We have had XM since about 2003 and have no plans to give it up. The service will end first before cancel it. Like others have said, we got it for the music that regular radio have given up on. Even with bands such as Black Sabbath, regular (terrestrial) radio treats them as if they only had 4 good songs worth playing. On XM, i've such great songs as The Writ, the Sign of the Southern Cross, the Shining and some even not so great Sabbath from the 90s, and it's commercial free!
We used to have four radios activated but over the last year with the increases, we've had to cut them down to just two and one internet sub for the iPhones. When it got up to $43 for four radios when it used to be under $30, well that's too expensive. Now it's $23 for two radios when it used to be under $20 back before the big increase several years ago. This is still one service though that I can't do without.
It's a good thing being able to drive from Denver Colorado to the west coast and not lose the radio station that I am listening too. I remember before XM came around, driving through New Mexico and there would be a few hours of no radio station to be found and all we had was CDs and they would get old. I think from Denver to L.A. the signal was only blocked three times for a few seconds due to the highest mountain peaks blocking the view of the sky. Long live XM!
