Sirius Canada increasing secondary radios to $9.99 month

dmccorm140 · 2009-03-03, 07:30 PM

I just got a letter from Sirius Canada raising rates from $7.99 to $9.99 for secondary radios. Not that big a deal considering XM Canada has been charging $9.99 for a few years already.

In the letter Sirius Canada announced that they will be introducing a way for subscribers to get more talk/music very soon.

dscott01 · 2009-03-03, 10:21 PM

Thats crazy, Sirius XM need to lower or eliminate monthly fees for additional radios, not increase them.

Imagine if you had to pay for a subscription for every cable or satellite box that you have (ie $75 for the first box, $60 for each additional box in your house).

I love satellite radio, but the pricing needs to come down for the masses to buy into it. I think it should be $10 a month for service for up to 4 radios for a household.

ScaryBob · 2009-03-04, 01:14 AM

There is no way that extra radio fees will be eliminated. Sirius/XM pays music royalty fees based on a percentage of revenue. The RIAA is already requesting a more lucrative royalty model so Sirius XM must keep revenues up in order to appease them. In addition, it is too easy to abuse extra radios on a single account. Sirius XM has no way to track how they are being used or who is using them. Can you imagine how many account sharers there would be if extra radios had no monthly fees?

It looks like Sirius XM is adjusting prices of the two former services to bring them in line. The way they appear to be doing that is raising them to the higher of the two services, wherever they differ. Considering their financial situation, that is not surprising.

ClaytonG · 2009-03-04, 04:46 PM

yeah i kinda saw this comming as well, but if they do add some stuff like say NHL PLEASE!!!! I would not mind the extra $2/month

Canterbury Tail · 2009-03-04, 04:56 PM

Just to point out this is not Sirius XM, it's Sirius Canada, a separate company.

pmcd76 · 2009-03-07, 11:41 AM

NHL on sirius isn't going to happen unless you get a US sub with the best of XM. you're better off getting XM now, you'll get NHL, MLB and a couple more channels than sirius has.

ClaytonG · 2009-03-07, 12:55 PM

I probally would have XM if I could choose, but my new Ford has Sirius built in, so I don't really have a choice in the matter unless I wanted to buy an XM reciever which would be pointless and look crappy when I have Sirius built right in with no wires or anything

skypilot · 2009-03-07, 05:22 PM

Quote:

you're better off getting XM now, you'll get NHL, MLB and a couple more channels than sirius has.

Plus, you get NBA, which was a surprising addition at the beginnng of the season. Not all but many games are covered.

skypilot · 2009-03-07, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Just to point out this is not Sirius XM, it's Sirius Canada, a separate company.

FYI: Sirius XM are raising their secondary radio rates to $9.99/US per radio. I believe this happens on or near 12 March.

Regis · 2009-03-08, 08:06 PM

Wrong.
US rates go to $8.99 (US)/month on March 11.
If you renew before then you can lock in at $6.99.

mickk · 2009-03-08, 08:37 PM

i pay them some extra cash if sirius canada can get NHL here too. i pay even more if we can get the "best of" packages siriusXM is offering

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2009-03-03, 10:21 PM	#2
dscott01 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abbotsford, BC Posts: 275	Thats crazy, Sirius XM need to lower or eliminate monthly fees for additional radios, not increase them. Imagine if you had to pay for a subscription for every cable or satellite box that you have (ie $75 for the first box, $60 for each additional box in your house). I love satellite radio, but the pricing needs to come down for the masses to buy into it. I think it should be $10 a month for service for up to 4 radios for a household.

2009-03-04, 01:14 AM	#3
ScaryBob Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: The Armpit of Southwestern Ontario Posts: 2,571	There is no way that extra radio fees will be eliminated. Sirius/XM pays music royalty fees based on a percentage of revenue. The RIAA is already requesting a more lucrative royalty model so Sirius XM must keep revenues up in order to appease them. In addition, it is too easy to abuse extra radios on a single account. Sirius XM has no way to track how they are being used or who is using them. Can you imagine how many account sharers there would be if extra radios had no monthly fees? It looks like Sirius XM is adjusting prices of the two former services to bring them in line. The way they appear to be doing that is raising them to the higher of the two services, wherever they differ. Considering their financial situation, that is not surprising.

2009-03-04, 04:46 PM	#4
ClaytonG Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 97	yeah i kinda saw this comming as well, but if they do add some stuff like say NHL PLEASE!!!! I would not mind the extra $2/month

2009-03-04, 04:56 PM	#5
Canterbury Tail Join Date: May 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 295	Just to point out this is not Sirius XM, it's Sirius Canada, a separate company.

2009-03-07, 11:41 AM	#6
pmcd76 Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 128	NHL on sirius isn't going to happen unless you get a US sub with the best of XM. you're better off getting XM now, you'll get NHL, MLB and a couple more channels than sirius has.

2009-03-07, 12:55 PM	#7
ClaytonG Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 97	I probally would have XM if I could choose, but my new Ford has Sirius built in, so I don't really have a choice in the matter unless I wanted to buy an XM reciever which would be pointless and look crappy when I have Sirius built right in with no wires or anything

2009-03-08, 08:06 PM	#10
Regis Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Courtice,Ontario Posts: 166	Wrong. US rates go to $8.99 (US)/month on March 11. If you renew before then you can lock in at $6.99.

2009-03-08, 08:37 PM	#11
mickk Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 525	i pay them some extra cash if sirius canada can get NHL here too. i pay even more if we can get the "best of" packages siriusXM is offering