Post by Craig"Ron M." wrote...
Post by Ron M.Exactly when did the SkyFi2 become available to consumers? Also, I was
wondering if the SkyFi and SkyFi2 are interchangeable with respect to
what all peripherals they will dock with? As an example, would a SkyFi
dock in the home audio system that comes with a SkyFi2 'Value Pack'? Just
curious.
Ron
Ron,
I've had a SkyFi for about a year now with the home kit. A month ago as
part of XM's Membership Appreciation sale*, I obtained a SkyFi2 with car
kit for a great price by committing to a minimum of 6 months service at
the Family Rate (2+ radios) of $6.99/mo per radio for Radio #2, etc. I'm
not sure of the exact date for SkyFi2's arrival to consumers but think it
was just a few months ago.
The SkyFi2 radio works perfectly in my SkyFi home kit. I believe I've
read that all components are fully interchangeable between the SkyFi and
SkyFi2 although the SkyFi2's owner's manual states: "We do not recommend
using the old SkyFi Vehicle Adapter Kit (SA10002) with the SkyFi2 since
the SA10102 has been specifically designed to maximize the performance of
the SkyFi2." One potential issue in using the old car kit is that it's
possible that when using the SkyFi2's built-in FM transmitter to get into
your vehicle's AM/FM radio that the old SkyFi car kit's docking station,
antenna cable or antenna isn't optimized for FM transmissions. (The FM
signal from the SKyFi2 is emitted from the SkyFi2's mini-micro antenna,
the one that also brings in the satellite signal.) The only other problem
I see is that the remote controls are different since the SkyFi2 has
additional features in the radio and remote.
Craig
* This sale ended 12/31/05. Sadly for me, my SkyFi2 and car kit arrived
defective and I had to send the car kit back for a replacement--the car
kit lost its ability to detect an antenna or signal, probably a loose wire
in the docking unit. XM has acknowledged receiving my FedEx-ed defective
car kit on December 12 and has yet to send me a replacement in spite of
repeated phone calls. Grr!
Thanks for the information Craig! I really appreciate it.