We had a very productive day at Best Buy (see my Wi-Fi Boost posting).
I hate the bluetooth earpieces and was looking for an alternative now that California has a law that prohibits holding a cellphone up to your ear while driving.
Motorola makes a bluetooth speaker that attaches to your visor, there are two versions. The one we bought has it's own speaker with volume control. The other sends a signal through your FM radio so you hear the conversation over the FM radio speakers.
Our bluetooth enabled phone accepted the speaker without any trouble, easy setup only took a few minutes.
The sound quality is great and we haven't experienced any drop outs or echos, static or other problems that these type of speakers are known for.
I'm impressed with how well this speaker works.
The speaker inside of the unit can be turned up quite loud. So hearing the call was no problem, even with the air conditioner fan on high.
The only drawback is everyone in the car will hear both sides of the conversation.
The cost was $69 and it is the perfect solution if you don't like wearing one of those StarTrek looking ear pieces...."Beam me up Scotty"
-- Edited by thebearII at 11:57, 2008-07-08
Speedhitch said
10:55 AM Jul 8, 2008
Geeeee I am picking up all kinds of good deals today...Somebody stop me...I will spend all my money at Best Buy thanks to Bear!
Joe
thebearII said
10:58 AM Jul 8, 2008
Sorry I had the wrong price listed...it was $69.99. Even better deal.
Judy said
04:06 PM Jul 8, 2008
Yep while here in Ca. the law passed as of July 1. No talking on cell while driving. Arnie said he didnt want his daughter driving and talking on the cell phone,. Now if he could just do something about all the fires in Ca. all would have it made! We drove over200 miles today with smoke in the distance. Right now we are in Needles and will out of Ca, tomorrow. southwestjudy
Tony and Eileen said
09:38 PM Jul 8, 2008
Well this sounded like something we've been looking for so we went out and bought it today and it was pretty easy to install and so far so good. I saw a few people today still using their cell phones but I guess you'll always have the law abiding citizens and the ones that make their own rules. Thanks for the info on this Bear II.
Torldyn said
03:35 AM Feb 9, 2013
thebearII wrote:
We had a very productive day at Best Buy (see my Wi-Fi Boost posting).
I hate the bluetooth earpieces and was looking for an alternative now that California has a law that prohibits holding a cellphone up to your ear while driving.
Motorola makes a bluetooth speaker that attaches to your visor, there are two versions. The one we bought has it's own speaker with volume control. The other sends a signal through your FM radio so you hear the conversation over the FM radio speakers.
Our bluetooth enabled phone accepted the speaker without any trouble, easy setup only took a few minutes.
The sound quality is great and we haven't experienced any drop outs or car dvd players echos, static or other problems that these type of speakers are known for.
I'm impressed with how well this speaker works.
The speaker inside of the unit can be turned up quite loud. So hearing the call was no problem, even with the air conditioner fan on high.
The only drawback is everyone in the car will hear both sides of the conversation.
The cost was $69 and it is the perfect solution if you don't like wearing one of those StarTrek looking ear pieces...."Beam me up Scotty"
-- Edited by thebearII at 11:57, 2008-07-08
Hello man do you still have these speakers? I need one pair.
-- Edited by Torldyn on Sunday 10th of February 2013 05:51:57 AM
I hate the bluetooth earpieces and was looking for an alternative now that California has a law that prohibits holding a cellphone up to your ear while driving.
Motorola makes a bluetooth speaker that attaches to your visor, there are two versions. The one we bought has it's own speaker with volume control. The other sends a signal through your FM radio so you hear the conversation over the FM radio speakers.
Here are the details:
http://direct.motorola.com/ens/carkits/learn-T305.html
Our bluetooth enabled phone accepted the speaker without any trouble, easy setup only took a few minutes.
The sound quality is great and we haven't experienced any drop outs or echos, static or other problems that these type of speakers are known for.
I'm impressed with how well this speaker works.
The speaker inside of the unit can be turned up quite loud. So hearing the call was no problem, even with the air conditioner fan on high.
The only drawback is everyone in the car will hear both sides of the conversation.
The cost was $69 and it is the perfect solution if you don't like wearing one of those StarTrek looking ear pieces...."Beam me up Scotty"
-- Edited by thebearII at 11:57, 2008-07-08
We drove over200 miles today with smoke in the distance. Right now we are in Needles and will out of Ca, tomorrow.
southwestjudy
Thanks for the info on this Bear II.
Hello man do you still have these speakers? I need one pair.
-- Edited by Torldyn on Sunday 10th of February 2013 05:51:57 AM