FLO TV Promo Discounts Subs For Vehicle Installs

By Joseph Palenchar -- TWICE, 6/21/2010

San Diego - FLO TV has reduced its one-year and three-year prepaid subscription prices through Sept. 30 when purchased with an installed in-vehicle FLO TV system.

The discount is available with systems sold through new car dealers and through aftermarket car electronics retailers.

The promotion brings the price of a three-year subscription down to $299, or $8.30/month, compared with the non-promotional three-year price of $499, or $13.86/month.

The promotion also extends the 12-month duration of a $199 prepaid plan to 18 months, reducing the monthly cost to $11.05/month compared with $16.58/month.

Month-to-month subscriptions remain at $19.99/month.

For consumers, the offer is redeemable on-line at www.flotv.com or by calling (888) 993-5688.

Currently, car dealers sell Audiovox's Advent-branded mobile FLO TV tuner with supplied remotes. That system, which can be added to any existing installed in-vehicle video system, usually retails from $899 to $999 with installation and a year of service included, Audiovox said. The prepaid promotional subscriptions would be tacked onto the included service.

An Audiovox-branded version of the FLO TV tuner system for aftermarket retailers sells for around $599 with installation but without included airtime.

The first aftermarket FLO-ready overhead DVD/monitor, built to control an add-on FLO TV tuner, is scheduled to ship in June, followed 60 days later by two other in-vehicle aftermarket products. One is a FLO-ready Jensen-brand in-dash multimedia head unit with 7-inch screen. The other is a headrest-mounted LCD monitor/DVD system with dual 7-inch screens.