SiriusXM comes to Apple CarPlay for easier control

The only reason I keep an SXM satellite radio subscription (always renew on the 6-for-30 "promotional" plan) is because it is so darn convenient - it's "instant" and requires no extra devices, no wires, no data plan, no cell towers. I wouldn't pay more than $6 a month for it, though, and I certainly wouldn't pay $16+ for a streaming plan that required tethering my phone to the vehicle with a cable, keeping an eye on data usage, and dealing with loss of service when I drive through areas with poor cellular data coverage.

zroger73 said:

The only reason I keep an SXM satellite radio subscription (always renew on the 6-for-30 "promotional" plan) is because it is so darn convenient - it's "instant" and requires no extra devices, no wires, no data plan, no cell towers. I wouldn't pay more than $6 a month for it, though, and I certainly wouldn't pay $16+ for a streaming plan that required tethering my phone to the vehicle with a cable, keeping an eye on data usage, and dealing with loss of service when I drive through areas with poor cellular data coverage.

I wish they would just offer this plan indefinitely. It really gets old that you have to cancel your subscription or let it run out, get the service turned off and then they will offer it again to you. 

zroger73 said:

The only reason I keep an SXM satellite radio subscription (always renew on the 6-for-30 "promotional" plan) is because it is so darn convenient - it's "instant" and requires no extra devices, no wires, no data plan, no cell towers. I wouldn't pay more than $6 a month for it, though, and I certainly wouldn't pay $16+ for a streaming plan that required tethering my phone to the vehicle with a cable, keeping an eye on data usage, and dealing with loss of service when I drive through areas with poor cellular data coverage.

What’s the “6 for 30”?  6 months for $30?  Does it include all channels?

f1turbo said:

What’s the “6 for 30”?  6 months for $30?  Does it include all channels?

The $30/6 months (plus tax) includes almost everything, but only for one car's built-in receiver. If you want to stream on your phone, computer or any other device as well, the price jumps to ridiculous heights.

The good thing about it is that, at least in my experience, when the subscription expires, the radio may work for a few weeks until the kill signal is received. The more you drive, though, the more likely your receiver will be active when the kill signal is sent. (At least that how it seems to work.)

Too bad they can't enable pass-through control of the satellite tuner in many people's car radios. The iTunes app essentially passes through to the radio's build-in media playback app. Sure, I can still access the satellite radio by tapping on the icon that takes me into the radio's native interface, but that's just more steps.