Best bluetooth simple car kit

[mpressive]

Hi everyone,

just wondering what your experiences were with simple bluetooth car kits?

whats the best you've come across?

looking for one that works with all phones and is portable (ala that Parrot one below)

http://l8shop.net/dbimgs/large-plug-in.jpg


Cheers!!!

[bart]

well parrot makes good ones, but the best and most easy one to use is the sony ericsson HCB-30. it will cost abit more but it works better with any kind of phone and the connection stays more stable when driving fast

[mpressive]

HCB-30 is good but not really plug and play.

Looking for something that can be simply moved between different vehicles.

Anyone else have 2 cents to throw in?

[kaz]

I originally bought a plug in one but I took it back as it wasn't really much good, You couldn't voce dial only receive calls the sound wasn't very good at all (I got a sore throat from shouting to be heard !) it cost £79 and was a total waste of money.

I got my money back and bought the Sony HCB 30 - excellent


Kaz

[b dizzle fizzle]

Definitely, don't waste your money on a plug and play. You can get an HCB-30 on eBay for under $150, and it's worth EVERY dime. Of course, you lose the ability to move it from car to car.

If you want portability, get another headset. You'll be happier.

[CmyC5]

Originally posted by bart
well parrot makes good ones, but the best and most easy one to use is the sony ericsson HCB-30. it will cost abit more but it works better with any kind of phone and the connection stays more stable when driving fast [COLOR=green][FONT=arial]I see you have quite an array in your experience with gsm's, I wonder if you can help guide me on this option I'm seriously considering to replace my current Nokia with a SE T68i or should I go for the T630?

I am planning to have the HCB-30 carkit while the HCH-28 holder is mounted. I want to have the ease wit using the HBH-30 headset which I hope can be comfortable and not turn out to be cumbersome, I have no experience with these gadgets thus far but see it as ripe to replace my "antiquate comm tools" allowing me safer driving and not raising my voice either during driving.

Is the T68i about to become obsolete or can it last quite awhile for my basic useage mainly being, call/receive and SMS to occasional internetting with my notebook whilst on the move and out of "hotspot" range? Or should I be better off with the T630 in view of the peripherals I am getting and letting it installed in the car?

Thanks Bart, if you can reply ASAP, but others are just as welcome too, I need to decide very soon as the T68i is offered rather cheap by the shop and compromising with the other expensive hardwares supporting it.

Cheers.

[b dizzle fizzle]

The T68i has been out of production for over a year now. From what I've seen, it's not that great. The menus are very slow, the reception is only fair, but the BlueTooth implementation great. From what I understand, the T610/T616 were basically reskinned T68is with some minor improvements and a camera, and the T630 is a more major improvement.

I just got a T616 as a back up while my Moto V600 is being repaired, and I really like it. The reception blows away my Moto. If I could have, however, I would have gotten a T637 (the GSM 850 version of the T630).

[CmyC5]

Originally posted by b dizzle fizzle
The T68i has been out of production for over a year now. From what I understand, the T610/T616 were basically reskinned T68is with some minor improvements and a camera, and the T630 is a more major improvement.
If I could have, however, I would have gotten a T637 (the GSM 850 version of the T630).

Thanks Bryan, I almost forgot this site existed after posting my first PM.
Yes, it is indeed an old model (for many savvy owners of Gsm, but not for me....lol) and for my retiring age, these gadgets are the least of priorities 4me to be affiliated with however, it has proven ALOT to put up with since I had my new replacement while my Nokia 6150 goes into retirement too, after serving me since 1997.

I was pondering over the 630 model but after a damaging review by the Brits in one of those surveys...I let it pass! I found this model (2B honest, its more for woman's hands these new designs tsk, tsk) to be loaded with too much for my actual needs and fancy.

I have instead, utilized its full gravity i.e. the bluetooth innovation by getting a Jabra BT250 to serve it's connectivity without depending on lighting and reading through that diabolical screensize....

I am also glad to pride my discovery in having it set to continuously lighting up (very handy during night driving) and hung up just under my sensorized rearview mirror, and corded to the AC power straight down located by the gearshift.

My headset is well chosen for it provides a sleek design and it secures firmly in position.

The T68i is bought as new from the retail shop with the usual warranty accompanied.