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XM-Sirius pricing guide from FCC

KarennaKarenna Registered User regular
edited April 2008 in Moe's Stupid Technology Tavern
Pulled from the FCC's site, here's the proposed pricing guide for the XM/Sirius merger.

http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/retrieve.cgi?native_or_pdf=pdf&id_document=6519869225

I guess it's not the $50/mo. some were fearing...but it's also not the entire XM & Sirius lineup for $14.99 either.

All in all, I declare meh. D:

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  • smokmnkysmokmnky Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    16.99 isn't bad for both though + 11 of the other station. I have Sirius right now and really like the NFL stuff, If I could keep that and then pick up the MLB stuff from XM I'd be set.

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  • KarennaKarenna Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    I have a feeling the 11 channels from the other service won't be the 'good' ones...no Stern from Sirius, no MLB from XM. Most likely just more music/news channels that you probably don't need.

    But, the $6.99 A La Carte option is looking more and more attractive. hmmm...

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  • mcdermottmcdermott Registered User regular
    edited March 2008
    Karenna wrote: »
    But, the $6.99 A La Carte option is looking more and more attractive. hmmm...

    I've found I rarely venture past my ten presets. I'm not entirely sure I could even fill out a list of 50 with stuff I really want, even assuming I set aside 10 or so for the wife. So I think I have zero reason not to go with this plan.

    Except, of course, that it apparently may require me to buy a new receiver. What exactly is a "next-gen" receiver?

    EDIT: Oh, I see their game. The list of channels seems to suggest that like 6 of the stations I regularly listen to will cost me an extra quarter apiece. Still, $8.50 is a lot cheaper than $13, considering what I'm getting for that extra $4.50 is a horde of channels I have never, ever listened to. Also, I obviously don't listen to Stern (since he seems to be excluded from a la carte as well, and it costs five fucking dollars a month to get his stations).

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  • KarennaKarenna Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    A 'confidential' leak from an XM PR type:
    http://consumerist.com/374054/xm+sirius-merger-will-double-monthly-prices

    Since this is goes against the previous FCC notice, why do I get the feeling that this is a BS PR move to get folks to lock in a long subscription at the $14.99 price before the $6.99 A La Carte offering comes out?

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  • mcdermottmcdermott Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Karenna wrote: »
    A 'confidential' leak from an XM PR type:
    http://consumerist.com/374054/xm+sirius-merger-will-double-monthly-prices

    Since this is goes against the previous FCC notice, why do I get the feeling that this is a BS PR move to get folks to lock in a long subscription at the $14.99 price before the $6.99 A La Carte offering comes out?

    Yeah, given the notice over at the FCC I call customer service shenanigans. I'm pretty sure those guys are rated on how many yearly subscriptions they get (I know they pushed me hard to go yearly when I signed up for Sirius).

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