Comments on: XM hikes monthly fees

Existing satellite radio users can skip the rise by advancing their one-year payment before April 2.

[Dachi]

Is this related to..

XM's launch of its 3rd satellite, XM-3 11 days ago?

Also, maybe they should be spending more of the money on royalties instead.

I had XM for a few months and they didn't play any mainstream music outside of the "top 40".

Just remixes of old busted stuff and no-name artists.

I have heard FM radio stations out of San Jose and NYC that put XM and Sirius to shame.

Also despite paying for service, they still play radio edit version of songs even though they are not under FCC regulation.

Why can't companies just do one thing and do it well anymore?

not related to

No it's not related to the new sat but may be related to baseball. Did you listen to the XM channels? There's plenty of channels that play all sorts of mainstream music as well as deeper stuff. There's also hit music that is uncensored on other channels. Some hit channels are censored which I'm glad for because of my kids.

http://www.xm411.com/

[Earl Benser]

If you're not...

... paying for XM radio now, a rate increase is of little concern.

until...

Until sat radio is as common as cable TV and then you may care more about the rates.

http://www.xm411.com/