Sportstick

I get the frustration, but how does that work out to your conclusion about Sirius? It seems your issue is with your MB dealer who reports the vehicle delivery date and starts the Sirius 6 month clock ticking.

likwid

Up here in Canada we get 6 months of Sirius free, but it is not Sirius with XM channels included (which costs more per month). I wish it had both, I wonder if I can call and add them somehow even though I am still in my 6 month free trial.

ab_mcBenzie

My 6 month subscription started after I activated it. I got the full term they promised and activated it about 2 months after owning the car. I've had my car for a year now and seriously, Sirius is the best thing to listen to in the car.

I like how it fades out and iI agree, satellite coverage can be sh-t sometimes, driving under overpasses, in parking garages, or tunnels... but doesn't really bother me much because the quality of sound is what wins me over...CRISP/CLEAR!

They do play the same songs over and over again, but the quality of sound is 10xs better than AM/FM radio... I feel like when I listen to AM/FM there is a muffler in my ear... and I get sick of listening to the commercials anyhow...

I also have the iPod integration kit... and it seriously sucks. Imagine you have to put the volume high up just to hear it at a normal level with no bass... equalizer SUCKS--when I switch to satellite/CD it is blarring in my ear nearly damaging my tympanic membranes (ear drums)....! also it makes it very loud when the phone rings... so yes Sirius > iPod

If downloading music is your thing, I'd suggest burning an MP3 CD and record it to your music register.... better quality of sound! ugh, the iPod integration kit just blowsssssssss... save your iPod for the gym and get Sirius.

Sirius lets you pick and choose stations with a special package, but it is more expensive i think, so i stick to the basic subscription... $12.95/mon... not bad...

Caperone

I just got a card from Sirius saying that my trial was about to finish (actually, got it weeks after it was over according to that card). That date was exactly 6 months after my purchase.

That stupid dealer didn't service my car even if he had it for 7 months in his lot and didn't even activate the radio. Never again.

Nuru

I got my car with a few thousand miles on it, I activated Sirius and they told me I had 6 months even though the car had been on the road almost a year at the dealership. i thought about going to the Sirius/HD radio module, but sofar I have not moved as I want to get the module cheap instead of for ~$800 bucks.

http://www.benzworld.org/forums/audi...adio-c300.html

CrAZyVeGAsBoY

Well theres a simple reason for that, its because they need a credit card from you in case u go over ur 6 months and dont cancel it, its also so they can create an account for u, and i dont mean to be a downer but the 800 number for sirus is in the cars memory so u could of easily called from ur car and found out, what it really sounds like is that u either forgot or were too lazy to find out about it and u cant really blame anyone about this but urself, i mean in your manuel/booklet theres a flyer about sirus raido with the 800 number there too so all u had to do was call, yes maybe the guy who sold it to u should of said something but u should of taken it upon urself to do a little investigating urself.

dansonchan

Franman

same here

Franman

My Ipod is actually louder than the Sirius .... I use them both but enjoy the comedy channels on Sirius for a change of pace. Laughs on the way to work seem to make for a better day. Blue Collar and Raw Dog are both good stations.

hdoolabh

I got my c350 June 15th and activated sirus radio yesterday and got the full six months.

Ron Jr

Same with me, I asked him not to but he did anyway.

Sportstick

I posted this before, but just as a reminder, if you like Sirius, the lifetime membership is $399. Do the math and see how well this works out by the 4th year or beyond...if you plan to hold the car a while.

I also got the full 6 months on both cars I bought last year.

tanktube67

I never activated mine 6 month free membership, I stick to regular radio, iPod and MP3s

tivoboy

ours was six months from activation, not purchase. And, I just called last week and added a YEAR for 77$. Took two calls, but it worked out, AND I got the online sub for free, which I HOPE will enable my iphone app too.

kaku

wow..how'd you manage to get such a great deal?

tivoboy

just called to cancel, was transferred to retention, then said I had a colleague who had a 77$/year deal.
done.

kaku

cool.

thanks for the tip!

i should've known about this since i do it every year to the cell phone company, cable company, credit card company, etc. =]

CrAZyVeGAsBoY

the stations r pretty much the same now and yes its normal to have a delay, its changing to a diff station

CrAZyVeGAsBoY

smart i might have to do that too, 77 a year is an awsome deal but 400 for life would be pretty good too.

tivoboy

was also offered 19$ for five months

CrAZyVeGAsBoY

Sorry but thats sounds a little far fetched that means they only charge you $3.80 a month, lol sorry but no way, getting it for for $77 a year would be amazing and is hard to buy but 19 for 5 months, no way.

rh71

any confirmation that the 2010 models with sirius offer real-time traffic info?

tivoboy

checkout the thread over at fatwallet lots of people are doing it.

CrAZyVeGAsBoY

checked it out, guess its true about the 77 thing but im still leary about the 5 months thing but then again u never know

Black Edition

I like the3 fact that they merged,now I hope they can continue to stay in business !