SIRIUS Stiletto SL100 Portable Satellite Radio Receiver by Sirius Satellite Radio
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Digital camera reviews of SIRIUS Stiletto SL100 Portable Satellite Radio Receiver
Digital camera Review: A nice upgrade from the last generation receiver
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a nice upgrade from our previous receiver. Nice clear easily readable color display. Good reception. Nice portability but a little heavy. Reasonable reception while using it in the portable mode. Battery life is good. More presets that are easier to programDigital camera Review: Absolute Garbage
Summary: 1 Stars
Listen, I am not one to badmouth a product unless it truly deserves it. I live in a major city and I have a clear view of every sky. I have tried my Stiletto all over the place with and without the home docking station and the automobile docking station. IT DOESN'T GET RECEPTION ALMOST I mounted the antenna to my roof and still nothing! If you call customer service they just tell you that your unit might be faulty. Nope. I swapped mine out (which is why I can't return this one now!) and it still had zero reception. Don't waste your money. I have spent over $500 and several hours obtaining every product and trying every possible thing to get reception. It's garbage. I get 0 terrestrial and 0 satellite reception.
Bottom line is that this product isn't worth snot. If the reception were quality I would give it 5 stars, but since I couldn't get more than 15 minutes of listening on an 8 1/2 hour drive to Canada I have to say that reception just isn't anywhere to be found! GARBAGE!
Digital camera Review: Acquiring Signal.....
Summary: 2 Stars
This will be the message you receive unless you have a totally clear shot of the sky. So far this thing will not pick up a satellite signal at my house or at my office. It is pretty much useless for me. I am going to sell it at a huge loss..Satellite radio is a great medium that really needs to figure out a way to deliver the product. they will never get ahead with products like this that are completley useless..
Updated review: I finally found a signal at my house when I put the home attena on my roof. So now I record 6 hour blocks so I can listen to Sirius at work. Only problem now is that during the playback the Stilleto freezes up over and over and I have to press the ff button to get it to start playing again. How much did I pay for this thing $350 ? What a nightmare..
Digital camera Review: All these features fit into this little thing? amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
I received my Stiletto 100 from Amazon.com yesterday, and already I know that this was one of the best and coolest investments I've made. I had mine shipped Overnight which ended up being $33 cheaper than going to a Retail Store, even after Shipping Charges. Set up was absolutely a breeze. I called Sirius at 12:30 AM (when I got off work) and someone helped me transfer my account from an old radio to this one in about 10 minutes max, which really was no time at all. Now that its been activated, I'm like a kid in a candy store! IT DOES WHAT?! I CAN RECORD LIVE RADIO?! TAKE IT ANYWHERE?! It truly is amazing. I brought it into work today and pretty much everyone around me was in awe at how cool this gizmo really is. I couldnt get a Satellite signal indoors (big office) but with the WIFI feature it offers, I picked up Internet and was listening to Sirius Internet radio with ease.
When you open the package, it is kind of shocking to see how much stuff really comes with the Radio. Included are two rechargeable batteries, a slim one and one that is alittle more bulky but not by much really, and the adapter to charge them. You get two sets of headphones, a special USB cable to hook up to your PC (not MAC capable though, bummer) and the Software.
Im a HUGE Howard Stern fan and like many people i hate when it starts getting great on the show and i have to leave the car! Today I was digging the show and just pulled the Stiletto off the Car Cradle and I was off walking to Work with Sirius Satellite Radio all the way throughout my day. This thing really is amazing.
The only thing that I've noticed that isn't pleasant is finding a Radio channel to broadcast to in the Car. Maybe its just me not knowing how to find a good station, or figuring out the car kit? A Friend highly reccomended the Direct connection box from Sirius, which costs about $20. Basically it hardwires your Stiletto to your Headunit, and eliminates the FM Transmitter.
Other than that, i have had absolutely no issues with my Stiletto. This thing really is amazing. Highly reccomended.
Digital camera Review: An embarrassment to engineering
Summary: 2 Stars
An embarrassment to engineering...that's about the best I can say about the headphones and the ear buds included with this unit.
The head phones are incredibly uncomfortable...basically hard sharp pieces of plastic that stick in your ears. About the longest I could wear them was 20 minutes at a time. Not only uncomfortable but awkward too...as soon as you move they will shift on your head. I tried to use it for construction work and it was impossible.
The ear buds are no better and even though I'm working out in the middle of a field, the signal drops off constantly. About the only way to use this thing is as a MP3 player...and there are a lot cheaper and better MP3 players.
Several reviewers mentioned how bad they are...I ignored them...silly me.