Sirius Starmate ST1 Satellite Radio Receiver with Car Kit

This order was to replace a failed radio of the same type. It arrived quickly and setup was simple, and I am happy to be back listening to Sirius Radio.

I bought the Starmate for $50 and a $30 rebate rom Radio Shack so I can't bitch too much....wait a minute yes I can !! The mounting bracket suction cup won't hold the unit w/o falling off. The preseting feature will not store the channels I want to set in memory. The remote included is so small it would be dangerous to use in the car. I dont think I will invest any further in satellite until the home unit antennae issue is worked out, SWMBO (she who must be obeyed) won t let me screw up the sight lines of the house...now ask me why I listen to Stern..

I bought this for around $100.00 in April. I love it. The suction cup was hard to get to stick at first but once you figure it out it never comes off! I like mine so much I am buying one for my fiance for Christmas. Yes, its not the best one that you can buy, but it is reasonably priced and does its job well.

Like other reviews, this unit can be very difficult to install into a car. The suction cup for mounting is almost worthless unless you try and try to get it to stick properly. Running the wires can take a good amount of time, unless you don't care if they just hang freely.I am from the Washington DC metro area so trying to listen to the unit while driving downtown around large buildings is almost impossible. There are constant loss of signal messages accompanied with choppy playback.However, I have used it on long road trips and was completely satisfied with the unit. There were no interuptions on the playback and it makes the trip much more enjoyable, especially when you can listen to traffic reports for the major cities and now what you are headed for.I definitely recommend this product if you are constantly on the road or live outside of a big city. The selection of stations is amazing and can provide hours of listening pleasure.

I have had this radio for almost five years now and I really like it. It doesn't have all the bell and wistles that the other radios have, but mine has worked great. The best thing I have noticed is the fm transmitter is stronger than on the newer radios due to a new law that limits the strength of fm transmitters. My dad has a sportster 4 and he had to direct connect it in his truck because there was no other way to hear it. I just use the fm transmitter and I get crystal clear reception.

I was attracted to this unit by its low price, but I soon realized that you get what you pay for. I went through three of these and each one lasted less than 2 weeks.The first one worked fine for about a week, then the signal started dropping. I spoke with Sirius customer service and they told me that where I live (Orange County, just south of Los Angeles) I shouldn't be getting any signal drops and that the unit was most likely defective.I exchanged it for a new one and had it less than 48 hours when the remote control stopped working, so back to the store it went.The third one I got worked fine for about ten days until it stopped playing music. The artist would appear in the screen, but all I would hear is a loud hiss. I messed with the FM Modulator settings, but nothing worked. I returned it to the store for a refund.

Sirius sateliete has a problem. I actually like the service and what they offer. But in terms of customer support, they are awful. Ive called day after day after day only to be told that their computers are updating and that they cannot access my account to do any maintinence.....every time they claim..its unscheduled and just an amazing fluke.I have sent them email after email..only to be told that my issue has to be resolved over the phone....its a total catch 22.my unit recently stopped working..but nobody can provide me the info to get in contact with the warranty department...because their systems are ALWAYS down.garbage unit. garbage customer service.

I got about 4 months out of this thing. Worse tech support on the planet. Called 4 times and it was a different problem everytime? Unit works for 10 minutes then losses signal.