locoboy
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| posted on 11/5/11 at 12:51 PM |
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Bluetooth car kit for music & calls
Guys,
Can Anyone reccommend a bluetooth car kit that will stream music from my iPhone 3G and obviously do voice calls too.
I cobbled together a parrot mki9200 kit from various eBay bits but I can't get any life into it so some part of it is duff so I'm looking
for alternatives.
Any personal recommendations welcomed.
Thanks
Colin
ATB
Locoboy
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nick205
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| posted on 11/5/11 at 01:43 PM |
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Not sure of the model number, but my local auto electrician showed me a newish parrott unit which does just that and connects to an iPod as well. It
has a decent sized colour screen to which he had album artwork showing. Didn't ask the cost, but can't be that cheap!
This was the unit....looks to be around £250 unfitted.
http://www.parrot.com/uk/products/for-ipod-and-iphone
[Edited on 11/5/11 by nick205]
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probablyleon
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| posted on 11/5/11 at 01:55 PM |
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Go for a Motorola T505. Its one of those extremely rare pieces of kit that actually exceeds your expectations. Not too expensive either
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locoboy
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| posted on 11/5/11 at 02:40 PM |
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That parrot is a bit out if budget nick.
The t505 looks like it's just a phone kit, it won't stream music through the stereo.
ATB
Locoboy
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Phineas
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| posted on 11/5/11 at 02:51 PM |
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This is what i'm thinking of getting, doesn't do calls though
http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/4-/5319374/Supertooth-Disco-Bluetooth-Stereo-Speaker/Product.html?searchtype=allproducts&searchsource=0&sea
rchstring=bluetooth+speaker&urlrefer=search
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stevebubs
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| posted on 11/5/11 at 03:17 PM |
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What car is it going into?
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probablyleon
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| posted on 11/5/11 at 03:28 PM |
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T505 does music fantastically. You can even scroll through tracks using buttons on the side. It streams via FM, but a 100% better than those crappy
old iTrip things (you never hear your phone searching for a satellite either)
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rgrs
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| posted on 11/5/11 at 04:01 PM |
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Why not just change the head unit to one that will do what you want ?
I fitted a Sony bt series unit that works with my 3GS perfectly for music streaming and calls via Bluetooth.
Hth. Roger
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locoboy
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 06:27 AM |
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The motorola is a stand alone unit right? Or does not play through the car stereo speakers?
Will have a look at head units, I hadn't considered them before, I think just because I was trying to keep the factory fit look and the cd
changer functionality.
it's going into a 2003 passat estate.
Col
ATB
Locoboy
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probablyleon
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 07:16 AM |
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Motorola... bluetooth to and from your iPhone and FM to your car stereo (it does also work 'standalone' through it's crappy little
speaker). As I mentioned, the FM aspect is head and shoulders better than the iTrip type of thing, not sure why its so good (or why iTrips are so
bad)
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geoff shep
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 09:51 AM |
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I would recommend that Parrot you have tried. I've had a couple of Parrot devices as they have advanced and that one does just what you want
quite well. They are more like £150 than £250, if that helps, and depending on the current car/radio fit you may need another lead which could be
about £20.
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