Here is a SiriusXM promotion link where you can sign up for a free 3-month trial of either their Essential or Premium streaming tiers (includes Howard Stern) and also get an Amazon Echo Dot (3rd Gen) smart speaker for only $1.
After signing up, you will be emailed a promo code for the Echo dot that you redeem at Amazon.com. You will need to provide a credit card and cancel before the end of the 3-month trial, otherwise your subscription will start and you will be charged the monthly fee.
Added: There are some complaints that SiriusXM has an aggressive retention team. You may find this online form useful, but make sure you follow-up in case they “forget” to cancel your account.
Did you ever try to cancel with these guys? It’s not worth the hassle as they don’t make it easy.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I haven’t used Sirius before myself, but that sounds like bad customer service!
Due to COVID-19, it appears that SiriusXM has added a way to cancel online (or opt in to one of their discounted customer retention plans):
https://listenercare.siriusxm.com/app/cancel_subscription?intcmp=STAYPGMAR2020_CONTACT-HELP-EmailRequest-MainButton
I would check back in a few days and make sure they actually process your cancellation.
Looks like you still can’t cancel online.
from the email they sent:
We’re sorry you want to cancel. Unfortunately, we can’t complete cancel requests online. We’d also like to understand and resolve any issue you may have had with the service, so please call our Listener Care team at 866-635-5020. We’re here to help you from 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. ET Monday-Friday and 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday.
Here is some GREAT advice I wish I had figured out long ago. Get a credit card that offers temporary virtual credit card numbers like Citibank (fee free 2% double cash is my go to). Always use the virtual number with a limited expiration date and/or dollar amount for everything that requires a credit card for “free” trial subscription or anything that automatically renews. Then you are in complete control of the renewal/cancellation process with far less hassle.
FYI – The online cancellation form doesn’t appear to work anymore. When you select “cancel”, it keeps asking you to select a choice. Have been waiting to chat for about half an hour now to cancel.., 🙁
The online cancellation form did not work. I appear to have been able to cancel via the online chat. It was relatively straightforward. They confirmed they cancelled and gave me a cancellation number.
Took five to ten minutes with online chat
And if anyone is having trouble with the site and online chat, I found I had to turn off my adblocker for it to work. No problem with online chat after turning off the ad blocker
Thanks!