I got rid of it just do to bad customer service. They tried to offer me 3 free months, etc...and I get offers in the mail constantly to come back.

 

You can call now and ask them to match serius and they will give you 6 months for $25. I just did it.

 

I was going to write them an email about their audio quality and traffic coverage. And then I realized they are in a terrible terrible position. Once the smart phone and head unit people really get their acts together, xm is totally screwed. At that point all they have is maybe better coverage than the cell networks out in the middle of nowhere. Unless they can turn their delivery network into satellite broadband, they're pretty much screwed. Their programming's only ok - unless you need sports maybe.

 

I think XM is already screwed.................My after market head unit is amazing in what it does with nav and with my ipod and streaming audio from my phone I have no need to activate the sat in it. I do have it in the G though and I like it but the hard drive on the G gets used a lot more.

 

Keep checking back to your XM stations. They will do 10-days of free XM radio now and then, the last one was Memorial Day week. If I recall Thanksgiving week and sometime during Spring Break it was free for about a week.

No sign up or calling necessary, it just starts working.

 

Well, I think for significant market penetration, the head units that are really tightly integrated with smartphones need to be coming from the factory in new cars. They're definitely getting there though, so it's just a matter of time.

Personally, I usually listen either to my iPhone music or Pandora in the car. Though I guess I typically listen to XM before I bother with FM. What I really want is the built in navigation software on the head unit to integrate traffic from my iPhone - like google maps or map quest or bing or waze or whatever. XM traffic really only covers interstate and state highways. Expressways are pretty important to a lot of commuters.

 

Just cancelled in my wife's G35 .. waiting patiently now to see if they hit me back to re-start service at a discounted rate -- the best they were offering was $5/month .. no go, tired of playing these games with them, more than anything.

I would be fine to pay a flat $100/year, but I'm sick of the threats to cancel, trips to the 'retention center' .. and this cat and mouse game... immature garbage.

Gunna roll the windows down for a while and enjoy the sound of the exhaust at WOT

 

Actually I think they are in a good position. There is no more unlimited data plans, so the only thing to do that doesnt reqiure data is streaming your music via Bluetooth. Meh, it's too annoying to sync my music interests with my phone.
I would rather pay for xm and flip the dial, which I do.

I actually rented a car and drove somewhere out in the desert. No cell phone service or radio service but xm worked flawlessly.

 

I really like xm I have xm nav and weather. Worth every penny. I don't have to deal with loading my music on my phone.

 

I'm not sure about them going lower than $5 per month...

 

How good/accurate is the traffic function? I live in LA and traffic is EVERYWHERE on the freeways. Does the XM traffic work hand in hand with our navigation systems? (ex. will our nav system reroute the destination based on which areas have the least amount of traffic?)

 

I also live in the LA area and find the traffic function very useful and surprisingly accurate. Those green, yellow or red lines running along the freeway displays usually give exact indications of road conditions. Some freeways may have sectors not yet covered, but more are regularly being added. For me, it’s the best part of having XM.

Now in my ’08 the nav system will not reroute you to a destination based on traffic conditions, but rerouting is an integral part of the nav system should you stray from a previously set route.

 

Wow. I paid 499 for the lifetime subscription to XM. I do plan on havnig the car that long, af if XM last that long, hopefully.