Should I get the Factory Interactive PriusXM on my new '06 Prius (picking up in January), or should I wait until March to do the dealer install? Thoughts? Pros/Cons?
While everyone is considering responding to SteveS' post... does anyone know if the factory installed XM will need a seperate exposed XM antenna or is there some sort of factory integrated antenna? And thanks for asking this SteveS, I have been thinking about this for a while since I am in the same boat as far as delivery.
I guess nobody has an opinion :-/ As to your question, I can almost guarantee that it will require an exposed antenna...
The integrated unit is the way to go, but right now the text is limited to 10 characters. I am not sure it that is a limitation of the current XM radio or the 05 MFD. Someone else said they heard it was a limitation of the radio. Anyway, I would wait for the new radio just to ensure getting the longer text lines.
That's what I'm doing with my MyFi. There is noise when getting power from either below dash or center console - but with internal battery on the MyFi all ok. Owner's manual warns of this problem, may be fixable. I'll probably just live with it for a couple of months.
