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XM XVSAP1V1 SkyDock with Built-In XM Tuner for iPhone and iPod Touch (Black) |  | Brand: Sirius/XM
Category: CE
List Price: $139.99
Buy New: $89.75
as of 11/21/2009 22:57 CST details
You Save: $50.24 (36%)
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  reviews
Sales Rank: 269
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 3 x 6.8 x 8
MPN: XVSAP1V1
Model: XVSAP1V1
UPC: 884720011757
EAN: 0884720011757
ASIN: B002Q0W816
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Enjoy live Satellite Radio anywhere you drive using your iPod touch or iPhone | | • | PowerConnect FM Transmitter works through your vehicle's radio with easy do-it-yourself installation | | • | Discover new music, tag for later purchase from iTunes and expand your personal music library | | • | Flexible stalk optimizes placement in your vehicle--app works in portrait or landscape mode | | • | Connnects to cigarette lighter adapter and charges your iPod touch or iPhone while you listen |
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Product Description
works with a free app for your iPhone or iPod touch to give you satellite radio in your car * XM subscription required * flexible stalk adjusts for optimal viewing angle * works with iTunes Tagging * keeps your device charged as you drive *
Amazon.com Product Description
XM SkyDock lets you enjoy live Satellite Radio anywhere you drive using your iPod touch or iPhone. Get commercial-free music, live sports, news and exclusive entertainment through your existing vehicle radio with easy Do-It-Yourself installation. Tag songs and easily purchase from iTunes and expand your personal music library./p table width="300" cellpadding="20" align="left" tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/B002Q0W816-1-th.jpg" border="0" psmallbiEnjoy live Satellite Radio anywhere you drive using your iPod touch or iPhone. Click to enlarge./i/b/small /td /tr /table table width="250" cellpadding="10" align="right" tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/B002Q0W816-2.jpg" border="0" psmallbiGet commercial-free music, live sports, news and exclusive entertainment through your existing vehicle radio. /i/b/small /td /tr tr td align="center"img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/B002Q0W816-3.jpg" border="0" psmallbiTag songs you hear on XM for later purchase on iTunes. /i/b/small /td /tr /table pbEnjoy SIRIUS|XM Content/bbr Using XM SkyDock, you can listen to every channel available on XM with an "XM Everything" subscription. You can also add "The Best of SIRIUS"' to enjoy premium channels from the SIRIUS lineup. You can also subscribe to other XM programming packages, including Family Friendly. pbEasy Installation/bbr Installation is a breeze. Install the free XM SkyDock App on your iPod touch or iPhone directly from the Apple store, magnetically mount the antenna to your vehicle, plug the SkyDock into your vehicle's cigarette lighter power adapter, insert your iPod or iPhone and adjust to your liking. pThe PowerConnect FM Transmitter lets you tune into XM programming through your existing vehicle radio, but if you have an auxiliary input or cassette adapter you can also connect that way for better sound. pbEasy Migration/bbr The SkyDock is also easy to move from vehicle to vehicle, and great for traveling. pbJust Tag It!/bbr If you hear a song you like, you can tag it for later purchase from iTunes. A great way to expand your personal music library. pbPortrait or Landscape View/bbr The SkyDock application works in either portrait or landscape mode, so choose whichever works best for your vehicle. pbFlexible Stalk/bbr The flexible stalk optimizes placement in your vehicle. You can twist it up to 90 degrees in either direction or bend it to be clear of controls or other items. pbStay Charged/bbr The SkyDock charges your iPod touch or iPhone while you listen--unplug it and go, with a full charge. pbWhat's in the Box/bbr XM SkyDock Satellte Radio Tuner with PowerConnect, Magnetic Mount Antenna, Aux In Cable, iPod touch and iPhone Spacers, Quick Start Guide, User Guide, XM Channel Guide.
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| Customer Reviews:
 The audio buffet is open! November 20, 2009
M. W. Frick (Amarillo,TX. United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
All I can say is move over peanut butter and jelly here comes sirius xm and apple. I got the skydock before a trip from Amarillo TX to Dallas. This skydock made this trip so much more enjoyable.The ease of set up,the ease of hook up,the ease/fun of navigating the itouch with its cool visual display is just special. Plus, you add the entertainment buffet of sirius xm and your ears will be on a sugar high. I was told/read about running the antenna to the outside of the car but I simply laid it on the dash and never had a problem with sat. reception. The only issue I had was the fm transmitter which is quick,great,easy to use but driving into a different city can cause you to have to search for frequencies instead of enjoying sirius xm content. On the open road it worked great. I've read a fm direct connector will solve this minor problem. From am to fm and now sirius xm, it really is a new and better experience!
XM has a winner with the Sky Dock November 18, 2009
Richard G. Roberts
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A Home Run from XM!!! I have had many stand alone satellite radios in the past. This one is by far the best. I purchased the Sky Dock for my wife's Chrysler Pacifica. The car has no aux input for her to plug her iPod or XM radio into and radios with FM modulators in the past have not worked very well in our area. I had the SkyDock up and running in 20 min. The iPod app works great! It's very easy to see, use and the sound quality was better than expected. The "FM injector" in the Sky Dock is the best one I've ever tried. Now that my wife has the Sky Dock she never leaves home without her iPod. We are very happy with this purchase and would recommend this radio to anyone.
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Definitely a great investment November 17, 2009
Kevin I. Medley (Madison Ct. USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Ordered the skydock and received it in less than a week. This unit is worth the purchasing even if you don't activate satellite radio. The mount powers and charges your iphone/itouch, holds it securely (better than any windshield mount) and plays your itunes / movie audio through your car radio.
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br /Works perfectly with both my iphone and ipod touch.
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br /There are no problems installing this unit in my BMW Z4 it fits perfectly but you have to push really hard to get the unit to go all the way into the 12v accessory socket. This is because there is a rubber grommet on the end of the sky dock plug which fits very very tightly and holds the skydock securely in place. The flexible connector allows perfect location of screen for viewing.
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br /I have been using the integral fm modulator to connect to the radio and it works perfectly. The XM app controls the radio beautifully - this is how a satellite radio should work.
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br /Definitely a worthwhile purchase.
Great XM Dock November 17, 2009
OG (Los Angeles, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got this from Amazon and I love using it with my iPhone 3GS. I run the Skydock through the AUX on my 2008 BMW 535i and it works great. No static at all and I get great reception even though I mounted the antenna on the inside of my car by the front windshield. The dock also works great if you just want to listen to music or watch videos since you don't have to use the Skydock app for the dock to work properly.
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br /The only cons I have are that it is a extremely tight fit for me to get the dock into the power port on my car. I'm not sure if this is a BMW problem? Also, I couldn't get it to activated correctly online, but a phone call got it activated right away.
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br /Overall a great dock and XM radio for the iPhone.
Skydock Review How to Get XM Package Savings November 14, 2009
Bluesky (Outside Atlanta, GA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
First, some savings tips: Found an XM promotion online for a year of service for $77 (50% off the reg $12.95/mo rate); you have to call a special number (800-347-0600, which as a bonus appears to reach a U.S. call center) and ask for it. As of 12Nov09 it's still good but only for their basic package. I wanted XM Everything the Best of Sirius, which is $16.99; the rep offered 3 months of service for $29.99 then the regular rate after that. Not nearly as attractive a deal but hey, at least they threw me a bone. Also saw online that XM will credit your account $12.95 for having a credit card on your account for recurrent billing. Asked for that and got it too.
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br /On to the Skydock. Based on a few days' use, it's a very, very well done product. Installation was pretty easy, with the antenna obviously the hardest part. It sticks quite well to metallic surfaces but you then have to run the wire to a spot where you can plug it in to the Skydock when it's in use. So the challenge is hiding it behind panels, carpet, etc. along the way. A huge advantage over dedicated sat radio units is that you'll usually take your iPhone with you when leaving the car. One less thing for someone to steal, and it's also easy to detach and hide the Skydock if you're concerned about break-ins.
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br /The iPhone app has been flawless except for a couple of minor irritations like occasionally having to tap several times before an input will 'take'. Also, when changing stations, the buttons and labels are small enough and far enough away while driving to require more attention than a typical car radio, so caution is definitely required. But the app is very intuitive and the ability to set alerts so you can switch over and listen to favorite artists/teams when they're on is a very nice touch. There are really too many cool features to list, like being able to choose favorite teams and see a little ticker with news about them.
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br /It's a definite plus that all your iPhone/iPod functions work in the Skydock. When a call comes in, the programming or iPod music fades out and then back in when the call is over. I've seen complaints that the Skydock doesn't feed phone audio to the vehicle speakers but that's a 'so what?' for me since I use a Bluetooth earpiece anyway. It's very nice to have the iPhone handy in front of you when you're sitting at a light and want to take a quick look at e-mail or whatever. Just please don't try and read e-mail, text, etc. while your vehicle is moving. Right, common sense...but take a look around on the road and you'll see just how uncommon common sense seems to be.
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br /The sound is terrific using the supplied Aux cable, which we have in one vehicle. We live about 50 miles north of Atlanta and the FM method is good most of the time in the other vehicle, but this morning I drove downtown for the first time with the Skydock and it didn't work well at all. The problem in a large city like Atlanta appears to be that there are no empty FM channels that don't have a working channel on the next frequency up/down the scale, and the static/interference when driving near the city made the Skydock pretty much useless. In fairness, that's based on having chosen four empty freqs to use the Skydock with (another nice feature is that it can accommodate multiple frequencies) so I still have much of the FM spectrum to explore and may get better results in the future. Still, it's something to keep in mind for those in large cities.
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br /One minor minus is that for bandwidth reasons maybe, Atlanta weather/traffic is on the same channel as Miami's. You sometimes have to wait for the Miami info to finish before you hear your own.
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br /What's truly annoying is Sirius/XM's nickle and dime approach to customers. For example, I'd much rather have Sirius service but though the companies have merged, Skydock is an exclusively XM product. You can't have a Sirius subscription. The best XM package is $12.95 a month. But if you want NFL play-by-play or Howard Stern for example - not coincidentally, both highly popular Sirius products - you have to pay another $4 monthly. If you decide to drop the Sirius add-on, that'll cost you $5 to make the change. Have another, separate satellite radio? They make you get a SEPARATE subscription. Ridiculous. Nothing earth-shaking but irritating nonetheless.
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br /And one more thing, not a dealbreaker but still very annoying, is that on Sirius' NFL play-by-play, there's a national feed but you can also choose either the home team or away team broadcasts. You only get that option on XM for prime-time games and of course that is never mentioned.
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br /XM's crappy policies aside, Skydock is an outstanding product and highly recommended, especially for those who like me own an iPhone and have been on the fence about satellite radio.
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