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I bought this unit 15 days ago. I can receive incoming phone calls from my Stereo WOOOOOW !!!! It is the coolest thing ever. Even more cool, I can connect my IPOD too. I was planning to buy $600 BLuetooth Car kit. I solved for $60

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Wanting to have a hands free car kit and also play MP3 through the stereo leaves you, I found, with just one good option today, the Satechi Bluetooth FM transmitter. I read all the 3 reviews and they were good, then someone told me make sure you get one that would suppress interference, I checked the web site and no info so I e-mailed Satechi and they said it will. Being in the middle east (currently) all the frequencies are either in use or have interference, and this little baby even works better if you use it on a strong signal. My W810 phone which was sent from the UK got stolen in the post, so I have not been able to test the quality of the hands free yet but will give Satechi full mark anyway.

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I recently decided to see if I could find a handsfree device that wouldn’t require an expensive and destructive installation in my Honda Element that would give me hands free talking and allow me to listen live365 stations via my FM radio through my MotoQ. The solution was to find a device that plugs into my Power Plug.. (formally known as cigarette lighter socket type plug). I first ordered a Parrot MK5800 hands free device. It was an attractive device with advanced call management and music streaming. I had read reviews on hear that indicated it’s FM transmitter wasn’t powerful enough to be interference free. Unfortunately, I ignored those posts and ordered the device. It has now been returned for credit, because it in-fact didn’t have enough power to give a good clean signal to my Honda Element Radio. I went back to amazon.com to read more reviews. There were only three products that fit my needs. I then selected the Bluetooth Handsfree Fm Transmitter For Car Stereo (A2DP Compatible) basically because of the excellent reviews I read here. The reviewers were absolutely right! It is working perfectly and the FM transmitter works great on the six or seven non-occupied FM frequencies in the Orlando Florida Radio market. I have now abandoned my wired Audio Aux in dashboard connection. The Satechi FM device works exactly as advertised. Hope this experience will help others in selecting such a device. The solution is much better, and safer than the corded connection I was previously using: especially when making calls. (So far i’ve not had a caller indicate that they couldn’t hear me perfectly even at highway speeds. (Just as long as my windows aren’t open).

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I have a Motorola Razr V3xx cell phone and a stock stereo in my car. I was about to buy a new stereo that had built-in bluetooth compatibility or an internal hard drive. Until I found this little device. I only had to look for a few minutes on the net and I was sold. After receiving my Satechi car kit and trying it out, I am thrilled. It works better than I expected and the sound quality is great. Although my phone has an option to output in stereo to a bluetooth device, some may not, so sound quality may differ for other folks, but my phone is about a year old, so I can’t imagine that many folks out there could not enjoy this great technology. I also utilize my phone to watch/listen to CNN and ESPN through my phone and was able to port the audio through the Satechi bluetooth and it was perfect.Phone calls sounded great coming through the stereo, but I had to shout a little louder than normal for the caller to hear me. This was due to placement for me. I only have powerports underneath my console so distance is an issue. A separate microphone attachment could prove useful.Also, it is very small and inobtrusive. Takes very little space and doesn’t add clutter to your car.All-in-all, a great product! I am very satisfied.

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Works as advertised, sound quality is perfect (both ways), easy to use, connects it’s self once paired so you don’t even have to take the phone out of your pocket.

I may buy another for my truck.

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Great product and the customer service is everything I read. This is how all customers should be treated! Thanks Satechi.

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To get a bluetooth hands free device that also plays my music through my car’s sound system for only 80 bucks I think is a sweet deal! I’ve had it for about a week, it’s been working great and I love it! The sound quality seems the same as any other radio station. That includes the fact that when people call and I hear them through my speakers, they sound like someone calling into a radio station, which is kind of cool. Haven’t made many calls using bluetooth yet, but so far the person on the other line says they can’t even tell I’m using a hands free device.

Pros:

- It’s a great idea that works well.

- The price is reasonable.

- I love being able to play music from a flash drive or an SD card.

- It remembers the last song that was playing when I turned the car off and picks back up with that song when I start driving again.

- The music pauses automatically when a call comes in and it shows the number of the incoming call on its screen.

- You can either clip the mic on to your shirt or seat belt when you want to use it, or it comes with a different clip that attaches to your visor so it’s always ready to go. They provide two adhesive clips for the wire to fit into so you can guide the wire along a non-obtrusive path.

Cons:

- You need to use your phone to make a call; pressing the call button on the device redials the last number, rather than activating voice command.

- When playing from USB/SD card, it only supports 1999 songs and 20 folders. The music also must be in a folder named MP3 or Soundfly. This means that if you sync with Windows Media player, you will need to select the option for it to not create a folder hierarchy (otherwise it creates a folder for each artist) and then copy the songs from the root directory on the drive to the MP3/Soundfly directory.

- It can’t read songs with any digital rights info (though I think this is pretty common).

- The users manual and packaging have a bunch of grammatical mistakes. The English was clearly either translated with some mistakes or written by someone who is not fluent.

- Most of the buttons and functionality are through the remote, which must be pointed directly at the device (I don’t find it necessary to use it very often, though).

I haven’t found any of these cons to be a big deal, though, just minor things that leave some room for improvement. I would say this a great product, which I am recommending to my friends and family.

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This thing is amazing. Granted, I’ve never had a bluetooth hands-free device before but it works exactly as I want it to. Some key points:

1. Audio is near-CD quality or at worst, better quality than regular radio. I live in a highly populated urban center where every other frequency is used but this still works great.

2. Call quality is great. People can’t even tell that I’m using it. When a call comes in, you hear a ring through the speakers. You can hit the green button on the device to take the call.

3. I use Pandora on my iphone with this. I also jailbroke my iphone so I can run Backgrounder (allows you to run multiple apps at the same time). This way I can keep Pandora playing, and use GPS at the same time, like the native ipod app on the iphone. I even get turn-by-turn voice navigation, so I can have Pandora playing and after a while the music will lower, the voice navigation will tell me when my next turn is, and the music will increase again. Very cool!!!

4. Also, if you have an iphone, it has a very cool and easy to use UI for switching between audio sources (Soundfly/iphone/headset).

My roommate initially said he’s going to get a bluetooth headset. I told him this is so much better because you can stream everything through your car speakers. Another cool thing about this device is that it has a line-out so if you have a car radio that has a line-in jack, you can leverage that instead of broadcasting to an FM station.

In fact, that is one of the best things about this device. If you’re shopping around for handsfree stuff, you should NEVER get proprietary, ipod/iphone-only devices. You’ll have to buy a new one if some other cool device comes out! This device can take in audio through a standard line-in jack, output to a standard headphone jack, take in bluetooth, output to FM, it’s extremely flexible!

I think it’s been said before too, but customer service is definitely one of the best I’ve ever seen. They kept track of the order and asked me if I received it on time. They responded to my questions promptly too.

Some small negatives:

1. The microphone can be a little cumbersome but I have yet to find a good place to put it. Right now I put it on my seatbelt. Presumably I could get a wireless mic or something and plug it in. Haven’t tried it though.

2. The USB port on the device doesn’t allow charging a device when you’re using bluetooth. So I can’t charge my iphone while i’m using it. Not a big deal — you can get this device: http://www.slashgear.com/car-charger-with-4-usb-ports-for-all-your-gizmos-1313806/ which will allow you to plug in the SoundFly and charge your iphone through USB.

3. Not sure if this is a negative, but the manual has been HORRIBLY translated. It’s actually kind of funny, so yeah, not sure if it’s a negative… It’s not a big deal since the device itself is pretty intuitive.

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Soundfly BT Ultimate Bluetooth Car Fm Transmitter WMA/MP3 Player for SD Card, USB Stick, iPhone 3Gs & 3G, iPod, ZuneThis device worked exactly as reviewed by most of the reviewers. The Manual is short on details and contains many grammatical errors and mis-spellings. It linked to my iPhone 3G with no trouble and the Bluetooth stereo feature delivers more than adequate sound in my Toyota Highlander. The microphone wire is long enough that I was able to wire it from the device in the dash all the way to my visor where the mic sits in its cradle giving it a more “installed look”. Call quality appears to be very good as well. My stereo is RDS capable and you can actually see the songs/artists being scrolled from the device when using the SD card. I ordered a bigger SD card and now, I wonder since the A2DP stereo profile works so well, why I should bother copying songs to a card. I always have my phone with me so when not listening to satellite radio, I can just start up the ipod app on my phone and listen away!

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Using this now with an iPhone 3gs

1) Paired

2) Set it to 87.7

3) Played iPod, sounded great

4) Used Navigon GPS, music still routed to radio with driving instructions fading in.

5) Made a phone call, other party heard me fine, did not even know I was on a hands free device; they sounded great on the radio.

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