I just got my Stiletto 100 in the mail!
 

I just got my Stiletto in the mail!!! Woohoo!! I had preordered it a month or so ago. This baby is sweet! (for those who don't know what I'm talking about - it is a portable satellite radio from Sirius) I was getting a perfect signal on my deck. I'll give a longer review after I've tried all the features. So far I can say that the satellite signal was great when I was in my yard and on my deck. I lost the signal when I came inside but ... No problem! I have WiFi in the house! I switched to Internet Radio and within a few seconds it showed me four WiFi networks available. I picked mine and it connected without a hitch.

The earbuds are pretty good. Sound quality is great. The headset would probably get uncomfortable after awhile. It seemed to really squeeze my head and the little things that go in your ear started to hurt after a few minutes. Good be I just needed to adjust the thing. But I don't like "in ear" headsets anyway.

Next up: I'll test out the record function and also see how easy it is to download my music from my computer.

The real test comes in the morning when I go for a run. I'm praying the signal is strong enough for me to listen while I'm pounding the pavement. That's the main reason I bought this bad boy.

IPOD is all ya need.

Holy moly! I just noticed an awesome feature! You can go into Settings and select your favorite team (i.e I picked the Thrashers in the NHL category, Falcons in NFL, Alabama in College Football) and it will let you know when they are playing and give you the option to switch to the game. Nice!

You can also set the radio to record programing - a game or a song etc. The only problem with this is that you either have to set it up to go WiFi or make sure it is sitting in a place with a clear satelite signal.

Thats a nice feature about the thing..with the teams...but i usually choose to watch games on tv unless im at work and well...unless it';s an adult swim i don't really get away with bumping the hockey game.

I like getting new gadgets. I hope it brings you much happiness.

My iPod was a source of constant frustration. I gave it to my daughter for Christmas two years ago. 40 gig unit. She returned it twice while under warranty. The first time they "fixed" it. The second time they replaced it. About a month after it was out of warranty it broke again. She threw it in a box and forgot about it. I found it and ased if I could have it. I got it working but just barely. It locks up all of the time. But not consistantly. One day it will play for a couple of hours - great for the flights I have to take. But then the next time it will freeze after ten minutes.

Now I have the Stiletto! It has 2 gigs of storage - plenty for me - PLUS sat radio and WiFi!!

you got any pic's of it?

You on the road a lot?

he is in sales, so yes

I think if were traveling a lot i'd go for something like this. However, since I spend about 1hr in the car per day I don't think it's worth it for me.

I'll try to get some pictures of it tonight. And yes, I travel almost every week. Most of the time I'm in rental cars but some of the trips I drive my own car. You just can't beat having a sat radio for a long drive. But the original unit that I have is a "Plug and Play". I have a docking station in my car and a boom box in my house. I use it as an alarm clock and then take it with me when I go get in the car.

They also going to have car kits for the Stiletto but it is so new that they aren't out yet.

BTW - when you get a Sirius subscription they give you a password to use online. Alot of the content that they have on the satellite is available through their website. That's the way I've been doing it now. When I'm working out of my office I stream the radio through my PC.

Another feature I found a minute ago - Sports Ticker!

You can set it up to show all of the scores of your favorite teams even while you are listening to music - or another game. That way Stackem could listen to the Michigan game while he is in the tree stand and also keep up with the Ohio State score. LOL

haw haw haw! That's very very cool

/soooooo tempted

[quote="Mr.Buttocks":2a0b5]I like getting new gadgets. I hope it brings you much happiness.[/quote:2a0b5]

So so true. cool: beer:

Sat Radio Walkmans are great, but once you get into home theater or car audio its nothing but bullshit. 96kbps is just not high enough fidelity. The FCC won't give them a larger Spectrum to broadcast on either, so the more channels, means lees quality per channel. AGAIN something you should never have to worry about with your little unit, sounds fantastic.

My dads looking into either XM or Sirus. Problem is, Sirus has NFL rights, and XM has MLB rights. So gay. Hes stuck on which to get

You're right, the only thing Sirius doesn't have is MLB. That sucks. But in the southeast the Braves on every station so it's not too bad.

Most of the stuff I like about Sirius is stuff I found out after I bought it. I think it is the first thing that I have ever bought that was full of pleasant surprises instead of bad ones.

Stuff that I didn't know that they had - or that has been added since I bought my first unit:

Alabama football (they carry a ton of college football games)

Radio Margaritaville (the station that Jimmy Buffett put together - he also broadcasts alot of his live concerts on this channel)

Rolling Stones channel - (all Stones, all the time ... and now they have a channel for The Who)

Radio Classics (old radio shows - Superman, Gunsmoke, The Shadow, etc)

Howard Stern

NHL, NFL, NBA

National Rifle Association programming

Blue Collar Comedy Channel (Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy, and friends)

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BTW - I got it connected to my PC tonight and have been moving a bunch of MP3s into it. Sweet. ... but the transfers are a little slow.

lol @ NRA channel

i'd like to hear that

Yep. If you want it, they've got it. They have a NRA channel, a gay channel, a Catholic channel (teh funneh is that on Saturday this is the channel that plays the Notre Dame games), a Martha Stewart channel, A Right Wing talk Channel, A Left Wing talk channel ... they've got something for everybody.

99.5 The Mountain rock:

[quote="Short Hand":38121] you should never have to worry about with your little unit, sounds fantastic.[/quote:38121]


never say that to a man

Sorry i didn't get a chance to post pics. I'll try to get some in this weekend when I get back home. Here is a link to the website - it has a little flash video about the thing: http://www.sirius.com/gs/stiletto/index.html

*edit * the video shows the unit lifting out of a base unit. That is the home or car kit - and does not come with the Stiletto. You have to buy that later - I haven't bought one yet and I don't think I will based on what I will use this for. Also the video shows a pretty fat battery on the back of the unit. That is the longer life version. The Stiletto comes with two batteries. I used the slim one during my run today. It fits flush with the back of the unit. The slim unit will give about 2 hours of sat radio or 10 hours of MP3 listening.


This morning I went for about a 45 minute run with the unit on an armband. For the most part I got great reception. A few times the signal stuttered a little but not enough to be annoying. Overall the signal was great. I seemed to lost the signal for a second or two every time I made a 90 degree turn. I guess the unit has to adjust to the change in the direction it is facing. But it quickly recovered each time and held the signal strong for the next leg of the run. Fortunately this run is basically a big box so I only had four 90 degree turns.

I'm really pleased with this purchase. The main reason I bought it was to be able to listen to the satellite stations while I run. Mission accomplished! and the sound quality is great.

[quote="Doctor Duffy":da87f]99.5 The Mountain rock:[/quote:da87f]

Seriously dude, I thought I was the only one who listened to it.

elliot in the morning>all of j00

[quote="[DAS REICH] Blitz":48bf7]elliot in the morning>all of j00[/quote:48bf7]

Speaks the truth