said by ke4pym 
$9.95/mo was what XM charged for the longest time. Until they upped it to $13 (or whatever it is today) to subsidize online streaming and O&A.
[/BQUOTE :As someone who was with XM since 2003, that's not correct. XM Went to $13 when they dumped the commercials on the music channels - they used to play a few here and there. Then they dumped the commercials and upped the rate. We did get online streaming, but I'd bet few use it.
I still hope this merger doesn't get approved. If so, it's a sad day for XM as we have the best technology, best music (I've had Sirius in numerous rentals and it's way too much like FM with DJ's drivel and such), and brightest standalone financial outlook.
I'll probably stick around after the merger and see what the deals are. Best case, the new Slacker stuff is looking very good. Worst case is I save ~$20/mo (2 radios).
