It appears that Sirius will not allow Lifetime subscribers to pay the $4.00 a month fee for The Best of XM instead you will need to fork over $150.00 to add the Best of To your Plan.

Seems like a pretty stupid move on Sirius’s part. I’m sure XM is doing the same thing for their Subscribers also.

I hope the Lifetime subscribers don’t run into any issues if the ever plan on adding Al La Carte to their service since you will need to purchase a new Radio. I’m sure that is included in the allowable Transfers though.

Mel…can you update us on the state of Sirius XM Radio soon?

More Choices at Lower Prices Across the Board and In-Time for Holiday Shopping

SIRIUS
XM Radio today unveiled an unprecedented offering of new
programming packages and better pricing. The company’s “Best of Both”
programming options and A La Carte channel choices are available
effective immediately.

For the first time ever, XM subscribers can add select SIRIUS channels to their existing service, and SIRIUS subscribers can add select XM channels to their service. These “Best of Both” packages will be available at a monthly cost of $16.99, which is only $4.04 more than the cost of a monthly subscription to one of the services. Most subscribers can add the premier programming without purchasing a new radio.

    –  XM subscribers can add “The Best of SIRIUS” featuring Howard
        Stern and his two 24/7 channels; Martha Stewart Living Radio dedicated
        to entertaining, cooking and more with Martha and her lifestyle experts;
        SIRIUS NFL Radio and play-by-play of every NFL game through the regular
        season, playoffs and Super Bowl; SIRIUS NASCAR Radio and broadcasts of
        every NASCAR race; and the smart and sexy exclusive talk of Playboy
        Radio. XM subscribers will also have access to play-by-play action from
        the country’s leading college teams.

    –  SIRIUS subscribers can add “The Best of XM” channels featuring
        Oprah Winfrey and her full time channel, Oprah & Friends; The Virus
        featuring irreverent radio personalities Opie and Anthony, as well as
        comedic daytime hosts Ron and Fez; XM Public Radio featuring exclusive
        interviews and documentaries from the award winning Bob Edwards;
        play-by-play of select NBA and NHL games; and live coverage of all the
        events of the PGA TOUR. SIRIUS subscribers will also have access to
        play-by-play of select games from college’s biggest conferences.

XM subscribers can add “The Best of SIRIUS” channels by calling
1-866-9SIRIXM (866-974-7496) or go to XMRadio.com for complete details.
SIRIUS subscribers can add “The Best of XM” channels by calling
1-888-7BESTXM (888-723-7896), or go to SIRIUS.com for complete details.

“One of the most exciting benefits of the SIRIUS and XM merger
is giving subscribers the chance to expand their subscriptions to
include ‘The Best of Both’ services. Given the popularity of
programming on both SIRIUS and XM, we expect many subscribers will
upgrade their current subscriptions,” said Jim Meyer, SIRIUS XM Radio
President, Operations and Sales. “It’s hard to imagine an XM subscriber
who wouldn’t be interested in adding Howard Stern and NFL games, or a
SIRIUS subscriber who wouldn’t want to get Oprah’s channel or follow
the games of the NBA and NHL, and the world’s best golfers on the PGA
TOUR.”

Today also marks the official launch of a la carte-capable radios
and the unveiling of A La Carte programming packages. The first a la
carte-capable radio is the SIRIUS Starmate 5 (MSRP: $129.99) now
available at Best Buy, Crutchfield, RadioShack and regional retailers.
Starmate 5 radios are also available at www.shop.sirius.com.

More information about the new programming packages and pricing for XM and SIRIUS is available online at www.xmradio.com and www.sirius.com.

Make sure you take the poll below, so far it looks like the majority of people are interested in adding Best of to their programming package.

Now if Sirius XM Radio could figure out how to fix their ever declining stock everyone could be happy.