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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I switched to satellite years ago (when there was two competing services) because I once had an hour long drive and didn't hear anything but ads the whole way. I was fed up with it.

I now pretty much use Spotify because XM and Sirius merged, so now there's only the one service, and they immediately cut features, introduced ads, and jacked up prices. So I cancelled.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You mean as soon as two competeting companies merged to create a monopoly it caused massive problems? Who could have guessed!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

FTC had no problem with that, but Microsoft buying Activision possibly making Call of fuckin' Duty an Xbox exclusive was something they got all in a huff about.

God damn jackasses. 🤦‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I bet when you canceled you got harassed for years after with weekly letters in the mail begging you to sign up. Every time I've bought a car I've had to deal with this same bullshit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I canceled my satellite radio subscription in, oh, 2017 I think?

Yep, 3 years of harassment.