Comments on: Sirius XM chief: Yes, we will be profitable

Many on Wall Street have already given up on the costly business of satellite radio. But as head of the newly merged Sirius XM, Mel Karmazin says that the company is on the right track.

[gsna_dkm]

I have often thought that satellite radio missed a huge opportunity by not having a "lifetime" service option added to the list of add-ons (re)sold by the dealerships across the country. Simply having the ability to finance in a lifetime of satellite radio and NOT having a monthly subscription fee billed as a separate expense would have been a brilliant means to exponential subscriber growth.

[kieranmullen]

Sirius did do that already, and stopped it a long time ago. You might be able to see some lifetime memb erships still available on ebay and such. A company needs to bring in money to keep the expensive service going. As they article states they owe more 1 billion.
KieranMullen
http://360oregon.com

[Save_Me_from_my_Govt]

So, when are we going to hear about the offer to pick ONLY the channels we want to receive and STOP paying for the ones we don't? That was supposed to be part of the merger deal. (I'm tired of paying for all the sports I DON'T listen to!)

[electorny]

http://www.sirius.com/packages/more

just go to the site and you will see that they offer this option. Additionally when I joined years ago the lifetime plan was $500 in hindsight I should have done it, because I have paid way over that already for my service

[wutsizface]

In regard to "pick ONLY", good luck. How about neversday. Like all politically motivated promises, it won't happen. Corzine promised me my taxes (NJ) were going to be cut 10% per year for his first three yrs in office. Guess what, not only did they not get reduced...they went up as usual.

I got in to this sh@t eating stock at $6.46. The last time I checked it was $.48 per share. UUGGHH! I will be riding it into the ground. Hey Mel; "Can I get an Amen?'