wlepse Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 I know there are several common MFT glitches but recently on a long road trip I found a new one. We stopped to take a break and when we got back in the car the USB music would no longer play because the system said the device was not recognized. This happens on occasion and usually goes back to working after a reindexing of the drive or just by going in and out of menus and back to it. As I was going through screens the map caught my eye. I noticed a green line along side the road like I used to have when I had Sirius. Confused I went to the info screen to check weather...sure enough it was working as were the other services. Since my USB music wasn't working I figured I would check out the music channels. This is a bit of a mixed bag, sometimes I get the usual message that there is no subscription but if you hit cancel the music somethimes comes through anyway other times not. Seems like certain stations are unlocked but not others. The stations that come in do not vary with restarts. Not sure how MFT could screw this up because I thought Sirius sent a signal to activate radios so that got me thinking of all the vehicles on the lot. All of them have Sirius service; so is there a "dealer" mode that gives you the service? Just wondering if this most recent glitch enabled that somehow? Can anyone confirm if there is a dealer mode and if certain stations are blocked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialk4523 Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 very good thinking.... I'm wondering the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Enjoy it for the next 3 days............. http://www.siriusxm.com/sxmlp314?sxmlpId=listen5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 (edited) Yep, it's working on both of my cars right now too, including my MKT that has the older Nav/Sync system, not MFT. Seems that they give out these "trials" 2-3 times a year. Edited September 5, 2014 by Waldo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted September 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 (edited) Hmm...in the past I never got services like fuel and weather with the free service. I also don't remember getting the no subscription splash screen. Can anyone else confirm if they have extra services and the warning msg? Will have to check this out tonight...one of the listed channels is Disney. I am pretty sure I tried it for my little guy and it didn't work. Edited September 5, 2014 by wlepse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Yep, I'm getting the traffic, sports scores and the warning message on both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpepper Posted September 5, 2014 Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 Usually (at least last 4 years if I recall) every labor day Sirius does the promo.. As Akirby stated got a few more days of the "limited" channels.... I had subscription for 4 years for ~$90 "all in" for 1 year deal for car & internet - but they pulled the lets bill you $240 + game from your previous $90 & I choose not to play the back & forth game Nonsense game.... Pandora, Iheart, Stitcher....all great FREE options Shame Sirius isn't that smart that if you do not try to give the shaft to people they may stay at a reasonable price but pull the Jack you up game & run risk of see ya later......not worth the haggle hasel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlepse Posted September 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2014 I agree...I gave up on them. They would often offer the 6 months for 25 bucks and I would add it, then got tired of threatening the cancellation just to get that price back again. Plus the last time I called I inquired about the other services and was told they could not be discounted and would end up costing more than the music...no thanks. Google and waze are free. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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