How does this work on road trips between two cars? How is the communication between two cars?What is the range?
1289335
I have not used it with "two cars". I have used it quite a lot on road trips where there is disruption in traffic flow. Without additional outside antenna I find the range to be good. About five miles.
1289336
Works fine up to about a quarter mile in rolling hills about a mile on flat. Anything over a mile, I get a lot of static.
1289337
I got a mile or lil better. One handheld one car mount 29 ltd not too impressed.
1289338
Works great. Comes in clear. Of course the range will be greater with the antenna on top of the vehicle. I also found the radio alone has good range.
1289339
No good! It does not work even car to car! Don't buy!! If you like I will sell you mine for $25.00.
1289340
Would work, however, a cheap pair of walkie talkies would do just fine and would have no interference and would be more secure. They can be purchased at Radio Shack.
1289341
You sent [1] & it didn't work at all Then you sent a replacement which also didn't work s the second so after sending 2nd radio back & a
1289342
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.
1824766
Sure, you can move it from car to car or take it in the house and use it as a speakerphone. In fact, I've done that and it works good for that purpose. It just slides on the visor so it's easy to move.
2160720
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. 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... » Read More 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. « Show Less
878555
Yes I currently have 2 cell phones paired with it. This way whomever is driving my car has a bluetooth
678896
The device does not specify the exact range but these are really only designed to transmit within a few feet. I would say 10-15' may be the maximum. I typically use it in the car sitting in a cup holder (4-6' from the radio antenna) and it works great.
1426332
You can connect up to 9 devices to the unit but I think that means it will remember 9 devices you paired with it and will connect to them again automatically (connecting to the last connected device by default when you get back in the car). I haven't heard of anything being able to simutainiously pair 2 devices unless it specifically has multipoint technology. It would take some serious software to handle 2 or more phones at once.
889587
I would assume you are planning on plugging this into an existing aux input for the radio in your vehicle. You would then pair this with your phone as a media receiving device to transmit that media to your vehicle's radio though that aux input. Then if your vehicle allows yo to connect your phone for calls, you could also do that. My phone allows me to connect my phone calls to one bluetooth device and the media to another at the same time.
1665711
Yes. The only problem is that sometimes it answers in the car when outside the car in range. You would have to shut the device off when near the car (right near the car only). Otherwise it works great. Good audio, good time on a charge.
473327
I can't tell you why the other did not work, except to note that I noticed in the other comments that other buyers experienced the same thing. It may be just you received one that does not work. Both of mine work just fine. In our Suburban you have to stay behind the front seats in order for them to work. The signal only transmits behind the front seats. You have to make sure you have the correct channel selected to receive whatever it is that you are trying to hear also. On our suburban channel 1 is the DVD and channel 2 is the radio. It's that simple for us. Hope this helps.
1338898
I didn't permanently install my antenna either so yes, you can move between cars. Not practical to do everyday. Okay in scenario you gave.
1355050
There are two separate products. One of them is WiFi connected and the other is Bluetooth. The Bluetooth communication works just fine for me and it's worked across several makes and models. It will work with newer devices, you just download software you want. Personally, I like the torque app because it's everything in one. It's easy to use and pretty fun to analyze the data you get back from your car. I'm not sure about the splitter part, though.
2160719
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.
1517685
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
1680606
Don't know, just have it hooked up to my iPod in side the car and leave it on one station. It sounds good unless I leave town or state and the station picks up, if its being use by another station.
2201387
I have several of these devices, and a mile distance is not a problem when it is line of sight. If you can stand at your second device and see a clear path to your first device (even a mile away), you are likely to have the two devices talk to each other.
2264013
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.
1706487
I live on an Acre and it works great on my property. As far as the car I can not answer but I would say if you and people an acre away want to listen to your MP3 go for it. I would add this thing will broadcast further than my property. :-) Have a great day!!!