Delphi SkyFi3 user reviews (XM)

Pros I like the screen and the storage of songs

Cons Terrible instruction booklet, covers no real questions and is very confusing

Summary I have owned this unit for a month and have finally figured out how to operate it just by playing around with it. It has frzen up 2 times and in another review, I think if he would press the mode and volume button at the same time, the unit would reset. It does come with a one year warranty and the Delphi Premium Sound System has great sound.

Pros Great Idea to record songs!

Cons Unreliable, keeps loosing memory and locks up

Summary This is number 3 and I am switching to a different brand. I leave mine running in the car so I can back it up to listen to my talk
show and EVERY time it will play it for a while, then it will delete it's previously
recorded stuff! VERY FRUSTRATING! I have returned it twice and all 3 of them do it.
I called the factory and they said they are aware of this and it should be corrected in the next software update. That was 6 months ago. Today I had to reboot it about 6 times to get it to work, and it had deleted all of my recorded songs Thats it, I'm getting something else. I am very glad I gout the extended warantee! Just so you know I have never filled one of these forms out before,but I registered just so I could save someone else from buying a hunk of junk like I did. Remember, if you still want to buy one, get the warantee, you will need it!

Pros Looks pretty cool

Cons Didn't work

Summary I read the review of Skyfi3 last week and through the recommendation of cnet.com chose buydig.com to purchase one. I received the player in two days and had it professionally installed (80). The product did not work, and on the box it had a blue sticker on it that said "write verify failed." Delphi customer support was great and told me it was a defective unit. When I called Buydig.com they gave me only the option of returning all parts of the unit, which included the parts I had to professionally install. Which would mean I would have to have the unit uninstalled from my car. I called delphi and they told me all i had to do was send the receiver to them and they would send me a replacement. i can't wait until i get my replacement in a few week. DO NOT USE BUYDIG.COM

Pros None - doesn't work

Cons need addition hardware to listen anywhere but your car

Summary I purchased this to be able to listen to live XM outside my car - my car already has satellite radio. When I purchase this directly from XM I told them what I wanted to do, but wasn't told the device was unable to do this without additional hardware at the cost of a minimum of $50. Very dissapointing!! To top it off it died after 10 mins. while waiting to be activated. I will be sending this paper weight back. DO NOT BUY ONE OF THESE!!!