smr2112 Report post Posted July 23, 2009 Does anybody know how long you get free Sirius service with a new Ford? Dealer told me 6 months and this makes sense, but somewhere I read"Ford and Sync and Sirius" in the same sentence with 3 years - this can'tbe, can it? So the extra Traffic, Weather, Business Search, etc that comes withthe newer models - this is about $7/month extra with Sirius. How long isthis service free for - same as the radio or different? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeff_h Report post Posted July 23, 2009 Does anybody know how long you get free Sirius service with a new Ford? The trial period is 6 months for Sirius radio and 6 months for Travel Link, they are separate ESNs (subscriptions) so at the end of the 6 months you can extend, or you can extend right away if you want and it will tack on the extra time after the 6 months. The www.sirius.com website gives the prices for the different subscriptions (in a nutshell, Sirius everything is $11.99/month and Travel Link is $5.99/month but again there are several options and discounts for longer subscriptions), after I had my car for 3 weeks I got a letter from Sirius saying welcome etc etc etc and it has an account number on the letter. If you create an online account on the Sirius website you can see the time remaining on your subscriptions, I extended both of my subscriptions and the Sirius subscription could be done online in about 3 minutes. The extension of the Travel Link could not be done online, no idea why, I sent them a customer query about that and they said that part had to be done over the phone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxpower220 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 In 2003 I bought a "lifetime membership" for $400, I haven't paid since then. You really should look into that if you like sat radio. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickkel Report post Posted July 24, 2009 In 2003 I bought a "lifetime membership" for $400, I haven't paid since then. You really should look into that if you like sat radio. Were you able to transfer your lifetime membership to your new FFH? When I read about the lifetime membership on their website it said that it was not available for Sirius radios that come standard in new cars. Perhaps older lifetime memberships had that availability and they dscontinued it? Here is the terms from their website: Lifetime Subscription Plan: A "Lifetime Subscription" is one that continues for the life of the receiver equipment. A Lifetime Subscription is not transferable if it is associated with a receiver installed by an automaker or an automotive dealer in a vehicle, except in the event the original receiver associated with that Lifetime Subscription is stolen, accidentally damaged or if, in the sole discretion of SIRIUS XM Radio Inc., it is defective./ Personally this is completely useless unless i planned to keep my FFH for the reest of my life. It is no wonder Sirius/XM is doing so poorly financially. This is just idiotic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeff_h Report post Posted July 24, 2009 Personally this is completely useless unless i planned to keep my FFH for the reest of my life. It is no wonder Sirius/XM is doing so poorly financially. This is just idiotic. I thought about that as I extended for 3 years to get 5 free months, that I wonder if they will be around after 3 years. These companies have pretty much lost money from their launches, and see the below comments from their 10-K report filing which makes me hope that I get all of my 3 years worth of signal! ---------------------------------------------------------Our business might never become profitable.As of December 31, 2008, we had an accumulated deficit of approximately $9.7 billion.We expect our cumulative net losses to grow as we make payments under various contracts, incur marketing and subscriber acquisition costs and make interest payments on existing debt. If we are unable ultimately to generate sufficient revenues to become profitable and generate positive cash flow, either or both of the companies could default on their commitments and there is a risk that SIRIUS, XM, or both, would be unable to make the required payments on their respective indebtedness. Demand for our services may be insufficient for them to become profitable.We cannot estimate with any certainty whether consumer demand for the SIRIUS and XM service will be sufficient for us to continue to increase the number of subscribers to the services. Our satellite radio services have experienced a significant decrease in new subscriptions from retail subscribers and most new subscription growth has come from automakers, many of which have experienced recent and dramatic decreases in sales.---------------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tralmix Report post Posted July 24, 2009 The Traffic, Directions and Information service part of SYNC is free for 3 years. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smr2112 Report post Posted July 24, 2009 The Traffic, Directions and Information service part of SYNC is free for 3 years. :) This is what I read somewhere and is great.... So the basic radio service is free 6 months, the Traffic, Directions and Information is 3 years. Please tell us where you saw this I can't find it again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
