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Originally Posted by X5chemist
I ordered a longer cable to power a Bluetooth XM module. I didn't check before ordering. A longer wire is USB-C, not a micro USB. 
Instead, I rerouted the dash antenna and power wires. I snuck them behind the right side vent. The wires are long enough to reach into the glove box. The key power flash light port powers ups the XM module. The dash contour lines hide wires very well. Installation is complete.  |
I started listening to Sirius radio in 2005, in my '04 Chevy 2500HD, due to having a 120+ mile round-trip commute each day (and oftentimes long drives to drag racing events on weekends), and I had long ago gotten tired of listening to all the ads on regular radio.
I installed a Sirius-ready receiver/adapter in the gloxebox of my truck, paired to the Pioneer head unit I installed just after I bought it used in 2005. It did all I wanted for many years of long drives, and I followed up by installing other adapters in my wife's daily driver ('92 Olds Achieva SC), and her truck ('98 GMC), so she could listen ad-free, too. That worked OK, until the Olds died, and we were back to two sirius radios.
In 2008, we bought her a '08 Cobalt SC, and a '09 HHR Panel for me; both came with XM radios pre-installed, so we were back to four satellite radios, again.
Then came 2012, when I'd already quit racing, and the wife was only making short drives, so I tried to talk Sirius XM into reducing the subscription prices we were paying (we were only using two vehicles at a time, but didn't want to rip out the adapters from either of our back-up vehicles, and still use them as back-ups, which we frequently did, either).
Despite having them say they'd reduce the price for the two back-up vehicles, they never did, and instead, one online salesperson derided me asking for a senior discount, or a customer-retention plan discount, and that made me so mad that I cancelled all, and never looked back (I got a similar response to a similar request from AT&T, so I switched our phones to Boost Infinite, 2.5 years ago, saving us $110 a month). I am too old for disrespect or active derision.
Since then, I've made several flashdrives, SD cards, and also keep further files in my tablet and phones, containing all my favorite tunes, old-time comedy/sci-fi/western/suspense shows (the main things I'd listen to on long drives, on satellite radio), always in my chosen vehicle, just in case I need entertainment on longer drives (though I haven't driven longer than a hour at a time, in several years). But I would never consider going back to SiriusXM, ever.
May you enjoy your subscription!