Delphi SKYFi3 XM Radio Receiver with Car Kit

Pros: Lots of variety, more music, less talk, easy to set up, great sound
Cons: Not including the vehicle adapter kit and/or home kit

"10 bucks a month for radio service?! Who would in their right mind pay for something I can get for free or listen to CDs for my music. 10 bucks a month, yeah right." I said this to myself when I heard of XM radio, and was telling myself this until ...

Pros: Large display, dock is better, SD card slot.
Cons: Display hard to see as well, build quality, overall "smoothness" of firmware in unit.

I've installed, tested, & used almost all Sirius & XM satellite "dockable" units, including the SkyFi3 unit. I previously owned the SkyFi3's competition, the Pioneer Inno. Having installed & used the SkyFi3 on several occassions gave me an oppotunity ...

Pros: Versatility(Home,Car,Portable), Overall Quality, Unit size, reception.
Cons: Limited display, Amber illumination

WOW WOW WOW! I have had this for about a month now and have yet to unplug myself from it. I commute aprox. 2hrs to NYC everyday and rely on my radio to get my mind off the road. Of late though I have been noticing 10-15 min commercial breaks thus ...

Pros: Portability from car to home to work. A blessing compared to regular radio.
Cons: Car kit is primitive. XM is for mass market. Don't expect to like every station.

Living in Southern California, I'm faced with a pretty long commute - a minimum of 2 hours a day on the road going to and from work. I've been extremely dissatisfied with FM, and there's only so much I can take of AM after the news, traffic reports an ...

Pros: One the least expensive XM radios you can buy.
Cons: Have to put up with reflective screen in well-lit settings.

I purchased the Delphi SkyFi radio about 8 months ago. I drive a whole lot, so the SkyFi is great to have whenever I drive through areas that have little or no regular radio service. No matter where I drive, the SkyFi picks up the signal. The sound ...

Pros: Lots of variety, high "coolness" quotient.
Cons: Check www.xmradio.com to make sure the available channels interest you.

First, an overview... XM Satellite Radio provides over 100 channels of music, news and talk from a pair of satellites. Channels run from classical to broadway to Latin to pop to news to talk to... You get the idea. XM is a subscription-based ...

Pros: Channel selection Ease of navigation Reception anywhere
Cons: Few live sporting events No small music genres Professional install recommended Hard to see

I got XM last summer. My commute is about an hour through a rural area, which doesn't get much AM/FM radio reception. Since getting XM, I haven't listened to FM at all! It is great. I have a Delphi receiver, which has been 98% reliable...twice heavy ...

Pros: Totally portable, realtively inexpensive, easy to use
Cons: The scrolling feature for Display doesn't show the entire name of the song or artist.

I bought the Delphi SKYFi XM SATTELITE STEREO for my mother with the car unit because she travels so much. She raved about it until I was green with envy. Then she surprised me with the Delphi SKYFi XM SATTELITE STEREO and SKYFi boombox (a separate ...

Pros: Lots of variety, more music, no commercials, great sound
Cons: Display is not quite bright enough for very sunny days in the car

Before raving about XM Radio, I should review the Delphi SkyFi. It is really great. It is small, portable, cool (touch one of the other units) and has a lot of nice features. I use it in my car, at home, in the office and best of all, I only have to ...

Pros: A lot of variety of music, very little commercials, music you don't hear on FM.
Cons: None.

For those of you considering getting XM radio you're probably wondering if it's really worth it to pay to listen to the radio. I was thinking the same thing. But after listening to it on a friend's rental car for a short period of time I decided it was ...

Pros: versatility, quality, ease of use.
Cons: added price of home/car/boombox kits

While this review is supposed to be on the equipment itself, I'm going to work in a quick plug for XM satellite radio.... YES, IT'S WORTH $9.95 A MONTH! YOU'LL NEVER GO BACK TO FM! *ahem*. Thank you. Now, the Delphi SKYFi is a versatile Satellite ...

Pros: It's portable - use in-home and in car - same unit with additional add-ons.
Cons: Every piece sold separately - figure out what you need before buying.

We bought our XM SkyFi and within 48 hours, we went out and bought a second one for our other car! I never would have imagined that I would actually PAY for radio - but it's worth the money. The XM channel selection has something for everyone and if ...

Pros: Unlimited 24 hour entertainment
Cons: This sounds great for $100? I want a $1500 one!

While not honestly CD quality unless your CD player is $100 (mine is $3500 just the player). Nevertheless the quality of sound is very dynamic and clear. And the entertainment is due to good DJs cooking up interesting mixes that make sense, non-stop, ...

Pros: You can use an I Pod instead and not get conned.
Cons: Billing Fraud Crap Programming Defective Products Amazingly annoying waste of time and money

DO NOT TRUST THEM WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD. I bought a 1 year subscription of XM radio for $6 per month, and got 170 channels crap, I stopped listening to after three months. I had canceled service with XM automated phone service cancellation. A year ...

Pros: Wide variety of programming, no tuning between cities on long trips.
Cons: Compression artifacts even on many music channels

XM Radio is a great choice if you are interested in a wide variety of music and you travel a lot and are tired of retuning your radio between cities. If you are a music lover and like high quality sound, don't think of XM radio as 'CD Quality' because ...