They’ve failed to fight the FCC to continue to be able to manufacture radios that are still capable of broadcasting a strong enough signal so that additional gizmos aren’t necessary for clear reception.  Up until 2006, the receivers had FM modulators that would work at a distance of up to 80 feet.  Since then, you’re lucky if the FM modulator works at all.  It’s so bad that at one time they were literally giving away what they called FM Direct adapters that installed into your car’s antenna line and pre-paid cards for the installation.

They’ve failed to maintain my favorite stations.  First it was The Border.  Then it was Swing Street.  More recently it’s been the Punk Channel.  If I love to listen to it, it goes away.

Their playlists and channel lineup have turned to absolute shit since the merger.  There was a reason there were two separate companies, each with a devoted customer base.  Sirius and XM offered very different types of listening experiences.  If you wanted obscure music you couldn’t find anywhere else, you went with Sirius.  If you wanted DJs to tell stupid stories and to hear music you were probably already familiar with, you went with XM.  Now customers from both sides of the satellite radio fence are unhappy!

And here comes the rumor that they plan on charging more money for what’s become a sub-par service.  A price hike would make me walk away and never look back. I would cancel all 3 of my accounts and take my $324 ($408, if you figure in the price hike) I saved the first year and buy myself a badass iPod.

I’ve had Sirius since 2004. I have spent hundreds if not thousands of dollars on service and hardware in that time. I have been a very satisfied customer in the past and that former satisfaction is the only reason I’m still with them. Now my Sirius subscription is on it’s last leg. If they fail to correct existing issues or if they cause me any more problems, such as costing me more money, I’m done.