Hello all,
For those who have the official 3-pin car dock, have you experienced this problem:
After removing the phone from the car dock, if you get an incoming call you are unable to hear the person calling you. You have to hang up and call them back in order to hear them properly.
I have experienced this on ICS and now Jellybean, it is extremely irritating. I had someone call for a job interview and I could not hear them, but they could hear me.
If anyone has a fix/workaround, that would be great.
UPDATE: I suspect the issue is with having it connected to the car via Bluetooth with music playing via auxiliary via the pogo pins , after that you are unable to hear the first call through the handset after leaving the car.
Have you checked your in call volume? Since the phone fits so tightly in the dock, sometimes when I remove the phone it presses the volume rocker down and lowers all of my volumes. You might want to check to see if that's happening to you.
Thanks, I'll try check that today. I would feel ridiculous if that were the problem, but I'm fairly certain its not since hanging up and calling right back fixes it.
It's interesting that you don't have this problem, are you also connected to the car via Bluetooth? Also what ROM are you running.
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Is there another source for these?
The Play Store has had these "coming soon" since the dawn of time
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Is there another source for these?
The Play Store has had these "coming soon" since the dawn of time
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I got some from expansys usa
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kcm117, Just to clarify, when you write this:
kcm117 said:
...UPDATE: I suspect the issue is with having it connected to the car via Bluetooth with music playing via auxiliary via the pogo pins , after that you are unable to hear the first call through the handset after leaving the car.
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Do you mean that the Official Car Dock uses Bluetooth to transfer audio? I remember that there was a teardown of the desk dock in this sub-forum (I'm having trouble finding it in, for some odd reason...) that came to the conclusion that there was no Bluetooth and the audio was transfered using the pogo pins, like it is on (as far as I know) all the other pogo pin-equipped devices. (HTC Nexus One, MyTouch 4G, Rhyme, One X, etc.). For some reason the Android blogs and these forums spread the idea that Bluetooth is used, but it appears otherwise.
In other words, would you please clarify how you are connecting an external audio device to the phone.
Thanks,
XBIRDIE98
XBIRDIE98 said:
kcm117, Just to clarify, when you write this:
Do you mean that the Official Car Dock uses Bluetooth to transfer audio? I remember that there was a teardown of the desk dock in this sub-forum (I'm having trouble finding it in, for some odd reason...) that came to the conclusion that there was no Bluetooth and the audio was transfered using the pogo pins, like it is on (as far as I know) all the other pogo pin-equipped devices. (HTC Nexus One, MyTouch 4G, Rhyme, One X, etc.). For some reason the Android blogs and these forums spread the idea that Bluetooth is used, but it appears otherwise.
In other words, would you please clarify how you are connecting an external audio device to the phone.
Thanks,
XBIRDIE98
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Hi,
Here is the set up in my car:
Phone dock is connected to the audio auxiliary port on the car stereo for music. (The pogo pins on the phone send audio from the phone to the aux port on the base of the dock). The Phone is also simultaneously connected to the car hands-free system via Bluetooth. In my car, music goes the the auxiliary but calls come in over the bluetooth. (My car does not have the package to support Bluetooth audio streaming, only voice.)
I hope that makes it clear?
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I have a hands free bluetooth system in my car. I noticed that while I play music via auxiliary cord, and someone calls me, the Bluetooth isn't working. Anyone else having same issue?
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krazyflipj said:
I have a hands free bluetooth system in my car. I noticed that while I play music via auxiliary cord, and someone calls me, the Bluetooth isn't working. Anyone else having same issue?
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I have the exact same issue in my car, tried everything to get around it. You just have to unplug the auxiliary cable when you get a call incoming.
geekingitup2005 said:
I have the exact same issue in my car, tried everything to get around it. You just have to unplug the auxiliary cable when you get a call incoming.
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Calls come through bluetooth if using audio through car dock.
nobrakes said:
Calls come through bluetooth if using audio through car dock.
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I hope that's not the only option. I didn't have this issue with the Evo so I wonder what's causing this
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krazyflipj said:
I have a hands free bluetooth system in my car. I noticed that while I play music via auxiliary cord, and someone calls me, the Bluetooth isn't working. Anyone else having same issue?
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Get an A2DP cd player and you don't need to worry about auxiliary. It's all done through bluetooth. This is what I got
http://www.ebay.com/itm/SONY-XPLOD-...In_Dash_Receivers&vxp=mtr&hash=item3cbe5d6b2a
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I hope that's not the only option. I didn't have this issue with the Evo so I wonder what's causing this
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Car dock is cheap and works really well
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I wonder if we can stream audio to the car using super mono app
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It has something to do with TTY settings. I also have this issue.
I hope someone could figure out how to fix this. I have to take out the aux cord whenever I get a call in my G35.
*UPDATE* So I did some searching and it looks like the original Epic had the same issue but was fixed via OTA update. Hopefully Samsung/Sprint is aware of this issue.
other forums have mentioned this problem "Received confirmation from Samsung that there will be no fix for this. It was made this way on purpose. I guess the Epic 4g does the same thing. I am not buying a $400 stereo system just to use this phone properly. What was Samsung thinking? Every other Android device works the correct way."
I haven't called samsung myself but this is absolutely ridiculous if it was made this way on purpose. full thread here (well because i don't have 8 posts to this forum, i can't post the full thread link! it's on android forums at android central.com. you can access the thread by doing this search "No car kit bluetooth while Aux stereo cord is plugged in" sorry!
what possible reason would there be to have to unplug the auxillary jack to use bluetooth? it's an incredible inconvenience. and i would rather not use an A2DP adapter to play music, i'm assuming that this would eat up more battery life than using the auxillary 3.5 mm jack
anyone know of a ROM that get's past this issue?
Same situation
Galaxy S II in original car dock+cable to car audio system AUX jack
Stock ROM 2.3.4
Bluetooth Jabra BT125
It's possible to answer with bluetooth earphone, but can't hear other side, just myself.
Other side hears me OK
Try this:
http://www.miccus.com/products/blubridge-mini-jack-rx
Plugs in to your car deck and allows you to use Bluetooth to stream music to it.
I think you can pair both your headset or BT speaker phone and the Blubridge to your phone at the same time.
http://www.amazon.com/Miccus-BluBridge-Mini-Jack-Bluetooth-Bluetooth-Enabled/dp/B0038MA11U
Buying something else is not a solution.
This is some type of design flaw.
What a completely useless technical support they have. "This is how the phone was designed and we cannot change that"
Last samsung product I will buy. They have no concept of customer service.
This is a design flaw. Bluetooth should be completely independant of the audio jack.
What they want is you to use the dock for use in the car so it can be hands free. Unfortunately if its true they don't intend to fix with an OTA then the only option is to use the functionality they have given you. The headphone jack takes priority over other connections in this instance. Sorry. I am sure you don't want this to be the resolution.
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What they want is you to use the dock for use in the car so it can be hands free. Unfortunately if its true they don't intend to fix with an OTA then the only option is to use the functionality they have given you. The headphone jack takes priority over other connections in this instance. Sorry. I am sure you don't want this to be the resolution.
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Take the car out of the equation. I am using a Jabra headset to take calls, but have the phone plugged into an external speaker to listen to music at my desk.
Call comes in, I have to unplug the speaker to use bluetooth.
What dock would affect this?
Bielinsk said:
Take the car out of the equation. I am using a Jabra headset to take calls, but have the phone plugged into an external speaker to listen to music at my desk.
Call comes in, I have to unplug the speaker to use bluetooth.
What dock would affect this?
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Similar scenario for me. I listen to Sirius/XM through earbuds at work. When the phone rings, I have to unplug the earbuds to hear through my Bluetooth headset. Then I have to tell the caller to wait while I exit the Sirius app because it keeps on playing through my Bluetooth headset.
Wrote about this issue to my local Samsung office.
Answer was:
That's the way device works. Only one source can be used: jack or bluetooth.
Not both together.
I don't have words to describe how this is lame.
Just stupid, audio should be independant of the source.
All my past phones have worked fine. Evo would pause the music, I take the call, when I end the call, the music picks back up and plays.
Terrible design, and while I could live with it if Samsung agreed it should be fixed, them simply saying "thats how it is, live with it" is not acceptable. I will not get another samsung phone because of their poor service.
Let alone the stupid kernel partition they use.
Back to HTC.
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Hmm, reading the other thread got me thinking.
I know there are different AUX cables, some have two bars (looking at the male part that plugs into the jack) and some have 3.
I wonder if there is a different behavior between the two. Maybe the phone is thinking there is a headset plugged into the aux jack.
Installed 2.3.6
I can confirm that problem is fixed.
When there is incoming call, it's routed to bluetooth headset, music is shutdown.
Navigation warnings in headset are heard as short beeps.
Great !!!
Hi there.
I just recently bought my SGSII, and even more recently received the Samsung vehicle dock/holder with charger and line out. It seems like a quality unit, and it sounds very well when playing music etc, but there is a huge annoyance: Every time android initializes some sound, whether it be when the music player plays the first song, the voice in the google navigation program, or a system sound, a loud "popping" sound can be heard. I tried turning all system sounds off, but it's very annoying when using the navigation program. Has anyone had this same problem?
Other than this, the output from the unit is loud and clear (no volume issues), and there is not much background noise. I considered the wiring on my 2008 VW touran, but that should be good. I also tried it on another car (Jeep with an aftermarket stereo). I have used an iPhone with a similar style dock (ie one that splits the USB/dock connector to a charger and aux) without these issues earlier.
So, has anyone else experienced the same problem, or should there be no pops? Could it be a defective unit? Otherwise, could it be due to some bug in the OS? I have the latest official build from Kies. (2.3.5, I9100XXKI4, GINGERBREAD.XWKI8).
Thanks in advance.
I have a Alpine indash monitor and when I use the USB connection and hook up my phone and mount the storage ( to play music over my stereo) it starts to play a loud popping noise till it finds all the music files on my phone. For example if I have 50 songs it pops 50 times. Really really annoying cause I I hear is popping noises before my music starts to play
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So is this with the USB cable straight to the GS2 or thru the vehicle dock's USB?
Samsung Norway just got back to me after having tested their own devices, and it seems they also had the same problem. So they just told me that that's the way this thing works. Which is very strange, I can't imagine they don't get more complains. Surely, noone wants ear wrecking noise before any message from the navigation app or music player?
Are there no fellow vehicle dock users out there who can confirm if this is normal?
I'm using the desk dock and I have the same problem, never found a solution, I tried several roms and kernels
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Thanks for your reply. Seems very odd, almost as if there is some firmware/software problem, something emitting an audio signal that shouldn't be there. Let me see, wasn't there a thread about making your own usb to charge/audio out here...
I received the car dock the other day and have encountered the same problem. Any time the android system "does" something other than just playing the music, terrible loud pops occur.
Between this and the fact that the call audio is not routed through the dock's 3.5" jack has me considering returning it! I wish this fact was better explained in the Samsung literature on the dock.
I also considered returning the unit, but I think it might be a software flaw. At least, it should be possible to make a software workaround (drivers/firmware) for this, as it seems to be caused by audio initialization in the phone. Is this something for the developers? Do any of you have experience with same kinds of accessories with other brands using a micro USB connector as dock?
this has got to be a bad ground. the only time i get a pop is when i place/remove the phone from my dock or plug/unplug the usb power and i blame that on a bad ground for the usb adapter in my cigarette lighter.
if it doesnt pop while off usb power than its the ground plain and simple
edit: sorry for hijacking this thread but could you post a screen shot of the car home or desk home app?
I can't imagine this being due to a bad ground. Its a 3 years old car, and i've also tested the unit in a brand new Citroen c5 with the exact same pops. In addition the Norwegian Samsung people say its the same with their units. Out of curiosity, what firmware are you running on yours? I'll see if I can arrange a screenshot.
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Hi
Does anyone know of such a thing as a Bluetooth audio hub?
I want to connect my GNex to my existing car stereo via bluetooth, I guess plugged in to the stereo via line input.
It needs to route both audio from media files (podcast) and calls. I assume that it would therefore need a mic for calls.
But in addition to this, I have my music collection on a separate mp3 player (also with bluetooth). So ideally, I'd like both devices to be able to connect, to listen to music from one device but have calls interrupt it from another.
Does such a thing even exist?
At the moment I have a line cable from my GNex to the stereo and a crappy bluetooth visor kit. I have to swap the line cable from my phone to my mp3 if I want to change what I'm listening to. It's far from ideal, and the GNex doesn't even fit in it's holder when I'm listening, thanks to the headphone socket being on the bottom of the device.
i have the jabra sp700, it works via BT to the jabra, then FM to stereo. the fm modulations gets a lot of static because i live in a high radio traffic area and the sound seems quieter than via aux input.
i made a custom aux input for my car and i have been using that lately, sound is much better, more clear.
you may get better results if you used something that goes from BT to wired output to plug into your aux input.
I am using this http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=525857. Works wonderful. But for 2 Devices, i think the new HTC Connect works for what you want.
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That's exactly what I'm looking for, though I guess it'd also need a mic built in.
I've used an FM transmitter before, but as you say the need to keep retuning is a problem. Plus, the need to plug it into the bottom of my GNex means it's not an option because of the cradle, which hides the output.
The Belkin thing looks good, but what I don't get is why an FM receiver costs about £20, a basic BT headset or visor set costs about £20 but something in between (i.e. a BT receiver with wired output) costs £80??
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I am using this http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=525857. Works wonderful. But for 2 Devices, i think the new HTC Connect works for what you want.
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I've just ordered one of those Been using a cheap BT -> aux thing i got off ebay a while ago but it doesn't have a mic so decided to get the Belkin.
bmdixon said:
I've just ordered one of those Been using a cheap BT -> aux thing i got off ebay a while ago but it doesn't have a mic so decided to get the Belkin.
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It works good, sometimes you will find hitting the button twice to resume music does not work. NO biggie either toggle Bluetooth on\off or manually hit play on the GNex. For some reason though, it will re pair but not resume music, calls always work as normal over Bluetooth.
Does it work with two devices? I guess not? (i.e. music from one, calls from another?)
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Does it work with two devices? I guess not? (i.e. music from one, calls from another?)
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I swear i saw a device that does that. Ill keep looking. Nokia maybe....
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I swear i saw a device that does that. Ill keep looking. Nokia maybe....
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Nokia Stereo Bluetooth Headset BH-221
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1692169
In the thread they stated that the BH-214 supported dual devices, not sure if they got the the 221 to do the same.
From the thread ;
As for a dual connection, the 214 supports it, which I didn't realize until having my EVO be the primary media device on the 214/221 (unchecking the "Connect to Phone" option under EVO's BT Settings) & making the Nexus the primary phone device (unchecking the "Connect to Media" option). Since I don't have any cell service on the EVO, I can't verify that it'd connect to the phone anyway, but I know I can get my Nexus to connect to both phone/media if the EVO BT isn't on or near.
I'm pretty sure this one doesn't handle 2 devices at once, but if you're looking for something with a built in microphone and is very unobtrusive you might consider the BlueTrip Aux. I've been using it for about a month and it has worked well for me.
The Nokia ones look perfect! Is the mic part of the little clip unit? Guess so...
TomTom MKI9200 here. Two phones synced and supports A2DP. Works well with GNex 4.1. Supports USB mass storage, SD card and regular line in too.
No idea about standalone MP3 player via BT. Does anyone still use them?
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The product you are looking for is this :
Kensington Bluetooth LiquidAUX
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kensington-LiquidAUX-Bluetooth-For-Phone/dp/B0011UIX2K
or
Griffin BlueTrip
http://www.amazon.com/Griffin-Techn...1748219&sr=8-11&keywords=kensington+bluetooth
I have the Kensington one, works perfect. It adds bluetooth handsfree/streaming to any car that has a aux in. No need for batteries.
Not long ago I got the Galaxy Note 2 and I love it. Even to the point of building a car dock from parts made for a Samsung Stratosphere. The dock works great, charging the phone and playing my music directly through the car stereo. However, I found that phone calls, while correctly set to speakerphone on the dock, are still coming through the phone speaker, rather than the car speakers, and since the dock covers the speaker, I can barely hear the person I'm talking to.
Is it normal for the phone to go only through the speaker/headset and ignore the dock, or is perhaps the Stratosphere's dock design the flaw?
In technical design, the Stratophere dock appears to function by taking the 5 pins of MicroUSB and seperating them into two charging pins and the left, right, and ground for stereo audio, connected to a standard 3.5mm jack. Knowing that the Galaxy Note 2 uses an 11 pin MicroUSB port, could that be the compatibility issue? As I mentioned, music and other phone audio plays properly through my dock, so why wouldn't the phone?
If there's an override possible, my phone does have full root access, but is otherwise still on full stock software.
Don't know about that dock idea - not familiar with it. Don't want to be dismissive if that's your only option, but best way is just get a Bluetooth Car Stereo. Then you can connect via BT and music and calls will come out the speakers. Some also have usb input as well.
I do know I tried using 5pin cables with the Note 2 and they don't work for various applications. You can verify this if you look up threads on video adapters for example. BTW, when you get a phone call, you do know about the output select screen right? Choices for Speaker, Headset (usually BT) - you can try deselecting Speaker... But I guess you've tried that.
Anyone know of an adapter that can plug into the aux jack on a car that has Bluetooth on board so I can be fully wireless in the car? Been looking but if someone has one they can recommend it would be great.
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http://www.htc.com/www/accessories/htc-bluetooth-stereoclip/
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Search eBay or amazon. I have one from miccus that I use in my range rover. No issues. If I'm streaming music via Bluetooth and a call comes in, it hands over the call to the factory Bluetooth radio. Once calls are over, it automatically switches back to music.
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this is what ive been using. routes both music and phone calls through speakers. just had to get a cable to go from this to the aux in on my stereo. charges with the same type of cable as phone and a full charge lasts quite a while.
I have this one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008XMV05G/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It's very small, and you can use it without the power cable to reduce clutter. The battery lasts ~6 hours. Sound quality is good, but it won't turn on automatically when you start the car.
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http://www.htc.com/www/accessories/htc-bluetooth-stereoclip/
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I got this one..works without any problems..imo the only downside, the battery lasts only about 2 hours.
Okaay said:
Anyone know of an adapter that can plug into the aux jack on a car that has Bluetooth on board so I can be fully wireless in the car? Been looking but if someone has one they can recommend it would be great.
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Maybe this advice wont help you a lot, but IMO this partial solutions wont get you completely satisfied. I already tried it and finally I decided to replace my OEM stereo with one from Kenwood with built-in BT from Parrot and I could not make a better decision...
mirotuh said:
Maybe this advice wont help you a lot, but IMO this partial solutions wont get you completely satisfied. I already tried it and finally I decided to replace my OEM stereo with one from Kenwood with built-in BT from Parrot and I could not make a better decision...
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I have the parrot mki9200 and the org. Ford Radio , works like a charm.
But if your radio allready have bt (headset) , you might only need to change the multimedia box to support ad2p
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Ok I'm assuming you want it for your HTC One. Because, HTC One has Apt-x compatible bluetooth 4.0 and that is a god bless. Even iphone 5 doesn't have it. But, you need to have an apt-x compatible device at the other end too so that you'll fully utilize this cd quality sound option.
Simply put; what you'll search for is an apt-x receiver. Try Avantree Cara, Kinivo BTC450 or HTC Stereo Clip (A200). They all are aptx compatible and with the HTC One they sound beautiful. BTW HTC Stereo clip only streams music.
I've chosen Avantree because it had better reviews.
Trust me, I know what I'm talking about. A2DP is old news.
I'm using Sony mw600 for a long time for car and for biking. Recommended!
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Cool thanks guys will look into one, doesn't matter about a power cable as it will be tucked in the console
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I like that one from the Amazon link that doubles as a hands free calling adapter as well. I had no idea these things existed. Im going to follow the thread a bit more and do some research into them. I am VERY interested in using this method. Coming over from an iPhone I miss the single cable to control and charge my phone through my stereo in the truck. I didnt think of that when I was getting my Android phone. I guess I assumed that the USB cable would work like it does on the iPhone once I plug it into the USB port on my stereo.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008AGQMQC/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Just got this one from amazon. Works fine for me and only $20. Doesn't do hands free calling though, only audio streaming.
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this is what ive been using. routes both music and phone calls through speakers. just had to get a cable to go from this to the aux in on my stereo. charges with the same type of cable as phone and a full charge lasts quite a while.
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this is what i also use. battery life is pretty great. and it is aptx compliant
Well stay away from this one. It lasted all of one day for me and now it wont turn on or charge. Best Buy wont take it back as well.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/iLive--...lack/8735865.p?id=1218890029523&skuId=8735865
I've been using this one in my car, very nice, audio quality is good thanks to being able to handle aptX. The dongle has an onboard microphone that you can use for calls, and also has two buttons at the top for previous/next track when playing music. Overall, pretty nice.
(Argh, I'm not allowed to post links yet, so search Amazon for "Kinivo BTC450")
I have two issues with this particular bluetooth adapter. The first is that it only remembers one device pairing, so you'd have to go through the whole pairing process if you wanted to use other devices with it. The second was that in my car, I experienced a ground loop buzzing. I can't really explain to you what the phenomenon is, and it doesn't happen in everyone's car, but I ended up getting one of these which successfully got rid of the buzzing. You plug this thing in between the bluetooth adapter and your AUX port.
(Stupid post limit! Search Amazon for "PAC Ground Loop Isolator for 3.5 MM Applications")
I've been using this for a few months and it works well. Powered by a car adapter, so depending on your setup it might be more wires than some like (the inside of my center console has a power adapter so that's where it's powered, but your situation may vary...). It looks like it's very similar to the Kinivo Phamwich posted.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CLYJ2I
I would also recommend a Ground Loop Isolator - I have to use one on mine to prevent the buzzing as well. I use the same one Phamwich linked:
http://www.amazon.com/automotive/dp/B001EAQTRI
evancg said:
I've been using this for a few months and it works well. Powered by a car adapter, so depending on your setup it might be more wires than some like (the inside of my center console has a power adapter so that's where it's powered, but your situation may vary...). It looks like it's very similar to the Kinivo Phamwich posted.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CLYJ2I
I would also recommend a Ground Loop Isolator - I have to use one on mine to prevent the buzzing as well. I use the same one Phamwich linked:
http://www.amazon.com/automotive/dp/B001EAQTRI
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I actually have used both the Kinivo BTC450 and the Belkin one linked by evancg, here is my comparison of the two:
Belkin Bluetooth Car Hands-Free Kit
Worse audio quality than the Kinivo.
Magnetically attaches to a self-adhesive disc that you stick on your car, so you can stow away the dongle if you want.
Only one large, single button to answer calls or start/stop music.
Can remember more than one device pairing.
Kinivo BTC450
Better audio quality than the Belkin due to aptX.
The dongle has a self-adhesive back so it's stuck directly on your car.
Has a large face button for answering calls and starting/stopping music, and also two dedicated buttons on top for previous/next track.
Can only remember one device pairing, so it's inconvenient if you're using more than one device with the Kinivo.
Overall, I like the Kinivo over the Belkin because the audio quality is better on the Kinivo, and it also has previous/next track buttons, so I can change tracks without having to reach for my phone. I only wish the Kinivo could remember at least two or three device pairings, though, since I also have an iPod, iPad, and a few other phones in my household.
I have the Kinivo BTC450. I drive a lot for work, and it is great! No problems at all, some say you may need a ground loop isolator, but I didnt. Calls are clear on both ends, and audio quality IMO is on par with hardwired.
Bluant Ribbon
http://www.myblueant.com/products/headphones/ribbon/
A little on the pricey side, but worth the cost. Aptx capable, streams music, calls, navigation, notifications, had built in Mic for calls if you have headphones plugged in, goods battery life
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