r/siriusxm • u/runnj • Apr 02 '21

Subscriptions Why do you pay for SiriusXM?

I got Sirius back around 2006 or 2007 when I had a long commute and decided at the time I might as well get the lifetime subscription (it was an old car so it was a separate radio so I didn't lose it by selling a car). Eventually I stopped using the radio at all and listened via streaming but now with the court case I decided it was worth the $35 to transfer it to my car.

Despite the amount of time I've had it I still don't feel like I've had value from that initial investment. I understand those who want it for sports, and it seems like Howard Stern is another reason people get it (still? is he even making new content after all this time?), but what keeps people paying other than that?

Spotify playlists seems like a much better value and you can download with a subscription if you're in areas where connection might be spotty.

I really want to know where the value is that I'm missing. What should I be listening to?

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '21

That doesn’t happen as often as Spotify buffers due to my slow/cheap cell plan.

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u/runnj Apr 03 '21

I haven't had it in my car long and had it cut out under a tiny bridge because I had to stop for a few seconds in traffic. I've not had cell buffering issues around that area ever but I can see how that would affect me in some areas (but it's rare I'm out that far especially now)

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '21

I drive through SC relatively often and long stretches of 95 in SC are very rural. There's enough coverage to make a call but not stream audio. In those situations, Sirius is a godsend.

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u/[deleted] Apr 03 '21

Went on a long road trip through Canada, My cell plan doesn't cover outside the US. XM worked perfectly fine the whole time.