Car Bluetooth Hands Free Units

On Jun 24, 2008, at 2:30 PM, David Ross wrote:

> I'm thinking of getting a visor-based add-on Bluetooth speaker phone
> unit for my car. But I have no idea of which are good, bad, or just
> OK.

I bought a BlueAnt "Supertooth Light" from Amazon, receiving it
("SuperSaver" shipping) a few days ago.

So far, it has done what I asked, which has not included fielding a
call on the road at speed. (I placed a call to a co-worker whilst
sitting in the car in a parking lot. Supports voice dialing given a
phone which does; supports last number redial if the phone does.

Attaches to the visor using a seemingly firm clip. The device is held
to the clip by a pair of magnets. Claims "up to 800 standby time",
"up to 15 hours talk time".

Pairs with up to 5 devices, tossing out the least-recently used device
if you pair with a 6th.

Easy controls--the on off switch is also the microphone holder,
extending out perhaps 2 1/2 inches when on.

I was able to pair it with my MacBook and use it for a Skype call,
after pairing it with my iPhone, and it then remembered the iPhone.
Comes with a plug-in charger plus a car (cigar lighter) charger.

   --John (cc to David to try to reduce response time to him)

On Jun 24, 2008, at 2:30 PM, David Ross wrote:

> I'm thinking of getting a visor-based add-on Bluetooth speaker phone
> unit for my car. But I have no idea of which are good, bad, or just
> OK.
>
> This is for those of us who will not be buying a car with Bluetooth
> built-in anytime soon.

I have a BlueAnt, which I like and which I've successfully installed
for a number of clients. Simple, easy to use, good sound.

Scott Wyant

At 14:30 06/24/08 -0700, David Ross wrote:
>I'm thinking of getting a visor-based add-on Bluetooth speaker phone unit
>for my car. But I have no idea of which are good, bad, or just OK.

I have a Jabra SP500 that cost about $40. It works, but it's mediocre at
best, even in quieter environments than a car. The problem is the
microphone -- I can hear others quite well, but they have trouble
understanding me. So I'm also interested in something that works better.

Edward
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Sent from my iPhone (so don't blame me for spelling mistakes)

> On Jun 24, 2008, at 2:30 PM, David Ross wrote:
>> This is for those of us who will not be buying a car with Bluetooth
>> built-in anytime soon.

Or for those of us who have expensive built-in Bluetooth systems the
iPhone won't work with.

John