How does this work on road trips between two cars? How is the communication between two cars? What is the range?
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I found the work great for me, app. one to one and half apart. There may be a lot on the channel in the area you will be working in which could cut down on the distance.
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Yep it will work just fine. I personally have an android, but I have a co-worker with an Iphone and her Roadster works great with it.
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It works like a Bluetooth in your car you push a button on it and say your command. It also has caller id when someone calls it will say whatever name is in your phone and then ask you ignore or answer.
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You can move the Link between cars, but every time you swap it out you'll have to run through the setup process on your phone again. The app will remember all the history though, so you don't lose any data when you switch. They describe the reasons for this in this topic on their support forums: http://community.automatic.com/automatic/topics/can_i_connect_to_more_than_one_car_with_my_account
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Yes, as others have said it uses your car radio for it's output. Which is all fine and good, except for the fact that the range on these microtransmitters can vary widely and you run the risk of putting the other end of your conversation on other peoples radios if they're immediately adjacent to your vehicle or have a sensitive tuner. So I'd be pretty wary of this.Also, for Pete's sake, people... HANG UP AND DRIVE!!!! Hands-free is still distracting and your call can wait until you find a place to pull over, I promise.
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I'm using it right now to answer you. I use it while on the road, works great
1496700
The Bluetooth is for your phone etc. The power adapter contains some of the necessary hardware for traffic reception (I think). You need to plug this in to receive traffic updates. I've not had a lot of success with it so far.
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I am not sure about the distance range of transmitter. Could be available in technical specification of product. But definitely it has enough range as far as usage is in car.
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The product has a sensor that will connect automatically upon re-entering the car. The device will say "attempting to connect" when you open the door or unlock the door to get in. Then - it will connect and say "connected". The device will go to 'sleep' after leaving the car. The only thing to watch for that if your car is very close to where you are with the phone - it will stay connected within a certain range...but you can always turn Bluetooth off on your phone.
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I have never used while driving down the road, but it will pick up local channels until out of range.
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Kate, yes you could move this between cars. The wiring to the antenna is tucked in and it wouldn't be ideal but it would work. Plus you can use in the house also when hooked up with speakers. My car installation is temporary so I can move around. But check with XM for pricing on the unit with a subscription.
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You can connect one phone at a time. If there are two phones with Bluetooth in the car it will connect to the first phone it happens to see. For example, if it sees my phone first it will not drop the connection and reconnect to my wife's phone if she gets an incoming call. To get that to work I would need to turn off Bluetooth on my phone and wait for it to attach to her phone. Then it may attach to her phone. As far as I can tell there is no 'prioritization' scheme for it to connect to more than one phone in response to events like the phone ringing or to select a preferred phone for outgoing telephone calls.
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Yes I currently have 2 cell phones paired with it. This way whomever is driving my car has a bluetooth
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How long is the lighter charger? Mine is located low in center of dash....can it reach far?Also, can someone please tell me how this device actually mounts to vehicle? Adhesive? Looks real cool and I am going on road trip real soon. Want to buy but needed but tech info. I'd like to be able to actually see the GPS/screen when I need it!How does the hands free calling work?Thanks and please send comments to:krbender@gmail.com
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Yes. It works with two devices(one at a time). When you get in your car it auto pairs. On few occasions I have seen it will not auto pair until you re-plug the power.
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I traveled from Cincinnati to Cleveland to Detroit to Dayton and back to Cincinnati without any issues. It works best when you use a station that is not assigned to a call number (in other words, where you hear static) and the number on either side does not pick up a station either. However, as long as you can find a station with static, you should be fine. If you happen to travel somewhere and the number you choose starts to pick up a station, just adjust your station and the transmitter to match.
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Hold to switch between car one and car 2. You can use one remote to operate 2 different vehicles this way