I know nothing about XM vs. Sirius radio. All I need is for either to: 1) to be able to play in my vehicle 2) play in my home and 3) play in my bedroom at night for old radio shows. Will this Onyx do all three? If so, do I have to correct product and what will it cost me monthly? Thanks! I know nothing about XM vs. Sirius radio. All I need is for either to: 1) to be able to play in my vehicle 2) play in my home and 3) play in my bedroom at night for old radio shows. Will this... » Read More I know nothing about XM vs. Sirius radio. All I need is for either to: 1) to be able to play in my vehicle 2) play in my home and 3) play in my bedroom at night for old radio shows. Will this Onyx do all three? If so, do I have to correct product and what will it cost me monthly? Thanks! « Show Less
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XM and Sirius are the same, they merged and are interchangeable. We only play the XM radio in the kitchen but I believe you can remove the Onyx and put it on another sound system such as the car radio or another sound system in your bedroom. We pay about $15 a month but we subscribe to Willie Nelson's channel which is a premium channel that we pay a couple of bucks for and then we have to pay royalty for his music. Hope this helps.
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There is no difference betweet XM and Sirius. In fact, they are one and the same owned by the same company as far as I know. I have used Sirius XM for a few years and love it. My Onyx system is first rate. It gives me a speaker box for my office and a hookup for my truck. I use the remote in my office and going to my truck I just grab the unit off of the speaker and plug it into the holder in my truck. The setup I got was a deal with the speaker, unit and all cords and holders for the home and the auto. I highly recommend this and if yo talk to Sirius sometimes they will give you a lot better deal if you signup for a year vice monthly. If you buy, I hope you enjoy as much as I do. There is no difference betweet XM and Sirius. In fact, they are one and the same owned by the same company as far as I know. I have used Sirius XM for a few years and love it. My Onyx system is first rate. It gives me a speaker box for my office and a hookup for my truck. I use the remote in my office and going to my truck I just grab the unit off of the speaker and plug it into the holder in my truck. The setup I got was a deal with the speaker, unit and all cords and holders for the home and the auto. I highly recommend this and if yo talk to Sirius sometimes they will give you a lot... » Read More There is no difference betweet XM and Sirius. In fact, they are one and the same owned by the same company as far as I know. I have used Sirius XM for a few years and love it. My Onyx system is first rate. It gives me a speaker box for my office and a hookup for my truck. I use the remote in my office and going to my truck I just grab the unit off of the speaker and plug it into the holder in my truck. The setup I got was a deal with the speaker, unit and all cords and holders for the home and the auto. I highly recommend this and if yo talk to Sirius sometimes they will give you a lot better deal if you signup for a year vice monthly. If you buy, I hope you enjoy as much as I do. « Show Less
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I have an Onyx XM radio and it uses the 5V. The Starmate looks like an enhanced version of the Onyx. The way to know for sure is call Sirius and ask a tech what voltate that particular radio uses. The device works flawlessly on my motorcycle for the Onyx. The other question you need to ask them is if the power connector is the same on both radios.
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It'll work fine. You can play it through your radio via any radio station. Just select the same radio station on the car radio and XM receiver. Mine works excellent!
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The radio is not XM ready. It does not have the connector or builtin control user interface. Unless your XM receiver is stabd alone with it's own control, you should look for radio that is XM ready.
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I don't know any way to avoid paying XM/Sirius's subscription fee. There are possibly some brief fee-free periods if you buy a car equipped with the service, but I know of no other way.
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I had the Sirius XM Onyx EZ Model#XEZ1. It worked great except you need a good speaker system and the receiver needs to mounted near a window to get good reception. It just wasn't loud enough to suit me. Good luck!!!
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No but I think as long as it's a Sirius it should work but not on a Sirius xm like onyx its differant the end on this is like a aux. end
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If I currently have Sirius on my Factory unit, will this unit support? In other words, is it truly "plug & play?" I don't want to lost my Sirius capability. Thanks!
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Dear Moses, unfortunately this unit is not going to be compatible with onstar or xm radio, reason being its too buggy, we use to carry them but they gave too much problems we stop doing that. Sorry for the disappointment, we just don't want to sell customers something bad. thank you for your interest. kelvin
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just got my unit, didn't even unwrap it. In the desc. it says it has AUX plugins (plural). When I looked at the back of the unit there are no plug ins, there is only 1 on the front. Needless to say, I can't use my Sirius Satellite Radio with it and you can't use additional speakers, tv, computer, etc. I didn't even try the CD player, maybe this one works but sadly I won't know because it's going back.
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It's now called SiriusXM which is what I have. The radio is available as a car kit or a home kit. Either way, one would need a power supply to supply either 12 volts (car) or if using a home kit in the car, one would need a small 120 volt converter which is what I have. The converter plugs into the cigarette lighter socket and provides the power for the home unit. A 100 watt converter would do the job nicely. The home kit comes with antenna and a fairly long, small diameter cable to mount the antenna outside unless you have a south facing window. I set my antenna on the dash because my car has a very large windshield and the reception is great. The only thing to seriously take into consideration is can the little antenna be put outside your bedroom and have a clear shot at the southern sky. If not, it probably wouldn't work in the house for you. There are outside antennas and mounts and extention cables available to overcome a north facing room. SiriusXM cam be made tp work in almost any location by purchasing the additional antenna hardware. I hope this hasn't been too confusing and answers your inquiry Oh, as far as monthly cost, they have a number of programs available depending on what all your listening preferences are. The music only package is the cheapest at just under $10, and the next package is around $15 per month.
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XM Onyx EZ with Vehicle Kit(This Product) Sirius Stratus 7 Radio with Vehicle Kit SiriusXM Onyx Plus with Vehicle Kit SiriusXM SXV200 Connect Vehicle Tuner >>>>SiriusXM Onyx Plus with Home Kit<<<<this is the one u need I think hope this helps u out
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I have absolutely no idea. I have never used a remote with my SiriusXM receiver since I only use the receiver in my car. I simply move back and forth between Classical Pops and Symphony, a single click either up or down to change adjacent channels.
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Good question...Sorry, I only have a XM radio, so I can't give you an answer. Amazon should be able to help you.
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Are you asking because you actually want to get xm radio, or because you think it needs an antenna to navigate? I've never read any literature or seen anything in the 760 menu indicating any kind of satellite radio functionality. Unless you're trip planning indoors away from a window, you won't need ANY kind of external antenna.
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The answer to your question depends whether you subscribe to Sirius or Xm, or the combined service. I would suggest go to the web site . You will need a mobile and a home install kit. Each kit will include the correct power cords and connections. Just check that both kits are comparable with the radio you need. All the units are basically the same with dif options. My only suggestion would be to not get the portable units as your phone, iPad, iPod and other players will play music better than the Sirius/XM player will do
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Dear Michelline, I do not know I have never been a Sirius user. So I cannot advise you to how it would work with this unit. I have heard that Sirius is a good type of radio to use but never had a sirius radio so would not know. Jerry Miller