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SiriusXM 路 SatelliteReviews4.446 reviews5 star33 reviews4 star8 reviews3 star2 star2 reviews1 star3 reviewsStarmate Reciever ST2February 1, 2011I bought this one to replace a unit that "just stopped working". Several attempts at restoring communication with my old unit were fruitless. This unit has the higher powered FM transmitter, so FM reception is crystal clear. Newer units have auxilliary FM antennas that clutter up installation and, frankly, don't work as well. Lastly, this unit runs on 12 volts, so I could hard wire it to my vehicle's wiring (the power button stays "on" and the radio poweres on and off with the ignition key)The newer units have a transformer (built into the head of the cigarette lighter plug) to step the voltage down. I did have success with a hard-wire installation of these newer types by disassembling the power cord to retain the transformer, but it's tedious. The BIG CON: Just as my old ... MoreI bought this one to replace a unit that "just stopped working". Several attempts at restoring communication with my old unit were fruitless. This unit has the higher powered FM transmitter, so FM reception is crystal clear. Newer units have auxilliary FM antennas that clutter up installation and, frankly, don't work as well. Lastly, this unit runs on 12 volts, so I could hard wire it to my vehicle's wiring (the power button stays "on" and the radio poweres on and off with the ignition key)The newer units have a transformer (built into the head of the cigarette lighter plug) to step the voltage down. I did have success with a hard-wire installation of these newer types by disassembling the power cord to retain the transformer, but it's tedious. The BIG CON: Just as my old Starmate quit working, I got a teaser from Sirius inviting me back with an offer of 5 months for $20.00. I called and accepted th offer, but, several attempts later, it became apparent that the radio that I had was malfunctioning. I was advised to 1.) buy a new radio head 2.) ask if Sirius had any units, or 3.) to find a radio. It seems that Sirius doesn't offer any type of repair service. The newer radios didn't interest me, and Sirius had little to offer in the re-furb department, so I opted to hold out to buy a radio. The Sirius tech that helped troubleshoot the radio problem offered to put my 5 month contract "on hold", stating that I could re-activate my service once a replacement radio was found. I bought the replacement and called to resume my service. Only to find out that, since the subsription was activated with one serial number radio, and was now going to continute with a second serial number radio, I had to pay a service "transfer" fee. I explained that the radio swap was necessary due to technical issues, but this made no difference. Still, I'm back on Sirius and the radio works great. Oh well....... Lesstpmillerusa 路 Review provided by ebay.comAll Reviews