SiriusXM - Onyx EZR Satellite Radio Receiver with Vehicle Kit - Black

My actual sirius radio I bought from Best Buy is great and came with a free 3 month trial of the satellite service that was good for activation until Dec 2019. After over an hour on the phone to get the service started which I was transferred to 3 different people and spent more time on hold than actually talking to someone, they then tried to tell me the promo wasn't an eligible promo code. I hung up on them and was able to activate the service online. Sirius customer service is absolutely the worst. Best Buy was great. I would only recommend this if you have access to getting the service started online and not having to speak with a Sirius "support" personnel.

This is my first SiriusXM satellite radio and my first subscription to the service. I am very satisfied with both this radio and the XM service. Sirius currently makes three "OnyX" models, this one the newest. This model doesn't have a color screen with artwork, but rather a simply b/w display of only the critical information. The interface is very intuitive and easy to use even with motorcycle gloves. I wanted the high contrast display since I'll be mounting this on my motorcycle for long rides where the display can be seen in bright light. Nice shuffle feature too. Oh, it's slightly larger than the other two models.

I was not initially able to get this activated. Contacted SiriusXM several times to speak to their non-English speaking customer service reps. All they could do is read off the scripts they have. The unit was not picking up the signal so I had to ask to have the signal resent several times. The unit would just not recognize the signal. I finally got frustrated and disconnected the power and antenna and was going to return the unit. I then realized I was going to have to deal with the crappy SuriusXM reps again so I just decided to plug everything back in and it finally was able to pick up the signal. Not Exactly sure why but it finally worked.

I used this kit to add SiriusXM to my Indian Roadmaster Motorcycle. It was very easy to mount the tuner with a RAM Mount to my passenger armrest, mount the antenna to the top of the tour pack/trunk, and power the receiver with the 12v power socket (also located inside of the tour pack/trunk). The Onyx EZR transmits via FM signal wirelessly to my motorcycles radio tuner. Works great!

This radio was a great replacement for my old stratus 7, which was a good radio, but it was on the "Sirius" network, so it was only able to get certain channels up to channel 176, but THIS radio (onyx EZR) is a "Sirius XM" radio, meaning that it gets ALL of the stations, depending on your plan. I snagged mine at a good time (on sale) and it is definitely worth the price. One complaint that I have is that if the vent clips need to be removed, I would recommend using something like a plastic knife because a regular screwdriver can cause damage to your car's plastic vents.

The Good - Great song choices. - Nice collection of Old and New Songs - My favorite Coffe House / Blend / Jazz- - Easy setup for Favorite Channel - Simple to navigate with remote. - I connect it with my Onkyo AVR Receiver, so sound quality gets bumped up. - Great for Stereo listening. The Bad- - Music quality will depend on your Speakers. - Will need a mini amp for quality bump up. - Signal may be an issue if you dont have a open space , given signal cable is small. - Low signal impacts Sound Quality.

I only recently discovered that SiriusXM was offering 3 months free service to new subscribers and wanted to take advantage of it. This Onyx EXR not only came with everything needed to enjoy SiriusXM but it was so easy to install and get going. I was enjoying 100's of station channels in less than 40 mins. The Onyx is large enough to be easily visible but not distractive and shows all the information you need to enjoy your SiriusXM service.

Plus your credit card # Of course you don't find out until after your purchase... and I bought during a "free demo" so didn't even realize it wasn't activated until I'd had it for 2 weeks. The term ****ing money down a rat hole comes to mind, so I will eat my purchase price and pass on the "free three months" which turns out to be "one free month with conditions".