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Feb 28, 2005 | 12:32 PM

viper-tl

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XM to increase prices!

Not sure if the extra freebies make it worth the increase, but I'm calling to get that $60 / year promotion before that disappears.....

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...xmsatellite_dc

Feb 28, 2005 | 12:46 PM

Thorin78

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Yeah I just read about it. Good luck with the promo. Let me know how that goes. I think to be able to listen to the music online is worth it but basically, they're just catching up to sirius with the pricing packages. They really need to better differentiate the product.

Feb 28, 2005 | 12:57 PM

Hawhyen51

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Yea, it's effective April 2 and here are some details ..... for complete details, click here

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Beginning April 2, 2005, we will expand the basic service package to include two premium services at no additional charge — the High Voltage channel (previously $1.99/month) and XM Radio Online (previously $3.99/month). The monthly subscription price for our new expanded basic service will increase to $12.95 beginning April 2, 2005. The price change will not affect XM's Family Plan, which allows you to add up to four additional subscriptions for $6.99/month per radio.

Until April 2, 2005, we are offering our existing subscribers an opportunity to lock in today's lower monthly rate by selecting a one-year or multi-year pre-paid subscription

Feb 28, 2005 | 01:17 PM

Slava

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So the basic package has more features for no additional monthly fee, but costs more per month........
Typical marketing double-talk......

Feb 28, 2005 | 02:39 PM

1995hoo

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There are a lot of threads about this over on the XM Forum at http://www.xmfan.com. I suggest checking there for more detailed commentary (go the "XM Discussion" subforum).