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Sirius XM Radio Unauthorized charges

I received a 3-month free trial period for XM Satellite Radio in my new 2010 Toyota Prius. I never used the XM. At the end of the free period, XM telephoned my husband and gave him a hard sell.

They told him that we could have another month for free. I don't know why he agreed to another free month b/c I never used it (I'm the primary driver of the vehicle), but he did. After that free month was up, I got a $38 bill in the mail for the next month, so I called to complain.

XM's customer service department is absolutely terrible. The first lady I spoke to could barely speak English, and she hung up on me after I was on hold for over 30 minutes. The second person I spoke to cancelled the account but refused to cancel the $38 service fee. I demanded to speak w/ a supervisor, and it took over an hour to finally speak to a supervisor. He also refused to cancel the $38 fee for a service I didn't want and never used. He said that they had a record that we called them in Nov and asked them to extend the XM. I told him his records were wrong b/c his statement was a complete lie. I also told him that I thought his company was committing fraud and that I was going to start filing complaints and looking for an attorney who would file a class action suit against them. He didn't care. The entire process took over 2 hrs.

After much research, I have discovered that there are thousands of individuals like me out there that XM has scammed. I hope that the federal gov't, state gov'ts, or an attorney will do something about them.

I would advise all any person interested in satellite radio to never do business w/ this company. For any person buying a new car, don't buy a car that has XM loaded on it. Make the car company take it off before you drive off the lot b/c the individuals at XM satellite radio are complete scheisters and will think nothing about stealing your hard earned money from you.

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Sirius XM Radio Lifetime service radio fee

It does not pay to become a "Lifetime Subscriber" to Sirius/XM. You would think that committing to a Lifetime membership would have benefits, especially when you have a problem. Not the case here, when my just over 1 yr old XM radio stopped working, I bought a new one and went online for what I thought would be a simple radio ID# switch, WRONG, I had to call the customer service dept. and was told, "sorry, you have to pay $75. to switch to a replacement radio" I then explained that I was not cancelling and that I a total of three radios with them, 2 on yearly plans, one on lifetime, how could they extort $75. just to replace a radio ID? Well, thats what the fine print says.

Being compleletly frustrated at this point I said, the hell with it, cancel everything, luckily my other two yearly subscriptions were expiring anyway and needed to be renewed.

Unfair and just bad business in my opinion. Looks like i will just go with the IPOD.

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Sirius XM Radio Charges

On September 10, 2017, I ordered a radio ($61.96) bundled with a service contract($328.56) from Sirius. The charge for service was not supposed to be billed until I activated the radio. When the radio arrived on September 12, I attempted to activate it only to discover that the radio was defective and could not be activated. Sirius promised to send a free replacement. The replacement radio came, but was not the same model I had ordered and paid for--it could only be used in the car and I ordered the radio for home to use with a speaker system I had already purchased. I returned both radios to Sirius at my own expense since the promised return authorizations never materialized. Meanwhile, my credit card was billed the subscription price on September 11--even before the first radio arrived. I protested both the charge for the defective radio and the subscription charge with my credit card company, and on November 12 a credit for $212.36 from Sirius was posted to my account. Not only is this credit $178.16 less than what I am owed; but also on November 6, Sirius again billed by credit card for the entire subscription price of $328.56. I get no responses to my e-mails to Sirius, and when I phone them I just get shuttled from department to department, sometimes being promised credits which never materialize but more often having no one take responsibility and eventually getting cut off. I obviously cannot have radio service when I do not have a radio! What can be done to get the money I am owed?

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IwasMugged
, US
Sep 17, 2010 11:37 am EDT

We had cancelled our sirius subscription over a year ago. I was surprised todiscover $157.00 debited from our checking account. When I called sirius to demand a refund they told me that I had called in and renewed my subscription a few days prior to me being charged which of course we had not. I was then told that they would only provide a partial refund because the service was activated and the billing cycle is monthly. They were expecting me to pay for a month of service! It took me having to wait for quite some time to speak to a manager and threatening to have the charge reversed by filing a formal complaint through my bank to finally get a refund.

Serious left meI feeling like I had been mugged for $157.00 and leaves me to question how many other customers have "renewed" their service.

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Valerie
, US
Mar 07, 2008 1:29 am EST

In April or May 2017 I became disgusted with SIRIUS because of the way they had decreased the programs I mostly listened for. I phoned their number and spoke to a rep, stating that I wanted to cancel my subscription right then, instead of waiting for it to expire in June 2017. The rep stated she would change the billing to not automatically charge me again, when the term expired. After that I received some letters and phone calls begging me to come back, but i threw all the mail away. In January 2017 I get a letter from their enforcement dog, NCO Financial, that I must pay thirty-some dollars. SIRIUS's NO-HELP desk tells me that my account was automatically renewed and I owe money for the additional months. An email from SIRIUS says the really sympathize with me BUT they cannot help me now, so sorry. In other words, it's like being charged for pizzas I did not order. That's what NO-service is like in America: they're equipped with computers, but they cannot get simple things right. SIRIUS, I hope you go under. Reader beware.

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Arkieforester
Hot Springs, US
Dec 19, 2010 10:35 pm EST

I had to stop driving a year due to an eye problem, so called to cancel radio subscription for vehicle that started with factory 3 month trial subscription.
I just thought I canceled! They have a hitch. Go check your credit card billing if you fell for their promises.
After 3 months I began getting a $13.98 monthly charge on credit card, with no radio service. After promises to stop charging and refund I called one last time to have my credit card profile removed from the nonexistent account. Customer service couldn't locate an account in my name, but last week "discovered" I had not specifically canceled the internet radio service. I didn't know of such a service. I haven't had speakers on my desktop in years.
VISA needed earlier formal complaint to reverse past charges, but will stop payment if Sirius tries again. I just got a 92 cent refund after being promised a refund of the last $13.98 charge. I don't do business with people like that.
Anyone wanting to stop services for whatever reason will likely save money by immediately removing the means of billing. The more you let them talk to you the more likely you will end up being billed regardless of what your wishes are. You can run MP3 music through the radio system.

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J. Clifford
Buhl, US
Oct 11, 2009 10:19 am EDT

I have been a subscriber to Sirius Radio for over 6 years. I have paid an annual fee every year and received satisfactory service, until now. As a truck driver, I listen to the radio for over 14 hours a day to a variety of channels and formats while driving. I even listen while I'm waiting in my truck for a load, during unloading and loading, and during free time. On occasion, I like to listen via my computer while away from my truck-home (I'm on the road an average of 315 days a year). Until today that was not a problem. Now I'm required to pay extra for the occasional on-line listening and I have the "Everything Package". When do we stop getting ripped off?

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Vincent
, US
Feb 06, 2009 7:35 am EST

In late 2017 I purchased a Sirius Satellite Radio after listening to one a friend of mine had. I decided to purchase one and service. I was told at the time if I paid for a 'lifetime membership', that I would be entitled to XM Radio at no extra cost, once Sirius took over XM Radio. Because of the offer, I made a life time purchase.

I contacted Sirius Radio Customer Service to have XM added to my channels. I had a CSR tell me that I was 'misinformed' and if I wanted XM added to my channels it would be another $100.00 for a lifetime of XM channels. I had a hard time getting the CSR to let me speak to a manager. After getting nasty with him, I got a floor manager to speak with.

I talked with Alpha Palandangan. He told me the same thing, that I was 'misinformed'. After a 'discussion' about it, Alpha tried to tell me that some of the CSR's are sometimes new and don't know everything they should. I told him that was BS, if a person didn't know what they were doing then they shouldn't be on the phones. Alpha agreed and apologized.

After not getting any help, I asked for the address and phone number for the main office of Sirius Satellite Radio. He wouldn't give me anything but a PO Box address and told me I had to call back on the 800 number. I asked for the CEO's name of Sirius and he wouldn't give me that either.

I should mention the friend of mine that had Sirius was also told if he payed for a lifetime membership that he would also get free XM channels when Sirius took XM over.

The long and sort of it is, we were lied to in order to get us to pay for a lifetime member ship. STAY AWAY FROM SIRIUS RADIO!

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Jerry T
, US
Jan 25, 2011 12:16 pm EST

I renewed my Sirius contract for a year and two monts later got a new vehicle. I contacted Sirius and asked for a refund and was told I would receive it in 4 to 6 weeks. It is now 3 months later and I have not received the refund. Sirius says they sent a check, yet I never received it. I've contacted them about 6 times now, but still no resolution. Their customer service *** and I won't be renewing with them again. I'll either go back to a standard FM radio with CD & MP3 player use my Ipod. I hate it with a company simply cannot resolve a simple customer problem.

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mike mikolajczyk
mt prospect, US
Oct 23, 2010 4:45 pm EDT

in 2017 signed up for service and spoke to a customer svc agent and told them i wanted to pay mo up front and then month to month. service was horrible and rarely got signal called and complained they said it was probably my location gave it another try still no signal canceled svc in 2017 havent had satellite radio since then yet they keep charging the act. the card was not in my name and i finally found out called back they charged over 450dollars and are willing to credit 80 dollars of it george davis the customer svc mgr was rude and did not care this company scams their customers..

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Brian
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Apr 12, 2008 10:28 am EDT

After numerous failed attempts to voice my concerns with the deceptive sales practices and horrible customer service with Sirius customer service, I wrote this complaint to share my poor experiences with Sirius to other consumers.

On April 1, 2017, I purchased a Sirius Stiletto portable radio. I was extremely excited about being able to listen to satellite radio on the go. That night, I called Sirius to activate my new radio. The customer service representative was very kind in trying to help me activate my service. He even offered me three free months of service free because "it was getting late and he was in a great mood." He told me he was going to put me on a 2 year plan, which was going to save me the most money. And, if I didn't think the plan was right for me, I could easily change it with nothing to worry about. All that I owed was $30 that night, which was to be applied to my subsequent bill.

After stepping outside of my house and making sure that there were no trees or other things that blocked a clear view of the sky, we were finally able to active the radio. After the radio was activated and I returned back into my house, there was no signal at all. I tried different places in my home but found out that if the "portable" radio wasn't facing directly to the clear sky, I would not be able to get service.

Disappointed with the fact that I could not get service unless I was standing outside pointing the radio to a clear sky, I called to cancel. To my amazement, I was charged a $75 cancellation fee for breaking my two year contract. After disputing the amount for a long period of time, the representative finally agreed to remove the $75 fee. However, the $30 two year activation fee was non-refundable end of story.

Further, I asked about the three month free service that the representative had originally given me because "it was getting late and he was in a good mood." I came to find out that that three months of free service was only if I signed a two year contract (something that wasn't told to me when the originally representative signed me up for and said I could easily change). I was clearly misled into signing up for a two year contract and was very unhappy. I asked to file a complaint and for a supervisor to listen to the recorded conversation I had with the representative the night I called to activate. I was placed on hold for 15 minutes so I decided to call back. I explained my complaint to a new representative and he too puts me on hold again for over 20 minutes. I tried a third time. This time my call was dropped after 3 minutes on hold.

Tired and frustrated with the back and forth trying to reach a supervisor, I have given up on trying to contact Sirius. For those of you planning on getting Sirius, I would just suggest that you make sure you ask clearly exactly what you are signing up for and the fees involved. Be cautious when you are told you will be given such and such monthly services for free. And last, if you want to express your concerns and dissatisfactions with the service, fees, or the practices that were employed by Sirius employees, just don't even bother trying to contact them to express your concerns, you will simply be placed on hold over and over again until you go away.

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soniac972
Lar, US
Jan 12, 2011 1:26 am EST

OMG! These people are crazy! I had a free one year subscription when I purchased my new car. After the year was up I received phone calls at least twice a day every single day, which I didn't answer but finally did because I realized they weren't going to stop calling. They talked me into a 6 month subscription which I called and cancelled just prior to the subscription ending. Well I should have suspected something since the lady was pretty much begging and pleading for me not to cancel, offering me another 6 months for the same price. I told her NO. I had to get loud and tell her to just cancel it before she finally did. She told me it would be cancelled 1/5/2017, the end of the current subscription and there would be no more charges. Well I've received my credit card statement with a charge of $99. I call today to ask why I have a charge when my service was cancelled and they tell me they have no record of me calling to cancel! What! I am so pissed. Now I know why they don't give any confirmation numbers when you speak to someone. I tell the guy, so you're saying I'm lying and just making this up that I cancelled? He says he has nothing showing I called again. After arguing with the guy on the phone he finally tells me it will be cancelled and $94 will be returned to my cc. Well I'm going to be stalking my cc to make sure it's returned. I will NEVER EVER, EVER, EVER, EVER get service with them again. They are scammers! Beware unless you want service for life.

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Jan 10, 2007 12:00 am EST

I got an e-mail from Sirius about renewing my satellite radio subscription. I called the number for renewal and waited on hold for 45 minutes! Then, the line went dead and I got a dial tone. I called back at a different time and gave up after a 20 minute wait. I tried to reach their tech. support and got a recording saying "no one is available--call back." I finally left them an e-mail and someone contacted me and eventually resolved the problem. After spending so much time and the frustration, I would not recommend Sirius to anyone.

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Sirius XM Radio Pulling special x mas off air

I am so disappointed at XM and Siruis satellite radio for taking a great funny radio station off the their channel line up. I see why everyone is depressed when they have XM satellite radio receivers in their car and have no christmas comedy. This was a stupid move, and I so mad and disappointed about it. Someone who made this decision sure does not no since of humor whatsoever. Just for that I am not paying for this space junk for my car! I'll take my money somewhere else.

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Sirius XM Radio - Sirius deceptive billing practices

Cancelled my subscription over 5 months ago. Was given a confirmation number of the cancellation. Two months passed, and then received bills from Sirius for service. Sent back each bill with the confirmation of the cancellation in June. Recieved more bills. Called Sirius in November; discussed with Customer Service, no resolution. Spoke with "Adam", a major...

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Sirius XM Radio Undisclosed fees

Rip off. Have automatic billing thru XM. Since they merged, they now are charging a $3.60 music royalty fee. Bill for the month just popped up. Could not find my info and wanted to argue that they did not have my visa for auto payment (although they have been charging to it for 8 years). Added 2nd unit-took 3 phone calls to get it activated. Sounds same as the airline rip off fees. Good thing they are not a restraunt. they would be charging for glass usage, plate usage, fork usage, etc.

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Sirius XM Radio Harassment

I bought a brand new Elantra in 2007 equipped with an XM radio. The first 3 months were free and after the free trial ended I opted to subscribe. I was 23-years-old at the time, had a great job and didn't consider the expense to be that much.

Fast forward to June 2009. Life had changed a lot and while I still have that great job, I am now also a mom and paying $142/year for a service which I don't use on a regular basis was unjustifiable. After spending over a hour on the telephone with a customer service rep who tried selling me every plan under the sun, I was finally able to cancel my account.

Three weeks ago the phone calls started. Sirius XM calls my home at least 6 times per day, something that I consider harassment. They've called as early as 5:30am and as late at 12:52AM. The first time I answered thinking it was a family member or friend calling because of an emergency and was appalled to hear a rep for this company on the other end of the line. It's to the point now where I take my home phone off the hook once I go to bed.

I've called Sirius XM over a dozen times in the past couple of weeks and expressed to them that I do not want to renew my subscription and that they are no longer welcome to call me. Each person tells me, "I'll make a note", and within hours the calls start again! This company is positively ridiculous and I absolutely regret my decision to subscribe in the first place.

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Julie Truchanek
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Oct 13, 2020 11:17 am EDT

Things need to change. Companies should Not be allowed to continue this. Their phone numbers and lines should be disconnected immediately. Where are the peoples rights? Im sick and tired of the phone calls as well

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JamesRolfe
Calgary, CA
Jul 14, 2012 8:54 am EDT

Sirius Canada has poor customer service as well. They DEMAND a credit card be kept on file and they unilaterally charge this card as they wish. This is an antiquated policy as too many businesses are having security issues with their customer information being compromised by hackers. No business, including Sirius Canada, is immune to online security threats. We as consumers need to make it perfectly clear to those businesses who DEMAND that a credit card be kept on file, that this practice amounts to an invasion of privacy. When someone from Sirius, supposedly called us it was from an "UNKNOWN NAME" "UNKNOWN CALLER" the lady asked for a valid credit card. Now what kind of an idiot would give this information out over the phone to an "unidentified" caller. Not long after that call, Sirius had the audacity to stop our radio feed. Having spent a total of 87 minutes on HOLD over the past 3 days amounted to a total waste of time as I have better things to do. I still had a credit on my Sirius Canada account and yet they still cut off our satellite feed. This amounts to pure "GREED" on behalf of Sirius Canada as now they can charge a bogus reconnection and/or activation fee. Seeing as they have a monopoly on satellite radio, Sirius Canada feels they can do as they like, cut off service with a credit still on the account. THIEVES!

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kare419
Spring Hill, US
May 17, 2012 6:31 am EDT

I hate Sirius XM radio! I have repeatedly declined subscribing after my trial period was over. I didn't even used it at all during then. I told them this when they called me in March, and again in April. Now the phone calls are coming in two, three or four times a day, in the past 2 weeks I have had almost 30 calls from them. Yesterday I called them and asked them to stop bothering me. They claimed they put me on the Do Not Contact List, but I still have gotten 2 calls today so far. These people are worse then Credit Collection Agencies! Sure, if the service wasn't so much I might have considered it, but after this kind of harassment, I will NEVER use them and I strongly encourage anyone else to think it over before they do.

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Denver, US
Aug 06, 2011 4:42 am EDT

TO THE AGGRESSIVE MARKETING TEAM... I DO NOT APPRECIATE YOUR HARASSING MARKETING PROGRAM! I am getting HARASSED twice a day by the [protected] automated caller system to try and get me to subscribe to SiriusXM Radio. I got a free subscription after buying a Ford and it is about to expire. At this point I would never consider doing business with this company. I have called Customer Service 5 times now and they tell me it will take up to 2 weeks to get off this list. AGAIN, I get these calls TWICE A DAY about 5 hours a part! One around 10 am and one around 3 PM. Sometimes the second call comes around 6 or 7 in the evening. THIS IS HORRIBLE! I have been nice each time to the agent as I know it is not the agents at the call center that are in charge of this HORRIBLE marketing program! The Customer Service department should be given the tools to remove customers within 24 to 48 hours... DID I MENTION I GET THESE CALLS TWICE A DAY! I have gotten them for the past 3 days and from what I am told I will continue to get them for the next 2 weeks! YOU SUCK! Advice to others I will give if they are buying a FORD or other vehicle that has this free service for 6 months... give them a fake phone # and email address in case you decide not to subscribe to the service to avoid being HARASSED! If you like the service, you can contact them at the end of the free trial.

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TCamp48
, US
May 14, 2011 12:15 am EDT

I too am a victim of this constant harrassment after non-renewing my subscription. They have called me as many as 15 times in a day.

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OhioGirl1977
Painesville, US
Apr 15, 2011 3:45 pm EDT

Where are our rights? Can we take this to the next level?

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OhioGirl1977
Painesville, US
Apr 15, 2011 3:40 pm EDT

I am having the same problem. They will not stop calling me! I have been saving the call log on my cell phone, because I am ready to take this to the next level. I have asked 3 times in the past 2 weeks to be removed from their call list.

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Crazybecauseofxm
, CA
Oct 20, 2010 10:00 am EDT
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Hello,
My name is Cindy and I was a customer with XM radio. I am having the same problem with xm radio - then will not stop calling!
My renewal came up and after many attempts to go online to renew I called xm as the online account does not work.
I at this time spoke to a person telling me I could go online to update but still online does not work.
I call xm again and speak to Kathy who was very pleasant and very good a sales as I by this time no longer want the service as I am wasting to much time trying to get it. Kathy convinces me to stay as I do love the radio and charges my visa and we are good to go... so I think.
I continue to get a call EARLY in the morning and through out the days from a Dave and Brad 676-030 whom have harassed me to no end saying I haven't paid. They tell me to stop the harrasment I need to call another number get the person I speak to employee ID and then call them back with the information. Instead of them checking into their records to find out the correct account information.
I have called xm radio many times...
Kathy, convinced me to continue with the service and that I would have no more harassment. Silly me I didn't get anything but a charge to my Visa.
Katelynn, very sympathetic to my situation. I asked her to remove anything I have to do with XM so that maybe the harassment will stop. She assures me that she has closed my account, given me a credit back on my card and have put me on a do not call list. But the harassing calls continue I try not to answer them now as its become ridiculous.
Brad 676-030 calls at which I am at my breaking point and he tells me that he will continue to harass me.
I again call and get employee #0872, she tells she is a supervisor and again is very polite and sympathetic. She does not know how to make the harassment stop but said she will send a email to the Head Office. There is no phone number to the corporate office as I would love to talk to them.
So after all said and done... I no longer have xm radio which is a service I loved but because the company running it is so inadequate. I will be sure to warn anyone who is thinking about getting xm radio Canada the nightmare I have experienced. I have spent an unbelievable amount of hours on hold, been woken by harassing calls who don't believe that there must be an error on their part as my account it taken care of and actually now cancelled. I have been promised on every call that an manager would call me and discuss how I can make this stop. Never have I gotten a call.
Unbeilable that a company can act in this way. I would appreciate if some has any suggestions on how to make this nightmare end!

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Gibbie
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Feb 13, 2010 1:05 pm EST

I have almost the same problem as you. See my post at http://tickerforum.org/cgi-ticker/akcs-www?post=128224&findnew#new

-Gibbie

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Sirius XM Radio Unfair collections charge

How do I effectively fight an unfair collections claim? I have tried numerous times to cancel XM Radio. I have been using their service since 2005. I always renewed my yearly contract. I kept a credit card on file. In 2006 I bought 3 additional radios for family. In 2008 I choose to only renew my radio and cancelled the others. I requested that xm only charge renewal for the original radio. They charged me for all of them. I could not remove my credit card from the account when I went to my profile. I cancelled that card and called them and told them I would not renew for 2009. They were going to cancel my service on the spot. I told them I deserved the rest of my contracted service and they could cancel me at the end of my term. they said they could not do that but they could give me 3 months free. I said OK. At the end of that period I received a bill. I called and told them that was a free period since they over charged my credit card. They continued my "free period". I removed my radio and ignored their letters since they always had the same response. I kept getting bills for approximately $25 and requests for my credit card. They told me they were inactivating my account. Then they sent me 2 letters. One asking me to give a credit card the other telling me they were sending me to collections. I called again and asked them how could they send me to collections for 93.91 when I never renewed. They said when I renewed for 1 year there was some fine print that claimed I would pay a deactivation fee if I didn't remain a client for 2 years. Never mind I was a client since 2005. I told them there was no why I would pay that bill. I realize that is a small amount to ruin my credit rating over. I think they count on that. I feel I am being shaken down. I have unfortunately thrown away all the letters i received. I couldn't imagine they were going to do this. I thought they were just bugging me to resubscribe.

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Big E
, US
May 05, 2010 1:02 pm EDT

My service was ending with XM radio service, I originally bought and paid for 3 years of service and was not going to keep the service any longer. I received a renewal form to extend the Xm service, so I wrote on the form and said cancel my account in bold lettering. I also called to cancel the service after receiving another notice. Two months later they are calling my cell phone to get me to extend my service. They flood my phone with calls asking me to extend my service. I finally listen to the whole message and call the number they had on a recording. Then after telling them I am not interested in there service they then tell me that I owe $7.00 for a month of service. I explain I have canceled the service and they say they have no record after telling them again and hanging up on them they continue to call and are now saying I owe $14.00. Now the service is no longer on the car radio and still charging me for the service.

I suggest very strongly that anyone interested in service with XM or Sirus to run. Hang up on them and dont give them any information you will be sorry!

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Sirius XM Radio Unethical billing

I have been using XM Radio for about 2 1/2 years now and love the service but be forewarned about their billing practices. A few months ago I called them about the monthly jump from $14.95 to $17.24. They initially told me that it was a weighted amount and can fluctuate up and down. I had no idea what the were talking about and said fine...as long as it settles down to the $14.95 per month again...no

It stuck at $17.24 and I called them. Finally they said that it's a royalty music fee that they passed on to consumers. I said fine and decided to downgrade my service to just a music only subscription for $12.87. After reviewing my bank records, they charged me $12.87 but never credited me the $17.24 they charged the previous day. (Fraudulant)

After the inconvenience of calling them back and being on hold for 15 min, I told them the issue. They didn't seem surprised and was more a matter of fact about it. They told me that they would "credit" my account for the $17.24, but I caught on quick and said Noooo, I want you to refund the initial fee to my bank account and not the XM account.

Be very careful in dealing with these guys. I know they were in bankruptcy for some time and now their tactics to pump their bottom line seem to be more and more desperate.

Read their cancellation policy carefully before trying to send an email or letter to terminate service. I'm still a customer, but I had to say something about it. Why does such a large company use shister style tactics... which only kills customer service and eventually customers.

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Sirius XM Radio Fraudlent billing

I purchased a new vehicle in 2006 and paid for a 3-year service contract with XM Radio though the dealership. Initially decided not to renew in 2009 after the 36-month obligation was completed. Without my consent or approval the service continued for 2 months and I then received a bill for $38.00.

Called their customer service and explained that I was being billed for a service that I did not request. Also mentioned that I was now considering a renewal of my service but that would not happen until they either removed the charges or provided me with a copy of a binding contract under my signature that allowed an automatic continuation of service. After some hesitation, the bogus charges were removed. That took 2-3 weeks.

I then renewed the service by phone. (Never give these crooks your credit card or bank account information.) In renewing, I made it emphatically clear that I was authorizing only a three year obligation and that I would not allow an automatic extension unless I specifically approved it at that time. The agent acknowledged and concurred. Also, I required the agent to give me the total cost-plus taxes and fees. Then I wrote the figure down just in case I needed it in the future. Sure enough I did. Surprise! I received a statement that included an additional unmentioned fee of $56.00 Music Royalty fee. Again, I called their customer service: had a short discussion and demanded a supervisor. Same song, same verse as before. Believe I mentioned The FCC and my State Attorney General and once again the bogus charges were removed.

Unfortunately, I cannot take my business elsewhere to get satellite service so I will pay these unsavory merchants for another 3 years service so I can listen to Fox/CNN while I travel.

What can we do about companies like this?
1. Never trust them
2. Never ever let them have your credit card, personal, or SSN information
3. Pay by check or, better yet, Money order.
4. Never accept their sham service and bogus billing
5. Always report them to the FCC and your state Attorney General if they persist in illegal billing
6. Never use profanity, be firm, tough and threaten the agents with personal accountability and liability (always get their name before starting the conversation)
7. Follow through, always!
8. Never let an unauthorized charge on a credit card or billing statement go unchallenged.
9. Demand a copy of the contractual document that supports their billing if they continue to demand payment. Never pay until this is provided.

I have used this technique repeatedly and found it generally works, particularly with corporations that are licensed or incorporated in the US. If everyone, who is a potential victim, would get aggressive, these collective crooks might clean up their act.

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Mar 25, 2010 6:55 pm EDT
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Oh well they lost my service and I just bought another new vehicle so I get it free again! Ha ha to them, this time my attorney writing them to cancel service, and he can deal with them when needed. I hate companies that take advantage of people. I will never pay any money to this poor company that have all these Over seas people that can't speak a damn bit of english as supposively customer service reps. I am from AMERICA, if you can't speak fluent english don't bother trying to get my attention. This is too all comapnies that ship they services over seas and pay low wages!

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Lake Hopatcong, US
Mar 17, 2010 6:52 pm EDT

Actually, the FTC has a pretty good track record of forcing companies that make signing up easy but canceling very hard (like Sirius/XM) and time consuming. Complaints do, in fact, work, when the company in question isn't playing fairly.

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dbull
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Dec 30, 2009 3:07 pm EST

Any autorenewal on anything is bogus, especially if it is paid by check in advance and on the telephone.A contract is not a valid contract unless it is signed and both parties are aware of the terms.I sirrusly doubt any subscribers were aware of any autorenewal clause.Since I am debt-free, have no credit cards and pay cash for everything I purchase I won't be threatened by what they could do to my credit rating.

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Norwell, US
Nov 07, 2009 9:48 pm EST

ok people lets just Learn to read.
ALL OF XM'S SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED AND YOU AGREE TO THIS AS IT IS POSTED IN THEIR TERMS AND CONDITIONS WHICH YOU ACCEPT WHEN YOU TURN ON THE RADIO!
IF YOU DO NOT CALL XM TO CANCEL YOUR SERVICE THEY WILL KEEP YOUR RADIO SERVICE ON FOR 31 TO 91 DAYS THEN CLOSE IT OUT FOR LACK OF PAYMENT AND SEND YOU TO COLLECTIONS.
so call the attorney general or the BBB or even batman they ill tell you, you agreed to the terms and conditions and therfore pay your valid debt and move on with your life.

to herb- first off i wish i couldve helped you sooner i couldve saved you a lot of cash. The music royalty fee was accidentally sent out of on a number of bills by accident. trust me threatening xm with cotacting the ftc will do nothing. second is this, rather than pay all the money you have for 2, 3 year stints, you couldve just purchased a lifetime subscription for around 499 total. sorry man.
no as to all of you who say you told them to cancel after a year or two years or anytime, , think about it..you think a company will remember for 3 years? heres my point. call your cable company and tell them you want to cancel 3 years from now. they will tell you to call when your ready to cancel. just like xm.
and Lisa the date on the bill is not the bill due date as it is for past service. Past due is past due.

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Oct 14, 2009 8:44 pm EDT

Anyone who has a problem with XM's billing/cancellation policy (as many here have) should also file a complaint with the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection (I did):

https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en

They don't investigate individual complaints, but if enough people complain, they work with the DOJ and state attorneys general to investigate and litigate cases.

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Oct 09, 2009 11:19 pm EDT
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Yep happened to me to. They also had bill sent to collection agency on Sept 28, 2009 when it was stated on the bill Due October .3, 2009 . I was livid! I will never never have this company again. They have all their reps from India serving there customers that Lie and have no clue of what they are doing except trying to get the customer to stay with them by giving "free" service for so many months and than charging for it plus adding late charges!
This is a company I will let all my friends and family I know not to get. I will buy 500, 000, 00 0 cd's before giving them money for a service!

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Sirius XM Radio Avoid like a plague

Have you ever thought that some products out there should come with health advisory labels, like tobbaco and alcohol products do? Well, if for some reason they decide that we the public should be informed about what kind of health threats any certain product or service could potentiatly pose to our health, those SIRIUS satellite radios would definetely come labeled with something like 'WARNING! DO NOT PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT IF YOU SUFFER FROM HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART PROBLEMS OR MIGRAINES, BECAUSE THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO AGGRAVATE ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS!'.

That would be truth in advertisement, but before that day comes, for your health, please stay away from SIRIUS. I got it as a gift about 2 years ago. I had heard it somewhere and I liked one particular channel they had, which played world music. Never mind that about 30% of the time all I got was an 'acquiring signal' message, when the antenna lost the signal, but that was probably due to its location. I was still willing to keep it, because I loved the kind of music they played so much. Then, one day they decided to do away with the channel I liked. They now call it 'world music channel', and what do they play? The Rolling Stones, 24/7. Not in my world. So I decided to give up on the whole thing, but they just wouldn't let me. They pestered me via e-mail, and on the phone, and then one day they finally told me that my radio station was back, playing world music. Great!, I thought, so I renewed my subscription, only to turn it on and what did I get? The Rolling Stones. 24/7. I was tired of sending them e-mails that only got automatically generated responses, and calling their customer service reps got me nowhere, so I sent a letter to their Customer Service VP. And I am very sure he received it. That got me no place, which is next to nowhere, and now I am here, warning you, reader, to either wait for the advisory label to come some day, or to listen to my advice, and DO NOT GET SIRIUS!

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Jan 12, 2011 1:08 pm EST

oh.. and if we dont make any sense on the phones its because
A: We are sooooo tired of explaining the SAME thing to 500 pissed off people who just argue with us and expect us to bend company policies. As if we have an "erase bill" or "refund all the money" button we can just click to make all your problems magically go away.

B: We are all REALLY high. or drunk. or tweaked the [censor] out. some of us havn't slept in 2 or 3 days. We may place you on hold to go snort some crystal meth in the bathrooms.

C: You people are RUDE. You call cussing and hollering. as if thats going to get you anywhere. AHAHA. We just hang up on you or transfer you to the spanish department. We sooo do not have to put up with your [censor].

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Jan 12, 2011 1:08 pm EST

I worked as a rep for sirius. They had us work in a specific department called Saves. you know this department as customer satisfaction. when you call to cancel your subscription, you are speaking to someone whose sole purpose is to keep you subscribed. why? because each rep is paid commission based on the percentage of subscriptions they retain! a rep must have over a 50% Saves Rate in order to receive their commission check. I can personally testify that representatives WILL PURPOSELY KEEP YOU SUBSCRIBED, EVEN IF YOU WANT TO CANCEL just so they will receive their commission. I HAVE ALSO SEEN EMPLOYEES TAKE DOWN CREDIT CARD NUMBERS AND MAIL CUSTOMERS RADIOS THAT THE DO NOT WANT TO ORDER just so they will have radio sales. The company gives away daily prizes such as gift certificates and even nintendo ds systems to reps that sell the most radios. Also, when you call Sirius you are NOT speaking to s sirius employee. You are speaking to an employee of Stream Global Services, and outsourcing company. Also, any employee can take a supervisor call. Thats right people, WE HAD NO SUPERVISORS ON THE FLOOR. Kids as young as 17 have full access to your account with absolutely no supervision. If you ask to speak to a supervisor we just place you on hold for about 10 mins, play our gameboys we won from stealing your credit card info, and ask one of the people who sit next to us to take the call. While you are on hold we [censor] about how stupid you are and how you didnt read the fine print, which we have all had drilled into our heads.

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Jan 12, 2011 1:08 pm EST

"Your subscription will continue until you cancel and you will be automatically charged on renewal for the term you select at our then current rates."

this is a verbal contract. you agree to it when you sign up for service over the phone. most people don't understand what it means, but they don't want to say anything because they are in a hurry or don't want to sound stupid.

The contract states that you give Sirius your credit card info and they will charge it based on the subscription you choose. If you choose monthly, they charge it once a month. If you choose a 3 year plan, they charge it every 3 years. There is NO way to opt out of Automatic Renewal. The contract is the same as Netflix, or a cell phone or cable bill. If you cancel your services within the first year you WILL be billed a $75 cancellation fee. NO EXCEPTIONS. If your credit card expires and you do not renew it you still receive service for 3 months. After the 3 month grace period the service will shut off and a bill for the past 3 months will go to collections. at that point the employees at Sirius can no longer access your account. it becomes shut off to us. it gets turned over to another company called CCS Financial. You have to call them and pay the bill or it will ruin your credit!

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Sirius XM Radio Unauthorized charges

I ordered Sirius radio told operator i only had $19.00 on debit card said thats ok will waive activation and only take 12.95 . They took $29.00 and overdrew my account and bounced two cheques for a grand total of $70.00 and will not correct mistake.

They ruined my chance of getting visa on my debit cause when they checked this mess THAT I HAD THEY DECLINED ME THEY PASS ME ALL AROUND AND THEN I GET CONVENIENTLY DISCONNECTED.

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Montyj
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Aug 23, 2014 3:03 pm EDT

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Montyj
Morgan, US
Aug 23, 2014 3:01 pm EDT

Sirius sent me final notice to bring my account up to date. I called them and they told me the amount to pay was $19.34 I gave them my credit card number and they initialized my radio contact. The next morning I got an overdraft notice from my bank and when I looked into it they (sirius) had additionally charged my CC $172.85.

Do not give Sirius Radio a credit card number. I cancelled my account because of the unauthorized charging to my card. I don't trust them at all.

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Sirius XM Radio Unauthorized charge

I signed up for a 3 month deal and was told it would go to monthly charges after the 3 month deal ran out. After the 3 month plan ran out I was charged432.58 for a 3 year plan. This over drafted my bank account and really screwed me over. Upon calling xm they apologized and said they would investigate the charge. They said I should get a refund within 72hrs and contacted within 24hrs about getting reimbursed for overdraft fees. They offered me a 5 month deal for $23 and after reading the stories here I am regretting saying yes. I have not heard from them about the overdraft fees but, if I don't receive a refund after the 72hrs I'll just dispute the charge and cancel my credit card.

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Cathybeth
Menominee, US
Nov 30, 2010 3:29 pm EST

The samething is happing to me and I can not get this fixed. Xm overcharged me $800.

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Sirius XM Radio Poor customer service

XM radio worst ever customer service lenthy hold times lenthy customer service only to be told need to speak to someone else. Cancelled a sold car JUNE 25 BY THEIR RECORDS AND THEY STILL AS OF SEP 4 HAVE NOT CANCELLED THEY OFFER NO EXPLAINATION AS TO HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN. i HAVE ABOUT 3 HOURS TOTAL TRYING TO CANCEL A SOLD VEHICLE! IS IT CANCELLED NOW? iT WOULDNOT SURPRISE ME IF IT STILL DOES NOT GET RESOLVEDiTS TOO BAD THEY HAD ME AS A CUSTOMER BUT THERE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS BEYOND BELIEF. tELL ALL YOUR FRIEBDS WHEN YOU NEED TO CANCEL SERVICE CLEAR YOUR CALENDER IT WILL BE A LENGHY PROCESS OURS WAS OR MAYBE YOU WILL GET LUCKY AND IT MAY GET DONE RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.

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Stand-for-Flag
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May 21, 2018 9:48 pm EDT

Every time they offer a free period to listen to SiriusXM for free (this time until May 29, 2018) not one of my three radios that are XmRadios get the free signal. Each time when I called they try to sell me 5 months of service. I have yet to get a free anything from SiriusXM. BOYCOTT SiriusXM during the [protected] NFL Season.

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repple
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Jan 12, 2010 1:56 pm EST

I have two cars each with paid three year XM Radio service. The service on one of the cars expired and I had no intention to renew. However, my Visa statement showed a charge from XM Radio for approximately $460. This was a surprise as I had not authorized a renewal. Twice I contacted XM Radio and after a lengthy wait both times I was connected to customer service. When I explained that I wanted to cancel my service I was literally argued with and when I insisted that I wanted to cancel I was disconnected, both times. My impression is this borderes on outright fraud and I would recommend that anyone considering XM Radio be aware of their practices.

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Oct 14, 2009 8:44 pm EDT

Anyone who has a problem with XM's billing/cancellation policy (as many here have) should also file a complaint with the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection (I did):

https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en

They don't investigate individual complaints, but if enough people complain, they work with the DOJ and state attorneys general to investigate and litigate cases.

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Sirius XM Radio Billing-subscription cancellation

As with all new Honda purchases I received 3 free months of Sirius Radio when I purchased my new Honda vehicle . I renewed the Sirius for 1 month (by check...thank goodness as I have read of numerous credit card charges continuing). I then called and cancelled. But a bill was sent charging me for extended service after I had cancelled. I have received calls every day for weeks after the cancellation from Sirius advising the service was to be turned off. I called customer service and advised again that the service should be cancelled immediately. I next received a billing from a collection agency. I called them as well and they are a typical collection agency that is only there to get the money. I can not allow my credit to be ruined by this lousy $49...but it infuriates me that they are scamming everyone as they have scammed me. I made many good faith efforts to contact them only to have them advise they have no record of my phone calls. When contacting them by email the response has been that they could not locate my account...when I had provided them (customer service agent Nehru-no last name) with all the account numbers. I pdf'd the billing and then never heard back from them. This has to be illegal and appears to be occurring to many many folk judging from all the complaints I have read online. I surely hope this kind of bad business practice can be stopped.

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Sirius XM Radio Scam cancelation charges

Start reading through the Sirius complaints, and you'll see they have a nice little scam going on.

My story is the same as others here. I canceled my account with Sirius (because I got a new car with an XM radio in it). I also canceled well in advance of my renew date, and got a collection notice for $34.25 seven months after I canceled. I got a ridiculous story, as apparently have many others, about agreeing to a paper invoice even though I didn't have the car with the Sirius radio in it any more. Now why would I do that? I asked what the $34.25 was for and they told me "service." Service? I always paid Sirius in yearly installments, and it cost a lot more than $34.25. I canceled in December and my renew date was March, so it couldn't have been a month I used after my renew date. No one could tell me anything that made sense. I talked to four different people at Sirius and each one kept telling me "but it says here that you agreed..."

If it said there that I was Queen of England, would that also be true then? Finally I threatened to cancel my XM account and was told - no kidding - that "we don't have anything to do with XM." WHOA! How did THAT inter-office memo get lost?

I also ended up paying the $34.25 in order to not mess up my pristine credit. I even sent a registered letter to Mel Karmazin, the CEO of Sirius. Of course, I've heard nothing back, other than - not kidding again - a phone call from a Sirius rep "noticing that I'd canceled my account some time ago and would I be interested in a promotion?"

You don't often suspect large corporations like Sirius-XM of perpetrating a scam, but boys and girls, this is nothing but.

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jdrombo
Fairfax, US
Jan 27, 2011 3:28 am EST

I got a year's service free with the purchase of my new mini van. I didn't really want to renew ecause the TV was spotty and I never used the radio service. Their persistence wore me down to renew for one quarter. Well, the TV service didn't work any more...so tht was it...cancel.

Here it is six months later, and I am getting calls from a collection agency for $35! A collection agency? THAT means comments on my credit report! I have completed a complaint to the New Yord BBB, the FTC and the FCC about this company! They are deceptive at best - an outright scam most likely. They have no business being IN business. Hopefully the FTC will address them with prejudice!

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Thomas Drootsan
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Jul 15, 2010 10:22 am EDT

Hi
Please send me my cancellation notice on account number [protected] as promised by your rep by phone as promised. I never renewed as was billed $182.03 and my service had been disconnected.
See invoice number [protected].
Your rep stated she had taken care of the situation and to disregard the bill and she would send me an e-mail to confirm and she hasn't done so.

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Jul 15, 2010 10:13 am EDT

Hi
I cancelled my subscrition on 7-13-10 by phone and I was told that the rep had done so and would snd me a confirmation by email and I haven't received it yet
My account number was [protected]. I was billed $182.03 which she said was waived as I never gave my approval to renew. If I has been contacted prior to going ahead an renewing and then billing me I might have renewed . You also disconnected my service with you with out notification.
Invoice number [protected]
Please send my cancellation notice as promised
Thomas Drootsan
drootsan@att.net

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Sirius XM Radio Billing

On 8/3/09 I called to cancel my Sirius service on a radio I purchased from Radio Shack and I was told it was done . I then said I wanted to pay for the next 6 mo. service on the other radio and was told it would be $78.58 and gave her my debt card number. On 8/10/09 they drafted $156.83 from my account? When I called Sirius to get the matter figured out I talked to three different people, gave them each my name, account number, verified my address and phone number with each of them and spent most of the next hour on hold. After all this time I finally get to speak to someone who is getting it straightened out but now I am told I will not get a credit for the difference of $78.25 but $62.41. When I asked why the difference they told me some bull about fees and I had to pay for the service to todays date since the person I talked to on 8/3 did not put any notes in the file. After talking to "Emma" a supervisor I got nowhere and decided after 1 hour and 15 minutes it was time to cut my losses and hung up. Since Sirius is the only "game" in town what choice do we consumers have but to sit on hold an continue to waste our time when we have a problem. I think their idea of "customer service" is "If we leave them on hold long enoug they will hange up" . I work customer service all day for a very large insurance company and if I put someone on hold for that long a time I have no doubt that I would not have a job the next day. Who is looking out for the consumer in situations as this?

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rondaobrn
Ooltewah, US
Feb 18, 2010 7:54 pm EST

Do not get started with Sirius Radio, they will bill your account automatically without your consent and then when you request a refund for something you did not purchase they will only refund a portion to you. This is stealing and if anyone knows a way to remedy this problem please let me know. Customer service was rude even after the 28 minute wait for each department. This company is not recommended!

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Easton, US
Aug 11, 2009 8:45 pm EDT

I'm not sure what your financial situation is, however, if I were you, I would call them back and tell them you want the "lifetime" service. If you have a mobile unit it would be much more cost effective. For approximately 399.00 you don't pay another bill to them for the life of your unit. I was paying over $160/year for service.

I found out about the "lifetime" plan by accident, apparently it wasn't advertised and while paying my bill, they never told me about it.. A friend of mine came across it and informed me. I called and asked about it and convinced them to credit my prior payment to the total amount for the plan.

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Sirius XM Radio The worst customer service!!!

I am jealous of the Sirius subscribers who have lucked out and have not had any problems with their Sirius equipment or subscriptions.
This luck group should be very thankful because if they ever have to deal with Sirius customer care, oh boy! They are just plain a__holes! I am not joking! We all know that with all the products we use regularly in this day and age ie. cell phones, computers, electronics, that we are going to have tech problems and have to call upon the associated customer care. That's fine, and it happens and I have had my ups and downs with different companies but Sirius takes the cake. I purchased a Stilleto 2 and one month after the warranty expired, for no reason at all, driving down the road, it just stops working. I call and they take me thru the steps of upgrading and resetting the device and so on. They tell me that its busted and I must buy a new one! This thing costs &350.00! It just breaks after a year and they tell you to buy a new one?! These boys at Sirius must be raking it in because $350.oo to me is decent chunk of cheese.
I love Howard Stern and the music but these jerks must think they can hold you prisoner! No way! Dont do it, Im telling you...

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Sirius XM Radio Escape channel music selections

Why doesn't the escape channel ever feature songs (Either classical or others) by mario lanza. His great voice has never been been surpassed or even equaled since his death in 1958. His arias are sensational as is the rest of his repertoire and certainly would provide the level of enjoyment that your current escape listing provide and more. On listening to the 50s music channel again I have never heard any of his songs.

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Steve Ehrlich
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May 08, 2017 5:32 am EDT

Why don't you do vignettes on the composers and artists? I like quiet but not deafening silence where all you ever do is play the music with no announcer ever talking.

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May 08, 2017 5:31 am EDT

Why don't you do vignettes on the composers and artists? I like quiet but deafening silence where all you ever do is play the music with no announcer ever talking.

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Buggo1
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Aug 15, 2009 1:33 am EDT

Because he's not part of the format on Sirius XM Escape. Mario Lanza would be a much better fit on the Classical channels than on Escape, which as a Beautiful Music channel, is built around instrumental interpretations of Pop music instead of Classical.

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Sirius XM Radio Don't be fooled about account holds.

I was a loyal customer for 10 years with Sirius but due to the economic crunch I decided to cancel my monthly subscription with Sirius several months ago. Of course the retention department attempted to do everything possible to keep my account active. One final option they provided was that they could put my account on temporary hold for several months. This would eliminate a reactivation fee that is normally around $50 in the event I chose to reactivate my account. As a bonus they would provide me 1 month free when I reactivated. 4 months later I see a monthly subscription charge on my statement. I was surprised as I never requested the service to resume. I of course called to obtain reimbursement and official cancellation of the account. After roughly 30 minutes I was told sorry we'll reimburse you only less than half. Crazy as they offered me an additional 3 months of service if I stayed but they wouldn't reimburse $12.95? Finally after getting a manager involved the company decided it was best to reimburse the full amount.

Don't be fooled. If you want to close your account just close it completely. Don't take this bait and switch tactic. I had every intention of reactivating in better times but I'm not inclined to give them my business now in the future.

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baltimoregirl
Baltimore, US
Aug 17, 2009 3:22 pm EDT

I just tried to cancel my account at the one year anniverasiy date (it never worked- there is no reception on the east coast trains) -which occurs in one month. they told me it would be 75 dollars to cancel early- even though I am pre-paid for a year! they said I had to call only on ONE PARTICULAR DAY- the actual anniversary of the 1 year subscription- to be able to cancel without additional charges or fees. Then they hung up on me!

this is without a doubt the worst company I have ever dealt with in my whole life! I would not get another subscription if THEY paid ME an annual fee!

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