i got a new car almost 3 weeks ago, it came with 6 months of sirius service (included in the car price).

is there a way to look in the radio for whatever code I would need to have to activate a portable sirius radio if i wanted to do so?

8/15/2007 11:26:21 AM

nope.

8/15/2007 11:28:02 AM

i think you would have to pay the $5 extra or whatever it is

[Edited on August 15, 2007 at 11:29 AM. Reason : personally, i would buy the lifetime subscription if you like it]

8/15/2007 11:28:35 AM

i dont love it

but i hate FM around here

so im seeing it as a necessity at this point

8/15/2007 11:30:09 AM

Don't buy the lifetime sub. for that car unless you plan on keeping the car for a lifetime.

"Lifetime" means "for the life of that particular receiver," not your lifetime. In other words, you can't transfer your "lifetime subscription" to a new Sirius receiver should you buy one.

8/15/2007 12:04:34 PM

neg, you can transfer the subscription up to 3 times--there's a $75 fee

8/15/2007 12:27:14 PM

75 bucks each time ?

8/15/2007 12:29:20 PM

yeppers

basically, if you keep the car for 3.5 years you'll break even with a lifetime subscription compared to month-to-month, and every time you transfer your break-even point increases by 6 months

[Edited on August 15, 2007 at 12:37 PM. Reason : ...]

8/15/2007 12:30:28 PM

i just pay the $13 a month for XM

8/15/2007 1:40:44 PM

Quote :

"there's a $75 fee"

So $75 for an outsourced third world operator to type in the new serial number and delete the old one?

8/15/2007 1:41:52 PM

i listen to the jesus AM radio stations

8/15/2007 1:44:51 PM

so, is this a sirius question?


or are you just kidding

8/15/2007 1:53:41 PM

Wow, wasn't aware of that fee...still a horrible deal.

Sirius not only has a horrible lineup IMO, the sound quality is just lacking. The difference in low-end between Sirius and a CD/MP3 is very noticeable to me

8/15/2007 2:28:24 PM

there are podcasts for just about everything

8/15/2007 4:13:11 PM

well, FanatiK stole my comment

8/15/2007 4:47:31 PM

when i transferred my sirius to another receiver they waived the fee for no apparent reason.

8/15/2007 10:03:23 PM

how is a 3.5 year breakeven point a terrible deal? lot better than paying 13/mo for the rest of your life.

[Edited on August 15, 2007 at 10:26 PM. Reason : im at the 2.5 year mark on mine, but mine isnt cemented into my car.]

8/15/2007 10:26:31 PM

will the satellite receiver on my car (permanent satellite antenna on the back of the car) work with XM if it is currently set up for Sirius?

8/15/2007 11:22:10 PM

you need to get the opposite of http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/sirius-2007-line-show/box-converts-xm+ready-cars-to-sirius+ready-temples-of-howard-stern-289981.php

8/16/2007 9:07:08 AM