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http://www.amazon.com/Transmitter-integrated-Car-Charger-HTC/dp/B003MXM23K
Anyone used this? Both their website (Gomadic's) and Amazon say you can both charge and use FM transmitter at the same time, but the reviews say otherwise. I emailed Gomadic and they said that you can charge and use FM transmitter at the same time. What is with those reviews though?
Damn I'd like to hear about this, it looks nifty.
I bought one of these and yes you can do both simultaneously. I don't know why the reviews say otherwise.
Gregalous said:
I bought one of these and yes you can do both simultaneously. I don't know why the reviews say otherwise.
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Greg, how does it work? Does it seem to be pretty decent quality?
Way over priced, you can find them elsewhere for 10 bucks
It works alright, but its just a normal FM transmitter with the same issues as every other fm transmitter.
afxtwn said:
Way over priced, you can find them elsewhere for 10 bucks
It works alright, but its just a normal FM transmitter with the same issues as every other fm transmitter.
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Pray tell, where can I find one for $10, thanks!
Hi everyone, this is my first ever android device, loving it, especially with Car Home and navigation. I got a car kit (mount, charger etc) for my Thunderbolt and now the only thing left is getting a good FM Transmitter.
If you have any recommendations for an FM Transmitter to be used with the Thunderbolt, please reply here. Also if you do use one currently, let me know.
Thanks in advance
They are all pretty much the same. It's going over FM so sound quality won't be as good as it can be. Any ones that I used with past phones were the same quality (audio wise) whether it was a $10 ebay brand or a $50 Belkin.
ddrj said:
Hi everyone, this is my first ever android device, loving it, especially with Car Home and navigation. I got a car kit (mount, charger etc) for my Thunderbolt and now the only thing left is getting a good FM Transmitter.
If you have any recommendations for an FM Transmitter to be used with the Thunderbolt, please reply here. Also if you do use one currently, let me know.
Thanks in advance
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Yes, I would like to know this as well, since I do not have an AUX plug in my deck.
Does anyone have any exprerience with a specific dock that has an FM transmitter and powers the phone, as well?
The sweet spot would be bluetooth streaming audio like Ford does with Sync, but such systems aren't nearly as available as they need to be for someone without that installed :/
aerojad said:
The sweet spot would be bluetooth streaming audio like Ford does with Sync, but such systems aren't nearly as available as they need to be for someone without that installed :/
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I actually have an 09 Fusion w/ Sync.
I need this for the other car.
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I actually have an 09 Fusion w/ Sync.
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Insert my envy right here!
I use a Belkin transmitter, after trying three, I liked theirs the best.
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Thanks everyone for the helpful tips + suggestions. I have decided from reading these replies that I'm going to hold off on getting an FM transmitter for now. I have a friend who is very good with cars and he told me he'd be able to install an aux input into my car for whatever the part costs me off ebay. I think I may just go with this option.
I just order this today. I'll update with how well it works after a few days with it.
http://www.amazon.com/Transmitter-Hands-Free-Capability-Blackberry-Smartphones/dp/B003PPGOC0/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1
ddrj said:
Thanks everyone for the helpful tips + suggestions. I have decided from reading these replies that I'm going to hold off on getting an FM transmitter for now. I have a friend who is very good with cars and he told me he'd be able to install an aux input into my car for whatever the part costs me off ebay. I think I may just go with this option.
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Going that way will get you much better audio quality than an FM transmitter will.
If you're stuck with using an FM transmitter, then the best one you can get is the Scoshe (I think that's how you spell it) *WIRED* FM transmitter from Wal-Mart. It runs off a 12v line (pull out your car stereo and cram or splice the wires into the 12v input and the ground), then it actually plugs into the back of your stereo, and your antenna plugs into the unit. When you flip the switch, it basically kills your antenna, so you can't get any interference at all. It is the absolute best FM transmitter you can get (as far as I'm concerned).
just get those mp3 player to tape-deck things, if you still have a tape deck in your car. it will be way better quality than FM transmitters.
brandogg said:
If you're stuck with using an FM transmitter, then the best one you can get is the Scoshe (I think that's how you spell it) *WIRED* FM transmitter from Wal-Mart. It runs off a 12v line (pull out your car stereo and cram or splice the wires into the 12v input and the ground), then it actually plugs into the back of your stereo, and your antenna plugs into the unit. When you flip the switch, it basically kills your antenna, so you can't get any interference at all. It is the absolute best FM transmitter you can get (as far as I'm concerned).
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I've seen these on crutchfield but I think if you're going to go through all the trouble why not just jut a new head unit in that has AUX? If you MUST go FM I'd do it this way but honestly it's as much work as a new head unit which would give you better sound quality than your stock stereo anyway.
Actually, I found the cheaper "ebay brands" to be better than the expensive brands. I had a run where I was buying new ones about every two months to use in my work cars, and the best ones were the ebay 7 dollar ones from Hong Kong. I have no verifiable proof of such, but this is my opinion which it seemed the OP asked for. Make sure you get one that has selectable bands though the entire fm range.
Nilius17 said:
I just order this today. I'll update with how well it works after a few days with it.
http://www.amazon.com/Transmitter-H...ry-Smartphones/dp/B003PPGOC0/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1
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After about a week with this transmitter, I can say that I'd recommend it, for the $ it's fantastic. I've tried $75-100 ones from Best Buy & returned them within a day. This transmitter works much better than any of those.
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Honestly I just use the jabra cruiser. It has great battery life and has a built in fm transmitter. It work perfectly for me and I have very little interference with it. I use it to stream music on a 4 hour drive I make once a month and with the HTC car dock my setup couldnt be any better, full gps navigation via car speakers and live streaming radio thanks to tunein radio pro.
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komradefox said:
just get those mp3 player to tape-deck things, if you still have a tape deck in your car. it will be way better quality than FM transmitters.
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I have one of these in my car, and it is fantastic!
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So here's my problem.. I've got an aux port in my personal car which works great for my commute to and from work but once I'm in my work car I lose that ability..
I've purchased a cheap FM transmitter from ebay but there's a lot of static.. anyone have a suggestion for a good transmitter that's not ridiculously priced?
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I have a belken one that doesn't have that much static. You can go to belken website and they give you suggestions on which stations are the best to use in your area.
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There are also those bluetooth trasnmiter that work really well.
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FM
Best bang for your buck is a device that uses bluetooth to grab the music and then has an FM transmitter in it... like the blackberry VM-605 .. that way you can use it in your house too.
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Best bang for your buck is a device that uses bluetooth to grab the music and then has an FM transmitter in it... like the blackberry VM-605 .. that way you can use it in your house too.
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would my radio need to be bluetooth ready for this to work?
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Powell730 said:
would my radio need to be bluetooth ready for this to work?
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yep, which is almost pointless (for this topic) because aux ports are in a lot more head units than bluetooth
i was able to get away with a cheap one from walmart ~$20 and it worked great for me even used it on a trip that i was in the back and phone was 10-15 feet away from the antenna and i still had very little static.
Get a blackberry Bluetooth gateway. It plugs in to your aux port and connects to your device via Bluetooth. I use one with my stereo and used to use one in the car until I upgraded the car to a Bluetooth ready system. It will connect to any Bluetooth device that supports a2dp.
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yea, but if his company car dont have an AUX port, I seriously doubt that it would have bluetooth...
I went to Wal-Mart and in the Ipod/headphones section found a good FM transmitter by Griffin. It plugs into the cig port for power and then plugs into your phones Headphone jack. a little time playing with different stations and you can find one that works real good and is nice and clear.
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yea, but if his company car dont have an AUX port, I seriously doubt that it would have bluetooth...
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This.. I'll just have to stick with
an fm transmitter unfortunately.. They just don't produce the quality I'd like but oh well
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I was actually thinking of buying this for myself, according to reviews it seem great
GOgroove Flexsmart X2 Advanced Wireless In-Car Bluetooth FM Transmitter with Charging, Music Control and Hands-Free Calling Capability for Android, iPhone, Blackberry and Windows Smartphones
I cant add the amazon link sadly since I dont have enough posts, but google
GOgroove Flexsmart X2 and you will find it.
this should be exactly what your looking for, its still a fm transmitter but besides bluetooth or aux you have no choice but to use fm transmitter, the reviews on that looks great (saw on amazon)
The best ones to get are the ones from crap storeslike big lots and etc. The cheaper the better for some reason. You have to remember that truck bridges and heavy metal objects will obstruct it. I personal have an M gear. For it from big lots for $4.99. But in the end they all suck.
I picked up a motorola roadster for a steal at a verizon store, was about 50 bucks there (they kind of screwed up a lot and tried to charge me about 300 dollars more on one bill, raised hell got credits for accesories) and the thing actually works pretty well. There are a few minor issues with it, but those are easily solved and the sound quality is actually surprisingly good over FM.
Now there is the problem with degradation of sound when broadcasted over bluetooth, then over FM, but unless you are an audiophile and have high end speakers in your car (and i'm assuming you aren't because you were asking for an fm transmitter) then I doubt you could really tell the difference.
Another handy dandy feature of this device is that it searches for OPEN fm channels so you aren't manually tuning one frequency by one and instead looking for a frequency you can actually break through.
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Road...7KOK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308640277&sr=8-1
The only problems I have with this unit is sometimes the BT disconnects for a second or so then it reconnects, but that only happens like once a week. Also sometimes coming out of sleep mode it won't kick on the FM transmitter. This is fixed by unplugging, turning off, waiting a few seconds then turning the device back on again. Other than that, this would seem to be the perfect solution to your problem.
I have also heard great things about the GOGroove Flexsmart X2, but have not tried it out so I cannot give an honest review of it.
Heres the link for that one: http://www.amazon.com/Transmitter-H...erry-Smartphones/dp/B003PPGOC0/ref=pd_sim_e_3
I tried the flexgroove it worked great with Bluetooth for the exception of no bass output. Speaking on it was not great but that's just my cars power outlet location making it to far for people to hear me. My brother got a jensen kit from amazon with steering wheel controls and separate lcd to see songs,calls and phone book that one worked great the Mic was external.
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Cassette Option?
If your work car has a cassette tape, the best solution I have found is this:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Car-iPo...sette-Adapters/abcat0307013.c?id=abcat0307013
I don't remember which one I bought, but I got it at Wal-Mart a few years ago and it works perfect. You don't have to worry about traveling through areas where the FM stations change, and you don't lose any quality by transmitting over the FM signal.
Hey guys! I am looking for a carmount that fits the SGSII and has
a charger mounted to the mount like this
h t t p : / /ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41cBUEHpnBL.jpg. But i am very tired of all the cables hangin from my SII (charge the phone and for an external FM transmitter, wich also needs 12V charging, so i also need a double 12V output as for today). Therefore i am currently looking for an ultimate cardevice that mounts my phone to the windshield, charges the phone, and also tansmits the sound (no problem with a small 3,5 mm jackcable to the jackslot) to my incar stereo. Has anyone seen something like this anywhere? I have searched around the web, but couldnt find something.
To summarize:
1. charge while in car
2. fm transmitter
3. a holder
you need the samsung orginal car holder http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/genuine-samsung-galaxy-s2-i9100-vehicle-dock-p28967.htm I've just got one after years of making my own "custom" holders which plug into the headset then fm transmitter and usb for charging. This is the first holder Ive found that doesnt require you to plug anything in everytime you get into the car. Trust me its worth every penny
I should point out i've run 1 audio lead out og the holder to a transmitter under my seat and the charger is plugged in too , all the wires are tucked away mainly out of sight
Ok, thanks for your answer... :\
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To summarize:
1. charge while in car
2. fm transmitter
3. a holder
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Craddle with fm transmitter
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Bluetooth In Car Speaker Phone with Digital FM Transmitter
Uhm, I'd go for something like the second one and a samsung orginal car holder; it seems more elegant at the end.
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Also having the same issue.
Got new SGS2 for my wife and she wants something similar she had on 3GS in her car.
Looked around and see nothing. Car dock look sweet but FM transmitter sucks. Never ever.
Still looking...
I've been using the Motorola t505 fm transmitter since I had my sgs1. Before the sgs2 came out.
Always worked flawlessly and battery life is amazing.
Bluetooth music streaming works well and never had any complaints from the person on the other end of the call.
My next upgrade will be Bluetooth streaming and hands free via a new stereo.
As far as an all in one charger cradle fm transmitter. Check ebay. There are several. Can't say whether they are any good though. Cheap prices may mean crap fm quality???
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I've been using the Motorola t505 fm transmitter since I had my sgs1. Before the sgs2 came out.
Always worked flawlessly and battery life is amazing.
Bluetooth music streaming works well and never had any complaints from the person on the other end of the call.
My next upgrade will be Bluetooth streaming and hands free via a new stereo.
As far as an all in one charger cradle fm transmitter. Check ebay. There are several. Can't say whether they are any good though. Cheap prices may mean crap fm quality???
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Are you currently using the T505 to make calls as well? I can hear the other party just fine but they cannot hear me. Does this happen you you?
Still using the T505 and still working very well.
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i'm saying something stupid, or the fact that our phone has fm radio, wouldn't make it possible to, i don't know, share it with the car radio? With some hack... Sorry, I really don't understand anything about it, just asking =D
Ive read that the hardware is capable of being an fm transmitter but haven't seen anyone try to write an app yet.
Ive got an LG touchscreen phone that does it but thats the only device ive played with that has done it. Works ok too.
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Hi everyone!
Sorry if this subject has already been discussed but I didn't find the info I wanted.
Has anyone bought some bluetooth hands free kit? I saw on amazon the Parrot MiniKit+ that seems to be what I want but I'd like some feedback or other alternatives.
I need it to be portable and if it has compatibility with tão devices it eould be great.
So, I don't think this is what you're looking for, but I figure I put this out there in case you or anyone else was looking for a cheap way to have a bluetooth system in the car. So, I bought a bluetooth tongle a while back. Basically just plug in any 3.5 mm jack into it and it will work. I have an older car so I also bought a tape adapter. The tape adapter then plugs into the bluetooth dongle. You have to press the on button on the dongle when you get in the car, but other than that it connects very quickly. I own a pebble, so I use a music app on the pebble to skip songs/switch music apps. It works very well for me especially since it was so cheap to get together (minus the pebble but that of course serves other uses as well). If the OP or anyone else is interested in this I can provide the links.
I bought the Kinivo BTC450 car kit off Amazon based on its excellent reviews. It's more of a media player than hands free kit but the hands free feature works very well in most conditions. I've been pleased with it. My nephew has independently tried at least 4 different brands and also ended up with the Kinovo. He says its by far the best of the ones he's tried.
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PsychDrummer said:
So, I don't think this is what you're looking for, but I figure I put this out there in case you or anyone else was looking for a cheap way to have a bluetooth system in the car. So, I bought a bluetooth tongle a while back. Basically just plug in any 3.5 mm jack into it and it will work. I have an older car so I also bought a tape adapter. The tape adapter then plugs into the bluetooth dongle. You have to press the on button on the dongle when you get in the car, but other than that it connects very quickly. I own a pebble, so I use a music app on the pebble to skip songs/switch music apps. It works very well for me especially since it was so cheap to get together (minus the pebble but that of course serves other uses as well). If the OP or anyone else is interested in this I can provide the links.
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A bluetooth tongle is also an item that I want to buy. I usually connect my Nexus to the radio's 3.5mm jack but the cable is located in the glove box, so it isn't the best solution. I'm thinking in get the bluetooth tongle to keep in the glove box and have the phone always near.
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I bought the Kinivo BTC450 car kit off Amazon based on its excellent reviews. It's more of a media player than hands free kit but the hands free feature works very well in most conditions. I've been pleased with it. My nephew has independently tried at least 4 different brands and also ended up with the Kinovo. He says its by far the best of the ones he's tried.
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I didn't know this one but it seems a good solution. As I said in the quote above, streamming music via bluetooth is also a thing that I want to do but the hands free is priority. I'll go to compare this solution with the ones I had previously in mind.
BTW, those kits I was talking about in the first post were this one
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Parrot-MINI...id=1391980954&sr=8-1&keywords=parrot+minikit+
and this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/SuperTooth-...&qid=1391980978&sr=8-4&keywords=bluetooth+kit
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A bluetooth tongle is also an item that I want to buy. I usually connect my Nexus to the radio's 3.5mm jack but the cable is located in the glove box, so it isn't the best solution. I'm thinking in get the bluetooth tongle to keep in the glove box and have the phone always near.
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The only issue with that is you have to make sure the dongle is in a place that you can get to because it's not always on, so you have to turn it on by pressing a button on the dongle when you get in the car.
ToneJeco said:
A bluetooth tongle is also an item that I want to buy. I usually connect my Nexus to the radio's 3.5mm jack but the cable is located in the glove box, so it isn't the best solution. I'm thinking in get the bluetooth tongle to keep in the glove box and have the phone always near.
I didn't know this one but it seems a good solution. As I said in the quote above, streamming music via bluetooth is also a thing that I want to do but the hands free is priority. I'll go to compare this solution with the ones I had previously in mind.
BTW, those kits I was talking about in the first post were this one
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Parrot-MINI...id=1391980954&sr=8-1&keywords=parrot+minikit+
and this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/SuperTooth-...&qid=1391980978&sr=8-4&keywords=bluetooth+kit
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The Kinivo's hands free feature is highly dependent on placement of the adapter. There is a mic at the bottom of the device and as I've been moving it around (it's not mounted permanently yet) the performance varies from working well to being unusable. (The music playing capability of course remains excellent no matter where it is.) My nephew's is mounted permanently and works very well except at highway speeds when his truck is noisy. I'd expect you'd have similar problems with most Bluetooth hands free devices.