Sirius XM Radio wants to increase its basic monthly subscription from $12.95

Sirius XM Radio Inc., which reported 19.8 million customers at the end of the third quarter, told the Federal Communications Commission in a Jan. 20, 2011 filing that the FCC should not extend a price freeze negotiated as part of the 2008 merger that formed the company. Sirius wants to be free to raise its basic monthly subscription from $12.95. However, Sirius, the New York-based satellite radio broadcaster created by Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.’s purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., did not say in the filing whether it wants to raise rates.
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theoptimisticpessimist - 1/29/2011 11:25:00 AM

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Pandora radio in cars = death of satellite radio.

uaw_lax - 1/29/2011 7:52:02 PM

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pandora is great but very limited in content and if you hook your smartphone to your car stero you have it for free,

Valuestocksonly - 1/29/2011 2:09:38 PM

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Pandora=No content, upcoming ticker symbol BUFR. Bandwith limitations, death BLOW to panboring.

truckman - 1/30/2011 6:07:51 AM

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Satellite radio for me is a waste of money, I don't want to hear Howard Stern copulate with blow up dolls, I have my conventional radio for free, and even at $12. a month is $244 a year and then add your taxes...Do you really need it?

Valuestocksonly - 1/30/2011 9:55:42 AM

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Bet you have tv with rabbit ears.

LexSucks - 1/30/2011 3:42:37 PM

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Love my satellite radio. Truckman, I've never listened to Howard Stern. You do realize that there's more on sat radio than just Howard Stern?

xyz123 - 1/31/2011 1:32:15 PM

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$12 a month for a year is $244 dollars? WOW no wonder you dont have it you probably cant afford it. Did you complete 3rd grade math?

truckman - 1/31/2011 5:59:54 PM

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LOL 12 X 12 = 144, the yearly cost of satellite radio, it appears that xyz123 is the only one with more than grade 3 math. And yes I could afford it, I own a house in the lower mainland, one of the most expensive places to live in North America.

stone - 1/30/2011 1:35:39 PM

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I love my satellite radio. I haven't listened to terrestrial radio in years, but I have no desire to listen to Howard Stern, ever.

chowdery - 1/30/2011 5:05:14 PM

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Think that if I did enough cross-country driving, I'd consider XM. Just got the trial with our new car purchase and don't find myself listening to it much--beyond the effort to give it a shot. I like BBC and some of the music stations, but I get enough of the same content from my daily podcasts synced to my phone and I don't feel like I'm missing out on the music.

That said, if I was doing some long cross-country drives, would consider it for the constant variety. There's also the value initiative--I'd consider $5/month max for the option/luxury of having XM, but even that doesn't sound enticing.

2ndbimmer - 1/31/2011 10:06:14 AM

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I cant live without satellite radio. I love it. I drive 18 miles each way and terrestrial radio is all commercials. I love the music stations and especially the NFL radio talk. I will never get a car without it. If I have to, I would at worst get the app for my phone and stream it that way.

0to60 - 1/31/2011 1:06:47 PM

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XM was better without Sirius. Havent had XM since the merger. They got rid of the best DJ's

PlanB - 1/31/2011 3:20:11 PM

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I love my satellite radio also, there's a ton more there than Howard Stern. Between that and blue tooth streaming from my iphone I never listen to regular radio.