If you've deactivated an XM radio in the past, you have the opportunity to get 3-months of free service as part of a holiday promotion. Starting on Friday, November 23rd, anyone with an inactive XM radio (purchased at retail) can get three free months of XM Satellite Radio service - regardless of when the radio was purchased or received.

The value of the three months of service is applied over the first six months of a subscription when activating between November 23rd and December 31st, 2007.

It's a neat promotion to bring back customers who have deactivated receivers just sitting around. It's also a blanket promotion for folks looking to buy satellite radio this holiday season - so if you buy a receiver for someone this year, they can use this promotion.

Very smart.

If you want to take advantage of the offer, just go to visit xmradio.com or call 1-800-XMRADIO. This offer also applies to subscriptions added to existing accounts under the XM Family Plan. (Wow)

The offer is not valid for those radios purchased under a separate promotion. All other radios are eligible for this promotion only when they are activated (or reactivated) between November 23rd and December 31, 2007.

Terms: The value of three (3) months free service will be applied over the first six (6) months of service. Offer applies when you activate service on any eligible XM radio between 11/23/07 and 12/31/07 and maintain uninterrupted service for at least six (6) months. Subject to penalty fee if six (6) months of continuous service is not maintained. Offer valid for purchases made in continental US only. Offer subject to additional terms, fees, and eligibility restrictions available at xmradio.com.

I'm really impressed with this promotion. That's one heck of a deal and really great idea. The fact that it applies not only to new radios, but it applies to older inactive radios as well. Really, really impressed.

Circuit City brings us the Black Friday goodness with the XpressEZ XM radio (read my XpressEZ review in case you're curious) for a mere $19.99.

That's with a $20 instant rebate and a $30 mail-in rebate.

While there's no pre-paid subscription card included, twenty bucks is a pretty good bargin.

The holiday shopping season is quickly nearing. And thanks to the collective goodness of the internets, we're able to see many of the deals reserved for Black Friday way ahead of time. Of course there's several websites dedicated to all things Black Friday but I won't bore you with the lameness of other products - it's all satellite radio, all the time.

So let's begin.

Starting with Best Buy, we have XM's "Complete Satellite Radio Package."

It's a Roady XT tuner, with a Boombox, a Car Kit and a free $30 XM Service Card all rolled up into a $99.99 package. Normal price is $228.83. Not a bad deal.

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