UHI, Phone, Bluetooth, OEM MB Interface Kits, Hands-Free Comms Thread
#926
Too late, my wife got me the Jawbone for Hannukah. Now I can use bluetooth while riding my Buell or the C230 with all the window open (ha, lets see you do that effectively with the phone kit). I just have to drill a hole in my helmet so I can push the talk button.
#927
BlueTooth for W203????
I have an iPhone and my girlfriend and I bought cars the same day...hers is a w204 C300 and she's got her phone hooked up thru her system via BlueTooth....mine is the w203 C350 and I was curious if I could do the same??
Anyone out there know???
Im lookin thru the owner's manual right now...but thought I'd throw it out there for a quicker/easier response for a lazy person
Please let me know if you have done this....or even attempted
Anyone out there know???
Im lookin thru the owner's manual right now...but thought I'd throw it out there for a quicker/easier response for a lazy person
Please let me know if you have done this....or even attempted
#928
#930
You are going to have to spend $765 for the phone system parts (if you have no dock in the center console) + $420 for BT module + about $300 in labor to get it hooked up, assuming you have the Entertainment Package w/cell phone pre-wiring.
I shouldn't encourage laziness....
I shouldn't encourage laziness....
#932
One more thing, if you want the ipod integration kit, that will cost another $350 + install! That will allow you to plug the phone into the glovebox and charge it and then, of course, take full advantage of the iphone's music. I have it, and I highly recommend it.
#933
You are going to have to spend $765 for the phone system parts (if you have no dock in the center console) + $420 for BT module + about $300 in labor to get it hooked up, assuming you have the Entertainment Package w/cell phone pre-wiring.
I shouldn't encourage laziness....
I shouldn't encourage laziness....
#936
#937
#938
the new hands-free law - california
since the w203's do not come with bluetooth, have you guys found a solution to this law? i believe it is going to be enforced begining july 1, 2007...what kind of bluetooth kits, solutions do we have for a 2007 w203..the dealer wants like $2200 for bluetooth HAHAHA
#941
#943
I have 2 problems with in-car BT, the kits are very expensive, and you can't easily continue your call. I use a Jawbone and I leave it in my ear when I get in the car and if I get a call I just press the side and answer, works great for me. Also, Blueant makes a highly regarded BT headset with noise cancelling and they make a small BT visor clipon that you can use like a speakerphone like in-car bluetooth with the advantage that it's inexpensive and you can move it from car to car. When you own 5 cars like, you don't want to shell out $800 for each one to have BT integrated into the car.
I checked out Blueant's motorcycle setup at the recent motorcycle show and it had amazing noise cancellation, even in an over crowded show with stuff being said over the loud speaker it was crystal clear.
A good resource for what's good/bad is howardforum.com
I checked out Blueant's motorcycle setup at the recent motorcycle show and it had amazing noise cancellation, even in an over crowded show with stuff being said over the loud speaker it was crystal clear.
A good resource for what's good/bad is howardforum.com
#944
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2003 C230K Coupe Orion Blue
I have 2 problems with in-car BT, the kits are very expensive, and you can't easily continue your call. I use a Jawbone and I leave it in my ear when I get in the car and if I get a call I just press the side and answer, works great for me. Also, Blueant makes a highly regarded BT headset with noise cancelling and they make a small BT visor clipon that you can use like a speakerphone like in-car bluetooth with the advantage that it's inexpensive and you can move it from car to car. When you own 5 cars like, you don't want to shell out $800 for each one to have BT integrated into the car.
I checked out Blueant's motorcycle setup at the recent motorcycle show and it had amazing noise cancellation, even in an over crowded show with stuff being said over the loud speaker it was crystal clear.
A good resource for what's good/bad is howardforum.com
I checked out Blueant's motorcycle setup at the recent motorcycle show and it had amazing noise cancellation, even in an over crowded show with stuff being said over the loud speaker it was crystal clear.
A good resource for what's good/bad is howardforum.com
If you guys haven't heard of it, give it at try. Highly recommended [end sales pitch haha] www.jawbone.com How much do these things go for in USA?
#945
or, if you must talk, why not turn the speaker phone on and sit the phone in your lap or cup holder? that's what i do, since i hate those damn things that go in your ear.....people walking around like they are Capt. Important.
#946
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2003 C230K Coupe Orion Blue
For some of us, jabbering on the phone is our line of work. Good examples would include real estate agents and mortgage brokers. If you pulled over each time you had to talk, or waited until your destination to start calling your clients, you'd lose a few hours every day.
Personally I find talking while driving (with a headset on) is less distracting than having a passenger in the car. Hell, you can even dial your numbers by saying the name/number into the set. Only time your hands ever leave the wheel is to push the talk/hangup button on the headset. I would have been on your bandwagon a year ago, but after buying a BT and trying it myself, sorry to say, I've jumped off.
Eating/drinking while driving though, totally different story. That should be banned imo.
Personally I find talking while driving (with a headset on) is less distracting than having a passenger in the car. Hell, you can even dial your numbers by saying the name/number into the set. Only time your hands ever leave the wheel is to push the talk/hangup button on the headset. I would have been on your bandwagon a year ago, but after buying a BT and trying it myself, sorry to say, I've jumped off.
Eating/drinking while driving though, totally different story. That should be banned imo.
Last edited by slammer111; 01-24-2008 at 02:18 PM.
#947
There's a motorola speaker Bluetooth kit available for $17 at the cheapest I've seen. They normally sell for $80+ at the cell phone dealers. Bluetooth headsets are only $20-40 nowadays online. still $60+ at stores.
#948
Jawbone kicks. Does the job well, and WAY cheaper than the $700 for a used MB BT set. Also you don't need to turn down the stereo when talking Only thing I hate was that I lost the little rubber charging cover pretty quickly; that thing falls off way too easily.
If you guys haven't heard of it, give it at try. Highly recommended [end sales pitch haha] www.jawbone.com How much do these things go for in USA?
If you guys haven't heard of it, give it at try. Highly recommended [end sales pitch haha] www.jawbone.com How much do these things go for in USA?
#949
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2003 C230K Coupe Orion Blue
^ Yikes, you might want to get your hearing checked I find the "minimum" setting on the Jawbone is too LOUD.
Yes, word has it that Plantronics has some really decent stuff too, but I never got a chance to try it out.
Yes, word has it that Plantronics has some really decent stuff too, but I never got a chance to try it out.
#950
Really? Maybe I got a defective one. Either way I still prefer the convenience of having just one charger in my car for my phone and headset. I only use the headset in my car.