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- Access on multiple devices
- Frequent billing discrepancies
- Long wait times for customer service
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Reviewed Nov. 29, 2011
I purchased a lifetime plan based off the sales representative telling, me I could transfer the plan to any vehicle for a $75 service charge up to three times. I traded that vehicle in, and they informed me I could not transfer the lifetime plan, even though they can see in their "notes", where I was told I could transfer to any vehicle. They are refusing to reimburse, at a prorated rate. Customer service has been horrible. I get disconnected or hung up on, every time I press the issue. I'm looking into how to sue and file complaints. Sirius radio has been doing this for too long, and consumers should be aware. They told me, "too bad" and they would do nothing for me.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2011
I spent over 3 1/2 hours on the phone with various Sirius XM customer support representatives on 11/28/2011, being transferred from representative to representative with not resolution. I was disputing a bill I received for a Mariner Package that was cancelled but yet I was still getting billed. I had three different representatives hang up on me who refused to transfer me to the next level of customer support. My only resolution was to cancel all five of my accounts. After I was transferred to the cancellations department after 45 minutes, I was told that without the exact radio number I was cancelling she would be unable to cancel the radio. I told her it was the only account with an open balance. She stated she could not see this information.
I told her the gentleman that had transferred me had the information on his screen. So after going round and round with this woman, I told her just to cancel all my accounts and that should take care of the situation! She hung up on me!! I called back and eventually got all my accounts cancelled, but it took over an hour. I think they make you hold, hang up on you and refuse to help in an attempt to keep you frustrated so you will not call back.
Also, a refund check of $90.00 was requested on July 28, 2001. They told me the check was mailed on October 20, 2011. I told her I never received the check and she told me there was nothing they could do about my not receiving the check. She suggested that I contact my bank and mail carrier! I asked her if she was insinuating that I received the check and was lying, because unless I received and deposited the check, my bank would have no knowledge of their check! I will be getting a refund check of $160.51 for my cancelled service via check. I will be very surprised if I ever see these checks. How can it be possible take three months to issue a refund check? Life is very busy and they appear to be banking on that fact and that people will forget about the refund check! I am supposed to get a credit on my American Express for $184.30 and they told me this could take eight weeks. I am disputing the charge with American Express. Please do something about this company. I wrote a letter to Sirius XM this past summer stating my poor experiences.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2011
First off, I keep very detailed records of conversations with XM due to previous billing discrepancies. After canceling my account on March 24th, 2011, I continued to get billed for service. One bill debited in June and then fortunately I had fraudulent charges (unrelated) and my card was cancelled. Apparently, they continued to charge and sent an outstanding bill to a collection agency. After spending an hour on the phone with them today, their customer representative basically said that even though the facts were correct as stated, the charges would stand and eventually my credit rating would be dinged if I did not pay the collection agency. At this point I surrendered as the amount of the charge ($27) wasn't worth any more time.
Since I now have a new car, I requested the representative to start service on that vehicle based on the email rate I had been sent by XM several times ($25 for six months). She said that was fine and we opened a new account. Still somewhat skeptical, I checked the account online and saw that the bill due was for $130, totally different than what we agreed on. Tonight I called to cancel the account and encountered several long holds and at least one direct lie by the supervisor about changing the account (i.e. she never had been able to do that before, etc.)
My belief is that Sirius XM's business practices are unethical and that the customer representatives are trained to manipulate the customer with long hold times and misrepresentations to prevent cancellations. Even with great diligence, there are frequent hidden costs that are not disclosed and billing errors that are made in favor of Sirius XM. What an unfortunate business to be in, even with a monopoly on satellite radio, they have to resort to these tactics in order to sustain their subscriber "count".
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2011
Last month I tried to cancel a Sirius satellite radio subscription that was in my late husband's name. The visa used was in my name only. I phoned to cancel the radio because the radio unit had stopped working. I was told that they could not help me because the account was only in my husband's name. Even though the visa was my visa, they were going ahead with the charge even after I had informed them that the radio had stopped working. The charge for $164.89 that was coming out on Oct. 26, 2011 if i didn't send in my husband's death certificate. I said that I didn't want to send in the death certificate because I was told that unless it is a banking institution or government that I should never send in a death certificate because of all the identity theft that has been happening. I told them the visa was in my name and they had no right to charge anything more on it. They could also tell that the radio was no longer working. They put the payment through on my visa on Oct. 26, 2011 anyway.
On Nov. 9, after seeing that they charged my visa $195.75, $30.86 more than what was on the bill, I called them back and was told there was nothing I could do about it until I sent them my husband's death certificate. The extra $30.86 was for royalties. On Nov. 17, I finally faxed in my husband's death certificate because if I didn't, there was nothing they would do for me. I still haven't been credited any money on my visa as of today. I just got off the phone with them again,and was informed that I didn't send in the death certificate in time. And that as of Nov. 17, 2011 (the exact day that I faxed my husband's death certificate), they no longer require a death certificate to cancel a subscription.
As of today I still do not have my money back and they have my husband's death certificate that they no longer require, but they still haven't credited my visa.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2011
I had received an email to renew my expired subscription--$25 for five months. Subsequently, I purchased a new car with XM Radio and a three-month trial. I called to see if I could apply the special to my new radio and was accommodated. After that pitch, I was told that I could add one more year for the promotional rate of $90. I agreed and was told that I would be charged $118. I did not receive a confirmation email so about a week later, I logged into my expired account and found that nothing had changed. However, my credit card had been charged.
I called XM and was told that I should have replied to the email on first special to get the promotion. He could do nothing for me. A new account had to be registered to access the information. The rep assisted in that action. I asked for a contact for me to lodge a complaint and was given a link to "listener care." I filed my complaint and responded to their requests for further information. The submissions and subsequent responses were a farce. The satisfaction level was zero. The only response I got was a confirmation of what I already had and knew.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2011
I cancelled my service with them but they continue to insist that I have auto-renewal. And they say my bill is still accruing! They are ridiculous. They sent a collection agency after me! They are out of control! I see many other people having the same problem. I never agreed to anything that auto-renews or auto-debits for this very reason! They are a terrible company to deal with.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2011
Sirius Satellite Radio's customer service is terrible. I wanted to transfer service from old car to new car. Well, it is not as easy as it sounds. After reading the radio ID to the agent about 4 times, he kept laughing while I was speaking, so he was not hearing my words. I then had to be handed over to another special agent who is the only one who can perform cancellations and transfers, Round and round we went.
Finally after about 45 minutes, they did it! In this process, they changed my user id and password and so everything was a mess. This happens every time I contact Sirius XM. If they weren't the only service, I would cancel in a heartbeat.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2011
I purchased a lifetime plan based off the sales representative telling me I could transfer the plan to any vehicle for a $75 service charge. I traded that vehicle in and they informed me I could not transfer the lifetime plan even though they can see in their "notes" where I was told I could transfer to any vehicle. They are refusing to reimburse at a prorated rate. Customer service has been horrible. I get disconnected or hung up on every time I press the issue. I am an attorney and will be taking this matter up with the court.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2011
I don't think XM deserves any stars for a rating but I couldn't submit the form without at least choosing one star. When my subscription was ending, I wasn't sure what type of renewal I wanted due to a pending divorce and relocation. Satellite radio was not a priority at the time. When I called to find out about any promotional specials, I was offered five months at $25 which I gladly accepted. When my credit card was billed, the amount was $19 higher than I was told when I agreed to the five month subscription. I called to let XM know about this mistake and I was told that the $19 was for the period of service from when my service ended until the five month renewal, about a month and half of service.
I told them I never gave my permission to continue my service. If I didn't pay in the past, my service would shut off. Not in this case. My service continued and I was billed for it. When I complained about it the representative just argued with me. I told him when my five months of service is over then XM shall not renew my service or charge my credit card. I am done with XM. Their business practices are terrible. I'd rather go without satellite radio than to give them any future business.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2011
I hope you are the correct source to handle my problem with Sirius XM Satellite Radio. If not, could you please direct me to the correct agency. My problem with Sirius XM Satellite Radio deals with their Listener Care department. I recently purchased new vehicles, and attempted to change my service from the old radios, to the new ones.
On Saturday, Nov. 19, 20112, I successfully changed my service, and was to be billed for the new service contract. The payment was due by Dec. 19, 2011. On Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011, I noticed that a "soft" charge of $1.00 had been placed on my checking account by Sirius XM Satellite Radio. Normally this means that the full amount will usually be charged to my account within a few days. I do not want this to happen. I called them at approximately 10:05 EST and spoke to a Raymond. When I attempted to explain my concern with the charge to my account, he apparently, did not understand banking procedures. I then asked if he was located in the United States, and he replied "no". I asked to be transferred to a US operator, and he informed me that the transfer was not possible, and he could not do it. I then asked to speak with a supervisor, and he placed me on hold.
I remained on hold for approximately 10 min. then the call was disconnected by Sirius XM Satellite Radio. I called again at approximately 10:22 and was connected with "Ian". She informed me that she was located in the Philippines, when asked. She also stated that she could not transfer me to a US operator and placed me on hold, when a supervisor was requested. After being placed on hold at 10:23, I finally terminated the call at 11:05.
This type of business practice is certainly deplorable. I was under the impression that all US corporations were required to provide a US customer service representative when one is asked for. If I am wrong about this, please inform me of the correct procedure if possible. As of this time, I have still not resolved my issue with Sirius XM Satellite Radio, and I am at a loss as to where to continue. My bank account was charged at an inopportune time.
Again, if your agency is able to assist me with this matter, I would greatly appreciate it. If this is not in the correct source for assistance, could you please direct me to where I may go to resolve this issue.
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2011
This is one of the worst people companies I've ever dealt with. After over 10 years of service, I renewed one more time with the understanding that it would be canceled on renewal. Now I find out that it wasn't canceled and sent to their internal collection department. I would no longer accept or refer anyone to this or to its sister company ever again. If you pull the tape out you'll see that I said want it canceled when it runs out. This is just a scam to get another 3 months from their clients. In my case, a customer of over 10 years with at one time had as many as 4 radio's. I'm not going to fight about payment at this point. But will go to BBB and to FCC and report this action XM Radio has done to me.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2011
My father and I have the same name and drive the same vehicle. However, we have different account numbers and different addresses. I kept receiving phone calls on his account and letters in the mail. The mail stated that I had a balance on my account of $76.93 and needed to pay it before my radios were deactivated. I have straightened this out with them several times over the course of 6 months as has my father. Today I received an email, a letter, and a phone call with my name and address, but my father’s account number. I was furious, so I called to cancel my account.
They transferred me around several times, and tried to talk me out of it. But I stood firm and finally got someone to cancel my account. I made sure to receive a confirmation number that my account has been cancelled. They have the worst customer service, or lack thereof, that I have ever experienced. I will never do business with them again.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2011
We cancelled our accounts months ago and we had our radio almost immediately stopped, so there was no problem there. However, today I find that they have taken out more money from our bank account, that used to be the regular amount for our quarterly bill. When I called them today, I spoke to a lady who told me "unfortunately our system is updating and so you will have to call back later."
When I asked to speak to her supervisor, she asked me why. I just told her I needed to talk to her supervisor, again. She told me she could not allow that unless I told her why. So I asked her what her name was, and with some hesitation she said, "Elaine". Then I asked her where she was located, and with more hesitation, she said, "a Middle East Country". Then I asked her for her ID number, which she refused to give me. But she then said she would put me on hold while she went to talk to her supervisor. After being on hold for over 15 minutes, I was disconnected!
We are cancelling the debit card this afternoon, and getting a new one so this cannot ever happen again. And our bank told us that they would attempt to get a hold of them also when we come in this afternoon to "fill out the necessary forms". But now I've been all over the internet and have found that there are probably hundreds of similar complaints against this company.
I did today file a complaint with our local Better business Bureau, but don't yet know how this is going to be resolved, if ever (after reading all the other complaints)! So this company is not being helpful with their mistake, nor are they a good company to use.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2011
I called to cancel my renewal service, however a customer care personnel said they could not handle the request. They transferred my call (so they said) to the proper agent. After waiting 30 minutes, I received no response. I tried the same procedure several times, and the same situation occurred, that is, no response. I called back another time and relayed the message, and told the agent that they were responsible to cancel the renewal service, as I was not going to try again.
That evening, I received three calls from a customer care personnel, informing me that that my service was not cancelled. When I again, told them to cancel the renewal service, they hung up on me. How do I protect my credit? How Do I get XM off my back? Your service has hundreds of complaints concerning this matter. What have you done about this issue?
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2011
I contacted Sirius|XM on November 15, 2011 regarding my account. The reason for me contacting Sirius|XM is that I have yet to receive a refund in the amount of $135.35, from terminating Sirius|XM service on one of radios. On or about August 30, 2011, I contacted Sirius|XM requesting termination of service on one of radios effective that date. In that conversation, I was informed that I would receive a refund in the amount of $135.35. Also, during that conversation, I informed the Sirius|XM customer service representative that the credit or debit card associated with the account was no longer active, nor was any account associated with that card, due to me filing bankruptcy earlier that month. Since I did not have any credit or debit card at that time, I requested a live check refund from the Sirius|XM customer service representative whom I was speaking with. The Sirius|XM customer service representative said that it would not be a problem to issue a check, but it would take 3-4 weeks for the check to be processed and sent. The check never arrived, which prompted my call.
I received the following email from Sirius|XM Listener Care Support today, November 16, 2011: “We are writing to you with regards to your SIRIUS|XM account **. This is regarding an escalation on your account where you said you did not receive the refund we show was issued on 9/2/2011. We show the refund went back to a credit or debit card in the amount of $135.35 and they accepted it. Since we show they accepted the refund, you need to contact your card provider to locate it. You can refer to the refund ID ** and batch ID ** if needed. Thank you for your time.” I now know that the check was never issued or sent. Thus, Sirius|XM did exactly the thing I instructed you to not do. Either your customer service representative directly lied to me, or did not follow up and take whatever actions needed to be taken for the live check to be drafted and sent to me.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2011
Today a customer representative is asking for my credit card to charge me $70 to renew my account. I specifically informed the representative before to cancel my account at the end of that service. Now I can't cancel my account without paying them since four days had past. Is there any law suit to this company?
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2011
Sirius made unauthorized charges to our credit card without notifying us that they were doing so. Our car had a notice that said we had to call Sirius to renew, so we never suspected that they would be automatically be charging us and renewing a subscription we no longer wanted.
When we caught the charge, and called to cancel and complain, they would not return the full amount they had charged. Our satellite service had been disconnected for months without our knowledge, so we were actually charged hundreds for a service we never received.
Terrible service. Terrible customer service.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2011
I just discovered that I have been charged for service I tried to cancel and thought I had done so successfully over a year ago. In speaking with Sirius personnel, three different individuals over the past 45 minutes, they were unwilling to give me anything but a refund for the last quarterly charge. I had signed up for their five month promotion for $20.00. Then, after using it for two or three days, I tried to cancel. They will acknowledge a phone call inquiring about my account status, but they say they have no record of me cancelling. I find their business practices to be very deceptive and unethical. I would join any class action suit to force them to change and to make proper refunds and amends to their former customers.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2011
I have complaints against Sirius radio that have not been resolved. I have submitted complaints to the NY BBB and a consumer complaint agency. Supposedly, the company has been sanctioned. It is over the billing as I see others also complaining. What can be done? I still get a signal after two months! My account has been confused with another! There have been no consequences except that I paid the bill they said I owed, but this was a "late" bill which I never should have received. I didn't get a bill until it was past due, and like others, I never knew that I was on auto renewal. I paid for a year by check when the bill came! Now, I can't turn off the radio despite numerous calls. Can a company force you to take service?
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2011
I purchased a new GMC with a free year of XM radio. I have a lifetime plan that I purchased from Sirius just before they merged into Sirius XM. They won't transfer my lifetime to the truck because that deal was XM.
When I stated, "But you're the same", the little helper dude said "Yes, but the XM corporate side has chosen not to recognize the Sirius side and the lifetime subscriptions. All of which were sold just before the merger!"
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2011
Like many other complaints on this website, mine involves an attempt to discontinue service with XM Radio after the year contract was up. I very pleasantly told the first 2 customer service representatives who called that I was not going to renew because my husband had passed away and the service was for his car, which I was not using very much. Both times, the representative said he/she would note the account as such. The third time a representative called me about renewing the service, I complained about already having talked to two other representatives about the situation. I was told that she would certainly take care of it. The next thing I know, I'm getting calls from the collection agency saying I owed $35.14 for not notifying the company that I was not renewing my contract!
When I explained to the collection agency lady how I had told 3 different representatives that I was not renewing the service, she told me that those representatives were from the sales/marketing department and it wasn't their job to inform the company about the non-renewal. She said that I had received a contract in the mail stating that in order to discontinue service, I had to call the Billing Department (not allowable to write to them! ) to cancel the service. As I was arguing about this, she got very snotty and finally said she was going to hang up on me (but I hung up on her first!) I am continuing to get phone calls, which I do not answer and written notices about this debt. I am not paying it! From reading all the complaints from others, I see this is a common scam. Shame on you, XM radio! You will certainly not get my business in the future and I will warn everyone I know not to subscribe to the service.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2011
I have just canceled my XM subscription due to their high renewal rates this past June. I had also told them two years ago to stop automatic renewals being deducted from my checking account and that I did not want the online radio option. This was something I was never informed of to begin with. The following year, they did it again and I had to call and complain and insist they stop it. Anyway, I got a letter from a collection saying I was past due $40 for the online radio option. Called XM, they refered me to the collection agency who told me I had to play by XM's rules even though the $40 charge was bogus. Screw XM, I'm done with them. I'm not going to pay the $40.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2011
I signed up for a free trial. Near the end of the trial period, I had used the service minimally and decided that it was not worth a subscription at the time. In case the trial automatically upgraded to a subscription, I decided to cancel my trial early. Upon visiting their website, however, I found no way of canceling my trial, or any information indicating whether or not my trial would automatically upgrade. I did find statements on their website and elsewhere indicating that free trials, in general, do not upgrade automatically. These statements combined with the fact that there simply was no way of canceling my trial led me to the assumption that my trial would not automatically upgrade, so I left it alone. However, it did automatically upgrade, and I was charged for it.
Now that I had a subscription, there was still no apparent way of canceling it. I spoke with a representative on their website, only to be directed to call them. Upon calling, I was finally able to cancel my subscription, but they claimed that it was impossible to give me a full refund. They elaborated, stating that they could refund the first month, but not the subsequent six days. I had only had a subscription for six days - the first month was in fact the period of my free trial. It became clear that it was this ostensibly free month that they had charged me for, and I had now accrued an additional six days on top of that charge. They would only refund me for one month.
They are essentially thieves. Because in the end, they only took a few dollars from me, it is not in my interest to seek legal action. However, since this could happen to many people, they are able to steal large quantities of money - taking only a few dollars from each person and thereby avoiding legal action from each individual stolen from.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2011
Based on misleading ads, I tried a free trial. After I couldn't do what their ads implied I could, I attempted to cancel my trial. Apparently you cannot do this online. Pretty weird because you can create an account and pay for one all online, but to cancel an account you need to call within an eight hour window, even though they are in a different time zone. This is clearly an attempt to make it a pain in the ass to cancel, so they can make some more money. It is totally unethical and I am surprised that it is not illegal.I sent them an email saying I wanted my account cancelled and not to be charged. I told them I could not call at the times they are open, and they sent me a reply telling me to call.
But the time came when I should be charged and nothing happened. They charged me three weeks later than they should have. I didn't even realize I was charged until I went through my transactions item by item. It seems they try to do whatever they can to make you forget about them, then charge you when you do not realize it.I cannot believe that this company still exists. I have never encountered anything like this before.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2011
My wife and I have been Sirius Radio customers for several years. Recently, due to my being laid off from work for nearly a year, and the ensuing financial difficulties that we faced, we did not renew our Sirius Radio contract. Sirius called many times--they call several times a day. I have spoken to them many times and advised them that I simply cannot afford their services any longer. They still persist in calling several times a day every day.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2011
We have 3 vehicles, with 2 Sirius and 1 XM Satellite Radio services. In spite of the Sirius and XM merger, we have seen no advantages in service, or discounts. In fact, when I called to ask why a good customer with multiple vehicles wasn't being offered, recognized, and rewarded with discounts, customer services justified full price because the merger companies are 2 separate companies in spite of merger that clearly states it is 1 company.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2011
Nearly 3 1/2 years after the supposed merger of Sirius and XM Radio, these two companies have merged in name only. They are still continuing to install equipment in new vehicles capable of receiving only one or the other of their satellite feeds and are still either unable, or unwilling to merge their customer database.
As a long time Sirius subscriber with multiple radios, I was dismayed to learn after purchasing a new GM vehicle, that because the factory installed radio was XM compatible only, that I was going to have to purchase an additional package to continue to enjoy the same programming I have been enjoying for years.
Furthermore, I was told that the company is unable to merge their customer database, and therefore, I would have to maintain two separate accounts if I wished to continue my wife's Sirius subscription. I was also told that, although, I had been receiving a discount for my second radio as offered with both Sirius and XM subscriptions.
I would now have to pay full price for both subscriptions because in reality, they are two separate companies operating under one name and I could only receive the discount if I maintained either two Sirius subscriptions or two XM subscriptions.
I was eventually offered a discount on my secondary subscription but only after threatening to cancel both subscriptions. I was also told that the discount was only good for 1 year and that my second subscription would revert to the full rate at that time.
I believe that since the merger, this company has done nothing but look for ways to further fleece their customer base and dupe the Federal Government. This is not what we, the consumer nor the Federal Government were promised with this merger. Since the merger, I've seen nothing but an increase in fees and a decrease in service.
A valued customer should not have to threaten cancellation to receive something resembling customer service. I was told point blank by a customer service representative that, "the companies have merged in name only and that this is their policy. " I would hope that the Federal Government could step in to help protect the consumer from this monopoly they assisted in creating with the approval of this merger.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2011
I canceled my services with XM radio and received a letter from them saying I owed them $193 for the automatic renewal of my services. Naturally, I knew this company was scamming millions of people but i was not about to become one of them. Then I received a letter from EOS CCA who must work on commission because they were just as adamant about getting the $33 to settle the so called "debt." The XM rep and XM radio has been taking advantage of people for years. Mind you, I'm referring to people who gave this company their business. The people you are supposed to help, not hurt. I'm posting this information to the public to prevent any further unnecessary charges to innocent people who may feel this could hurt your credit. XM radio does not have your social security number which is the only way you can get a hit against your credit. All they have is your name, phone number and address. Hopefully, the correct officials are investing harder than they already have in the past years to expose this company for the discrepancies in business practices. Thank you for reading and hope this information will prevent some people from paying for debts that they do not owe. Someone must do something about this company.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2011
I subscribed to XM back in 2004 when I first purchased my Chevy truck. I never had any problem with the service, and I love having the radio with no ads. However, a few months ago I was contacted by XM by phone and informed that my previous contract expired. At the time, I was working on a ship for 3 months and was in the process of buying a home. I didn't get that mail, and to make a long story short I asked the lady on the phone to shut off my account and I would reactivate when I got home. She said that wouldn't be a problem. I got a few more missed calls from XM and I assumed they were just soliciting so I never answered.
It turns out they never cancelled my service; they kept it running even though I was not at home, and it finally shut itself off last week, at least 3 months after I asked them to cancel it. So, I'm back home and I wanted to reactivate my account, so I called XM. They said my account has been on hold and that they sent a collection agency because I failed to pay the bill they sent. They gave me the number of the collection agency and said there's nothing more they can do. This is beyond aggravating! I've been a loyal subscriber for 7 years now, and they sent me to a collection agency? I really enjoyed having XM in my truck, but I can't do business with a company like this. Goodbye XM!
I still have yet to sort this all out, but I'm going to call them and demand that they deal with the collection agency because I'll be damned if I'm going to let them ruin my credit score over something so trivial. This, in my opinion, is like a magazine subscription. If you don't pay the magazine or newspaper bill, they stop sending the magazine or newspaper; they don't send a repo man out to take your money.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2011
I told them a year ago not to auto renew my subscription and then they did anyway. They claim they sent me a notice on 9/16/2011 and I did not receive anything until 10/22/11. I called immediately that day to cancel the account for a 2nd time and dispute the bill. They reduced the bill from $255 to $29. They say it renewed for a month and I owe that. I would have canceled in September if they had actually sent me a notice.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2011
I originally signed a one-time three-year contract for a new car in June or July 2008. It was a trial offer. My credit card reflects a one-time charge. In July 2011, my credit card showed a $424.00 charge from Sirius. Because I don't use the card on a regular basis, I did not discover the charge until October. I called them 17 Oct 11 and explained the circumstances. The first rep, Wallington **, asked for the phone number to look up the account, which having moved, I could not remember. He then asked for very difficult ways to look up the account: the EIN--what is that? The I.D. number of the car radio. What a joke. Then, he asked me for the VIN of the car. Again, what a joke. He finally managed to find my account using my name.
He insisted that my account was a monthly fee account, and that his screen showed monthly charges for the past three years. It did not show a charge for July of $400+. No amount of reasonable discussion would help. Twice, I asked for a supervisor. He would put me on hold each time, then he would come back with a question, trying to divert me from getting to a supervisor. He even asked for my card number, but by this time, I was not giving him any additional information. The third time, when I said "I am entitled by law to speak to a supervisor," he put me on hold for five minutes. He came back with a name of "Raul **" and when I asked to speak to him, he said that he was not in the office. I asked for the supervisor's phone number; he said that he did not know it. I asked when he would be back; he did not know and did not make any attempt to find out.
The call ended with me being on hold for over 10 minutes. The call lasted 37 minutes total. Based on his attitude and responses, I believe that the call center is taught to avoid refunding money. He disagreed with anything I said, and he was very difficult. During moments of silence on the call, I would ask him what he was doing to find the account, and he would say, "Nothing. I am waiting for you." I contacted my card and relayed everything to them. They agreed that this was not a monthly charge, and have removed the charges pending their investigation.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2011
I had XM Radio in my car for two years and very rarely listened to it. So in May or June of this year, I did not renew the subscription. But they kept sending me notices of renewal and called many times at which time I told them I was not interested. In July, they sent me a bill for $35+ which I have not paid. They called me and I told them I would not pay as I did not renew the service. Since then they have a collector call many times and also send me notices. I still have not paid, as I believe that I did not want nor use the service after the closing date of the original subscription.
Reviewed Oct. 16, 2011
Tried to get information on price of “other fees and taxes” in their ads, but the only email response I can get is their request for my account number, radio serial number, and a lot of personal information. I am only trying to see if I want their service, but they seem to be hiding fee information, which makes me wonder about how ethical or honest they are.
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2011
My husband was deployed to Iraq for a year. He called to put his service to be canceled and was told it had been. Instead, he was billed for the entire year of service. When he returned from Iraq, he purchased a new truck which came with a one year trial period. He called to inquire about a refund on the year of service he was charged after asking for it to be canceled. What he was told was that they cannot do refunds, that they would give him one year for free on the radio he had overpaid on. We explained that the vehicle had been traded in, so a year of service on that would be meaningless. They told him instead, they would give him 6 additional months of service on the new vehicle.
Well, his one year trial period ends this month and he has now been told that nobody put notes into his account about any additional time. He said, "whatever, cancel my service and I'm no longer interested." We now receive at least 5 phone calls a day asking for us to renew. Each time, we tell them we have spoken to dozens of people and have asked for the phone calls to stop. We are not interested in continuing their services. Every representative tells us that they have updated the system and we will no longer receive phone calls. An hour later, the phone will ring again and we go through the same hoops as we have countless times before. Stop calling me!
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2011
The 2-year renewal after 1 year on new vehicle subscription took weeks to get "service"/signal/radio to work. Then, a few weeks ago, Sirius called asking me to renew by giving them another credit card number (the one on record expired). I told them I did not want to continue service and I would let this run out! They said okay! A month later, I was called to pay a $48 charge for 1 month of service! They took me to collections. And Sirius had no records of any previous events! I understood today, after collections called, that my subscription "expired in September" when they called! So, they let it lapse 1 month and took me to collections!
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2011
Because I let my subscription expire and did not call them, Sirius is trying to bill me $35.95 and sent me to collections, claiming they continued to provide me service and only terminated it for non-payment. I told a rep with the collections company I never signed a contract with Sirius, it came with my car. She said it doesn't matter, the car purchase was signing a contract, and that I received a packet from Sirius. Well, I did not.
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2011
My subscription ended last Oct. 2010 after getting an unsatisfactory customer response from Sirius. The customer rep was unprofessional and rude. She threatened to cancel my subscription if I didn't like the terms. A week after this, my Sirius radio was no longer on air. I thought "fine, who needs your service!” This went for 12 months until I received a letter from them last month if I wanted to continue with their service. I turned on my Sirius and whoa, it's on the air again but for that night only.
I told my wife to check our credit bills and we saw Sirius charged us for $168.88 for a new full year. I called Sirius to find out what's going on. I was told that my subscription never got cancelled last year and I was also charged $169 for Oct 2010 to Sept 2011. I asked how it happened that they charged me for this subscription well in fact I never got their service on my Sirius radio since Oct of last year. Got three phone transfers until the supervisor told me it's probably I lost my signal and that I should have called them to get a new signal or something. I told him the customer rep I talked to last year said she'd cancel my account and what's with the lost signal?
Before my conversation with the customer representative, my Sirius radio was playing clear music for more than 1 year. All of a sudden I lost my signal? They normally send me a letter for renewal except last year. This year I received one. I've had it with them! As a consolation, I was told they'll refund the $168.88 they charged me for Oct 2011 to Sept 2012 on my credit card but would not refund the $169 they charged me for last year, without me getting their service for 1 yr. As a consolation, I was told they will activate my subscription today until Dec 13, 2011. Two months? And there was no apology. I felt my blood pressure went up. I did check it and it was really up!
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2011
We bought a car that came with a 3-month trial of XM Radio even though the dealer did not ask if we wanted it. They said that when the trial was over I should call them to continue with the service. After the trial, my service was turned off. I received several offers by mail to which I never replied to. I also received phone calls. I asked them to send the offers by mail.
A few months later I received a bill for an offer they said I accepted. I told them at the time of the call that all I said was for them to send offers by mail. They never gave me service. During that call I asked for my account to be cancelled. They said they had canceled my account, after, like other reviewers said, they made several offers. A month later I received another bill for another offer they said I accepted on the first call. Proof they are wrong? They don't have my credit card number! They connected me to cancellations dept. and they said that they had cancelled my account this time but I was responsible for the $87.00. I then asked to speak to a manager. She said now my account is cancel and I owe nothing.
Reviewed Oct. 11, 2011
In August I inquired into acquiring a radio with Sirius access for my boyfriend. I never ordered it I only inquired, no radio or service was ever received. I am now getting past due bills and my several phone calls result in no satisfaction. Three times I have waited and talked on the phone with no resolution. The bill says I owe $231.10.
Reviewed Oct. 10, 2011
Sirius agreed to provide 36 months of service for $293.00. I only received 24 months. They have no records and can be of no assistance. By the way, the $293.00 only last 23 months and is not a true two-year renewal. They have a good product but poor customer service.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2011
Their practice of only offering auto-renewing subscriptions is a practice only a monopoly would try to enforce. I called and talked to CS and a CS manager. They said they are not authorized to offer any plan, whether monthly or annually, that is not auto-renewal. You are just stuck with the obligation of having to notify them before the renewal date if you don't want to continue the subscription. I don't think this is a fair practice.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2011
We were asked to do a 5-month trial subscription. I specifically told them that I did not want it automatically renewed. I just received a phone call that I owed them $28.00 for a service I did not renew. They refused to waive the fees and basically called me a liar. They claimed that they never tell people that they automatically renew. To top it off, we were transferred to a bunch of different departments. And at one point, they hung up on us. This company is committing outright fraud against the public.
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2011
I had a free 3 month subscription with Sirius XM when I purchased a new car. I was not told anything about a renewal subscription. I was told that if I wanted to continue the service, I should give them a call. After I discovered my first charge, I called. They said they would not have charged it if I hadn’t given them the okay. I asked to speak with a manager. The customer service manager said they would reimburse me and that they stopped the service. Seven weeks later, I still didn’t have the reimbursement. I called them back. I was told I was still receiving service, and reimbursement had not gone out because they forgot a step in the system. I was told it was resubmitted and my service was cancelled, but not before they tried to sell me several packages, even free service for 6 months. I told them no, I wasn’t interested.
I was in my car a total of 10 minutes a day. I couldn’t justify paying for radio services. I was reimbursed and service was cancelled, or so I thought. Unfortunately, I only spot check my banking statement and just found that I was charged for this service, 4 times in the last 12 months. I closed the account last September and they started charging me again in November. I called them and complained today. The customer service manager said there was nothing in the system that showed I ever cancelled or had a reimbursement. They could only reimburse me 30 days. I am so mad! They still charged me for a full year of service after many phone calls and cancellation last year. I said I have the reimbursement info and was calling the BBB. They said they would only reimburse me for 30 days. And they said that they would fill out a "request" to have someone "look" at it for me. Then, they proceeded to try to sell me 2 other packages. I can't believe it. Now what do I do?
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2011
I had XM for a couple of years. I paid through credit card. As economy took a turn for the worse, I canceled all XM accounts ($650.00 plus). And I removed my credit card from file in Dec. 2010. They still continue to look for money after many phone calls and letters sent. They put me on hold for over 40 minutes. They said that as soon as payment was made, it automatically renews even though you call to cancel. You have to call the month the renewal is up to cancel, and not before. I had 6 different XM (I.D.) accounts, which were all activated at different times and renewed at different times.
Reviewed Oct. 7, 2011
I paid for 6 months up front over the phone. I was never told that I had to call in and stop the renewal. I was told that if I didn't renew it, it was simply going to turn off. I don't even know what car this is for. I bought 2 cars and don't know which one the bill is for because they both turned off at the same time. The radio is off but they want me to pay? All that the representative says is "Sorry, but I can't do anything about it."
The agency should not be allowed to automatically renew without a signed contract. I would like my charges reversed a.s.a.p.
Reviewed Oct. 6, 2011
I will pay the $36 as opposed to having a collection on my record.
Reviewed Oct. 5, 2011
My free service expired after 6 months from my new car. I called to pay about $6.00 per month to extend it but they said I had a $75 credit, so I didn't need to pay anything. Great! I thought, I'll pay next year and that was 3 months ago. Every other week I get an email and a letter saying I owe $89. Every month I've called them and they tell me ignore the letters. I'm all paid up till next year. After a month, they turned off my Sirius subscription. I called them back and they said that I didn't owe anything. Now, I got another email saying they're going to turn it off if I don't pay. So I called them again, and now they are telling me that they were having "computer problems" and didn't have my account showing as paid. Unbelievable!
Reviewed Oct. 4, 2011
The Sirius Sportster is defective and they are preying on consumers on the false "lifetime" subscription. Does anyone want to file class action lawsuit? I bought the Sportster 4. The radio is improperly designed. TSS the repairer and retailer told me so several times. It does not fit snugly in any cradle built for it, so it slips when it vibrates. The pins loosen and fail a lot! The TSS actually has a repair service with the pin sets on hand for this radio specifically. I was told they are notorious for failing! After having mine repaired once, I sent it back to TSS a second time after. It failed again after a couple years. I was like "okay, this is **". I bought the Starmate and called Sirius. I have had a "lifetime subscription" since about 2008. They informed me that if I swapped the radios, it was $75.00, even though the radio is improperly built. I was also informed that the two the lifetime subscriptions are only three swaps.
I asked for a floor supervisor. I explained the situation and I was aware of the defect. I was told it was out of warranty and she didn't budge. I used the word "no way in hell". She hung up on me for cussing. They want to charge me 75 dollars and I only get 2 more swaps on a faulty radio. They build a manufacturing defect (absolutely no question there, it's irrefutable). Sometimes it lasts three months, sometimes a year. But they always fail the same way at the pins! I am going to only live 6 more years. I'm no MIT grad but the math is a joke! I'm pissed and you all should be too. I was never informed of this verbally or in writing. They started after the greedy merger. Is there are any class action attorneys out there? Do the math: millions of radios defective; 75 bucks a crack and countless; 400 fictitious "lifetime" subscriptions. I think this one's worth fighting for folks!
Reviewed Sept. 30, 2011
I received a bill to update the service and talked to a rep. I then agreed to extend your service for one more year. He then took my checking account number and said it would come out on the 28th of the month. I then was watching for it to be taken out, even the next day, but it was not taken. I then received a bill in the mail that same day and then called your company and spoke to a rep who said that I owed more than the amount the other rep quoted me two weeks earlier. I could not get this rep to understand the problem so I then said I wanted to speak to a supervisor and went over the whole thing. He said that there is no one there that takes account numbers over the phone for the payment. I then said I would send the check in the mail but I better not get a bill asking for more money. He said he could not promise me that but it should be no problem.
I went through this the last time I tried to renew the service a year ago and the way it was handled was very badly done, it took me almost 2 months to get it squared away. The only reason I tried was I was out money that I had sent and they said it was not enough. It took me several supervisors to get it straight. I was thinking about not renewing this year but the rep I talked to weeks ago sounded like there would be no trouble this year..I just hope your company can get it right this time because I will get a lawyer involved this time before going through this again.
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2011
We had free service in October 2008-June 2009. We then paid for a year. Our service was stopped in July of 2010, with no notice. We paid by check for the whole next year (July 2010-July 2011) and still received no service. A year later, we are getting billed for non-payment for 2011-2012. I wrote and demanded our money back for year 2010-2011 and we got turned over to collections.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2011
This complaint is addressed to Sirius XM, Listener Care Department (P.O. Box 33174, Detroit, MI 48232). I have been a user of your service since I purchased my vehicle in April 2009. I received information in the mail regarding a class action settlement involving your company. I paid royalty fees to your company in the amounts of $21.79 in 2009, and $21.79 in 2010, plus you billed me for state tax in the amounts of $10.27 and $8.90--Texas has no state tax.
I have not renewed my subscription because I no longer feel you are a reputable company that I would feel comfortable in dealing with. You did not send me a statement before my subscription was scheduled to end, only after. That tells me that you wanted to continue to bill me even after I had no intention of continuing with my service. Shame on you!
You have now sent me a bill for $28.73, for service from my expired date, to the date I contacted you and said I was no longer interested. Since you have charged me for fees that I should not have paid in the amount of $43.58 and state taxes (which we do not have in our state) in the amount of $19.17 for a total of $62.75, I believe you owe me money.
A copy of this letter will be sent to the Better Business Bureau (BBB); no big deal for you since there is thousands of complaints against you. Also, a copy will be sent to the Attorney General’s Office, claims administrator in Minnesota, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and our local newspaper, the Dallas Morning News. A copy will also go out to the dealership where I purchased my car. Hopefully, they will no longer do business with you.
I read many of the complaint against your company (Google complaints XM satellite or go to http://www.**), and by frustrating these folks half to death, they finally paid you money that they didn’t owe just not to deal with you again. That is exactly what you intended-- I’m sure. I have a lot of time on my hands, and I hate throwing good money, and perhaps if I contact all of the above with phone calls and letters and the local newspaper, perhaps I will have some help in dealing with all of you.
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2011
On August 31, 2011, I had my bank (United Bank) send a check for $28.03 to "SiriusXM, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020" (this was the only address I could locate on your website). As of today, September 13, 2011, the check still has not been processed by SiriusXM. I continue to receive "past due" notices. This morning, I called SiriusXM at 866-964-6668 concerning this issue. After 30+ very frustrating minutes, not much was accomplished.
As of this morning, September 18, 2011, my SiriusXM service was disconnected. As you can see with the attached documents, this account balance was paid on September 10, 2011. I have had several conversations with "listener care" trying to take care of this situation concerning that the payment was sent to the address that is on your website. I received a message on September 15, 2011 concerning this situation from 888-212-8561, that my account was past due. I then called 800-929-2100 and spoke with a "representative" informing that my service was being cut off. I informed her that the payment had been sent by my bank on August 31, 2011and I even offered to make a payment from my checking account (even though payment had been sent) and was told that I could only make payments with a credit card. Then, I told her that I do not own a credit card and that payment was sent to the New York address that is on SiriusXM website. I was then informed that she (your representative) could not help that I sent the payment to the wrong address. At that point my frustration level has reached its limit. I no longer have your service that I have actually paid for.
I can't cancel a check that has already cleared the bank. You have received the payment. It is your responsibility to clear this matter. I owe SiriusXM nothing. I have paid in full and you continue to give me the runaround.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2011
My subscription was on auto renewal, though I didn't know it. Without my consent, they renewed for a year on my credit card on Sept. 19. I found this out when I called to renew on Sept. 26. I thought it was strange that I had not received a bill or any notification that it was time to renew. I called 800-852-9696 and spoke to Ken. He put me on invoice billing instead of auto renewal and gave me a year's subscription for $90.33 instead of the regular price. My credit card is to be credited for the previous unauthorized charges and my radio should remain activate until my bill arrives in the mail and I send payment. It's too soon to tell if all these works out, but Ken was very polite and courteous and talked like he appreciated my business. After reading all the problems with XM on this site, I was really afraid if I was another victim. Maybe my comments here will help some others get satisfaction.
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2011
I have tried for 2 months now to have Sirius XM shut my radios off (I have 3) and they will not! They keep adding more and more to a bill that I should not have. I called the first time, before my subscription was even due, and told them I wanted it shut off that day; even though I still had time left on my subscription because it's been one mistake after another and I didn't even want a reimbursement for the time left. I just wanted them to shut it off and leave me alone and put me on their do not call list. That was 2 months ago and the radios are still on. They keep billing me and they are calling continuously. I've told them 6 times now and I don't know what to do! They won't shut it off! I wouldn't recommend this company to anyone!
Reviewed Sept. 26, 2011
I signed up for a lifetime XM subscription. When I signed up, there was no mention of any non-transfer-ability whatsoever. I assumed, as any logical person would, that a lifetime subscription means "for life". Recently, I traded my truck (the vehicle that the lifetime subscription was started on) in for another vehicle. I got my XM ID from the truck, got my XM ID on the new car and called customer service expecting a smooth and simple transition from the old car to the new. The customer service informed me that they could not make the transfer. They stated that all lifetime subscriptions purchased after Sept. 7, 2007 could not be transferred from the original head unit the service was activated on.
Apparently, prior to 2007, there was a maximum allowance of 3 transfers. Of course, either one of these policies makes absolutely no sense as who keeps the same vehicle for a lifetime? More importantly, I was in no way informed of this when I signed up for a lifetime subscription. I would never have done so if I had and can't imagine anyone else would as it makes no sense. I argued with the initial representative and when I got no cooperation, I asked to speak with a supervisor.
I spoke with the supervisor and all she could say was that she was sorry that I wasn't informed, but she could not make the switch because it was against the company policy. She even admitted that, practically speaking, it was a very easy thing to do. It would simply be a matter of entering the new radio's XM ID into their system, but since it was forbidden by company policy, she could not do it and would in fact have her employment terminated if she did so. I informed her that I would be filing a complaint with the BBB, corporate and any other place I can find because not only is the policy itself unfair and illogical and an obvious gouge to the consumer, but XM representatives are not properly informing people of this limitation when they are selling this service to them. I believe it is because they know that no one will ever pay them $400 to be limited to that particular radio for a lifetime.
Reviewed Sept. 24, 2011
During the first week of July, I purchased a 2009 Chevy Silverado pickup. Included was a three-month trial to SiriusXM radio. I was trying every day for a month to receive the activation signal but I failed. The dealer tried but with no success too. Finally, the dealer ordered a new radio for me, installed it, and we started the daily procedure again for another month. During this time, the technician would go through the whole routine after I had to explain the situation each time over and over. I know the procedure on receiving the signal well enough to be one of their technicians, but they go through it each time as though I'm two years old.
Well, after going on the Internet and requesting my "daily" signal sent, one day it started working. It worked for one week, and then stopped. From one of the many techs I spoke with, I was informed that a "blocking" signal was sent at the time my radio stopped working, and that some regular customers were affected. I assume that this is what happened to mine. In the meantime, I am continuing to daily request the activation signal, with no success. My radio I.D. is: **. They also asked me to go back to channel 0 to make sure this is correct. I know it by heart since the first week of trying. I can't give you my account number since this is not a secure page.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2011
The XM service was a gift from family members and we did not have information on their automatic extended policy. I called to continue service for one month in July and they said there would be a fee charge for paper billing. I reiterated that this was to be for one month only and, at which time, I then paid the service.
The sales rep on the phone didn’t inform me about this policy.
When Bridgett, Agent ID ***, called on 9/22 explaining that I owed XM. It was explained to me to go to the website and read the policy. Yes, I can see it’s on the website but I signed up via the phone.
I called back and re-explained to agent Sandy the problem. At which time she said she would cancel the radio service and take off the charges. She gave me a user name and password to this account and asked that I go online after 30 minutes time and check this account to see if this was done according to her conversation with me. She was very helpful to me on this issue.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2011
My year subscription with Sirius Satellite Radio ran out. It was a package that I purchased at one time and paid the entire year. I did not wish to continue and did not know that they would just start billing me monthly. I did not renew my service, and when it stopped, I assumed that it was over. I had not paid the bills that they kept sending me for a year of Sirius radio. Nothing came that was a bill for monthly services. Then I received a collection notice. I called them to complain and they told me my service ended a month earlier, which they confirmed at the beginning of the call. I had to make a lot of complaints to get a supervisor on the line -- but to no avail. They insist that I owe them for the monthly service, which I did not order nor want. They would not deal with me on the phone and told me I had to work through the collection agency. I can tell you that this company is running some major monopolies and scams! Why is this allowed? People need to wake up and go back to free radio before it's gone!
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2011
I have written several e-mails to Sirius XM for account termination and to date have not had a satisfactory response that the account is terminated and a refund given for period of non use.
I just want my account stopped and the credit card reimbursed.
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2011
I accepted the $20 for 3 months of service deal. After 3 months, the rate went up. I did not renew. Today, I received a collection notice for non-payment. I called the collection company. I was told that Sirius has a statement on the back of their statement stating they have a right to continue to bill and collect. I told the gal there's no way I'm paying for it. She said she would note my account and hung up on me. I called Sirius and explained that I was not paying for a subscription I did not subscribe to. The guy who could hardly speak English asked if I wanted to talk to a supervisor. I said yes and he hung up on me. I have called back but have been unable to speak to a supervisor. It makes no sense that they can send me to a collection agency for a subscription that I chose not to renew. What can be done?
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2011
I canceled XM radio in time, but now, they want me to pay the collection agency or go back to them. The Attorney General should investigate them and file a suit to stop what they are doing.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2011
Since July 11, 2011, I have been trying to get Sirius XM Radio to credit my account. The company cashed my check on 7/11 but never credited it to my account. I have been harassed by emails, phone calls and billing statements. Even my parents, who do not have the same email or phone number, have been getting emails and calls. I have tried to get Sirius to stop calling and emailing but they do not. I have spoken to representatives and managers numerous times and never get a straight answer. I have even mailed them the information they requested (cancelled check and bank proof), as well as tried to fax the information, but the fax number never works.
I have tried to get a corporate number but Sirius tells me that there is no number. I have been told by several managers that they do not even have a phone number, which they have to email their corporate office. When ask to speak to someone higher up, they tell me that they are in a meeting. I have been dealing with this issue and just want it resolved. I am paying for a service and being harassed by Sirius that I have not paid.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2011
After two years of service, I received a display that said activate account. After seven separate calls to Sirius, they were unable to activate. They said it was a problem with Mercedes. I asked to cancel the service and issue a refund, they said they would transfer me, the call was dropped.
I took my car to Mercedes at a cost of $275, to be told there was nothing wrong with my satellite. Again, several calls to customer service, each asking for the same information and telling me calls are dropped because of problems they have with their phone system. Finally I was able to talk to a representative, she tried to sell me their service for another vehicle. I asked if she was serious!
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2011
Having attempted on several occasions to let my service expire, XM reps always seemed to have a good deal that I couldn't refuse. Each and every time I have renewed for a few months at their bargain rate, I have emphatically and repetitively tried to make it clear that I am authorizing a deduction from my debit card for that one time only.
Some months ago, a male rep who called hooked me up with a new offer I couldn't refuse on service. I went to extremes to make him understand that I was not authorizing any deductions from my account on a recurring basis or for any time except right then and there. He indicated that they would contact me before any future deductions were made and get my authorization before such were done.
About a month or so ago, I found that my bank account was in overdraft status. Further investigation revealed that XM had made a "recurring" deduction from my account. Not only did the unauthorized amount taken from my account cause me grief, I had to pay a $35 overdraft fee to my bank! I called XM and went ballistic. I told them that I wanted to terminate my relationship with XM then and there. They apologized and said that they would make it happen.
About a week or two ago, I received a phone call from a female rep at XM, offering me a new, "latest and greatest" deal. I explained to her that I had previously requested that all ties with XM be severed and told her why. She apologized and said that she was calling to try and repair the damage done and wanted to make me another deal. I told her that I had no way of being sure that they wouldn't start automatically deducting money from my account again. They did it once about a year or so ago when the three year service that I had purchased, when I bought my new car, ran out. They took $500+ from my account that time and I had to get that straightened out.
The lady said that they had deleted my card information and that this could not happen again. She offered me 5 months of service at $5 per month. She said that she would activate my radio then and bill me. She said that there would be a service charge of about $3 for processing a check or MO. I was fine with that.
Yesterday, I found the bill and was going to go get an MO for it and began reading to get the exact amount. They were billing me for $79.97, not the $27.69 I had been told. I called and spoke to one rep who said that she would make notes and then forward me to someone who could eliminate me from their database as I requested. Halfway through the call, the call either dropped or the operator hung up on me.
I called back later and explained the story to a third rep. She said that she would make notes and transfer me to someone who would help me terminate my account with them. When I finally got this person on the line, after the endless hold music and XM commercials, she informed me that the additional charges were for another radio I had ordered from XM a few years ago and have not had for at least three years.
She began telling me that I had given them the wrong number to activate and other such rubbish. I explained to her that I had told them that I didn't have that radio anymore before, with the most recent time being late last year or earlier this year. She said that I gave them the wrong serial number. I told her that I didn't know which serial number was which and that their people had differentiated between the Hyundai radio and the smaller one for me when talking in the past. If someone ** up, it was them.
I demanded that they terminate my account, turn off my service, and never call me or send me mail again. It appears that they are staffed by a bunch of incompetent morons who are incapable of pouring urine out of a boot even if the instructions are on the heel. It is not worth the drama, worry, and aggravation to have them tell you that they are going to do one thing and then do the exact opposite, every few months.
I really believe that XM radio should be investigated as they apparently try to keep business by making unauthorized, recurring deductions from peoples' bank accounts, rather than try and operate as a legitimate business.
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2011
This is for the management of Sirius radio. I need to detail you my experience. And it's not over. It is hard to believe that anyone would get this type of terrible service. This has been horrible waste of time and very costly when I have a small one person business to run. I've been a lifetime subscriber of Sirius Radio from year 2000. I purchased a car radio. After almost 12 years, the radio stopped working. I called Sirius Radio on Tuesday, 9/13/2011. I spoke to sales customer service person named Shelby who clearly was not familiar with what he was doing. But I figured I would try to work with him to help me. So after almost 30 minutes, I purchased Starmate 5 car radio for $19.99. And I purchased a table top radio for $79.99 ( for additional $2.99 per mo. ). The total amount is $99.98. I received an email confirmation for the amount of $206.84. This is totally wrong. I immediately called back to get this cancelled and straightened out. I spoke to a Stan in customer service. He left me on hold to get a supervisor. After 30 minutes, the phone line was disconnected.
I called back again and spoke to Adam and then Amy. Same thing happened. I was asked to be placed on hold and again I was disconnected after about 30 minutes. They have no pride, respect, appreciation of their work, and customer Value. I spoke with Shelby, Stan, Adam, Amy. Over 2 hours of my day was wasted. I work about 12 hours a day to make a living, working my small one person business. I called back again and spoke to Eric. After another 30 minutes, I was transferred to Sean **, a customer service manager. The supervisor apologized for the bad experience and told me he would take care of me. I was told that the order in error was already shipped, although I only placed the order 2 hours ago. And I was told that when I receive this order of 2 radios, I should call back again to get a return authorization. And only after they receive the return radios will a credit be issued. The supervisor offered to help me make my purchase and assured me that he would take good care of me. So, I purchased the same two radios again. I was charged the correct price: $79.98 for a table top radio and a replacement radio for $19.99, which is Starmate 6 car radio. This was on September 13. Over 3 hours of my time was wasted. This is the worst customer service experience I have ever had in my life.
It was totally stressful on September 15, 2011. I received the 2 radios. I called back to get a return authorization. This gets better. When I called, I was given to a recording that asked for my billing phone number. Then, the recording said that I was being billed $44.00 as a new subscriber! I then got to a customer service person. It was the same thing but a different day. I spoke to Fran, then Joan, and then supervisor Karen **. An hour later, Karen explained to me that she is a billing supervisor and my issue was caused by customer service. So, I have called back or waited on hold for another customer service person to be transferred to a supervisor. I called back and I got Amy again from the previous day. I told her what she did, that she left me on hold for 30 plus minutes, and then I was disconnected. She said: “Gee I'm sorry. Ill get you a supervisor. I promise. So hold on.”
I then was transferred to a supervisor name Jay **. He said that my problem is billing and I needed to speak to a billing supervisor. By this time, I am fit to be tied. I did get this supervisor to give some service, and give me the return authorization numbers for the 1st two radios. But I should call back billing to get the subscription charge removed. I need to speak to someone that can straighten this out. This has to be the worst customer service experience ever. At this point, I wasted most of my day. And being a business owner of a small business, I need to tell you that this has been a very costly 2 days. And your company should be ashamed of yourselves. At this point, it has been about 3 hours of my day. Please have someone call me and take care of this. And I was told I would have to pay for the return merchandise. Please do not charge for return of this merchandise!
Reviewed Sept. 19, 2011
For over three months, I have been awaiting a refund for a cancelled subscription of $91. I have spoken to corporate, numerous supervisors who all admitted fault and promised a refund/call back, which I never receive. I filed a complaint with the BBB, but still have heard no resolution.
Reviewed Sept. 18, 2011
As a one-time customer some 4 years ago, I suffered with two faulty radios from Sirius over the space of three years. I stopped the subscription, because their customer service did not want to help me with replacing or repairing their junk radios. They were not interested in listening to me or helping. They just wanted to sell me more junk radios. But after stopping the subscription, I cannot get them to stop mailing and calling me with more offers. I wrote to Mel Karmazin, the CEO, in May. Today I got yet another offer. They don't listen. They don't care. And they won't leave me alone.
Reviewed Sept. 17, 2011
The company over bills and won't issue credits for overbilling. I have called, and I been told to wait for my credit. They make a billing error in their favor, and I am suppose to wait weeks for it to be corrected. They have a terrible customer service. I have contacted my credit card company, and I filed a dispute to try and recover my money.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2011
They have been charging two different credit cards for the same account since October 2010 until April 2011. It is now September 2011 and there is still no refund. Big runaround. Every time I call, they want me to refax the proof.
How about they refund me my dollars and if they can prove I owe it, I'll give it back. They can’t prove it. They owe me. I can say so much more but I’m so tired of this. I was just on the phone with them for almost two hours.
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2011
They promised me a price, but they charged my card exorbitant rates. I can't get anyone on the phone to assist me. This is fraud. They promised me a rate of $19.99 for the year but they have charged over $200.
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2011
I had Sirius for a few years in the past and was a good customer. When the Adiovox radio died, I cancelled. When buying a car, I looked for one with Sirius. I asked them to bill me and I paid it when I got the bill, but they started to call me 3 to 4 times a day and in the evening, even when I told them to stop as they admitted they had received the payment!
At some point, they said they would stop calling but never did. I spoke to a supervisor who said it could take up to 30 days to stop! I told them I was being harassed, and I told them to cease. I also stated I felt that they should compensate me. I was treated rudely and I felt blown off. Besides these, the calls came from overseas, from people who spoke English as a second language and we had trouble understanding each other.
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2011
After my 3 year subscription was up, XM from the states tried to contact me numerous times. When I got a letter from them, I decided to call back, using **. This foreign call center wanted to renew my contract for 3 years ($ 444.81). I said "no", but then, they offered 2 years for $301.19, then $157.30 for 1 year. I still said no.
They transferred me to someone else, after saying that I wanted to cancel. I was offered a year for $85.32, then 5 months for $27.69, including license fee and tax. I took that. I must say that he really wanted my card on file for that "automatic renewal," in five months for $43.05.
I had quite a battle during the conversation with them, because they want me to pay for the lapse time of renewal, but I did get it waived for $10.00. I wanted it waived because I got hammered on my first renewal, 3 years ago for 359.00.
I am sure that there are so many people forget to call and cancel or renegotiate their contract that they got, on the renewal. Bewar!
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2011
I have a long-time XM Radio subscription and XM receiver. We recently purchased a year-old Dodge RAM 1500 pickup truck with a factory-installed AM/FM/Sirius radio receiver. Its SiriusXM trial period ran out a week, after we purchased the vehicle, which I expected.
When I contacted SiriusXM's customer service to have the receiver added to my existing account, they informed me that they could not combine an XM and Sirius radio on the same account, nor could they offer a combined Sirius and XM account.
They expect me to take out an entirely new and separate subscription for the XM service I already have, which entitles me to have multiple receivers on a single account with only a one-time activation fee.
Sirius and XM radio merged in 2008. There is no reason why after 3 years post-merger, they could not figure out a way to combine subscriptions and/or radio receivers from both services.
Consumers have little say in which receiver may be factory-installed by a vehicle manufacturer in new vehicles, and absolutely no say with pre-owned vehicles. Consumers can not be expected pass up a good deal on a vehicle, based solely on the satellite radio receiver installed at the factory.
SiriusXM should be forced to allow Sirius and XM receivers to be added to the same existing account, even if it means combining Sirius and XM accounts under a single account number/name. This should have been part of their post-merger business plans but according to their customer service, there are no plans to ever do this.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2011
I tried to cancel after the auto renewal. This seems to be a real issue with this company that borders on fraud. Maybe beyond the border. Last year, they tried to renew my subscription at a full rate so I called to cancel. Miraculously, I was given a 50% discount. I agreed but said that I did not want auto renewal and asked that my credit card be deleted from their files. They said okay.
Fast forward to one year, a bill comes for the auto renewal at the full price. In small print, it said that I have to call within 14 days to change this. The bill magically didn't appear in my mailbox until two days before the expiration date, and I was out of town. I called to cancel and they told me it was too late. However, I could renew at the promotional 50% rate again. (This was after speaking with three agents in the Philippines). I said, "No, close the account." Then, they said, "Okay, but you owe us for the last ten days, at the full rate." I said, "No, you just offered me the 50% rate. That's the rate I'll pay for those ten days." They said, "We'll let you know." Then, I get a bill (in two weeks) for the full, non-discounted rate.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2011
XM radio financial department is a criminal enterprise. I have three subscriptions--cancelled one a year ago--but the monthly charges kept coming unauthorized on the credit card statement. I thought it was for the other subscriptions. I received a whopping bill recently, then, I discovered the unauthorized charges. Even though there were 10 months of charges, they would only refund three of them. They they offered me a big discount for my two remaining subscriptions--the discount was so large that I forgot about the refund, so did they.
This month, I tried to address this one more time. I had been to three, long phone holds and each time we were near a resolution, I would be placed on a long hold, and then the line would be dropped. Great music--criminal service, literally. They steal and then don't return the money. Even after we negotiated a partial refund--that money was not returned--it was simply credited to my XM account for use next year (when I guess we'll have to have another fight). Who owns this thing? That's what you get when a service is allowed to become a monopoly.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2011
I have 2 lifetime subscriptions to Sirius radio. I can't transfer one of the lifetime subscriptions to an XM radio. I'm just another ** who bought Sirius lifetime subscriptions.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2011
I have sent numerous emails to SiriusXM customer service-- all to no avail. Their website proclaims, "We will respond within the next business day." That is total **! After more than five years, as a loyal XM subscriber and more than one dozen emails requesting assistance, I have never received an email or a phone call regarding either my praise or my complaints.
I have been listening to XM in my office for many years. Recently, my radio stopped receiving a signal, although I still get reception in my vehicle, which is parked just 20 feet away. I have requested from the customer service suggestions on how to improve my signal, and no one will answer my email requests. For a corporation as large as SiriusXM radio, to not care about "the little guy" says a lot about what they truly care about-- the almighty dollar. They do not give a rat's ** about customer service. They will not receive a renewal contract from me.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2011
They received an error from my bank - $4,305.00 for a bill of $43.05. It is obvious that the decimal is in the wrong place. They refused to send me the money back. I have had every excuse, including that it will take 8 to 10 weeks to process. I do not have that kind of money and no one will answer me.
Reviewed Sept. 12, 2011
On 9/7/2010 I purchased a one year service agreement promotion which gave me 5 months free service for paying one year in advance. I was so excited until 9/8/2011, when I realized that my bank account was short $157.83, which meant that I didn't get my 5 months free! I called at 11AM the next morning and spoke to a lovely lady named Candace. She informed me that yes indeed, I did signed up for the one year promotion but that the "agent" last year didn't, and I quote, "didn't do their job or there was a computer glitch".
I informed her that she needed to fix the problem and refund my money. She informed me that she couldn't do that because the promotion doesn't exist anymore! I was furious and feel like Sirius is a fraud and is taking advantage of people. I demanded, at the least, for my refund (which I don't know if it will happen or not since I have to wait 7 to 10 days). I vowed that I will not give up until I reach every person I know and every media source that I can to take down this company. I came to this conclusion when I read the hundreds of customer service complaints on their website. I feel that we, as Americans, who worked hard for our money should get what we deserve.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2011
In August 2011, I reactivated my account in my 2010 F-250 with the factory stereo. I called and spoke with a gentleman named Jerry and told him that I wanted the plan I used to have when I bought my truck. It was the radio and travel/weather center. He said, "Okay, let me look up the account." Ten minutes later, he said, "Okay, you're good to go. Give me your credit card." He told me that I can include Internet radio and the new plan would be approximately $74 a month recurring each month over a 6-month period. It was fine with me because I didn't want to pay the lump sum. I told him go ahead and charge my card each month.
I go out to my truck, get everything turned on and the weather link does not work. I called back and talked to a lady who said, "Oh, no. The travel link is a separate pack and it costs more." I said, "Okay, never mind then." I then talked to my father who just reactivated his account in his new F-150. He said that he got the same package including the travel link and Internet radio for around $135.00 and it was also a six-month deal. So now, on my first billing statement, I have an email saying that I owe a balance of $212.00 and that my credit card is invalid and to provide another one! I'll leave this one in your court for you to fix it, contact me when you get it figured out.
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2011
I cancelled my service over five months ago. I then started getting phone calls around 8:00 p.m. from this number and thought it was a sales call. Finally, I answered and asked to please be taken off their calling list. They informed me that they were collecting on a debt for our XM radios and expressed that they were not sales but collection so they had a right to call. Tomorrow, they will call again I am sure that I will continue with the same explanation. When I cancelled, I quit using it. So, I have no idea if they followed through with turning it off or not. They said that they will continue to call. What can I do?
Reviewed Sept. 9, 2011
Ever since Sirius and XM Radio combined, I have always had a problem every billing cycle. On the first billing cycle after they combined, I got a call saying that my credit card was no good. I did register online and went on to find that my credit card was no longer on file, and there was an American Express card on my account. I called in and told them that I never had an American Express and gave them my card information. My card was billed but when the next cycle came, it happened again. Like I said, this has been going on for about a year now.
Last month, I called in and they said that it was a computer issue. The only way to fix the problem was to cancel my old account and open a new one. I agreed and gave them my card information "again" so they can open a new account. I got signed into the new account and found the same American Express card on the new account as was on the old one. I have tried everything with this company. I spoke to normal costumer service, talked to a supervisor (so they told me) and dealt with people through email but still they cannot or will not fix this issue.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2011
I was charged for service that was never received. They had a bill sent to collections! I was stunned. They said that they assume people get XM service as long as they don't hear from them.
I paid my bill in February, got service for a week, and then nothing. I called them, they said they would fix it and never did. I just thought then I would count it as a loss and not get XM anymore.
I received a bill for $32.67 from a collection agency a week ago. I was shocked! I had to call 3 different numbers and finally was told it would be easier to just pay the bill. I did not want to tarnish my credit rating, so I did.
The principle of the matter is that I paid for service not only once, but twice, and never received anything. They have quite the racket going.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2011
I wanted to speak with a supervisor. The first time, I was put on hold for 30 minutes. I finally had to hang up. The second time, a person (male) was extremely rude. He said, "Here's your supervisor," and then hung up.
Now, I’m getting bills for month of service after service date. I will never subscribe to them again.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2011
I received my credit card bill, and XM Radio automatically renewed my service without my authorization. I called to cancel the service; they asked why, and I told them. They said that the agreement states they can automatically renew. When you sign-up you have no option to choose not allow the automatic renewal. I told them that I wanted to make a cancellation. He then switched me to Patrick, and I had to repeat myself all again. Then he reduced my cost from $168.00 to $94.00. I told him that I was not interested because they do not have an option to opt out of the automatic renewal, and we would be doing this all again. He hung up on me. I am going to dispute this with my credit card company as an unauthorized charge, and I will be contacting my Attorney General's Office (AGO) along with the Better Business Bureau (BBB). I went online to find out about this company, and complaints are plentiful-- not to mention the lack of customer service skills.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2011
Like most of the complaints I have read, the same thing happened to me. When I tried to cancel, they charged me for a month when the letter I received said my contract ends in September.
You call and they tell you it ended a month ago, when even the voice answer when you call in give you it doesn’t end until the end of the month. You call in to cancel but they tell you you owe for last month. This is a rip off.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2011
I cancelled my account on May 3, 2011. I called in and was given a refund. On August 28, 2011, a charge of $180.86 was pending on my account. I called Sirius XM customer service line and was told the cancellation was verified. At that time they reversed the charge.
However, I incurred $175 of overdraft fees due to their mistake. I called again and was told to submit a copy of my bank statement showing the fees and a letter outlining what had happened, which I did on August 30, 2011. After receiving no response, I called again on September 6, 2011 and was told they would not reimburse me the fees, because I was supposed to call them again before the renewal period after I had already cancelled my account.
My bank will not remove the fees due to the fact that it was Sirius XM's mistake and Sirius will not reimburse because they say I did not call back. I'm out $175 and no reimbursement.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2011
I have had several accounts with this company. Most recently two radios. One in my truck and another in my boat. ( account number: **, radio numbers: ID ** and ID ** and service ticket number: **). The one in my truck has had continuous XM radio service. The boat radio has never had XM radio service, but in 2009, I had XM weather service active on it. Until July 2009, the bill would arrive with notations about one radio having XM radio service, and the other having XM weather service. It was clear which radio was which, and what charges were being incurred. On July 13, 2009, I canceled the service on the XM weather radio, which was located in my boat. At the time, I believed that the service was actually canceled. I have since confirmed with XM customer service that their notes indicated that I did indeed requested it on this date.
From that date forward, they changed my billing. The notes which indicated which radio was which (it originally read "silverado truck" and "boat" now are only referenced by the radio ID numbers). In addition, they put them on two separate bills and changed the service on the boat from weather services (approximately $30/month) to XM radio service (approximately $15/ per month). Since I received two separate bills, that both looked exactly alike for almost two years, I still continued paying for these services. I recently realized their error, and have spent the last month trying to get a resolution with little results.
On 8/16/11, I contacted their customer service department to discuss the issue. I spoke with Ray, employee number: **. He understood the issue; confirmed I had indeed canceled the service, and assured me that someone from the "back office" would contact me within 24 hrs. The call was around 11:30 AM. On 8/22/11, I called back after not hearing from anyone in 24 hours. I was informed that the policy was I would be contacted within 7-10 days. They said I was misinformed about the 24 hours call back.
On 8/31/11, I called back after the ten days grace period had expired. I was informed that they don't always get everything handled in 7-10 days, and someone would be calling me soon. They once again refused to let me speak to anyone higher than the customer service supervisor on duty. They passed it back up the line, and I was to be contacted within 48 hours. On the same date, 1:00 PM, I contacted the customer service again. I spoke with Ryan (employee number: **), who assured me that he personally would contact me within 48 hours once he contacted the escalation department, with a timeline for my response--he never called. The next month, 9/6/11, I called and spoke with a supervisor (Ben, employee number: **), who once again told me that he would pass it up the line with "priority 1" service tagged to it. He assured me that I would be contacted within 24 hours.
As noted above, I've spent many hours on the phone trying to get this resolved. I've sat on hold for 30 minutes to an hour, only to be hung-up on, and I have to start all over. When I called back, I was never allowed to speak with the same representative twice, even when I provided the representative's number and my ticket number. This is not the only tactic employed by this company. They continually call to "reactivate" radios when they are either already working (ie: my truck), or radios that I've never heard of, or on vehicles that were sold years ago.
Reviewed Sept. 6, 2011
I have been receiving numerous calls from the above number (877-253-3846) and when I pick up there is no response from the other end. I called the number back and discovered it is XM satellite radio. I asked to be removed from their call list and was told that I have a $10.00 charge that was sent to collections. I inquired about the charge and was told that is is an auto-renewal charge for a quarterly subscription (I did not authorize this).
Pertinent background:
In January 2010 I called to cancel my service. During that call, the service representative did not cancel my account and instead offered an annual promotional rate, which I did not want. Rather than honor my wishes to cancel, she went on about the promotional rate. Knowing that if I just hung up the phone my account would not be cancelled, I finally agreed to the promotional rate. I did not authorize any further charges beyond the annual subscription. Just prior to the time of renewal (January 2011), I cancelled the credit card on file with XM radio to avoid any unauthorized renewal charges. I am now being told that I have a $10.00 charge that was sent to collections.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2011
I am trying to collect $35.71 on an account that has been paid in full since April 15, 2011. I have requested numerous times by phone, email and in writing to the Customer Care Department and Cancellation Department that my account be canceled. My service has been deactivated since April 15, 2011 which was when I paid the account in full, and Sirius continued billing me each month for service I was not receiving. I sent the request again via email to their Listener Care Department on 4/28 but they still continued to bill and request for payment.
I phoned again on 6/10 and spoke to the Cancellation Department, and their representative agreed that the account should have been canceled. She said she would place the account on a 5-month hold so that I would not have to pay the activation fee again, in case I decided to use the service. I told her that I wanted to cancel the account for now. It had only been 2 months since I had this discussion and now, I am receiving numerous collection phone calls and a formal collection notice came in the mail on 8/26/2011 from EOS CCA.
I called and talked to Sirius Customer Service Department again on 8/26, and their representative informed me that the account has been charged off because I did not call and cancel the account, which is not true. The customer service that this company provides is unacceptable. It appears to be a tactic to try and keep me tied to the service and continue billing me. I would like my account removed from collections and canceled. I do not owe money to Sirius Radio as the account has been paid in full.
It is unfortunate that customers have to take this position after being a good Sirius Satellite Radio customer. I am requesting that someone, please contact Sirius Radio and make them accountable for their deceitful and deceptive business practices. I have included other complaints that are very similar to my experience with Sirius. Please contact me by email or phone to confirm receipt of my complaint. I am requesting for my account to be canceled and removed from collections with EOS CCA Collection Company.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2011
I received a notice from XM Radio that I owed $35. I called XM Radio. I found out that my 5-month prepaid account was extended automatically. I was never told about this when I received a call from an XM Radio sales rep to sign up over the phone. I signed up in January. Apparently, they do not disclose their auto-renew policy over the phone. Probably, they are making a fortune on the poor people that have no idea about this policy. I now have to pay $35 to a collection agency. This will probably show up as a terrible black stain on my credit for the next 7 years! I am livid! I feel so deceived. I will never use XM again. And I will warn everyone I know not to use them. Not to mention, I had moved this summer. So, all my mail was redirected. I am still getting mail forwarded from my old address. It's another reason why I didn't even get a notice in time to even respond, before getting turned over to collections. I hate XM!
Reviewed Sept. 1, 2011
I bought a new Cube from Nissan with complimentary XM radio that I never asked for. I received a collection agency notice for $27.54. I was told to send letter to dispute. I spent over an hour with XM on the phone and email, to no avail. Basically, they said it was out of their hands. I would have to deal with the collection agency. This is a "scam". They are perpetuating on the unsuspecting consumer.
Reviewed Aug. 31, 2011
Sirius XM has been phoning me daily (sometimes multiple times per day) and will not stop, no matter how many times I demand in writing that they do. Unfortunately, the service came with my new Toyota. I didn't want it, but I didn't have a choice to opt out.
When Sirius XM phones, if I don't answer they won't leave a message. If I do answer, they greet me with silence. When I contacted Sirius XM via the company's web site, they lied and said I wasn't in their system. When they finally admitted the truth, they told me I would have to put up with the harassing calls for several weeks until they bothered to update their system.
I also contacted Toyota and asked them to put a stop to this, since Toyota gave Sirius XM my contact information without my permission. At first, Toyota refused to do anything. Then when I began filing complaints about Toyota too, Toyota made a phone call to Sirius XM, merely letting them know I wanted to be removed from the call list. Toyota refuses to do anything more.
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2011
My husband got an offer for 5 months of satellite radio for 20 dollars. We took advantage of the offer. At the end of April, I called to cancel the radio and was hung up on when the girl transferred me. My husband called back a few days later and was almost finished with the cancellation when the girl said she needed to get confirmation from a supervisor. My husband was put on hold for over a hour and a half! We received a bill at the end of May, so I called back again. I asked to speak to a CSR and was put on hold and disconnected. I called right back and was told that everything was taken care of and the account was closed and had a zero balance.
I received another bill, the beginning of July, so I called and spoke to a supervisor. He was very nice and he informed me that nothing had been taken care of, but he had successfully removed the debt and the account was now at zero balance and closed. Now almost two months later, we received a letter from a collections company saying we owed the amount and then some for late charges! I had to pay the amount before anyone would help me. I asked to speak to an American or someone who spoke American English and they told me that they could not transfer me. I recorded a conversation that I had with a very rude CSR. Now that I paid the amount, they said that they are unable to refund my money because the account has been closed! What can I do?
Reviewed Aug. 28, 2011
I tried to get service combined and setup service in a new car I purchased. I have been a customer since 2007 with 5 radios. I called them 9 times in one day and my call either got disconnected or I got the run around when I wanted to discuss specifics on my account. Finally, I decided to cancel service since they were being so shady with their dealings. I will not pay someone my hard earned money and be treated in this manner! You obviously did not appreciate a loyal customer, so now I am gone!
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2011
I purchased a lifetime service agreement with Sirius Radio Service in December 2008. I purchased a new automobile on August 26, 2011 and when I called, inquiring about transferring my membership to the new auto, I was told that the membership could not be transferred. I was instructed to activate the trial period offered on the new auto.
Reviewed Aug. 27, 2011
I received a bill from Sirius Satellite Radio for a year renewal. First, I never have had a year service. The Automatic Renewal Terms stated that you will automatically be renewed for additional periods of the same length as the plan you choose. I have never had a year's service. I was looking up the laws on this. In 2006, Time Inc. of Time Magazine was sued for automatically renewing magazine subscriptions. Even though there was no law on it, the attorney general's office took a stand and deemed this as deceptive business practice. I was also told if I renewed for six months, the "late charge" would be waived but they could not cancel my account with the balance. The balance was the company renewing me on their own. Also every month, I would get two bills of two different amounts. When I would call, they said disregard that and offered me a totally different amount.
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2011
I've had a subscription to Sirius Radio since it launched about 10 years ago. When my Sirius radio unit stopped working, we bought a new Alpine unit clearly marked with the SiriusXM logo on the box as well as the unit itself. We had the old system removed and the new system installed into our car.
When I went to turn on my new radio and link it with my account, I was told that this new radio was not a Sirius radio. It was only an XM radio. It was marked SiriusXM because that's the name of the company. There was nothing stating on the packaging that this radio could only be used as an XM radio. Therefore, when I went to connect my active Sirius account to my new radio, I was told that this new radio was exclusively XM and could not be linked with my account, therefore I would have to pay to start a new account and would not have access to my Sirius channels that I have been paying for the last 10 or so years.
If I wanted access to these channels, I would have to pay $50 more per year than what I was already paying. This is supposed to be the same company! This is false advertising! I just spent almost two hours on the phone with SiriusXM customer service trying to clear this situation up. After almost two hours, the supervisor gave me a discount but I still had to pay for a new activation. This discount is only good for my year subscription. After a year, because XM radio isn't the same as Sirius (even though it's the same company), I am not able to have the same service as Sirius for the same price. I will have to pay more for my XM radio's subscription.
This is crazy. I would never have purchased and installed this radio into my vehicle had the radio not advertised that is was SiriusXM compatible. When I had to cancel my original Sirius subscription to have my new XM subscription turned on, I was told from another customer service operator that this mix-up happens frequently and sometimes they are forced to give discounts for the XM subscription. But I had to fight for my discount. It was not freely offered to me because of this common confusion, which is the result of poor marketing and poor education of the sales staff at the retail stores.
Reviewed Aug. 24, 2011
I am completely frustrated with XM. Why has someone not stop them? I believe they have committed fraud. We did not want to renew our service and we had multiple calls from an XM representative. We repeated on a daily basis for them to cancel the account and this went on for about two months. We were told that they finally cancelled the account but just a month later, we received a bill from collections for $33.57. Apparently, they failed to cancel the account. Why am I being charged? The frustrating part is that when I called them, I have been transferred to different departments but they are not acknowledging my frustration. Someone help stop them.
Reviewed Aug. 22, 2011
I called several numbers to cancel and I was given several other numbers. After about 45 minutes, I spoke with a girl and then the line went dead; another individual I spoke with had so much static that we could not communicate.
Sirius is claiming that I owe them for three years because I agreed to an automatic renewal for three years unless I cancel. Their procedure prevents you from cancelling.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2011
I am getting constant phone calls from XM radio, with whom I was only ever a 'trial period' customer. The calls may not be daily, but they are many, and today I finally answered until they picked up, knowing good and well who it was. I have had it with their harassment and told them so. Since there are legitimate 800/866 series numbers such as credit card alerts, etc. I am forced to take many of these calls and XM uses different numbers from different call centers.
I asked to speak to a supervisor and another person answered, identifying himself as Zack ** (unlikely his real name) with employee number 84931. He told me how they could take me off this list. His best response was to remind me the call was being recorded with my name and phone number as if threatening me due to my language at least that's my take on his comment. I suggested that was good, then they should play it over and over again until they can understand I do not want them call me.
Reviewed Aug. 21, 2011
Terrible customer service, cannot understand their accent and long holds. Three older, but never used radios are not working with message acquiring signal. I used three different antennas. The radios worked during free preview but once activated, ten minutes after, the signal would not come in. I think it's something in the signal that made the older radios not work, forcing me to buy a new radio.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2011
I have canceled XM Sirius in July 2009 on record, but I have been billed monthly and taken out of cc account.
Reviewed Aug. 17, 2011
Sirius XM Radio Inc came with the cr that I purchased from Buff Whelan Chevrolet and I was told that the XM Radio came with the vehicle. I believe I extended the contract for six months. I then contacted Sirius and told them that I wanted to cancel. The lady told me that she would give it to me free for three months and call if I wanted to continue the service. Well, I now have a bill for $47.05 without any type of notification that the Sirius has not been cancelled.
I called yesterday and a representative said that he can cancel if I took the service free for 30 days but then call and cancel the service, well you will never receive a notice and the same thing happens.
He even wanted me to take the 60 days service and they will cancel if I did not want it. I told him that this was the second time I've called to cancel. Why do I have to call again? Don't take XM Radio!
Reviewed Aug. 15, 2011
They collected money for two radios for a year from my credit card. Now, they’re saying it was just for six months and I owe a balance of $76. It’s only been four months and I don’t have service for either one of them. Which, one never did receive a signal at all and they want me to pay all over again.
They keep saying I renewed my contract, which never occurred, and I didn’t pay two hundred dollars for four months of service. I don’t think anyone else would. They are liars and pull scams on people for money. Charge you when they get ready and change your contract, without you knowing, to get money.
Something needs to be done with this radio company. Running scams on people for money, that don’t even exist, to customers and not owed to them. They really suck. Don’t get involved with XM radio.
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2011
I purchased a lifetime membership to Sirius Radio about 7 years ago. I just purchased a 2011 Chevy Camaro with an XM/Sirius radio and they cannot transfer my membership to this radio because it is not a Sirius radio. Sirius merged with XM radio, and they want me to purchase a Sirius radio and mount it to the dash with wires running all over and a magnetic antenna stuck to the roof of my $40,000 vehicle when there is a perfectly good radio in the dash of this car. They said I need to purchase another lifetime membership for XM in order to connect my radio since it is an XM/Sirius not a Sirius/XM radio.
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2011
Serious discontent/disappointment with SiriusXM's decision to drop BBC Radio 1. Thanks to the US Justice Department, we only have one satellite radio station and this now shows we have no voice or choice in the matter.
Join the voice: http://www.iwantmyradio1.com
Reviewed Aug. 11, 2011
My service has been discontinued since May. I received a bill in August 2011 for $153.21. I called them to inform that I hadn't received signal since May. They want to charge me $25.10 even though I haven't received service a month prior to end of my contract. They won't waive charges. Please help.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2011
I have a 2010 Camaro. I love the car, except I have XM subscription. I have had issues for some time with reception. Since May of 2011, the dealership has tried to correct it, to no avail. They have been coordinating with the GM technician assistance team and XM with no resolution. I am the retired director for SATCOM in the US Army, so I understand reception issues with blockages such as trees and buildings.
The issue I have are on clear line of sight with the sky; there are no obstructions, there is a reception problem in the XM portion of the radio. They have changed out the antenna and cables to no avail. I have talked to Martin at 866-790-5700 extension 42467 at the GM customer assistance line. I have a case number with him of 71-**, and have called him multiple times which is going nowhere. Please, give me guidance on how GM will make this radio operational in the XM mode. I am running out of places to go to get help.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2011
Is there a zero rating? I had cancelled my service because it wasn't worth the money for only three channels I listened to. I was called by an agent who offered me five months for the price of one. I specifically told him not to charge my credit card at the end of that five months. I wanted to cancel after that. He said that was fine. He would send me a bill, so if I wanted to keep it, I could pay and do so. Yesterday, my bank called because Sirius charged me $84 which emptied my account. I was given a wooden, scripted, "that's our policy", and that the refund would take 5-7 business days.
Nobody would escalate. I was put on hold for thirty minutes. I demanded the corporate office, and I was given a phone number that only said that, "The receptionist mailbox is full, please try again." Now I have three days before my paycheck, no gas, and I live 45 miles away from work. Never again will I pay a cent for their services. I am going to save up to have that radio removed from my car, and a regular radio put in.
Reviewed Aug. 10, 2011
I was a customer who had his vehicle broken into. My stereo, speakers and amplifier were stolen. They smashed the window, and tore the door open (had to have the whole thing replaced). I felt violated, but I got the vehicle repaired, and a new radio installed (at my cost, as it wasn't covered fully). So, next came calling Sirius/XM to transfer the service from my old stolen stereo, to my new stereo. The representative told me that I would have to pay an additional fee to transfer my service from the stolen stereo to the new one. I explained to her that I had been a victim of theft, and that I had a police report. She didn't seem to care one bit, and I was forced to pay the fee, or lose nearly a year remaining on my service.
When it came time to renew, I chose not to, but was pressured by the sales personnel. I gave them a second a chance, but in the end, that ended up being a negative experience too. When I contacted them they treated me poorly, and I just thought I should share this with my friends, family and anyone on the Internet contemplating the service.I hope that if you're a customer you fair better, but if you're not and contemplating it, don't.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2011
Received the portable hand held unit with all of the attachments for Father's Day. Worked fine at first after playing with the antenna then just stopped. The unit wouldn't power up. I called, spent an hour on the phone. Even though the unit is under warranty, I have to pay to ship the defective unit back. So I agreed, received the "reconditioned" unit and it worked for two weeks and guess what?!?!?!? The exact same condition occurred. The "new" reconditioned unit won't power up. Now I have two portable units that won't work.
Hours on the phone speaking to several reps each time, repeating the same identifying information to each rep every time usually after 10-15 minute hold times between calls.
Great product....I love the music. But the service is abysmal......really bad. No idea what to do next. Don't want to cancel but no sense in paying for something that doesn't work.
Very disappointing.
Reviewed Aug. 9, 2011
I am a Sirius paying customer since 2006, I am paying quarterly.
On July 9, 2011 I bought a new vehicle that came with one year free service. I called Sirius to have them put my Active/Paying account on hold for the full year of free service and I was told by a customer service representative that it would happen. Then on July 27, I received a welcome package from Sirius with an update CD for my navigation and satellite. I called again to make sure that the active account was still on hold or if it's the free account running. Again, the representative said yes.
On August 3,2011, I was charged my quarterly Sirius bill. I called and spoke to a customer service representative that couldn't even speak English properly nor could they provide "customer service". The phone call lasted one and a half hour with me cancelling the active account and having them reimburse the quarterly payment so that they wouldn't get confused. Then I called on August 9 to check the status of the reimbursement and I was told that it was filed only on August 8 and that it would take 5-7 days to reflect in my account. All of this was done by a Sirius customer service agent based in the Philippines. All the representatives were not speaking clearly and they cannot easily understand. I think they are not professionally educated.
I am totally disgusted that the company has to employ people outside of the United States when so many people in this country need jobs.
Reviewed Aug. 8, 2011
We were a subscriber to XM Radio for 7+ years and never late on a single payment. In January 2011, my husband's account was set to renew so he called and canceled his system. In that same conversation, he said my account was set to renew in April 2011 and that we did NOT want to renew so please mark it for nonrenewal. We also told them when they mentioned our credit card needed updating that we were not going to furnish a current credit card for payment since we were cancelling both radios.
On May 9, 2011, I called and told XM that my service should have been canceled. They said they would take care of it immediately and disregard any statements. Another month goes by and it is still not disconnected and this time my husband called and it was finally shut off. We have talked and mailed correspondence to XM reps over and over again and they continue to bill us for the time it took them to disconnect my radio and we do not feel like we owe it. We did our part and should not have to pay for their failure to respond to our wishes.
Today, we get a collection letter. My husband was on the phone for probably an hour with various reps at XM and to no avail.
Who can we contact regarding this harrassment by XM for payment when they were told over and over again to cancel our radio? We have always paid our bills and our excellent credit rating is proof of that. To think they would send our account for collection for something that was their oversight is blatantly wrong. I am so glad they did not have our current credit card information.
Any assistance you can give us will be greatly appreciated.
Reviewed Aug. 6, 2011
Sirius XM was contacted, on June 15, through their website and prior to the termination/renewal date of June 18 that I did not wish to renew. Almost a month passed and on July 12, I received a letter and an e-mail asking for a current credit card to charge for the account.
I called and asked why they would need a credit card for an account that was requested terminated. I was told that the account had not been cancelled and they would now cancel the account but that I owed $16.23 for the time since the renewal date. I forwarded a copy of the automated response to my termination request to Listener Care through the website and asked that my account be cleared.
I received an e-mail tonight (August 5) saying that terminations cannot be handled through their website and that I should call Listener Care. That if I don't pay the $16.23 then I will be turned over to collection.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2011
We sold our car and I called to have our service transferred to our new vehicle. XM's representative was not helpful. At first, he told me I could not transfer the service even though there was time left on the contract. After some complaining, he agreed to transfer it for a fee. At this point, I told him to cancel the subscription. Once I said I wanted to cancel, he told me there would be no fee. I was on the phone for a long time trying to get this resolved. The representative was very rude and did not speak English very well. Once my subscription expires, I will not purchase another one. The company makes their money by pressuring their customers and then placing automatic renewal on their subscriptions.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2011
I enjoyed Sirius Satellite Radio for one year up until May 2011. In May, the satellite radio installed in my car had a message that said my radio service has been deactivated and I must call a number to reactivate my subscription. I assumed my service ended and that was why the service had been deactivated. Approximately one month later, I received a bill for an additional year of service as per their automatic renewal policy. I attempted to contact Sirius radio several times via their toll-free number. Each time, I was either disconnected or the call wait time went beyond the time I could spend on the call.
I finally caught up with Sirius customer care this morning and informed them of my situation. They claimed that my service was not interrupted until July and that the bills I am now receiving are for the service from May through July. I tried to explain to them that I have not had service since May and should not be charged for a service I did not have. David argued with me and basically said that his computer showed my service was deactivated in July and if I do not pay the bill, he will send me to collections.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2011
I signed for a three-month trial. I knew that my credit card would be charged for regular rate after that, however, my CC was lost so I got a new one and Sirius had to call me to get the card info. I said, "No. I decided not to continue". They then offered to continue trial rate ($5/month) to keep me as a customer. I said OK, but then got charged for $49.57 on CC and another invoice for another $49.57. I called for an explanation but got put on hold for 1 hour. No one could explain why I was double-billed for an amount different from the promised rate, and was only told that cancellation would be processed after I requested it about 10 times. Oh my gosh!
Reviewed Aug. 1, 2011
I have been charged $934.61 for a Lifetime membership for a radio that I did not ask for (on April 25th). I have been trying to get this off of my credit card since May. Have been on the phone with them for hours, someone will settle this issue in 7 to 10 days, nothing ever happens. I call back every 2 weeks, go through the same thing all over again, and nothing happens. Now, in July, I got charged another 415.00 because they were going to put all of our radios on a yearly bill. I agreed to this for my own bookkeeping records. It would be easier to have all the radios come due at once and be billed once. Therefore, the 415.00.
I thought there would be a credit balance for the difference at least. Now I have been charged twice. The tone of voice of the people I talk to is not very nice and most of them can hardly speak English. Don't we live in America?!! On one occasion I pleaded to speak to someone that spoke English and she wouldn't do it!! I have been hung up on, yelled at, talked down to like I don't know what I am talking about. I have all my paperwork and a papertrail for all the charges. Please help - either put them out of business or make them change their ways!!!
Reviewed July 27, 2011
I've been a subscriber since 2002, with only a few short breaks through 2007. In 2007, they offered me a lifetime subscription for $400 "for my loyalty".
1) Since I've switched over to the "lifetime" membership in 2007, they "lost" record of my previous loyalty. When dealing with customer service, they treat me as if I'm a liar, and I just started in 2007.
2) All calls are routed through off-shore call centers. Customer support is very difficult to understand.
3) In June of 2011, I rented a car for a long road trip, making sure it was Sirius/XM ready. When I called to transfer my service temporarily to the rental car receiver, I was told it would be a $15 fee. This is a terrible policy, since it only requires the click of a button to transfer the service. It's not like labor has to be paid, or technology expenditures are required, to make this temporary transfer of service. They just want to juice $15 out of you. But it gets worse, much worse:
4) When the representative found out I was a lifetime member, she informed me that the cost to change radios was $75, and there are a maximum of three changes allowed. So after paying $75 (worth about nine months of regular service!), if you change three times, you're stuck with whatever car you last put it in. Can you believe that? Who goes through with only three cars in their lifetime?!
5) These must be new policies, because I switched my radio before and was never charged. Furthermore, they were never explained to me when they sold me on a $400 "lifetime" subscription. To now tell me that it's going to cost $75 ($50 more than regular customers) to change over, and that there is a three radio change limit, AND to not have EVER sent me any literature or contract explaining this, have to be illegal.
Reviewed July 26, 2011
Sirius uses what I believe is "negative marketing". You sign up for 3 months, and if you do not call them, they automatically debit your credit card for three more months.
If I'm not mistaken, cable companies got slammed in court for doing this with free movie packages for so many months. Then, if you do not call to cancel them, they automatically bill you.
I'm positive this is illegal under Canadian laws.
Reviewed July 22, 2011
I have four Sirius radios. I called to cancel two of the radios which I purchased as a promotion, with a three month contract. I understood that cancellation prior to three months would result in early termination fee.I first spoke with a male. It was clear there was a language barrier, and poor knowledge of the product. I called again and spoke to someone named Maria. Maria said that to cancel the radios would cost me 75 dollars (per radio). It would be for early termination fee. I advised the promotion was for three months, but she stated it was a year. I asked to speak to a supervisor. I was put on hold for ten minutes; to me that it sounded like the same woman I had spoken to, but she was claiming to be a supervisor named Tonya. I was not assisted.
I called back and asked what country they were in and was told the Philippines. I asked for a transfer to the USA, so I could speak to an American. I was asked why I wanted to speak to an American, and I advised the customer service representative of issues with language. I was told that she could not transfer me. They do not have the means necessary to transfer my call to the USA. At this moment, I don't know if my service is disconnected or not. It appears I was duped by Sirius, or that the customer department has no idea as to how to provide customer service.
Reviewed July 15, 2011
The merger did not deliver options as promised. I just reluctantly renewed my subscription. I had to downgrade to a MUSIC ONLY option at a higher price, $46.26 more. To get the full package I was getting would have cost about $490 or about $144 more. There was no station-by-station option as promised prior the merger. I was also told I would get three traffic and weather channels, which I did not receive. The representatives are located in the Philippines. The English was good but they haven't a good knowledge of their products.
Reviewed July 15, 2011
I traded my vehicle in. The new owner subscribed to Sirius XM radio. The company linked my old account (that was inactive) on this vehicle to the new owner and changed my billing name and address but charged my credit card on 6/21/2011 for $86.10. They promised a refund and thorough investigation but I have not received any money refunded or a call back.
Reviewed July 12, 2011
For those of you who have cancelled your Sirius XM account and then received a letter from EOS CCA stating you owe Sirius XM money, you need to dispute the debt in writing.
In my case, I sent them a dispute letter via certified mail and a few days later I received a letter from them stating they had closed the account. You can find example debt dispute letters online.
The way Sirius XM is running their business is unethical and I will never do business with them again.
Hope this helps.
Reviewed July 11, 2011
Check this out... I purchased my Sirius lifetime back in April 2006. Sometime after that Sirius/XM merged. I recently sold my car with the GPS/Satellite radio system with it, then I purchased a new Cadillac CTS Coupe. When I try to transfer my existing lifetime, I'm told that XM is a seperate company and therfore can't transfer my Sirius lifetime. The company webiste is SiriusXM; they answer the phone SiriusXM and I'm sure each employees paycheck says SiriusXM. Even the new literature I get with my new vehicle says SiriusXM but am still told they are seperate.
Reviewed July 11, 2011
I received a collection agency call stating I owed XM Radio $25.10. I told them I don't have XM radio service. I called XM Radio and they stated that I had purchased a prepaid 2-year agreement and that it would renew automatically on a monthly basis if I did not call to cancel. The XM Radio representative also advised me that the credit card I had on file with them had expired and that they could not charge my card, yet they continued to allow the broadcasting of their service to the vehicle for 2 months. XM Radio never called me nor did they send me a letter telling me that my card had expired. This would have given me the opportunity to tell them that I no longer own the car that the service was being provided and that I don't want the service, thereby, they need to cancel the service. XM Radio did not attempt to collect the debt from me directly instead they sent this notice directly to a collection agency.
I believe that they are committing fraud by automatically charging a credit card after a prepaid agreement ends without the true consent of the customer. And also by not contacting the customer where the credit card expired prior to the end of the agreement and also by not contacting me to rectify the credit card issue and giving me the opportunity to cancel the service a second time, since I only purchased the service for 2 years.
Reviewed July 10, 2011
I own a 2011 vehicle that came with a "Sirius/XM" radio and purchased a two year "Sirius/XM" service contract. Recently I spent $212 at Best Buy to purchase another "Sirius/XM" receiver and docking station based on the offer to pay the much lower "multi-radio" rate. Both the radio, model XDNX1V1, and its external packaging is labeled "Sirius XM"
I called customer care and was told that I would have to setup another Sirius/XM account and pay the full "Primary Radio" rate. I explained that the only reason I purchased the additional radio was because I was willing to pay the reduced, multi-radio rate, and the radio I purchased was labeled "Sirius/XM". I was offered one time "consideration" in the form waiving the activation fee and a one time discount, but was told that future bills would be at the full rate.
The company markets itself as "Sirius/XM" and the radio I purchased is clearly labeled "Sirius/XM" (Not Sirius or XM). The separate account I was forced to create for the second radio is accessed through the exact same website "www.siriusxm.com". Sirius/XM even sells a different radio compatible with both signals. (begs the question, is it eligible for the multi-radio discount if one has either an existing Sirius or XM account?)
Although Sirius and XM were developed independently and use different technology. The merger of the companies to create Sirius/XM has combined the business entities, if not the technology. As a network engineer with service provider experience, I know there is no technical reason why Sirius and XM billing and account management system can't be combined. Sirius/XM has already combined their marketing materials, Website, programming, product labeling and package pricing. Both Sirius and XM accounts are accessed online via the same Web portal (www.siriusxm.com)Given that Sirius and XM merged three years ago, a reasonable person can conclude that Sirius/XM engages in willful deception with the goal of baiting customers with the promise of a "Multi-radio" discount, only to deny access to that reduced rate to individuals who happened to purchase a "Sirius/XM" radio on other than the base technology of the radio already owned. The argument that differences between XM versus Sirius radio technology require separate billing is undermined by the fact that Sirius/XM has merged its programming, merged its rates, markets itself as "Sirius/XM" and labels its products as "Sirius/XM" (including the radio I purchased).
?Although I was able to secure a one-time discount when I was forced to open a second "Sirius/XM" account for my new radio, I was told that subsequent annual billing will be at the full rate. The full rate is $12.95 per month, the multi-radio rate is $8.99 per month. Therefore, the damage to me (and each subscriber snagged by this bait) is $4.94 per month or $59.28 per year.
Reviewed June 29, 2011
I am a long time customer of XM radio for more than four years. I sold a vehicle and purchased an older same type of vehicle which is a primary car with a built-in XM receiver. I had service start last year (2010) but lost signal and I had been trying to get signal re-connection with XM for four months and I am paying for the service. Their customer service is awful -- I am waiting and explaining constantly, losing connection with representatives, overseas employees difficult to understand and communicate information.
I am frustrated because I have been trying to cancel now for the last few months and have not accomplished cancellation because of rude representatives, either hanging up or losing connection. It's ridiculously frustrating and as of this day, June 29th 2011, I have not resolved the cancellation. They are charging me service I no longer want and I am not able to get this done. I need recommendations. Please help! This is causing me mental frustration and wasted energy to resolve issue of cancellation.
Reviewed June 28, 2011
Unable to cancel service. I have been a customer of Sirius XM for several years, and had more than one radio. However, all but one of my radios broke and even though the term of my contract had been met (by having used all the radios for more than a year), and even though I have repeatably called and cancelled my subscription, my credit card continues to be charged.
There is no online method to cancel a subscription. When I call, I am put on hold for long periods of time (20 minutes to one hour), and then talk to a person who says they will cancel my subscription but then I get put on hold again when they have to "confirm" with a supervisor. This 2nd hold period goes forever, i.e. they never come back. I have been on hold for more than an hour and then the phone gets disconnected. I have even changed my credit card number to try to cancel the subscription but the bills still keep coming to my AMX card, even with a new number. AMX says that the only way I can cancel it is to completely stop using AMX. I am furious.
Have been billed for 3 radios that are not in use for more than a year and a half. Costs are in the several hundreds of dollars. Plus lost time and aggravation and changing credit card number as well.
Reviewed June 28, 2011
I keep getting calls for XM Radio stating that my account is past due and turned over to collections. I stated that I had no idea what radios were being charged. After about 30 minutes it is determined that one of the radios was for my car that I purchased in 2009 with Xm Radio set up to renew. The XM Radio in my call has not been active since May 2010. Mario stated that a payment charged to a credit card had been received for my car radio last year. Wow, they can automatically bill you for the service, but then you have to call go thru the dog and pony show to get it activated. Wow! If only I had known it was renewed! I had also stated that one of the cars they mentioned had been sold two years ago. Mario told me that if I did not call to cancel, the account automatically renews even though there is no credit card on file and this just accumulated as a delinquent bill.
I do not want to be forced into an automatic renewal situation and have to remember one year later on the renewal date to call and cancel. There is no possible way to remember the dates to my kids’ cars, my car, my husband’s car, work cars, etc. This should be illegal! I can’t believe this is not being regulated. If you want satellite radio, this is your is Sirius XM.
Would this not be considered a monopoly? My husband and I own seven businesses and I personally do all the accounting and run the front office (thanks to the recession). This ordeal has taken approximately 2 1/2 hours out of my work day today. Meanwhile, my office phone is ringing off the hook and I am unable to answer and run my business because I am on the phone with a robot that keeps asking if I am ready to settle my account. Who knows the damages to my company not being able to answer my office phone?
Reviewed June 27, 2011
I have been an XM subscriber (multiple radios) for years. XM has always provided users the ability to log on and listen live over the internet. This has been a service that I use infrequently but have found very useful. Today, I went to log on and suddenly, Sirius/XM is charging $2.99/month! I recently renewed three radios for 3 years and am extremely unhappy that they are trying to squeeze more money out of me. I called XM and after a frustrating call with an XM employee on the listener service line, I requested to speak to a supervisor.
I was put on hold. On occasion, the listener service rep would come back online and try to encourage me to give up by saying the supervisor was going to tell me the same thing ($2.99/month.) I was determined to stay on the line and wait to speak with a supervisor but I was left on hold so long that I finally had to hang up. I'm sure that was their strategy all along. What a rip-off. After agreeing to a 3-year contract for my 3 XM radios, XM is trying to squeeze an extra $36.00/year out of me for a service that has always been free. And, now I don't even have the option of switching to another satellite radio service since there is only one.
Reviewed June 27, 2011
I have a yearly subscription with XM radio. However, the unit that I initially received stopped working. I could not turn on the power so I called customer service to see what my options were before continuing my subscription. The option I was given was a Father's Day special for a new radio unit with vehicle kit and in-home connection for $9.99 plus S&H. I chose this option as I needed a new radio unit.
I was also told my renewal for the year subscription would be $98.99. I agreed to both and when I was charged, I noticed that the renewal fee was higher and the Father's Day special I received was not a vehicle kit and in-home unit as advertised. For the renewal fee, I was charged a $15 activation fee for the new radio unit that was never told to me. They are also now charging me for multiple units even though I was replacing a damaged unit.
When I called customer service to state my concerns, they told me they would not waive the $15 fee and my only option with the radio unit was that I could return it, if I wasn't happy. I am shocked that they would treat a customer in this manner and would be so dishonest in their practices.
Reviewed June 26, 2011
I received a bill in May for $41.95. I called Sirius at the time and told them I had not been receiving service and would not be paying the bill. Today, I opened a bill for $46.95. I called, spoke with one representative and was told my service was deactivated in March with a $4.00 balance and the mysteriously reactivated by Sirius with no notes on the account. I offered to pay the $4.00 charge and was told I was liable for the entire charge but could have $9.00 removed. I asked to speak with a supervisor and was disconnected. I called back and went through the same scenario and again asked for a supervisor. That is when I spoke with Amy, #**.
She informed me that Sirius continued charging until I called and canceled. She could not explain how the account was reactivated and simply said I should pay the bill or be referred for collections. I again offered to pay the $4.00 and told her if this was not acceptable, send the account to collections and we'd fight it out from there. I then asked to speak with her supervisor and was told it was Sunday, they were short staffed and she was the boss. I requested her manager's name and phone number and she declined to give it to me instead referring me to Sirius.com to lodge a complaint.
Reviewed June 21, 2011
My 2010 Chevrolet Equinox came with a free trial XM radio service. The service was deactivated after the trial period. In March of 2010 XM offered me a 12 month 50% off deal. I called and paid in full for the 12 month offer with a credit card. I didn't use the service much so decided not to renew. On June 20, 2011, I received a notice from a collection agency (EOS CCA) that I owed XM $33.57.
My credit score could be damaged by this unjustified charge by XM and their collection agency- EOS CCA.
Reviewed June 18, 2011
My service was interrupted due to my credit card expiring around March 2011. This I completely take responsibility for as I should have updated it. But when the agent called me, I gladly provided the updated credit card information and the company proceeded to take two payments again, which I understood. However, they only activated one of the radios and I proceeded to pay services for a radio that I had not used in over 3 months, and when I called to let them know, their automated system told me that my radio was not updated and active, and needed to be sent signals and I would need to turn the radio on and keep it active for 15 minutes. When I talked to an agent, they were in another country and absolutely no help to me. They spoke English fluently, but the words they spoke didn't appear to have the same meaning as in the US.
I was told that they would give me credit of $8.99 for a free month service. Are you kidding me? I paid for 3 months service and I didn't get, and you want to tell me you are giving me $8.99 for a free month? Really? Are you insulting my intelligence? I then ask to speak to her supervisor and I am told it will be a long wait which I reply I am willing to wait. He comes on the line and apologizes, and wants to fluff things up and be the good guy. He tells me at this point, he is issuing the credits. But my husband is so upset that he says, "Just cancel them." We have two accounts with a total of 3 radios and he tells me that he must get me to the cancellation department.
All of a sudden, I am speaking to someone in the United States but by this time, I am so upset that I don't even comprehend what she is offering. I am beyond mad. Long story short, I cancelled both accounts today and feel that no one really cared because I still didn't get the amount that I was overcharged. If they were interested in doing the right thing, they would not have charged me for services not rendered. I don't think I am alone in my experience from this website.
Reviewed June 17, 2011
This is deceptive advertising. They advertised new radio but when it arrived, it was reconditioned. I was overcharged on account and they will not correct or reply to fax. Many, many phone calls to customer service with no results.
Reviewed June 16, 2011
I called and cancelled my service to one of my cars and I know that someone got the information right because they quit billing my credit card. Three months later, I start getting bills for the service. I ignored the bills because I had cancelled my service. The other day, I get a call from a collection agency regarding this bill on my cancelled account. I told them that I have no intention of paying this bill and that I had cancelled it months ago. I am just wondering if it will show up on my credit report.
Reviewed June 13, 2011
I signed up for a lifetime subscription in 2006. On 06/04/11, I called customer service to add the Primer Package so I could listen on my smart phone. I confirmed 2 times the cost was $32.26 for the year. I agreed and gave them my debit card information. The next day, I checked my account and found out they billed me $906.75 for a second lifetime subscription, which I never agreed to. This transaction put my account negative $500.00. With overdraft fees from bills being paid from this checking account, I’m now negative $700.00. Customer service knows nothing about the product and seems not to care about their customer. It’s been nine days now and still no refund. Please help. My bills are not being paid and I can’t buy food. Please help.
Reviewed June 13, 2011
I was sold a lifetime subscription with the guarantee that I could transfer the subscription to 3 new vehicles. When I called 1 year later to do this, I was told by Steve in customer service and then his supervisor, Nikki with employee ID **, that this could only be done to aftermarket radios and not factory-installed units. This is completely contrary to what I was told, since the original radio was, in fact, a factory-installed radio by GM. This to me constitutes fraud by deception, since this was sold knowing that it couldn't be transferred, and is not at all what I was assured.
Reviewed June 10, 2011
My husband and I have been a subscriber of XM since 2005 when we purchased a 2005 Cadillac CTS. We have three accounts, one on the Cadillac: one on a receiver and one on a 2011 GMC Truck purchased on October 1, 2011. Since 2005, we have paid a total of $1,371.99 for service which is 3.4 times the lifetime subscription of $399 for these accounts and service.
On several occasions, I emailed and called to XM regarding my request to use this $1,371.99 toward a lifetime subscription for the above vehicles and receiver as well as to transfer to any future vehicles purchased or owned by us using the radio ID numbers. I was never called back by an XM customer service representative to follow-up on the numerous emails that I sent and copied below. When I called on several occasions, I was treated very rudely by the representative or put on hold for up to 30 minutes without being served or even never returned to by the representative. I requested on several occasions to speak to a customer service supervisor and was told by a representative named Max that I was threatening him. I stated I could not understand him and that if he could not help me to transfer me to his supervisor, he refused. I ended the call. I stand amazed that as a good, loyal, paying customer I have had all this to encounter.
While XM was non-responsive to my numerous attempts, I have become very stressed and dissatisfied that I have paid this much money during difficult economic times and been loyal yet not appreciated or treated as a customer should be treated over the course of six years. Since phone calls or recorded as well as emails, you have the documentation to review how I was treated. I am providing copies as well to prove my case. Specifically, I started checking online via Sirius XM Facebook and Google discussions boards and found that this particular issue had previously come to the company's attention and other customers had been treated better, their requests honored and they had not even been longtime customers but customers coming off a free trial period! It seems like there could be many thousands facing this issue.
Sirius XM had nearly 19.8 million subscribers as of September 30, which was up more than 1.3 million from the year before, according to operating results announced by the company. The company was on track to end 2010 with 20 million subscribers and who knows how many of those customers purchased lifetime radio service from XM. One likely reason that the issue is emerging now, based on what others have told me, is that XM's subscriber information system was just "migrated" to the Sirius system late last year. Under the Sirius system, multiple plans purchased by one subscriber must have the same start and end dates. This means the company needs to develop a "fix" for people who have paid more than a lifetime subscription but do not have this plan of service.
Again, my request is that my three radio ID accounts become lifetime subscriptions transfer to future vehicles owned by Eddie and me and our radio receiver as well. I further request due to overage I have paid that I am refunded the amount in excess of $399 that had I received the lifetime subscription for these accounts. This will not decrease the suffering I have endured in my attempts to contact XM but it will prove to me that XM cares about loyal customers. I have been a Mystery Shopper for several companies before and I must share that XM would have failed miserably. You have an opportunity to regain my trust as a loyal customer by honoring this request and doing what is right regarding these accounts and issues. I know this is possible as I have documentation from Sirius Facebook and discussion forums where this has already been done for other customers making this request. If you have questions or need to contact me, please feel free to call me at **Thank you.
Reviewed June 10, 2011
I no longer own the vehicle which has the Sirius XM radio (as of March 2010). Sirius XM continued to charge my bank account every 6 months, from March 2010 to February 2011. Ashley, the supervisor, who I spoke with on June 9th, 2011 told me that she saw where I called and asked to cancel the service in August of 2010 (at that time, I noticed the transaction on my bank statement).
When I spoke with Ashley today, she told me that she can only refund me $47.34. There were 3 charges made on my account. $75.73, $89.59, $86.09 which equals $251.41. I asked her if "that was fair" and she said nothing. On the call I made in August of 2010, I was on hold for over an hour. Again, Ashley did note receiving the call for cancellation. Ashley sent the request for a full refund to another department. Ashley also said, "they will say the same thing. We can't go back more than 30 days." I, in turn, told her that the request was made back in August of 2010, no response from Ashley.
A $47 refund for $251 worth of charges is not good business nor anywhere near fair treatment of a customer. I'm a school teacher who has been furloughed several times in the last year. There is no way Sirius XM should be able to take money for services that were not used.
Reviewed June 8, 2011
I have been a Sirius customer for several years but due to their constantly rising costs, I have chosen to cancel. I tried to cancel only one radio and was given a quoted cost to keep the second radio active. When I received the bill, it was significantly higher than quoted. I called to complain and was promised the problem would be rectified. I received several more bills, all different and all incorrect. I finally chose to cancel altogether, paid my fees and was promised I was done. Now several months later, I am being turned over to collections for fees I was never aware of and was promised would not happen. Sirius is a Sirius joke! I will not end up paying another $58 that I have never owed and will most likely take a hit on my credit score due to them turning me over to collections.
Reviewed June 4, 2011
My Sirius radio along with 2 other coworkers in downtown MPLS have not had a signal since May 19. I have called numerous times and all they tell me, if I do not get hung up on, is that it is my radio that is bad or my antenna. Not!
Lack of service and knowledge of "customer service" technicians. Poor service and they will not fix the problem.
Reviewed May 27, 2011
We cancelled our Sirius service back in mid-March, and have been waiting ever since for our refund (a full year of service that was automatically deducted from our bank account without our knowledge). Initially we were told it would take 7-10 days. After that we were told 3-4 weeks. Then it was 6-8 weeks. We are now past the 8 week mark. Today my husband called and got the same run-around, that the check was processed and we'd have to wait. When he asked to speak to someone else, the "customer service rep" sat there in silence. When he continued to ask, and finally asked if she was still on the line, she said "yes. " Nothing else. Eventually she hung up on him.
I called back and asked to immediately be transferred to a supervisor, which I was, after a lengthy hold time. This supervisor's name was "Alex" - at least, that's what I was told. She claimed that our refund was mailed on March 24, the same date everyone else had said the check was cut. Since we haven't received it, I requested that they cancel the first check and re-issue a new one. Alex told me our refund issue would be sent to the "Escalation Department. " where it would take another 7-10 days for someone to look into it and contact us. When I said I didn't want to wait, that I wanted to speak to someone now, she claimed there was no one else. When I asked to speak to whoever was above her, she told me the only person above her is "Jesus Christ. " I could not make this up if I wanted to. It was that ridiculous. When I then told her I thought it was horrible that she would speak to a customer like that, and that I would be reporting her on the link for feedback on the Sirius site, she informed me that she would not be processing our request and hung up on me. I am shocked and disgusted with the treatment we've received from Sirius.
Reviewed May 27, 2011
We were charged $43.05 for three months for one radio in May 2011; that's $172.20 per year. It's way too much for our liking so I called XM customer service to either have the account cancelled or get a better rate. The initial person I talked with said that they could do neither and had to transfer me to a customer care specialist. After waiting for fifteen minutes for someone to answer, I finally heard a real person again. They started giving the story that they could not give me a better rate so I told them to cancel the account immediately. They said something about having to check on rates and was put on hold and then got disconnected. I'm not happy at this point. So back to calling again. I told the person who answered that I was disconnected and to just cancel the account. They said they couldn't. They can only do new installations and billing. I told him cancellations are billing and to cancel the account.
Long story short, I was transferred again and another 15 minute wait. When the person finally answered, they started to give me the song and dance about no special pricing and I interrupted that, telling her to just cancel the account. Well, they just disconnected again! Now, as you can imagine, I'm pissed. I called back and gave the guy the short version and told him that I wanted to speak to the supervisor. He immediately told me that the supervisor wasn't available and said he'd transfer me. Now, I'm back on the 15 minute wait game.
During that time, I decided to take another approach. When they finally answered, I calmly told them that I sold the car with the radio in it and to just cancel the service immediately. They tried the "do you have another car or a new car with XM in it" line, etc. I told him no and to just cancel the service. Finally, he said it was done. I have a confirmation number and sure do hope it was cancelled.
XM service is, at best, a joke! They will do anything to keep the account -- well almost. Certainly depending on who you get, you might get a better deal or just get hung up on. I found it interesting that every time I was transferred, the wait time was pretty much about the same. Does XM service have an annoying wait to discourage customers calling? It might just be.
So now, I'm without XM radio. I'm not happy about it but I refuse to deal with a company like that.
Reviewed May 25, 2011
As with most complaints related to XM Radio, we received it with a new car and was then contacted when the "free" period was up. We tried to cancel, but we were talked into continuing since if we decided later, it wouldn't cost us anything. Ha!
Months later we received a bill for around $645.00! Calling and going through extensive transfers around ended us with a Manager who apologized, and then said we should just enjoy the service for free for another several months. We then called again attempting to cancel and my wife this time agreed to continue until May for "no additional fees", and then we could cancel if we really wanted to.
Well, now I received multiple bills which I ignored because we're going to cancel, anyway. However, when we called, we were informed that our account is "frozen" and that even if we wanted to cancel, we must pay the $35 or whatever. Oh, and they wanted my credit card info, which I refused. Then, they said we would have to call back again to cancel after they received our check! This company is just unbelievable. Their Reps are trained not to allow cancellations and to do everything possible to stop it.
They should be investigated for unfair trade and deceptive practices and then fined.
Reviewed May 24, 2011
It's an honest mistake. Call me unobservant, ignorant, or worse, if you wish. I decided I no longer wanted XM radio in my car. Unaware of auto renewal policy, I just stopped paying, figuring since this is a pay-in-advance service, you don't pay, you don't get service, right? Wrong.
I got a collection notice from a 3rd party. I called XM and acted like an idiot and got nowhere, naturally (duh). I learned that it is the customer's responsibility to cancel. All the responsibility was put on me. Per XM (Ann), "It wouldn't be fair or reasonable to the customer or to the company to just stop the service."
Fair. Reasonable. Hmm. Surely, I am not the first who has failed to cancel, and I certainly won't be the last. It took XM less than 40 days to send my account to collections after they shut off the service and they did not try to contact me. No email, no phone call, and no bright-colored envelope. Reasonable goes two ways, especially since failure to pay on a pay-in-advance service results in collections. It would be reasonable to contact customer shortly after missed payment to see what the issue might be.
This reminds me of Blockbuster and its unfair late-return policy.
Reviewed May 23, 2011
I phoned to inquire about purchasing an additional satellite radio and I was told that since I'm a long time loyal customer with Sirius, the cost would be $21.00 plus tax. I was then asked if I wanted to have a lock-in period of 3 months subscription for $21.00 plus tax. But not to worry, I did not have to pay for the subscription until I called in to activate the service. However, he will note in my account as to what the agreed amount was. I thought that it was a ‘super, great deal’. I reiterated that I will not pay the $21.00 subscription cost until after I've received my radio and have called in to activate.
I was assured that my only cost would be the cost of the new radio. Fast forward, two days and I pulled up my bank account. There are 3 charges from Sirius $29.81 for the new radio, $48.02 for the 3 months subscription which was supposed to be $21.00 plus tax and not charged until I called in to activate, and finally a $20.70 charge for my current bill that was not authorized. We never discussed this and this bill isn't due to be paid for another 2 weeks. I'm livid! I've already called to have them cancel my additional subscription and I will be sending back the new radio once I receive it. I'm currently searching for contact information to write their CEO.
Reviewed May 20, 2011
We had XM Radio in an automobile, first with a one year free service when the car was purchased, then with several multiple year renewals by billing (not credit card renewals).
Last Saturday, May 14th 2011, I received a bill in the mail for $448.81 with a due date of May 7th 2011. It showed a previous balance of $46.81 and an invoice fee of $2.00. Having not received a previous bill from XM, I immediately phoned their "Listener Care" center. I was on the phone with them for over 40 minutes, with two different people. One told me that our subscription ended on April 7th 2011 and that the bill in my hand (which had no dates of service; no information at all about the balance due was for three years service at $12.46 a month. I told him to cancel the service immediately. He told me that we would have to pay for one month of service since the subscription ended a month ago.
I told him that we never received a previous bill, and I wanted to know what one month of service would be. He told me $43 for royalty fees. I told him that I was not paying $43 for one month of service. He told me that he was putting us on a month to month subscription. I told him numerous times to shut down the service immediately. He kept insisting on a one month service. I told him that he could try to send me a bill for $43 and I would be happy to send it along to the Attorney General's Office for consumer affairs. I was not paying it.
He then transferred me to another person, who agreed to cancel the service, then told me that I had it all wrong. The one month subscription was $32 a month. I told him that I was not paying it and had told his co-worker to cancel the service immediately. He tried to talk me into keeping the service, stating that I knew I really liked it but I insisted in having them cancel the service. At this point, I was about to blow up. He finally agreed to cancel it effective on that date, May 14th. I asked him how much the bill was going to be that they were sending me and he told me that he was waiving the billing. I asked for a confirmation number and he stated that they do not give confirmation numbers. I asked for his name and employee ID and he gave me "Ian" employee ID **.
Today, I got a bill in the mail from the same clowns for $21.02, showing a previous balance of $32.13 and a credit for cancellation of $11.11. I am not paying this bill either. And yes, they do appear to have filed a late payment with it credit reporting agency. I am an attorney and I am going to file a complaint with every consumer affairs agency I can find.
Reviewed May 19, 2011
I renewed my subscription for myself and my son in February 2011. It is now May and his radio stopped working. I ordered a replacement radio by phone and explained to the representative that I shouldn't need to pay an additional 3 month subscription fee since, in effect, I have more than 6 months of subscription paid for on this replacement radio. She agreed and with her supervisors permission gave me a price for the discounted radio. I checked my credit card statement two days later and there were 5 additional charges.
When I called the "customer care" line and plugged in my phone number, the response was, "There are multiple accounts associated with this number." When I finally got through to another representative, she told me that one account had no services associated with it and that one of the additional charges was for the three month subscription to get the discount. She could not find what the other charge was for. I called my credit card company and cancelled the charges and the card.
Reviewed May 15, 2011
Please, if you can, don't subscribe to this service. There are so many free online radios. Spare yourself the headache from this useless company! I will be contacting BBB to have this matter resolved.
Reviewed May 15, 2011
I have been a customer since the day Howard **** began broadcasting. I signed on the broadcast of Howard. I grew to love the other channels, as well. Satellite is great but the company is killing the service. The radio I had from the beginning gave out, I have had 3 since. These new versions are terrible, fuzzy most of the time and with very limited reception on a rainy day. I called the customer service to have it cancelled. I waited the first time for about 47 minutes, was transferred 2 times and was hung up on after I gave all my information to the customer care representative. I tried again, 33 minutes in, 2 transfers, got hung up again. I gave up and will just try the following day to get a credit on the newest radio I purchased. I did cancel the service along the way but still seeking a credit for a radio that doesn’t work. I am looking for any other way to get to Howard. It is a shame that this company will go away due to the outsourcing and general lack of care for the customer.
Reviewed May 15, 2011
I turned in a leased vehicle in August of 2010 and notified Sirius that my new vehicle had a 3-month trial. So, they were fully aware that my account was no longer associated with the vehicle I turned in. After the 3-month trial, they resumed my account. Apparently, last month, the person who purchased the vehicle I got rid of a year ago managed to activate a new trial subscription using a fake name and my mailing address.
I contacted Sirius. Like everyone else, I was left on hold for an inordinate amount of time. After explaining everything to the first rep, I was transferred to a second. It took 30 minutes on hold to get connected. The second rep transferred me to a third. It was another 30 minutes on hold. After I explained the situation again, that rep put me on hold for another 20 minutes. He came back on the line, explained the course of action, and attempted to make notes in the account while I was still on the line. He then got back on the line and told me the computers went down and I'd have to call back, in other words, go through the whole thing again. When a class-action lawsuit is initiated against Sirius, please call me for participation. I am extremely disturbed by the other accounts, which are strangely similar to mine, leading me to believe that this is a deliberate act on Sirius/XM's part. These acts are criminal and must be stopped.
Reviewed May 11, 2011
I called to cancel service due to selling my car that had a Sirius XM radio. On 5/10/11 I was transferred 3 times and left on hold for 1 1/2 hours. The final rep I spoke with hung up on me. I have sent email, written requests and faxed requests to cancel with no response. I called again 5/11/11 and was placed on hold for nearly an hour being transferred several times. Finally, a high pressure salesman tried to extend my contract for free for 3 months rather than cancel my service. In the past I have experienced the same practices by them in canceling service.
Reviewed May 11, 2011
I bought new vehicle last June and it came with a free 6 months trial then I bought a 5 months promotion. The promotion is to expire in a few days. I was on the phone on hold multiple times to total over 1 hour. I was transferred to cancellation department 3 times to be on hold for well over 10 minutes with each transfer.
Finally I reached a cancellation representative and told him I wanted to cancel. As soon as I gave him my phone number the line went dead. On the final call I demanded a supervisor, Jessica ** answered but said she was in charge of activations only and was the top and only supervisor. In a rude voice she said "as I've told you 3 times I can only transfer you back to the cancellation department".
I also went online and set up password with Sirius XM so that I could manage my account but only to find out that there are only two choices - either activate or renew but no cancellation choice. Now I have messed with this for well over 1 1/2 hrs. Who can tell me how to cancel? Don't ever subscribe to Sirius XM even for free trial. Life is too short - just use an AM/FM radio.
I'm angry that this company will try to charge for renewal when I've made every attempt to cancel this account. This company should not hijack my time or my money.
Reviewed May 10, 2011
This consumer complaint deals with the renewal policy of Sirius XM Satellite Radio. This February, my one-year contract was due to end. The first week of February, I received my renewal notice for $161.83. The contract was up at the end of February. I have chosen not to continue the XM car radio service; therefore, I did not send in the money for continuation of the service. Two weeks ago, I received a bill or statement of account from XM radio for a charge of $28.65 for services for the month of March. I called the XM radio customer services, and I was informed that I had the statement of $28.65 for March and a pending bill of $28.65 for the month of April. I tried to explain to the customer service representative that I did not want to continue their services because I did not send my money for the renewal of services.
The customer service representative explained to me that Sirius XM Radio Inc. automatically renewed the service. The representative explained that the policy was on their website and also in their billing statement. After talking to the XM radio representative I looked at the original billing statement and in the fine print on the back of the statement there was a clause that explains the policy. I think this is very misleading to the general public. In my opinion when a person does not send in money to renewal a service, common sense would tell the company that you did not want to renew that service. To hide a clause on the back of the billing statement in fine print is just plain wrong.
Yesterday (5/10/11), I received a bill for $129.56. I called their Listener Care Center, and I was informed that indeed it was my bill. I informed the person I was talking to that I had already cancelled my service when I made my original complaint, and I was told by that person that my account balance was zero. I was informed by this custom service representative that it was not the case. I asked to speak to a supervisor, and after talking to three supervisors over an hour and a half of being placed on hold, I was told that they would clear my account and again my balance is zero? I hope this person was telling the truth. I think the whole XM radio business practices are deceptive and misleading. Their trade policy should be challenged.
Reviewed May 10, 2011
I was on XM Radio for 7 years at full price (i.e. no discounts), so they got plenty out of me already. I called to cancel the service but the agent wouldn't take "no" for an answer & kept trying to sell me plans. The service is prepaid, so I changed my credit card number with the expectation that would ensure the end. XM Radio apparently went ahead tried to charge me, failed & then added on a late charge to bring my total to $33 which they sent to a collection agency.
Reviewed May 10, 2011
My XM Radio yearly subscription expired and I did not send in my renewal, and the credit card that I had original placed the service on had expired. I expected the service to cancel since I was required to pay in advance. The service did not cancel, and the next thing I know I am being sent a notice by a "collection" agency that I owe XM Radio $44.45. After reading the horror stories on this site about all the people that has been on hold by XM Radio Customer service and then disconnected without getting their issue resolved, I decided there would be less frustration and headache if I’d just pay the $45.
I will never do business with this company again and will spread the word of all the issues that I have noted from this site. I think that is just wrong for a company to stop your service and continue billing you when you didn't specifically call or notify them that you no longer want their services, regardless if that is what is "stated" in their "terms of agreement". If someone stops paying their bill in advance and is not provided the XM Radio service, why is the company allowed to charge for a service it is not providing? Not only is it unjust, unscrupulous, it is just bad manners.
I don't remember how many times they called and tried to get me to signup again for their service without ever mentioning that they had a $45 balance on my account. Not one time was I ever notified by mail, email or phone that I had an account balance of $44.45 until I received the notice from the "collection" agency, EOS CCA. I wish I had more information to post about this, I think my account expired around November or December of last year (2010), and I only now receive this notice of arrears in May 9, 2011. I mailed the check to the "collection" agency today. I hope this is the end of it.Lesson learned.
Reviewed May 5, 2011
This company has absolutely the most incompetent and inefficient customer support organization I have ever come in contact with. On top of this, they fraudulently charged my credit card without my authorization after explicitly instructing them not to.
Similar to many of the other victims I've read about here, the problems started when I bought a new car with 6 months of free service. When I called as a courtesy to let them know I had sold the previous car and discussing with them my 6 months of free service including their traffic feature, they made changes to my account that disconnected the traffic and charged me for a 2-year renewal. I've been trying for 5 days to fix this now.
Reviewed May 4, 2011
On 3 May 11, I called Sirius to ask them to terminate service on a vehicle that I no longer own. I was placed on hold for 10 minutes before anyone answered the phone. I purchased a new vehicle and received the first three months of service for free. I was told that customer service could issue a prorated refund for the time I turned my vehicle in (30 Apr 11) to present. I was placed on hold and was transferred to customer service. I then spoke to a woman who was very difficult to understand and who could not locate my old account. When she finally located my account, she told me that she would have to transfer me again and this time, I was placed on hold for 40 minutes. The entire length of my call was 59 minutes and absolutely nothing was resolved. This is completely unacceptable to me!
Reviewed April 25, 2011
After having XM in four vehicles for several years, all on a prepaid yearly subscription, I decided due to budget constraints that I would have to forego XM temporarily. I assumed XM would call me to renew the subscription, and at that time, I would notify them. I did not receive any calls from XM that identified the caller as XM nor left a message suggesting it was XM attempting to contact me. However, over a three-month period, I did receive several anonymous calls that I did not answer, and which did not leave a message.
During this time, I assumed that since I did not renew my subscription with XM that the service would be canceled. I was wrong. They not only renewed it, they also renewed it at a higher rate. Then, after three months, they sent me to collections. I never received a written notice at any time. My previous yearly subscription was renewed over the phone, after which I was sent a written agreement that stated certain details on the back concerning the "automatic renewal." I never agreed to those terms at any time, and this seems to be a premeditated and unethical practice that XM engages in to extort customers into continuing service. Next stop, Attorney General's office.
Reviewed April 21, 2011
I have a SiriusXM radio with a lifetime membership. I bought a new car which has XM. I called SiriusXM to upgrade which cost $75.00. With my membership, I can upgrade three times. I also emailed. They still would not upgrade. It says SiriusXM on their website. Then I should have a choice of Sirius or XM when I buy a new car. So I payed for this SiriusXM radio and will never use it. I should be reimbursed the money for the radio from SiriusXM.
Reviewed April 17, 2011
I paid in full for one year of satellite radio service. At the end of that year, I did not renew. The company sent me a bill for service for 29.95 for service that I do not have. They even sent me a collection notice. I have contacted the better business bureau of New York, filed a complaint with the Missouri attorney general.
Reviewed April 10, 2011
I have tried to cancel my XM service yet I am continuing to receive billing notices. When I finally reached them on the phone I was sent to the "cancellation" department. I went round and round with them for nearly 45 mins. with them asking repeatedly if I really, really, really wanted to cancel. I was told I owed a small amount after they couldn't bill my card. It had changed. I am posting this complaint in the event XM tries to impact my credit.
Reviewed April 6, 2011
I had a SiriusXM radio in my auto that I sold! I called to cancel the subscription since I sold the vehicle. I was told I had a $29 credit. I could also get a new radio for $17.90 and 3 months radio service for $25 with free installation. The installation was not free since the card they gave me was not valid and all vendors wanted $80-$120 to install my radio. I called the customer service about the issue and they said I could just return the radio for a refund. I came to find out that the person who purchased my auto with the old radio also called the customer service to open their own account with Sirius and Sirius merged both accounts together. So after spending 5 days and over 4 hours on the phone with various managers and customer service representatives, I had only got $31.67 back. I am due $17.80 plus $18 plus $29.57 of which total they have not refunded yet. I am trying to recoup the $33.70 they owed.
Reviewed April 3, 2011
I purchased a new 2011 Hyundai Sonata in September 2010 with a free 3-month trial subscription to Sirius XM Radio. On December 21, 2010, I decided to purchase a 3-year subscription from Sirius for XM Everything for $386.69 with a credit card. The credit card was charged on Dec. 22nd for the total amount of $386. Three months later, on March 31st 2011, I was notified by Sirius Customer Service that my subscription was expiring in 5 days. Sirius customer service explained that the $386.69 was applied to the wrong account that was not affiliated with any Radio ID number. If I wanted to continue my subscription I would have to pay the new rate which was $2.21 more per month; over a 3-year period that amounts to about $80.
I explained to customer service that I was a good customer and had 3 radio accounts. They had the nerve to try and sell me extras that would have ballooned the cost to $5 more per month. The customer service agent said hold on the line and I will connect you with our customer complaint department. After 10 seconds all I heard was dial tone. I filed a written complaint on their website and they sent me a computer generated response letter to my complaint that was so general that it could have been to any question asked. Now I know they really don't care in the least about customers like me who have been with them from the beginning. Why should they when they have a monopoly?
Reviewed March 23, 2011
I stopped paying XM radio for their service thinking that not paying for a service implies that I do not want their product anymore. Three years later, I do not remember their contract saying you have to call them and tell them to turn off the service. Even though I stopped paying them, they continue to give the service and then bill for 3 months. I spent $40.00 and 6-7 calls with rude sales people. When they call, I tell them I do not want their product, but they will not terminate service then threaten me about collections.
Reviewed March 21, 2011
After the merger with Sirius, I did not renew my XMRadio annual subscription because I had Sirius in my vehicle and one satellite radio service is all I need. I called XM Radio to cancel or not renew, as my old subscription was ending and I received over-the-phone confirmation. Several months later, I received a collection agency notice from EOS CCA for $26.59 annual subscription renewal which I assumed was canceled.
I am concerned about the potential impact on my credit report. I told XMRadio several months ago that I have no interest in renewing and contacted EOS CCA regarding this collection. They said they can't do anything about it because they are hired by their client XMRadio.
Reviewed March 11, 2011
I tried to cancel my service, with no luck. My credit card information was out of date and should not have been put through. Sirius changed the good through date to 2011 ( which is not the correct year) and put the charge through anyway. I have contested the charge and had it removed from my credit card.
Reviewed March 11, 2011
I have been trying to cancel my satellite radio service for the past month. I have called several times, but they won't shut it off, and they keep sending me bills for a service that I don't want.
Reviewed March 10, 2011
In March of 2009, I was sold a lifetime subscription for Sirius Satellite Radio which was installed in my 2007 Volkswagon. I was told at the time that I can transfer this membership to another vehicle when I decided to change vehicles. Sirius and XM radio merged and are now called SiriusXM Satellite Radio. So when I purchased my new 2011 Hyundai Sonata, which comes standard with XM Radio, I was confident that my subscription would be transferred to my new Vehicle.
Boy, I was wrong! The customer service woman assisting me was lovely. But did explain to me that Sirius lifetime subscriptions ($400.00) could not be transferred to a XM Radio vehicle. I could not believe this, I asked this makes no sense. They won't even refund part of my original purchase price? Nope! No refund. No Discount. No nothing. I escalated this to a manager and they also would not budge. This is absolutely a disgusting business practice by SiriusXM. When satellite radio needed my subscription to launch them, I was a valued customer. Now? I'm just another schmo who they wanna have pay again.
I will be boycotting SiriusXM and informing everyone I know that they should not deal with such an unscrupulous company. I asked the customer service agent if she thought I was right. She said, "your putting me in an awkward position but I think you can read between the lines". If the Customer Service agent thought I was right, that should tell you something. Do not patronize SiriusXM
Reviewed Feb. 25, 2011
XM RADIO runs a complete scam if you try and cancel your account. I started the service in 2007 with my new car. I had quarterly payments auto-deducted from my credit card. I cancelled last fall (2010). Apparently they continued my service for 1 more month (I listen to audio books-- I couldn't even tell you if the service was on) and since I had not authorized any continued service, my credit card was not charged. Then they dumped my name into a "collection" agency. Note: it's not really a collection agency, it's their internal accounts receivable. They just try and make it sound scary.
After receiving the collection agency notice I tried to call them for several months but you can't get through. It's an endless loop of being on hold and being disconnected. I read the blogs about XM radio cancellation horror stories and concluded it was a scam. I also can't access my online account because my request to update my email address 2 years ago apparently never happened. Whatever communications they may have sent to me via email went to my old address.
Finally the collection agency called me at work (how did they get that number when they can't get my email right? ) "trying to collect a debt" (again, trying to sound scary). I talked to 5 people, was disconnected twice, and they basically called me a liar because they "had no record of me cancelling my account. " I even asked one floor manager, "So you're saying I lied, and did not ask to cancel my account?" His response, "Well how do we know you really cancelled it if we have no record?"
I admit, I caved. I paid the 1 month of unauthorized service plus a late fee. I called the collection agency back and made sure they had record of my payment. I asked if they were affiliated with any credit reporting agencies (I'll be damned if a $32 scam is going to affect my credit score), and they assured me they are not in contact with the credit agencies. I also made them promise me never to call, email, or send me anything in the mail, since I will never be using their service again.
Conclusion: XM customer service is non-existent, and it seems they will resort to ridiculous scare tactics and bullying just to get $32 the price to pay for no longer requesting their services. If I could tear the radio out of my car, I would.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2011
When my XM Radio receiver started having problem with signal strength in Dec. 2010, an XM radio tech said my receiver was broken. I purchased a new receiver, but same problem. XM radio techs never resolved the issue, never returned calls and their customer service charged me for switching service to a new receiver without telling me about the charge. When I called to cancel service, they told me my contract renews automatically (apparently, perpetually) and there was nothing I could do. Oh yeah? I called the bank and had them issue a new credit card. The customer service is miserable. I could not understand what the reps were saying most of the time and the background noise of the call center doesn't help.
Reviewed Feb. 15, 2011
My complaint echoes the hundreds listed on this website. In short, we purchased a new vehicle which had the Nav Traffic and Sirius Radio that came with a free service for the first 3 months. We received mail from corporate Sirius shortly after offering their fee for services once the free service expired and we accepted. After paying for the service, we noticed that the service was terminated. I spent approximately two hours on the phone to their call center, which I understand is in the middle east. It was extremely frustrating talking to several operators that barely spoke English attempting to re-instate the service. The service was restored that evening. Last week, I noticed on the radio, that the Nav Traffic had expired. I immediately called the call center and that's when the hassles really began. In total, I've spent close to 8 hours on the phone attempting to resolve this issue. I've been disconnected on several times. I've asked for supervisors numerous times and have been blown off and was told that it may take 7-10 days for someone to get back to me. This was just not acceptable! I found a blog with a bunch of nasty complaints regarding Sirius' customer service. Someone logged a better phone number and I called it to talk to "second tier technical support".
Here is what transpired: We had two accounts. One corporate and one regular (the account was originally set up as a fleet account since it was a new vehicle). They could not merge the accounts. Although I gave my credit card for billing several times, they didn't have it, so that's why they canceled my account. The supervisor was able to re-establish our radio and Nav Traffic and was in the process of rectifying our billing. They wanted to bill us $38 and would establish a new account. During the process, the supervisor disconnected on me after being on the phone for over 2 hours. I called again, had to go through the whole story for the "nth" time. Finally, someone was able to assist me finalizing the account. They were willing to wave a $15 new account fee, but still wanted the past due (which they should have done from day-one). In short, the Sirius Radio channels are nice-to-have, but I sure don't need them here in the Seattle metro area. We get really good radio service on AM and FM channels. Where it comes in handy, is when you're taking a long trip. I really like the Nav Traffic service because it is very accurate and does make a difference when selecting a driving route.
What is really frustrating is the call center employees that don't speak very good English and read from scripts, acting like robots. They can't seem to handle issues outside their scripts. I've noticed many companies that I've dealt with over the years that had overseas call centers, have now brought them back to the United States. What a difference! What really irks me is that this is a monopoly and there isn't a choice in providers. Their fees are a bit high, but not out of line. With most new vehicles being equipped with radios capable of satellite features, you'd think the auto industry would not tolerate this horrible service provided by Sirius XM. Shame on them for outsourcing their call center. Shame on Corporate for not addressing the complaints. I'm sure they've seen the complaints. Maybe 60 Minutes should do a story on how a large American Company, with a monopoly, is doing or not doing business. Maybe President Obama's staff should look at how our companies are outsourcing American jobs.
Reviewed Feb. 14, 2011
On January 10, 2011, I signed up for the free 30-day internet radio trail. I called to cancel the service on February 9th. I was advised by a young woman named Erica that there was no service in my name. I checked my credit card statement on February 14th and discovered a charge of $14.45 for Sirius Satellite Radio. I called Sirius and spoke with a young woman named Skye who advised me she showed an inactive account and the 30-day trial account. It was funny as the girl last week said I had no accounts. She took my information and transferred me to the accounts payable division. I talked with Michael who was as unhelpful as they come and I asked for a supervisor.
I was put on hold for 5 minutes and got George the supervisor. Can you say useless? He advised me there was no record of my call last week and it is a non-refundable cost. Again, I find it odd that the young lady I spoke with today found my accounts. I will be disputing the bill and I encourage any other consumer who has used this trial period and been lied to to dispute their charges. I guess they need the $14.45 worse than I do. Someone has to pay Howard Stern's multimillion dollar contract. I'm wishing there was another satellite radio provider available. Unfortunately, Sirius owns the market for right now.
Reviewed Jan. 28, 2011
I contacted this company last month and was told that I was being billed for three radio units. I explained to Adam, the supervisor, that I never owned the third unit that I was being charged for (envy model). Adam responded that he knew his company was charging me for three units since November of 2009; however, he could not refund my money. This company has charged my credit card over $400.00 for services it never rendered. Then, Adam told me it was my fault because I let someone get my information. By law, a company cannot charge for services it never rendered, and if it does, the consumer must be refunded in full.
Reviewed Jan. 19, 2011
I contacted Sirius approximately 2 weeks ago to inquire about setting up my staff car. After I gave the representative my information, the representative replied, "Oh, I see you have three systems now.” I replied, "I have only two.” I then asked the rep what systems she was referring to. She explained that I had 2 portables and 1 built into the dash system. She also informed me that I've been getting billed for 3 systems since March of 2008. I then explained to her that I only have 2 portables. Furthermore, I don't even own any vehicles that have built-in systems. I then asked the rep how were they going to go about refunding me. After years of fraudulently billing me, she stated that they could not refund me.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2011
On Sunday, my wife noticed that on my bank account, Sirius charged $138.90 without my consent. I called to customer services and they said that they charged because it is almost the renewal date. I told them that I didn't authorize the renewal and I didn't authorize them to take any money from my bank account. They have my ATM on their system and the person I spoke with stated that she will reimburse the money back to my account. She stated that it will be $154.00 because I took off one radio.
My wife noticed a hold in the account since Wednesday, 5 Jan 11, and that the hold wasn't in the bank account. I called Sirius costumer service again and they said that it's not the card in the system and it's supposed to take 5 to 7 days to reimburse the money to my account. I request to follow up because I was paying monthly and they are not supposed to take money from any account without authorization. Any questions, please call **. Thanks.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2011
As recently as 2 Jan 11, I have tried several times to pay my account by credit card, and my card has not gotten processed. I didn't start keeping track of the calls until the fourth time. When I asked for a supervisor, I was put on hold for 26 minutes and 40 seconds, and never did get a supervisor. The person did not come back on the line. The next call was only a 15-minute call. I was put on hold, but my card was ultimately processed. I have been trying to consolidate my accounts into one online account, and it is like talking to robots. It is the worst customer service I have ever had, both by email and by phone. I am usually very tolerant of "offshore" call centers, but theirs is so terrible that it has stretched my tolerance to the limits. Who are these people, anyway? If they didn't have a monopoly, I would tell them to shove it.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2010
I purchased a radio and a life time subscription for music. The radio can not pick up a signal. The radio is not broken. I call customer service over and over again. They leave me on hold for 45 to 50 minutes at a time. After my third attempt, I finally get connected to a rep. They suggest I purchase some kind of "repair antenna". I say, "Okay, I'll do that." Now they tell me they do not have any and can not get any. But now I have to buy a new radio (when mine is not broken) and pay another $75 to transfer my life time subscription (that I already paid $400 for). If not, maybe I should try Best Buy or Target, Walmart, etc. They run me ragged. I try to call customer service three more times. Again, I get put on hold for 45 to 50 minutes at a time. Finally I can't take anymore. I hang up and have nowhere to get any help. So I write to you.
Reviewed Dec. 27, 2010
XM radio automatically renewed my account without my consent. I called for a refund and they told me it will take 7-10 days to get a refund. I made several phone calls between Dec.22 - Dec.27 and I am told there is no supervisor available to help me. Charging my account has put me in a financial hardship, leaving my account in a negative balance.
Reviewed Dec. 20, 2010
Every dealing regarding operation and service of my radio has been a major headache. The service on the radio itself is fine. From the beginning when I first signed up and hooked up my radio, the jump button did not work for traffic and weather. Two calls to service and a total of over two hours on the phone, I had to find out through trial and error that with the service I had, it does not work. I was never told this until I called to complain about the service.
All of a sudden, the terrain signal on my radio disappeared. I called the service and they had me check several things with no change. I asked them what exactly does the terrain signal do? They didn't know what the terrain signal was. I asked to be switched to a technician that did know but they would not switch me. They said that my radio was defective and they will send a new one.
Once I got the new radio, I had the same problem. There was no terrain signal. I called the service again and still no one knows anything about the terrain signal and they offered to pay the postage for the returned new radio. They would send me a label to use for shipping. Three weeks later, nothing. I called and was told another three days. Five days later, I called again and was told that it was never sent to me because it wasn't allowed. So they promised to allow it and send it. Now, I'm going away and they are going to charge me for the new defective radio. I had to send it back by paying myself and calling them for a refund.
I paid the postage and called back. After thirty minutes on the phone with two people, I was told that I have to wait until they receive the radio and they will call me.
Honestly, I have never dealt with such inept people in a company in my life. There is more to this than I put here. If I gave all the details, this would be very long but I documented everything. If they choose to call me, I'd love to talk to them. By the way, I sent an official letter of complaint about their service and as of two weeks later, I have not received anything resembling a reply. The only financial loss is $9 for shipping but it's the principle of the bad service.
Reviewed Dec. 19, 2010
For weeks, I have been unable to access my account online. Calling the consumer phone number led invariably to more frustration.
Once, after thirty minutes on hold while a Techie supposedly was fixing the problem, XM hung up on me. Another XM agent said he could not resolve the issue and try again in 24 hours. Days and days later, after increasingly testy email exchanges with XM customer service through another phone call, I was told that this was a computer problem that might be fixed by the end of the year. Good grief.
Reviewed Dec. 17, 2010
I tried to contact the company because of a question on an automatic credit card bill. I was routed to several different countries and I am now still waiting for a supervisor. My phone indicates that my total time spent on this is one hour, 28 minutes and 49 seconds--and counting. I still do not have any answers and no one seems willing to help.
Reviewed Dec. 16, 2010
I have been an XM Radio subscriber for at least four year now (happily so). My last car, Nissan, was equipped with XM Radio. Since I also listen to XM Radio while at work, I like having XM Radio Online, and was told that by paying for a year in advance, I would have XM Radio online for free. I paid for a yearly service on my car subscription. I also have another subscription for a portable radio I use at home that I pay for monthly. I recently purchased a new Nissan vehicle, and in an attempt to 'cancel' my previous auto subscription, my online account was cancelled also.
When I called about the online cancellation, they reinstated my account with a new I.D. and password, which meant that I had to change my computer settings. I found out later that they also charged my credit card for the new account, which I was never told that they would do. So when I called to get this cleared up, I had to speak to another person, who was clueless.
Finally, I was connected to a supervisor. I am so disappointed with the service from XM Radio. I had spent 30 minutes on the phone today, 15 minutes yesterday, 15 minutes on Monday, and another 30 minutes on my original call. I was going to cancel my portable subscription, which I pay for monthly until the supervisor told me that I would have to be transferred to another person to have my account cancelled. I had to hang up before I could cancel. It was the worst customer service I have ever received.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2010
I called, wrote, emailed the CEO Mel **; Human Resources; Customer Service, etc. about the poor/non working table radio I had received (sent to the billing address rather than the shipping address) the rude customer service, the dropped telephone conversations and the overall disgraceful treatment I received when wanting to return this non-working wireless table radio.
I was advised no credit would be given, keep the radio and don't bother us. I was billed for the radio, and a monthly fee for the service as well. I cannot speak with anyone. I contacted Mel, the CEO, his entire department via fax, email, and US mail--no response. I am out over $125 for this non-working table radio.
Why is this continually happening to innocent consumers? It's a disgrace.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2010
You convinced me to purchase a receiver for my home on 8/18/2010. It did not work and I returned it on 9/14/2010. I was assured that the account would be closed upon receipt. I provided a copy of the UPS delivery receipt of the return. This month (December 7, 2010) I get a charge for the radio service, $13.74.
What gives? Get this charge off my account please. Customer service is absolutely horrible--worst ever! Waiting for 15 to 20 minutes for an operator and then getting transferred to nowhere is most disturbing.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2010
So much for the Sirius/XM "merger". All that was merged was the company name it seems. Sirius and XM are still two completely different companies that cannot communicate with each other. Here’s my problem: I purchased a lifetime subscription to Sirius in 2007, mainly because the car I had at the time received Sirius. Back in June of this year, I bought a new car that (unfortunately for me) had a XM radio.
I have called numerous times since June trying to find out when I can have the (paid for) Sirius signal sent to my new XM radio. Last night I was told by a Sirius supervisor that it could take 5-10 years before they are completely merged! Yes, that's right - she said years. So presently, I'm paying for XM service ($45 every three months) while at the same time I have a lifetime subscription to Sirius. Meanwhile, the folks that bought the car that I traded in are receiving free Sirius, because I can't suspend my lifetime subscription to Sirius. I can only cancel it. By the way, Sirius' automated phone menu is terrible, just plain terrible.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2010
I purchased a vehicle with trial period, and when they sent renewal on September 22, 2009, it said "Take a moment to renew your Sirius service and (in bold print) get 2 months free when you choose an annual plan." This indicated to me that I would get 14 months for the price of 12, so I sent in the $129.50 assuming it would expire on November 2010. What a surprise. First, that they automatically renewed for me, but didn't send a bill initially and that according to them, it expired in September. After spending 49 minutes on the phone with various people and ending with a supervisor, I was told that there was nothing they could do. So of course I canceled and I would never renew that service again. They have horrible customer service, misleading advertising, and employees who (apparently) have no authority.
According to Sirius, I now owe $36, but my bill says $31.75, so I sent that in 11/29/10. I even offered to split the difference but their line is, “Sorry we can't do anything for you.”
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2010
I sold my car which had a Sirius subscription. There is no way to cancel online like you can to sign up. So I called their customer service line. I waited 30 minutes the first time and gave up. I tried back and waited another 49 minutes. I then called the "sign up for service" line and they said all they could do is transfer me to the cancel dept. They guaranteed the wait would be less than 10 minutes. I waited another 30 minutes and I am still on hold as I write this. I am convinced they purposely wait the customer out so that you really cannot cancel. I have never ever experienced such deceptive practices.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2010
I purchased a new Ford F150 in 2006 that came with 6 free months of Sirius radio service. After that expired, I paid for a 3-month trial period at a reduced price. After that expired, I opted not to renew, not knowing I needed to cancel I didn't, nor did I know this would be a recurring charge.
To make the long story short, I found 2 debits to my account less than 3 months apart recently. I called them and they said that they had been charging me since Aug. 2007. I do not reconcile my account, shame on me, but they have been charging me for 3 years for something I did not authorize or receive any service for what I was being charged, shame on them. Dealing with their reps is something lovely too. They were rude and reluctant to help or give up information. They did give me this web address. I was told I could email the company but it seems it's just a place to vent. I am reporting this as fraud with Wachovia, calling the Better Business Bureau, and telling everyone that will listen to stay away from Sirius radio.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2010
I am sitting here for one hour listening to my husband have a heart attack while on the phone with these ** from XM. I now know why they bill you so much and so often they need to pay for their 800 number. He has been put on hold countless times for no reason, no resolution! Please stop installing XM in new cars, the whole thing is a scam! Once the three month introductory subscription is over, you're screwed! I better go, my husband has just passed out!
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2010
I wanted to cancel my service last year due to not using it. A pushy salesman talked me back into it with a cut rate for one year. It wasn't worth it. Next thing I know, I am getting calls from a collection agency that leaves a number but never answers the phone. So I called Sirius and their rep told me that it was taken care of and I wouldn't get any more calls. Wrong. I still am getting calls so I called Sirius again. This time, I spoke to Henry (Employee #: **) and he said that there was nothing he could do and I would have to call the agency. He gave me the number--the wrong number. This is highway robbery.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2010
When I bought my new car last year, it came with a free one year subscription to Sirius Satellite Radio. When the subscription expired in May of 2010, I decided that even though I really enjoyed listening to it, I could live without it for a while.This week, I received a flyer in the mail from Sirius offering me a special price of $20 for five months. Great deal, right? Not so fast. I called Sirius yesterday to take advantage of this offer and it was a painless experience.
When I was done transacting my business, the rep (Andrea) advised me that all I would need to do was to call them back. When I was in my car because they needed my radio to be turned on in order to update my subscription remotely. This seemed easy enough, but of course, it wasn't. When I called back from my car, I was told by another rep (no name) that they had no record of my phone call and did not bill my credit card but that for my inconvenience they would give me three free months of service. Great deal, right? Not so fast.
This morning, I checked my checking account balance online just to make sure that they didn't bill me. They did. Not for $20 but for $90. I immediately picked up the phone to straighten this out. After speaking to multiple reps that could not find any charges to my credit card and at least one person who couldn't even find my account at all (even though I provided my account # and ESN#), I was transferred to a man named Steve who I was promised would help me resolve this issue. Yea, right.
After more than 45 minutes on the phone, I still couldn't even get this man to admit that they had charged my credit card! In order to correct the issue, I would need to fax him an original paper copy of my bank statement to prove that I have been charged. Are you kidding me? Enough is enough. I finally became so frustrated that I hung up on Steve and headed out to my bank, where I disputed the charge and let the bank handle it. I wouldn't recommend Sirius Satellite Radio to anyone! They are an absolute nightmare to deal with and I believe are a dishonest and dangerous group of scammers!
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2010
11/12/10: Called 888-539-7474 - spoke with a Listener Care Representative and was informed at that time, the charge on the Visa Card was a mistake on Sirius. Assured me the amount charged ($90.87) would be credited back to the account no later than 5:00pm on Monday, 09/15/10. Offered me two (2) free months to satisfy me and suggested the Visa Card be removed from the account for future usage. The offers were accepted, then the saga continues.
11/12/10: Telephone Lister Care Representative requested a supervisor - got Marco who was an ineffective supervisor. I was told it would be 6-8 weeks before the refund would be sent out due to no credit card on the account. I'm livid in regards to how this issue has been handled. Unsatisfactory customer service! If the young lady who promised the different incentives to satisfy me and if she made a mistake by removing the credit card number prior to sending the refund request over to billing. Why wasn't I contacted? Current contact information is on file.
The bottom-line, I request the amount of $90.82 be placed in my account and/or a refund check be forward to me in a timely manner. Not 6 to 8 weeks from now. If this matter is not resolved in a timely manner, other means will be taken to resolve this issue. Again contact information: mobile number-** home number-**- mailing address: ** Winter Haven, FL 33881. I appreciate written confirmation this communication was received as well as clarification on how you plan to resolve this matter.Sabrina **, Disgruntle/Dissatisfied Customer.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2010
I have purchased five Hyundia's in the last 12 years without a problem. This last one came with free XM radio for three months. I called to cancel and they offered me three more months for $9.99 a month, so I extended. Then, before that ended, they sent me a bill for about $60 for the next three months, which was double so I called and canceled. Then, I received a bill. I called and explained that I had canceled and was told that the person I canceled with was a salesmen and had no authority to cancel. I asked how come three months earlier, I could extend with him? I have been harassed by a collection agency and Hyundai has done nothing to help me.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2010
Very unsatisfied, 5th emails, any on going to admit the mistake that your employee made and do the correct thing? It's funny how fast you sent me a bill but when its brought to your attention, no one will admit the error your employee made and to add insult to injury when I call your customer care (7) seven times. They won't even listen to my problem that you bestowed upon me instead they tell me I cannot cancel the order you placed without my permission and also when I show them the proof. They put me on hold for a minimum of 15 minutes and then disconnect the call at your end, this is documented by my carrier each time they did so, is some one going to take care of this?
This is the fourth time I have emailed you and no response. Please send me my refund of $185.69. Immediately as stated in your email, cancel my account and send my refund. Thank you for your help. You can thank your listener care reps, Julie, Ira, Pam for totally ignoring the problem caused by Sondy and also keeping me on hold for 15 minutes then disconnecting the call numerous times. Here is the original email I sent which you never even addressed, so cancel my account and send my refund of $185.69. Which I prepaid, here is the original email on Nov. 3, 2010, I switched my subscription to the XM for life , spoke to Sondy and she told me it would be 576.65 minus the 304.85 credit.
I still had prepaid on May 23, 2007. I agreed with the balance 271.64. 0n Nov. 3, 2010 and gave her an okay on my credit card. I was notified by XM that she made a mistake and the balance due would be higher due to her giving me the wrong credit that would be applied when I made the switch. I do not want to pay any more than the agreed amount of 271.64 as agreed on Nov. 3, 2010 based on information given to me by Sondy at XM if she made a genuine mistake.
I understand but I based my decision on wring info supplied to me by her, If you can't supply the service at the agreed price. Please return my account and service to the coverage I prepaid for back in May 23, 2007 which promptly paid in advance back then. I do not want to incur any charges for her mistakes, I called 4 times this week and your listener care people did not understand what to do.
It's pretty simple. Stick to the agreement that Sondy made or place me back on my original agreement as if I never spoke to anyone and all.Will be as it was and I will be good till May 22, 2012 as my agreement states on May 23, 2007, if you cannot live up to one of those agreements please cancel my agreement and I would like a refund immediately.
Thank you in advance for your help. Please do this asap as I don't want to pay for any other mistakes made by others. Cell number **, call me if you wish and please understand I would just like to get on with more important things in my life than my listening preferences when I am in my car two hours a week.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2010
We had numerous interruptions to our Sirius service, so I told them that when the year was up, I would cancel. They turned off service in Sept. I didn't think anything of it until I got a bill yesterday and repeated phone calls saying our account was delinquent. I emailed (so as to have in writing) that we had cancelled and service had been shut off.
They replied saying it is their policy to auto renew and they never got a cancellation notice. First, I never auto renew anything, that's why they don't have a credit card number and are sending me a bill. Secondly, they stopped service so why would I pay for something I haven't received. They refuse to remove charge and I'm not paying it.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2010
The XM Satellite radio in my car suddenly stopped working, telling me every channel was unauthorized. I called their customer service line 6 times. The first time the woman I talked to told me the radio would start working immediately and that I would not be billed for the next month's service. The next day the radio still didn't work and I say a bill for 3 months of service on my CC.
The last 3 times I called before I gave up, the representative said they were transferring me to "technical support" after which I was put on hold for 10 to 30 minutes and then disconnected. One time, the liar even gave me a phone number ** saying I should call that number if I get disconnected again. That number is a bogus number, try it yourself. Now I'm trying to find a way to cancel the damn service and finding out that too will be a struggle. I will be rejecting the charges on my CC. This company is nothing but a bunch of lying thieves.
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