No TRUE hands free car kits for iphone? - iPhone 3G

chris82 · 07-13-2008, 03:27 AM

Has anyone ever found a hands free car kit for the iphone that works? I have been looking for one that will play music on my car speakers and play calls on my car speakers by FM transmitter but there seems to be no such thing for the iphone.

I thought i found the perfect hands free car kit for the iphone the motorola T505 but come to find out that it will not let you play music from the iphone to your car speakers because the iphone lacks A2DP. Thats what the reviews say anyway?

I have also found the Parrot PMK5800 it will let you plug the iphone directly into it so myabe it will work?

Any thoughts?

gipoliceman · 07-13-2008, 06:33 AM

I don't think my answer will help you any unless you are looking for a new car, but all new Ford, Lincoln, Mercury's come with Sync. They work great hands free with ipods or Iphones. Voice command music and phone.

iphoneconnie · 07-13-2008, 06:38 AM

Also a little extreme, but I got a new stereo installed into my car and a lot of the new ones come with bluetooth and also I plug my iphone to it and it plays on the stereo. Very cool. When I get a call the music stops and it does an incoming call tone and I press a button to answer/end call. They have these at Best Buy, Circuit City, etc. I know it's not what you are exactly looking for but just for FYI.

styfle · 07-13-2008, 06:40 AM

the iphone comes with a nifty hands free device...its called headphones
its got the mic right on it and works great

iphoneconnie · 07-13-2008, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by styfle

the iphone comes with a nifty hands free device...its called headphones
its got the mic right on it and works great

very true! and it won't cost extra!

HDBluetooth · 07-13-2008, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by chris82

Has anyone ever found a hands free car kit for the iphone that works? I have been looking for one that will play music on my car speakers and play calls on my car speakers by FM transmitter but there seems to be no such thing for the iphone.

I thought i found the perfect hands free car kit for the iphone the motorola T505 but come to find out that it will not let you play music from the iphone to your car speakers because the iphone lacks A2DP. Thats what the reviews say anyway?

I have also found the Parrot PMK5800 it will let you plug the iphone directly into it so myabe it will work?

Any thoughts?

Check out www.safewireless.com and the MK6100, it's iPhone compatible and will stream your music through the car kit and support of 4 speakers.
By using the iPod Bluetooth adapter they have, you will also have the ability to control the iPhone or iPod's song selection, volume, play, stop fw, and rw via the wireless steering wheel controller. All music sources including the iPhone will mute on a incoming or outgoing call. They even had a slick iPhone holder, charger and adapter.

chris82 · 07-13-2008, 01:33 PM

I have thought about installing a new CD receiver in my car, i installed the last one so its not trouble at all. Would a CD receiver with a AUX input work for what i want? The iphone would be hard wired to the CD receiver but would calls go through it? The iphone would see it as head phones, im guessing. I have aftermarket speakers in my car with a 500watt amp.

I have came acroos the bluetooth CD receiver, but then again thats not going to work is it? because the iphone has no A2DP?

I don't need to control the iphone from another device so in my case would the motorola T505 do what i wanted?

In this review

http://www.pcworld.com/article/14118...akerphone.html

it says... In fact, the biggest bummer is that the T505 can't play music from an iPhone.