In March, they got rid of the free internet radio stream, making many upgrade to premium service for $2.99 a month. In addition adding another subscription to your account costs $8.99 instead of the old $6.99. Now they're passing on royalty fees $1.98 a mo for reg subs, $.97 for additions subs and mostly music packages $1.53 a month... And last but not least, the iPhone app, which has been downloaded like crazy... May add a hell of a lot of subs, and subs that cost money... The cheapest plan you can add $2.99 premium internet radio is the $11.95 family friendly plan... So $15+ fees & taxes if you want to hear Sirius XM on your iPhone. And who knows how much Sirius may get from the "Shopping" button the iPhone app...
I'm pretty impressed, a few years ago it was only $12.95... Now plans range from $6.99 ~ $19.99+ fees & charges... Did anybody really see these increases coming? I definitely didn't, with the FCC's 3 year price freeze... I know the timing couldn't be worse, but the companies been around so many years without turning a profit... It looks like Sirius XM may be making money soon...