XM Radio Sales Practices

I bought a 2009 Toyota Venza. I was two years into a three year contract with XM at the time I purchased the car. I switched my contract to cover the radio that was in the car.

After three months, an XM person called me and told me I could extend my contract for the life of the car for about $60.00. I told her to send me a bill before I would agree to sign up. She sent me a bill for $400.00. I called and said "No Thanks." They said "Too bad. No cancellations." I was finally able to get them to cancel my service but the dunning has now started. They want my money even though my radio is shut off. They actually owe me money for the one year I had left on my previous contract.

After seeing the hundreds of stories on the internet, the evidence is in that this is AOL (If you're a AOL user, you know what I mean.) all over again. These people are apparently thugs that are using the U. S. consumer credit and collections system to strong arm everybody in sight. It appears to be an extortion system that's going to take a serious class action lawsuit or severe consumer backlash to correct.

I have given up on trying to work with people that are working from scripts. I am am willing to organize an XM/Sirius Victims Response Organization. It will be what it sounds like. Our efforts will be aimed at the criminal aspects of the XM/Sirius operations. We will coordinate efforts with the FTC, every state attorney generals offices in relevant states,every consumer advocate organization that will listen, a direct appeal to every car maker that is a business partner with XM/Sirius (And then legal and picketing action when they blow us off.

If we can find the right big legal guns willing to do the class action route, we'll go that avenue as well.(With the car companies, Toyota, Ford, GM, etc. being the first targets.)

I will be recruiting mostly retirees with a lot of time on their hands to help with the cause.

Our main weapon will be publicity as we expose the apparent corrupt nature of the XM/Sirius sales tactics and their willing partners in the automotive industry. These companies sell us cars, give our names and phone numbers, and who knows what else, to XM/Sirius and then say "This is an aftermarket product. It's not our problem." when XM uses these sleazy sales tactics. We will make it their problem.

If you are interested in supporting this campaign, contact me at bobkmett AT msn.com. Simply tell me you're interested so I can gauge the level of interest.

Please pass this message on to every blog you can think of that deals with consumer rip-offs.

BTW. Anyone thinking they can just pay and XM/Sirius is going to go away, is dreaming. When your present contract is up, they'll be back. Ask anyone that's paying protection money to the mob, if you want a preview of what is possible with these jokers. Let's help each other put a stop to this. Now.