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Hey guys,
I have been on here for a while reading all the great deals you guys have posted, and thought I would share this with you guys.
I went into BestBuy today and picked up the DELPHI SKYFi XM Radio which is normally 129.99 plus tax. Well I found a 50 dollar off coupon and got it for 72.99 without tax.
I then had my brother and mom go into the store and pick up the Delphi SA10004 Home Kit which is normally for 69.99 and used the coupon and got out the door for 15.99 plus tax, and did the same for the vehicle kit. So I got the two kits plus the tuner radio for 104.97 plus tax!
Ontop of this already great deal, there is a 60 dollar rebate available. Making you only pay 44.97 after rebate for a awesome new XM Satellite radio where you can plug it in your car, and then take it out and plug it into your stereo at home.
But the drawback is the 10 dollars a month that you have to pay. But there is also a coupon so that you get free activation and a free month's of service for your new radio!
To get in on this deal you will need to print out coupons that this site gives you. Print out a coupon for the radio tuner and one for each adapter kits.
Go into your local BestBuy and buy these items seperately with each coupon. You may need two good friends to help you out.
Print out the rebate from RebatesHQ and send it in along with your UPC.
And then according to the xmradio.com website:
Once you've installed your XM radio, call Listener Care at 1-800-852-9696 and get FREE activation and one month's FREE service by referencing the PROMOTION CODE (I took the code out because it is on the xmradio site where you get the coupon.
The only drawback I can see that might happen is that you won't get the rebate, because on the details of the rebate it says "This offer cannot be combined with other offers".
But still at 104.97 plus free activation and free months service, that is a great deal! You are saving atleast 170 dollars.
Hopefully some of you will find it useful, I went crazy today when I figured out this deal.
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Just got back from BB so I can confirm this works.......
I picked up a
Skyfi RCVR SHould have paid 122.99 paid 72.99
Sky Fi Home Kit Should have paid 65.99 paid 15.99
SkyFi Car Kit Should have paid 65.99 paid 15.99
Total Should have paid 254.97 Actually Paid 104.97 And after the 50.00 rebate paid 54.97....
Plus as an existing customer I wall get free activation and 3 months free......
Can't beat this deal with much.....
chadlnc
12-13-2002, 05:59 AM
Where can I pick up the coupons? My friend was looking to get XM radio because he travels a ton in his car and said it sucks when he gets to areas with no radio. How is it by the way? Does it work in the city without too many problems?
thatguy
12-13-2002, 06:08 AM
The coupons are here, you must sign up to get an access code via email.
http://www.xmradio.com/ecoupon/coupon_signup.jsp
chadlnc
12-13-2002, 06:27 AM
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Cubsfan
12-13-2002, 06:49 AM
Originally posted by chadlnc
Where can I pick up the coupons? My friend was looking to get XM radio because he travels a ton in his car and said it sucks when he gets to areas with no radio. How is it by the way? Does it work in the city without too many problems?
I have XM radio, so I can probably answer any questions that you have. Somewhere on the automobile forum there's an XM radio topic, post a message there if you have any questions and I'll help you out. I just don't want to clog up the deals page with XM radio discussion.
By the way, that IS a great deal off of all of that stuff!
thatguy
12-13-2002, 04:52 PM
I already had a receiver and a car kit, so I just bought three home kits...no problems at all...This is indeed a great deal...Now I can here it anywhere in my house...
For $16.00 I bought Car Kits for my car, my girls car, my work truck and an extra if I want to take it with me into any other cars..........
All for the price I was gonna pay for One I was originally gonna buy.....
ribitch
12-13-2002, 05:18 PM
the only downside i see to this is the fact that it uses your cassette deck. I dont have one in my car, just a cd changer and no rear a/v inputs. so this wont work for me.
i also dont like the fact i need to pay for listening to the radio. :(
Originally posted by ribitch
the only downside i see to this is the fact that it uses your cassette deck. I dont have one in my car, just a cd changer and no rear a/v inputs. so this wont work for me.
They have an FM modulator that works well...., OR like my car, I am using the AUX input.....
i also dont like the fact i need to pay for listening to the radio. :( [/B]
That is what I thought, But XM is sweet. The comedy channel's are worth it by itself.....
Plus radio gets old when you are in your vehicle 6+ hours a day........
thatguy
12-13-2002, 09:10 PM
i also dont like the fact i need to pay for listening to the radio.
That's what my grandpa said about tv 20 years ago...
INeedAVacation
12-15-2002, 10:27 PM
the coupons say they are for xm equipment and then specify they are for certain receiver models.....how did you guys get them to take $50 off of the car kits? they wouldnt do it for me. I just got $50 off the delphi model receiver. I think Im going to bring it back though, paying for radio doesnt seem like a good idea for me...I thought I would really like it...and I kinda do but I feel kinda dumb for paying for radio.
Zulu1
12-16-2002, 12:07 AM
Got my coupon...let's see if it does me any good! :)
EvilHorace
12-16-2002, 04:27 AM
I've had XM radio for months and for those who say "they don't like paying...", it's far better than ANY local radio stations anywhere. One can travel anywhere w/o needing cds or tapes in the car and the universal add-on unit plugs into the radios antenna lead, still sounding good.
I'd buy another one for my other car and one for the house too IF there was only ONE monthly user charge, not one charge for each device. My other car (the modified 'Stang) isn't driven often, never in winter and I listen to free internet radio in the house so I can't justify more than one monthly XM radio fee.
chadlnc
12-16-2002, 04:55 AM
Originally posted by INeedAVacation
the coupons say they are for xm equipment and then specify they are for certain receiver models.....how did you guys get them to take $50 off of the car kits? they wouldnt do it for me.
The coupon is good for the car and home kits, match up the model numbers on the coupon. SA10002 is one kit and SA10004 is another, you just need to make multiple trips to the counter. They really shouldn't have much of a choice to take the coupon. I gave the stuff to my friend's wife to do for his Christmas present and she said it worked great.
revoh
12-16-2002, 11:45 AM
Originally posted by chadlnc
The coupon is good for the car and home kits, match up the model numbers on the coupon. SA10002 is one kit and SA10004 is another, you just need to make multiple trips to the counter. They really shouldn't have much of a choice to take the coupon. I gave the stuff to my friend's wife to do for his Christmas present and she said it worked great.
My coupon which I printed out at 1:30PM CST on 12/16 only lists one Delphi model number: SA10000
Did your coupon list more models? Did xm change the coupon?
chadlnc
12-16-2002, 12:45 PM
My coupon did list all three. I printed it to a PDF and saved it to my hard drive and I am 100% sure it listed all three models.
The car kit and Home Kit were on there...
Not any longer.......
Now it has the receiver only!!!!!!!!!
:angry:
chadlnc
12-16-2002, 01:19 PM
They must have realized the error, I thought it was funny that they had the kits on there. The coupon says it is only good on the "radios" listed. If you wanted to get this but missed out, PM me, I might be able to help out. Afterall I did save the coupon..........
revoh
12-16-2002, 01:29 PM
Update: Here's a copy of the previous coupon with all 3 models listed...
[Link (http://members.directvinternet.com/zman420/BBXMRADIO.bmp)]
Cubsfan
12-16-2002, 01:33 PM
Sweet, thanks. Does the UPC code change or anything? I mean, if someone's already used it does it matter?
revoh
12-16-2002, 01:49 PM
Originally posted by Cubsfan
Sweet, thanks. Does the UPC code change or anything? I mean, if someone's already used it does it matter?
The UPC codes are the same on both the old and new coupons...
chadlnc
12-16-2002, 02:05 PM
No, I had two different ones that I registered for and they both had the same UPC. Just make sure that your name and email address are on the coupon.
Cantacuzene
12-16-2002, 05:09 PM
Too bad XM sucks. Their satelites are going to fall out of the skyand the company is going to go out of business. Have fun.
dbax791
12-16-2002, 06:35 PM
Originally posted by Tico
That is what I thought, But XM is sweet. The comedy channel's are worth it by itself.....
I agree..the comedy channel is uncensored and its hilarious. I listened to it for almost 15 hours straight on a long road trip.
If you don't do long drives often, it prolly isn't worth it, but if you find yourself in the New Mexico desert, it makes trips go much faster!
INeedAVacation
12-21-2002, 03:45 PM
Well, I got $50 off a delphi rexceiver bringing the price to about
$72 and then I went back and got $50 off a car kit bring it to about
$20. Thanks to the guy who posted the link to the old (original) coupon which included the kits. Unfortunately, when I went to another store a few days later and tried to get another car kit they said they had received a letter (from corporate?) which said they could no longer accept the coupons. I didn't press it since I had already gotten $100 off my system. Anyone else have problems with this?
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