Is XM Radio throwing a free promotion. When I first got my TL the XM radio preview channels were like 7. Well four days later which is tonight I get in my car to see whats on the XM station. I thought I only had 7 stations as I was flipping through I soon realized I had all the stations. Does everyone else have all of them too? If this is an error on XM part keep it on a hush hush, lol. XM is awesome so many different types of music I love it. XM Definately Got Me Hooked on wanting to buy the subscription. The plan worked. haha

 

Apparently, you didn't listen to Channel 1 for very long.

Channel 1 is the teaser channel, and it tells you that it may be a few days before you get all the XM channels. You need to run the car out in the open for awhile to get the subscription complete (possibly a channel at a time), I'm guessing.

I don't know if the Playboy channel is included, but I would guess not.

 

Either you or your dealer must activate XM 3-month promotion trial for your new 04TL. After applying to XM, you have to stay under the open-sky for 5-30 minutes in order to get XM all channels ON.

 

By the time I got home the day I bought mine all XM channels (no pay channels) were available in my car.

I will renew at my 3 month term, I love old time radio and Fox News!

 

how many pay channels are there besides silly playboy?

 

AFAIK, that's it for now. I heard rumours of Howard Stern coming to XM, which may be a pay channel.

If there is a Howard Stern-only channel, WELL .... then ...


















There'll be two XM pay channels I wouldn't get ....

 

I guess mine is activate cause I have tons of channels.

I am now officially hooked on XM radio. Just need to pay the subscription fee.

 

The entire system goes on at once when it is activated.. not one channel at a time.

If you do not have an active subscription, it lets you hear a few "random" channels which change a few times a day, so you can hear what you are missing!

When you buy the car, the dealer should have activated your account for the 3 month free trial by the time you drove off the lot.

Sounds like the originator of this thread did not have a dealer who did it until later.

My free trial will end about 4 months and a week after I got the car according to the mail I received from XM/Acura.

Of course I am going to renew... you would have to be a some kind of sadist to go back to FM after having XM!

Mike

 

Does XM send info on subscribing prior to the free trial ending? In the first of three free months at this point.

 

So far, they've sent me 2 notices about renewing (my 3 month subscription ends this month).

Here's a related question, for those that are renewing their XM after the 3 month period (I'll be renewing it...), are you going with the month to month or electing to buy a 1-5 year pre-paid package? I'm considering biting the bullet and getting the 5 year package. It gives you the lowest monthy cost and if you cancel before the term is up, you're supposed to get a pro-rated refund. Seems like a no lose proposition, but the only question I have in the back of my mind is the long term viability of the SM company itself. They're still bleeding cash at this point, right?

 

My dealer told me that, under the agreement between XM and Acura, XM is allowed to solicit you ONCE before the trial period is over. I received mine in the mail during month two.

 

I signed up for a 2 yr package since I expect to keep the car at least that long. I stopped in Best Buy to check out the home units and was told that you need a seperate subscription plus the cost of a home receiver. Bummer.