New XM Radio $9.99

[empulse]

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>I thought i would share something i found this week.&nbsp; XM Radio is offering a <strong>Roady XT</strong>, <strong>w/Car Kit</strong>, <strong>W/Home Kit</strong>, and <strong>Remote</strong> for <strong>$9.99 and FREE Shipping</strong>.&nbsp; I found out cuz i had an old delphi, and the screen and dial/knob quit working, so i wanted to replace it.&nbsp; When i paid 50$ for just the radio with car kit, and called to activate it, the kid on the phone told me about the deal.</p><p>Its a special for Father's Day.&nbsp; Whats the catch? it has to stay activated for 6 months, and its for current subscribers only.</p><p>Thought i would share.</p><p>emPulse</p>

[PapaBear]

The catch? They want subscribers to add radios, and the XT is one they want to get rid of. The FM signal is too strong for the FCC's liking.

[HBox]

<p>Actually, they stopped selling the radios temporarily because of that problem, and applied a fix already.</p><p><a href="http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/xm-modifications-for-fcc-compliance.html" target="_blank">See here, simple fix.</a>&nbsp;</p>

[empulse]

<p>but that is what i like about it. :) I work construction and can set my boombox (am i in the 80's?) on my truck and tune it to the station and listen outside.&nbsp; One time i pulled up to one of my suppliers and went inside and thought &quot;this is wierd.. they listen to Ron+Fez..&quot; and it was my radio transmitting on the sto0pid christian station they listen too.. they thought the station went all wierd for a sec.&nbsp; Now they know when i am there for a delivery.</p>

[Fallon]

The new Innos they are selling have firmware 1.10 which removes the FM mod unless it's in a car dock. That's gay. I was an early adopter and mine still has the FM mod at 1.05. I am hoping for a firmware update soon because of a glitch or two, but I don't want to lose that feature.<br />

[Don Stugots]

i have the Tao XM2go. i got it in October and love it. but when i went to the car show and seen the new units i was floored at how small they are and how much louder they get. i have partially hearing lose so at times it is hard for me to hear the show while on the train. so, i might be getting a new unit for my birthday.

[Doctor Manhattan]

<strong>empulse</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Its a special for Father's Day.&nbsp; Whats the catch? it has to stay activated for 6 months, <strong>and its for current subscribers only</strong>. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font color="#990000" size="2">Odd. Companies&nbsp;usually give good deals like this&nbsp;only to new users. I'm surprised they'd shut out new subs. Why not get rid of the XT and increase your sub numbers with one deal?</font></p>

[MadMatt]

<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">Any idea where to find this offer?&nbsp; I checked out the XM site and all they are pushing is the $159 bundle (after rebate).&nbsp; </font></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="2">I want to pick it up, but need to know where to look!&nbsp; </font><img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/help.gif" border="0" /></p>

[scorpion]

<strong>empulse</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I thought i would share something i found this week.&nbsp; XM Radio is offering a <strong>Roady XT</strong>, <strong>w/Car Kit</strong>, <strong>W/Home Kit</strong>, and <strong>Remote</strong> for <strong>$9.99 and FREE Shipping</strong>.&nbsp; I found out cuz i had an old delphi, and the screen and dial/knob quit working, so i wanted to replace it.&nbsp; When i paid 50$ for just the radio with car kit, and called to activate it, the kid on the phone told me about the deal.</p><p>Its a special for Father's Day.&nbsp; Whats the catch? it has to stay activated for 6 months, and its for current subscribers only.</p><p>Thought i would share.</p><p>emPulse</p><p>I want to get one also.&nbsp; Do I call them?</p>

[SatCam]

<strong>scorpion</strong> wrote:<br><strong>empulse</strong> wrote:<br /><p> </p><p>I thought i would share something i found this week. XM Radio is offering a <strong>Roady XT</strong>, <strong>w/Car Kit</strong>, <strong>W/Home Kit</strong>, and <strong>Remote</strong> for <strong>$9.99 and FREE Shipping</strong>. I found out cuz i had an old delphi, and the screen and dial/knob quit working, so i wanted to replace it. When i paid 50$ for just the radio with car kit, and called to activate it, the kid on the phone told me about the deal.</p><p>Its a special for Father's Day. Whats the catch? it has to stay activated for 6 months, and its for current subscribers only.</p><p>Thought i would share.</p><p>emPulse</p><p>I want to get one also. Do I call them?</p><p></p>

No. You have to be a member of the club.

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[empulse]

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>1.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; call&nbsp;1-800-xm-radio</p><p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ask for the Roady XT for 9.99 deal</p><p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; tell them that Ron Bennington has the largest cock on radio, and Bronx johnnys is the most</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; beautiful..and you can't decide which is better*</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>*optional.</p>

[Death Metal Moe]

Jesus Empulse, your sig is most of a MB.&nbsp; And it's really distracting me as I read.&nbsp;

[furie]

yeah, be more courteous; moe is easily distracted.

[Grendel_Kahn]

That was the easiest and best $10 I ever spent on my father in law.&nbsp; Now counting the hookers at christmas. <br />

[empulse]

<p>HEy!&nbsp; I just got my Radio. And... its NOT what they told me on the phone, and I had even talked to them TWICE about it to make sure i was getting the deal right/correct. My package arrived and what was inside?</p><p>(1) roady XT</p><p>(1) car kit</p><p>(1) Antenna</p><p>(0) Home Kit</p><p>(0) Remote</p><p>So i just got the radio and car kit. this is bullshit. I just wonder if anyone else was told the same thing or whether i need to use the ether and rag after i make the phone calls for now on.&nbsp; I know what i was told, and now i feel like an ass because its not what i got, and now some of you have done the same thing.&nbsp; I am very sorry. very.&nbsp; I am calling XM now to pitch a bitch ..i am sure they will just cave and send me the remote. ok no they won't and ill have wasted 15 minutes yelling at some kid who's fault it is not, but ill feel mildly better.&nbsp; oh well ebay here i come.</p><p>emPulse</p>

[JustJon]

empulse, call xm and tell them your problem.&nbsp; maybe they will send you the home kit and remote.<br />

[SatCam]

<strong>Death Metal Moe</strong> wrote:<br>Jesus Empulse, your sig is most of a MB. And it's really distracting me as I read. <p></p>

christ is that thing huge. My browser slows down whenever he posts

[Tall_James]

<p><strong><font size="1">New XM Radio $9.99</font></strong> </p><p><img height="165" src="http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c174/cheeseeatingbird/timCanTelephone.jpg" width="220" border="0" /></p>

[Hottub]

<p>Empulse, GREAT heads up!! I got mine! It will be at the office Monday AM!! I'll have it wired into the wife's car 10 minutes later!!</p><p>Yes, the father's day promo goes into the wife's new car. I'll stick with the 1st generation SkyFi for my car. It has a cassette input. Plus I also have the SkyFi Boombox. If somebody brings <font size="5">6 </font><font size="1">D batteries, I'll supply the XM at the game!</font></p>

[davidb72]

<p>They told me... in not so good broken english....</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I could have a Roady XT for 9.99 or a Roady XT with home kit for 39.99.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Did I get taken advantage of by someone with a funny accent? (I went for the 39.99)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Can I get Earl to straighten this out for me?&nbsp;</p>

[HBox]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>davidb72</strong> wrote:<br /><p>They told me... in not so good broken english....</p><p> </p><p>I could have a Roady XT for 9.99 or a Roady XT with home kit for 39.99.</p><p> </p><p>Did I get taken advantage of by someone with a funny accent? (I went for the 39.99)</p><p> </p><p>Can I get Earl to straighten this out for me? </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yeah, sure, right after he fixes the phones.</p><p><font size="6">HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA</font></p><p><font size="6">HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA</font></p><p><font size="6">HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA</font></p><p><font size="6">HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA</font></p><p><font size="6">HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA</font></p><p><img width="360" height="240" border="0" src="http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/3056/laughingjesus6vj.jpg" />&nbsp;</p>

[Hottub]

<p>They gave me the same offer. I went for the $9.99. You, sir, just got fucked!!</p><p>Never let these bastards talk you up. You paid $30 for a home kit that you can get on e-bay for 2 bucks, plus shipping.</p><p>A lesson to you all!! Take the unbelievable deal and walk away!!</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Hottub on 6-16-06 @ 10:56 PM</span>

[Death Metal Moe]

YOu know, I was just about to jump on the phone and replace both my parent's Roady2s with these new RoadyXTs until I saw the catch.&nbsp; FUCK THAT!&nbsp; They can live with what they have.

[Hottub]

<p>What catch are you talking about?</p><p>I got $9.99 for the XT with car kit and no activation fee. It will be FedExed to the office Monday AM!</p>

[PapaBear]

<strong>Doctor Manhattan</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>empulse</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Its a special for Father's Day.&nbsp; Whats the catch? it has to stay activated for 6 months, <strong>and its for current subscribers only</strong>. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font color="#990000" size="2">Odd. Companies&nbsp;usually give good deals like this&nbsp;only to new users. I'm surprised they'd shut out new subs. Why not get rid of the XT and increase your sub numbers with one deal?</font></p><p>Forgive me if someone has already said this. I didn't read the whole thread. I think the idea goes like this. Since satellite doesn't use Arbitron, they rely on the number of subscriptions to figure their value as a company. Current customers already like XM, and it's only 8 bucks for each additional radio on the family plan. Therefore, it would be easier to up the number of subscriptions by having existing customers add new radios to their accounts.</p><p>Then again... Maybe I'm just talking out of my ass.</p>