Free XM Again

[cwerdna]

March 29, 2019 or May 29, 2018?

I meant May 29th. I've gone back and fixed my post.

[LeftieBiker]

Don't let these crooks get their hooks into you. Especially, DO NOT give them your credit card number. I was using invoice billing and paying by check, and they still tried to get more money from me by not removing my 2013 Leaf from their billing system after I called to let them know I'd turned it in. (I know this because knowing them, I called again this evening to make sure it was removed - it wasn't.) I'm going to use the free 3 month trial, block emails from them, and then in August I'll switch to Android Auto.

[GlennD]

Om my 2014 B the shutdown never occurred. I had XM until it was totaled. on my current B I had to pay. I just think it is luck of the draw.

I have head of Leaf's that have extended XM. I guess it just depends on how lucky you are.

[rt84vhf]

Looks like it's back on for free again until Sept. 10.

[cwerdna]

https://www.siriusxm.com/listen2 currently says

Listen FREE
November 15–26.

There’s more to SiriusXM than you think. It’s on FREE in your car, online and on the app. And, for the first time, listen FREE on all Amazon Echo and Alexa devices.

Hear new channels, new shows and revisit old favorites anywhere you go. Come back to this page to listen RIGHT HERE starting November 15.
...
Available on inactive satellite radios. Satellite and streaming lineups vary slightly. (Some older Sirius satellite radios may not be capable of receiving the free listening channels.)

[LeftieBiker]

I still hate the people behind Sirius-XM (and the DJ Richard Blade!), but the channels have improved. The Leaf's new tuning knob and the grouping of stations within what the company considers a genre work well together. The little station icons are too hard to read, though.

[mwalsh]

https://www.siriusxm.com/listen2 currently says

Listen FREE
November 15–26.

There’s more to SiriusXM than you think. It’s on FREE in your car, online and on the app. And, for the first time, listen FREE on all Amazon Echo and Alexa devices.

Hear new channels, new shows and revisit old favorites anywhere you go. Come back to this page to listen RIGHT HERE starting November 15.
...
Available on inactive satellite radios. Satellite and streaming lineups vary slightly. (Some older Sirius satellite radios may not be capable of receiving the free listening channels.)

Nice! I hate the way XM sounds in the LEAF. But it sounds fine in the Volt, and that's what we'll be driving over Thanksgiving.

[jjeff]

https://www.siriusxm.com/listen2 currently says

Listen FREE
November 15–26.

There’s more to SiriusXM than you think. It’s on FREE in your car, online and on the app. And, for the first time, listen FREE on all Amazon Echo and Alexa devices.

Hear new channels, new shows and revisit old favorites anywhere you go. Come back to this page to listen RIGHT HERE starting November 15.
...
Available on inactive satellite radios. Satellite and streaming lineups vary slightly. (Some older Sirius satellite radios may not be capable of receiving the free listening channels.)

Nice! I hate the way XM sounds in the LEAF. But it sounds fine in the Volt, and that's what we'll be driving over Thanksgiving.

Do mean shrill? To me XM sounds so shrill(no bass) I hardly care to listen to it
So are you saying the poor sound isn't inherent to XM, I mean if it sounds better in your Volt it sounds like it may just be Nissan's implementation of it?

[mwalsh]

Do mean shrill? To me XM sounds so shrill(no base) I hardly care to listen to it

Yes, shrill would be a good way to put it.

And, yes, I think it's just the way it works in Nissan vehicels (or maybe only the LEAF?).

[LeftieBiker]

With the Bose system adjusted for a little extra bass SXM sounds fine. Not "audiophile quality," but "car stereo quality." I can see where the non-Bose-equipped cars would sound tinny.