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Raising subscription fees soon?
- Thread starter Likki
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DATELINE 2015: XM & Sirius Merge Into One
THE MAJOR
DATELINE 2015: XM & Sirius Merge Into One
THE MAJOR
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Just curious..how much are you willing to pay? would you go to $25 per month? I know my brother would, he loves satillite...but I just wonder how high they could push it?
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> not goona happen..keep dreaming radio industry
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Just curious..how much are you willing to pay? would you go to $25 per month? I know my brother would, he loves satillite...but I just wonder how high they could push it?
> Just curious..how much are you willing to pay? would you go
> to $25 per month? I know my brother would, he loves
> satillite...but I just wonder how high they could push it?
We're getting a lot of content for less than $13 a month (43 cents a day). It's my lowest bill every month. I would pay double that, but {shhhhhhhhh} keep it on the down-low. I don't want them to get any wise ideas !
THE MAJOR
> to $25 per month? I know my brother would, he loves
> satillite...but I just wonder how high they could push it?
We're getting a lot of content for less than $13 a month (43 cents a day). It's my lowest bill every month. I would pay double that, but {shhhhhhhhh} keep it on the down-low. I don't want them to get any wise ideas !
THE MAJOR
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> > Just curious..how much are you willing to pay? would you
> go
> > to $25 per month? I know my brother would, he loves
> > satillite...but I just wonder how high they could push it?
>
>
> We're getting a lot of content for less than $13 a month (43
> cents a day). It's my lowest bill every month. I would pay
> double that, but {shhhhhhhhh} keep it on the down-low. I
> don't want them to get any wise ideas !
>
> THE MAJOR
>
I wouldnt pay more than 15 dollars a month, thats my limit.
> go
> > to $25 per month? I know my brother would, he loves
> > satillite...but I just wonder how high they could push it?
>
>
> We're getting a lot of content for less than $13 a month (43
> cents a day). It's my lowest bill every month. I would pay
> double that, but {shhhhhhhhh} keep it on the down-low. I
> don't want them to get any wise ideas !
>
> THE MAJOR
>
I wouldnt pay more than 15 dollars a month, thats my limit.
> [Just curious..how much are you willing to pay? would you go
> to $25 per month? I know my brother would, he loves
> satillite...but I just wonder how high they could push it?]
That's a good question. I just sent XM $370 to lock in my current rate for 3 years. As a 55+ listener, terrestrial music radio isn't an option for me. For the sake of its own survival, I would think terrestrial radio will figure out a way to make 55+ programming profitable by 2009. But I'm not counting on it. I think that an XM increase of about 5% per year would be reasonable. That would bring the 2009 cost to about $15 a month without discounts. I could handle that with no problem.
> to $25 per month? I know my brother would, he loves
> satillite...but I just wonder how high they could push it?]
That's a good question. I just sent XM $370 to lock in my current rate for 3 years. As a 55+ listener, terrestrial music radio isn't an option for me. For the sake of its own survival, I would think terrestrial radio will figure out a way to make 55+ programming profitable by 2009. But I'm not counting on it. I think that an XM increase of about 5% per year would be reasonable. That would bring the 2009 cost to about $15 a month without discounts. I could handle that with no problem.
> > > Just curious..how much are you willing to pay? would you
>
> > go
> > > to $25 per month? I know my brother would, he loves
> > > satillite...but I just wonder how high they could push
> it?
> >
> >
> > We're getting a lot of content for less than $13 a month
> (43
> > cents a day). It's my lowest bill every month. I would pay
>
> > double that, but {shhhhhhhhh} keep it on the down-low. I
> > don't want them to get any wise ideas !
> >
> > THE MAJOR
> >
> I wouldnt pay more than 15 dollars a month, thats my limit.
>
im already paying 25.00 i have 3 radios...sure beats cable<P ID="signature">______________
note to the NAB..satellite radio..its worth paying for!!</P>
>
> > go
> > > to $25 per month? I know my brother would, he loves
> > > satillite...but I just wonder how high they could push
> it?
> >
> >
> > We're getting a lot of content for less than $13 a month
> (43
> > cents a day). It's my lowest bill every month. I would pay
>
> > double that, but {shhhhhhhhh} keep it on the down-low. I
> > don't want them to get any wise ideas !
> >
> > THE MAJOR
> >
> I wouldnt pay more than 15 dollars a month, thats my limit.
>
im already paying 25.00 i have 3 radios...sure beats cable
<P ID="signature">______________note to the NAB..satellite radio..its worth paying for!!</P>
> Just curious..how much are you willing to pay? would you go
> to $25 per month?
>
I can only look back to what I said in the late eighties / early nineties, when I added DMX and Music Choice to my cable TV plans for $11/month, "Gee, I would be willing to pay twice this amount if I could get it in my cars". I will do just that when combined XM & Sirius units eventually come out. I expect multiyear plans for both XM and Sirius to cost about $25/month including taxes.<P ID="signature">______________
Proud 2 B a pioneering satellite radio subs¢riber
Ai4i is always on the trailing edge of technology
______________</P>
> to $25 per month?
>
I can only look back to what I said in the late eighties / early nineties, when I added DMX and Music Choice to my cable TV plans for $11/month, "Gee, I would be willing to pay twice this amount if I could get it in my cars". I will do just that when combined XM & Sirius units eventually come out. I expect multiyear plans for both XM and Sirius to cost about $25/month including taxes.<P ID="signature">______________
Proud 2 B a pioneering satellite radio subs¢riber
Ai4i is always on the trailing edge of technology
______________</P>
Keep in mind that the readers of this site have a special interest in the radio industry and are therefore much more motivated than the average listener. I think if rates ever rivaled cable TV rates you'd see subscriptions plummet.
> > > > Just curious..how much are you willing to pay? would
> you
> >
> > > go
> > > > to $25 per month? I know my brother would, he loves
> > > > satillite...but I just wonder how high they could push
>
> > it?
> > >
> > >
> > > We're getting a lot of content for less than $13 a month
>
> > (43
> > > cents a day). It's my lowest bill every month. I would
> pay
> >
> > > double that, but {shhhhhhhhh} keep it on the down-low. I
>
> > > don't want them to get any wise ideas !
> > >
> > > THE MAJOR
> > >
> > I wouldnt pay more than 15 dollars a month, thats my
> limit.
> >
> im already paying 25.00 i have 3 radios...sure beats cable
>
>
If they keep cutting Music Channels BANDWIDTH for Baseball, Football, etc I will have trouble handling ANY rate increase. Speaking for someone who has been with XM since the beginning, I can safely say that the audio quality I once enjoyed on the music channels is no longer near the quality it was...
> you
> >
> > > go
> > > > to $25 per month? I know my brother would, he loves
> > > > satillite...but I just wonder how high they could push
>
> > it?
> > >
> > >
> > > We're getting a lot of content for less than $13 a month
>
> > (43
> > > cents a day). It's my lowest bill every month. I would
> pay
> >
> > > double that, but {shhhhhhhhh} keep it on the down-low. I
>
> > > don't want them to get any wise ideas !
> > >
> > > THE MAJOR
> > >
> > I wouldnt pay more than 15 dollars a month, thats my
> limit.
> >
> im already paying 25.00 i have 3 radios...sure beats cable
>
>
If they keep cutting Music Channels BANDWIDTH for Baseball, Football, etc I will have trouble handling ANY rate increase. Speaking for someone who has been with XM since the beginning, I can safely say that the audio quality I once enjoyed on the music channels is no longer near the quality it was...
just so you will know the new channels are already on the air but only available to certain people..and at midnight they are cutting 4..so some of the bandwith is coming back..
> > > > > Just curious..how much are you willing to pay? would
>
> > you
> > >
> > > > go
> > > > > to $25 per month? I know my brother would, he loves
> > > > > satillite...but I just wonder how high they could
> push
> >
> > > it?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > We're getting a lot of content for less than $13 a
> month
> >
> > > (43
> > > > cents a day). It's my lowest bill every month. I would
>
> > pay
> > >
> > > > double that, but {shhhhhhhhh} keep it on the down-low.
> I
> >
> > > > don't want them to get any wise ideas !
> > > >
> > > > THE MAJOR
> > > >
> > > I wouldnt pay more than 15 dollars a month, thats my
> > limit.
> > >
> > im already paying 25.00 i have 3 radios...sure beats cable
>
> >
> >
>
> If they keep cutting Music Channels BANDWIDTH for Baseball,
> Football, etc I will have trouble handling ANY rate
> increase. Speaking for someone who has been with XM since
> the beginning, I can safely say that the audio quality I
> once enjoyed on the music channels is no longer near the
> quality it was...
>
<P ID="signature">______________
note to the NAB..satellite radio..its worth paying for!!</P>
> > > > > Just curious..how much are you willing to pay? would
>
> > you
> > >
> > > > go
> > > > > to $25 per month? I know my brother would, he loves
> > > > > satillite...but I just wonder how high they could
> push
> >
> > > it?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > We're getting a lot of content for less than $13 a
> month
> >
> > > (43
> > > > cents a day). It's my lowest bill every month. I would
>
> > pay
> > >
> > > > double that, but {shhhhhhhhh} keep it on the down-low.
> I
> >
> > > > don't want them to get any wise ideas !
> > > >
> > > > THE MAJOR
> > > >
> > > I wouldnt pay more than 15 dollars a month, thats my
> > limit.
> > >
> > im already paying 25.00 i have 3 radios...sure beats cable
>
> >
> >
>
> If they keep cutting Music Channels BANDWIDTH for Baseball,
> Football, etc I will have trouble handling ANY rate
> increase. Speaking for someone who has been with XM since
> the beginning, I can safely say that the audio quality I
> once enjoyed on the music channels is no longer near the
> quality it was...
>
<P ID="signature">______________
note to the NAB..satellite radio..its worth paying for!!</P>
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