comment. I guess I was lucky Toyota did not have a Sat option for my Sequoia. I would have been real ticked if I paid $500 and they went off the air. My take is they brought it on themselves paying jerks like Howard Stern $millions$. Too bad the CD player in the Sequoia is substandard.
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