XM Renewal Discounts?

apc
apc Posts: 779
edited May 2010 in The Clubhouse
It's time for me to renew my 3 XM units and I cannot find any valid discounts online. I've either lost my search skills or they are scarce. Anyone found any good renewal discounts lately?
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited May 2010
    here is a really long thread at fatwallet forums:
    http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/hot-deals/355343/

    Seems like most people get one year for $77 or 5 months for $20. Sounds like the 5 month deal signs you up for a renewal at a higher price eventually. When I bought a new car last year, I called after the trial was up and requested and got the $77 deal for a year, although with taxes and fees I think it was closer to $90.
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  • apc
    apc Posts: 779
    edited May 2010
    After wading through the offshore renewal personnel, I was connected to a most capable "retention" specialist. She listened to my story about long time customer with multiple radios, etc. Finally, she offered a year for half price, which is exactly what I was fishing for. Win-win in my book as they did not loose a customer and I paid a more reasonable fee for their service.
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  • ratster
    ratster Posts: 324
    edited May 2010
    Good Job apc!
    I couldn't get diddly squat out of them and have slowly been cancelling my service.I have gone from 8 subscriptions to 2.Next time renewal comes around it will probably be down to 1.
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  • apc
    apc Posts: 779
    edited May 2010
    My dad used to say, "Kill 'em with kindness". It works. People usually respond much better to a well-mannered request than a rant. Don't give up ;).

    edit - did not mean to imply that you were ranting...only stating the method that worked for me this time. After reading, it appeared my statement could be misinterpretted.
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited May 2010
    it seems like some people were successful in getting online included with their $77 deal. I wish I had pushed for that as it would be really nice to listen to XM at work.
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  • apc
    apc Posts: 779
    edited May 2010
    PhantomOG wrote: »
    it seems like some people were successful in getting online included with their $77 deal. I wish I had pushed for that as it would be really nice to listen to XM at work.

    Speaking of work...I have a really cool little setup around my desk consisting of an XM boombox which accepts my mobile Audiovox unit and wires into a small amp which powers my Polk RT25's. I just pull it out of the vehicle I drive that day and pop it in to provide sounds all day long.
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited May 2010
    Yeah, sounds like a nice setup but I'm too cheap to shell out for hardware at this point. The XM unit is built-in to my wife's new car head unit so me getting anything XM right now would involve hardware costs and another subscription. I like XM. I just don't like it THAT much. :p
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