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Old 02-04-2020, 06:01 AM
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I?ve been seeing this ad on Facebook recently for XM Radio subscriptions for $4.99 a month for 12 months (probably because I recently canceled to play their pricing game). Just for the heck of it, I plugged in the XM radio ID from my GDL51R. Not surprisingly, it identified it as an aviation receiver and brought me to a menu of options for XM weather. It allows you to decline weather and get to just the music page.

The cheapest music package is $10.99 a month. I?m sorry, but this is complete BS. Whether the radio is in my car or plane, the service is the same, and doesn?t cost them any more money. It pisses me off that they probably think GA is filled with a bunch of rich guys who can afford to spend twice as much for the same service they?re getting in their cars.

Smells like an interesting class action for discrimination

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Old 02-04-2020, 06:27 AM
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Yep, buncha crooks just like home security and any other service that automatically renews.
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Old 02-04-2020, 07:21 AM
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they probably think GA is filled with a bunch of rich guys who can afford to spend twice as much for the same service they?re getting in their cars
Maybe not rich but definitely not poor .. you do fly an RV-10 .. just sayin
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Old 02-04-2020, 07:30 AM
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Tesla options are expensive too. Doubt if that warrants a law suit.
ADS-B provides decent WX products, and you already paid for it.
On the positive side...XM just made me feel better about my income.
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Old 02-04-2020, 07:31 AM
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Same reason I don't have cable anymore. Tired of their pricing games. Plus not watching TV gives me more time to fly.
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Old 02-04-2020, 07:49 AM
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Tesla options are expensive too. Doubt if that warrants a law suit.
ADS-B provides decent WX products, and you already paid for it.
On the positive side...XM just made me feel better about my income.
You?re missing the point.
A) I?m not interested in weather, just music
B) The radio service is the same in the air or on the ground.

The comparison to Tesla options makes no sense. Apples vs Oranges.
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Old 02-04-2020, 07:51 AM
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I think I?ve figured out a solution to the problem with pricing. Just for the heck of it I went in to my auto subscription that is now $4.99 a month (I?m a sucker for discounts). I told it I wanted to transfer the service to another radio. It wants to charge $15 to do it, but it looked like it was going to work fine.

I?m not flying yet, but will give this a try in a few months. Then I?ll just go back in and add my car back as a new radio.
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Old 02-04-2020, 07:59 AM
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No, I got the point. Just noticed the word lawsuit and decided to post my sarcasm. I should have poured more coffee instead of annoying people.
Sorry about that.
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Old 02-04-2020, 09:02 AM
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Never give 'em a credit card! The stuff you got for $49/year is suddenly $25/month when they automatically renew.
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Old 02-04-2020, 09:26 AM
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Never give them a legit phone number (if you gave them your actual one go back and give them a bogus one otherwise they'll endless harass you) and NEVER let them keep a credit card number DEMAND they remove it the moment the purchase transaction is made... you will get multiple annoying letters and lots of forewarning that payment is due don't worry. For your car or plane google "best XM or SIRI deals" as you'll likely save @ 75%. The only company with worse billing scams was AOL, thankfully they fell on their sword. Decent product despicable business model when it comes to payment
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