So I just got the z2 installed in my car. I bought the unit through an eBay auction and it was slightly used for about 2 months. I purchased the XM receiver separately, mainly for the Navtraffic feature, however, after I left the shop i was messing around with the unit and i found that i was getting full XM service. Does anyone have any ideas on why i'm getting this? Can this be a carry over from the last user?

I want to add the Navtraffic but I'm afraid if i call my jig will be up. Anyone know what i should do to get around this?

I would say it's definitely a carryover... I have so far bought two different Sirius units on ebay and both times the same thing has happened. The first one lasted over a year before I traded the car in (it's still going for all I know), the second lasted four months and is still going strong in my fiance's car.

I've actually been kicking myself that I didn't buy my current Sirius tuner from ebay

XM is notorious for not resetting/turning off the activation when someone calls in and switches over to different equipment. Sirius is too, but they do it eventually, XM doesn't seem to bother. Good reason to buy refurbished sat radio boxes

So if I were to call them and ask to add Navtraffic to it, will i then have to pay?

How do they identify the unit I have? Do they ask for the units serial number?

The same thing happened to me!!! My "free" XM has been going strong for a month now. I'll be interested to see the verdict on the NavTraffic thing as well....I want to do the same thing!!!

They will ask for the XM ID # off the tuner, or you can get it onscreen. Hard to say if they would make you pay, but I would say Probably

So if I were to call them and ask to add Navtraffic to it, will i then have to pay?

 

How do they identify the unit I have? Do they ask for the units serial number?

This is an annoying predicament. Free XM service without NAV or pay for both.

I think i'll call tomorrow and i'll be sure to post what happens. What coupon code should i use?

Coupon code ZWINBACK for $77/year

Ok, I just got off the phone with XM.

I tried to tell them that I had purchased the unit for my nephew and that he had purchased the XM service to which i wanted to add the Nav traffic and pay the 3.99 a month difference. I was shot down.

I hung up and then called back again and asked the lady to run the radio ID that came on hoping that she'd be able to tell me what service plan was on the reciever i had, but again, she couldn't give me any info without the name address and phone number on the account. So it's looking like i'm going to have to cancel the service and pay for the year of XM and nav traffic.

In a fleeting, last hope, effort i'm going to try and contact the seller and see if they can give me the info on the account but i'm giving that maybe a 2% chance.

Anyone else got any bright ideas?

Try calling them and only adding the NavTraffic service as a new unit. Maybe they won't catch the exsisting XM service. You would have to pay more for the service but it would save you about $50 a year if it works.

Try calling them and only adding the NavTraffic service as a new unit. Maybe they won't catch the exsisting XM service. You would have to pay more for the service but it would save you about $50 a year if it works.

You could probably even squeak out a few free months of NavTraffic as a trial saving you a little more money.....Good Luck and keep us posted!!!

COMPLETE SUCESS!!

Just called them back. I said I had just gotten the pioneer unit installed in my car and that i was skeptical about adding navtraffic to it because i wasn't sure if it would work in my area and that my installer said if I called XM they would give me a trial period. I was put on hold, and a new lady answered the phone and asked me for my radio ID, I gave it to her and she informed me that I'm getting free service because my radio is on a "Demo Account" that the "dealership" puts on. She went right ahead and added nav traffic to my unit for as long as the demo account continues to go for.

So looks like i'm getting free service and navtraffic. Lets just hope it lasts for a while.

Thanks for the help and good luck if your trying to accomplish the same thing.

SWEET!!

Did you tell them that you were getting free service??? If not, I wonder how they knew?? I got my XM / NavTraffic receiver off of ebay and am pretty sure that the previous owner activated it and XM never de-activated it. I would love to do the same thing, but am enjoying the free XM. Anyway, strong work and I hope it last!!!

You should def. call them up then. They immediatly know your getting free service because they see it on the box, but it comes up as a "Demo Mode" which she explained as what car dealerships do for new cars. She couldn't even tell how long the free demo version was going to last. So your probably on the same thing, I'd at least call and give it a shot. Can't hurt. Good luck.

I'm afraid the whole "demo model" routine is XM's way of coving up their mistake and that a few days following the "demo" will discontinue....LOL. I think I am going to ride this out as long as I can. I live in Pittsburgh and the traffic here is pretty much the same all the time.....the free XM definately outweighs the risk for NavTraffic (although it is a cool feature) Thanks for your posts!!!

Just to update anyone who had an eye on my situation. My NAVTraffic trial which was added eventually cut out. I never really got much use out of it which didn't really help me decide if it was worth the risk. With that said, when the NAVTraffic cut out, my free XM still remained. I don't know what I did to deserve this but I've been getting free XM for nearly a year now.

Once again, I find myself getting greedy and entertaining the idea of calling XM and explaining that I was told my navtraffic would last as long my "dealer demo" lasts.

So, still got free XM? Mine's been on for about 3 days now and still haven't paid for any service, just the box.

Just to update anyone who had an eye on my situation. My NAVTraffic trial which was added eventually cut out. I never really got much use out of it which didn't really help me decide if it was worth the risk. With that said, when the NAVTraffic cut out, my free XM still remained. I don't know what I did to deserve this but I've been getting free XM for nearly a year now.

 

Once again, I find myself getting greedy and entertaining the idea of calling XM and explaining that I was told my navtraffic would last as long my "dealer demo" lasts.

What's the news?

Keep on thing in mind. Some stereo shops or dealers get a certian amount of free XM licenses because for demo purposes. If your radio ID happens to be one of these free accounts it will never be shut off, unless someone calls in to inactivate that Radio ID.

I recently purchases a SIR-PRN2 Sirius tuner off Fleabay, got it all hooked up on my N1.. Subscription is active, guess I won't be phoning that one in for activation!

Wonder what's gonna happen when XM & Sirius merge with my free deal?

I also have XM (pay for this one) with Nav Traffic. $77 / yr deal + $48 for Nav.. But one never knows.

Just to add to this post, I had an xm receiver I bought on amazon installed with my new F90bt last week. It is getting a select few channels (like 20 or so). Not sure if it's a demo subscription of some kind, but it is a little different in that I don't seem to be picking up every channel. I'm hoping I may be missing a setting that lets me access more of them. Weird. Anyway, just wanted to add my experience.

Wow. Maybe you'll be able to live your whole life for free and never really have to work hard and earn a thing for yourself. Good luck with that. Happy holidays.

Wow. Maybe you'll be able to live your whole life for free and never really have to work hard and earn a thing for yourself. Good luck with that. Happy holidays.

XM is running a special promotion Dec 9-22, selected channels are free without a subcription on any XM radio receiver. This is probably what you are getting. Details on xm411.com

I have been searching on this as well, what I have found is that if someone needs to send there XM unit in for repair or cancels their service and has already disconnected the power to the unit, it will not receive the cancel request from the satellites. Apparently XM gives up after about 6 months on sending the cancel signal. So depending on how long the unit has not been connected to a power source with the antenna connected, it is possible to have the unit on indefinitely (well until XM goes on a rampage and kills them all and reactivates the good units).