Delphi SA10224 SKYFi 3 Portable XM Radio Receiver with Vehicle Kit
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Customer Review: When it works, its great
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall, I love it. The ability to record XM material into mp3 format, is awesome. The mounting is very easy. I was able to mount it in my car without any permanency. You're able to just slip it onto the vent without blocking the vent, but I guess it depends on the vent you have.
The only problem which I'm not sure if its a design flaw, or I just have a bad unit, is that it has a tendency to lock up. I find this happens if my car stalls and the power is interrupted to the car docking port. Fortunately, that can be remedied by a hard restart and everything is fine. I suspect it is a design flaw because I returned this to best buy and got a new unit and the new unit did the same thing.
Customer Review: Cheapest portable XM radio available
Summary: 3 Stars
It's the cheapest portable XM radio out there, but there's a reason it's so cheap. I'd had mine for just over a year when it decided to go nuts, locking up and constantly having to reset the radio. Right now it's only good for listening to XM live and as an MP3 player, can't record any live XM or set any favorites. Other than the problems i'm having with my unit now before all the problems the unit had functioned perfectly. The interface is very user friendly and the sound quality is very good. It's a good deal for someone that just listens to it either in the house or in the car but not both. I think the constant powering on and off and switching power adapters was the cause of all my problemsCustomer Review: Hit or Miss
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased the skyfi for use in the office. I got tired of my office radio and listening to the same 5 or 6 commercials followed by the same 5 or 6 songs. I am to lazy to download songs into an IPOD. This is the car unit and does not come with the home setup which I had to purchase separately for $25. It worked poorly in my car and not at all in my home but flawlessly in the office. Yes, I had problems with the unit locking up and there is no clear way to reset the unit. I think the locking up has to do with signal strength. In my office I am lucky enough to be on the right side of the building where the signal is strong and hence the unit is performing as expected.Customer Review: lots of features
Summary: 2 Stars
Well I got my Skyfi when my Pioneer xm receiver was stolen. I was completely happy with my experience from that receiver so I expected no problems. The Skyfi is packed with so many features that are awesome. However the one thing that I need for it to do well it really sucks at. That one thing is the ability to broadcast the signal to my car radio. I can not get it to to broadcast a strong signal on any channel. I am going to by another little Belkin transmitter just to plug in the earphone jack since my car radio does not have a tape deck or an auxillary jack. No channel picks up well. They all have static when trying to pick up the Skyfi signal.Customer Review: sounds is great - lockup is terrible
Summary: 2 Stars
I used the Skyfi3 for about 2 weeks now. The sounds quality during music and the selection of XM channels is terrific. During speech you hear the compression artifacts but its not terrible. Since I upgraded the firmware to the newest version the unit constantly locks up. It's a terrible thing that makes me want to buy a different model. Do only upgrade the firmware if you have to...Don't fix what ain't broken.
Add on: I do not believe in Werwolf's but I am telling you that the Skyfi3 seems more stable ( does not lock up ) when you have the background light on always. I had lock ups 3-4 times a day but for a few days its stable now - duh