[BC] Failing XM Radio

[Tom Spencer]

Really.

I had a similar event with AOL (had to close the account to keep them 
from charging against it);

but with XM, prior to being bought out by Sirius (not the other way 
around), I managed to cancel without getting additional charges. 

Well, let me rephrase that - they charged, and I told them in no 
uncertain terms that if they hadn't refunded the renewal within 72 
hours, I'd see 'em in court - under my brother's brother-in-law's 
letterhead  (He's an attorney).

Refund Obtained.

Although they still keep sending me stuff trying to get me to re-subscribe.

And they tried for over an hour on the phone to get me to keep the service.

I said, No; there's only one channel I'd be even remotely interested in, 
and you're dropping it. (they re-instated it shortly after the merger, 
but the quality stinks.)

So, I just listen to RadioXTZ now.  Same music, better quality.

RichardBJohnson at comcast.net wrote:
> I have XM Radio in my truck. It came with it. Unfortunately if I let my service expire, the radio interrupts even on AM, FM or CD and tells me that the XM service has expired.
>
> After the first year, XM fraudulently charged my credit card without my permission for the next year's service. The only way I could stop it was to cancel the credit card. This happened the second and third year as well. This year, I got a warning (not a bill) that the service was going to renew in a month. They claimed that the charge was $142.45. I sent them a check. Today, I got an additional bill for $21.97. It is for a so-called U.S. Music Royalty Fee.
>
> XM Radio is unregulated, which is what allowed them to borrow money and purchase Sirius, their only competition. Now they blatantly steal as well. I am going to refuse to pay this additional rip-off and report what happens.

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Tom Spencer
PG-18-25453 (nee' P1-18-48841)
http://radioxtz.com/