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06-26-2017, 11:18 PM
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Bought a handsfree bluetooth unit today
I bought a 2009 f150 that does not have bluetooth, and not wanting to change the stereo just to be able to use the phone handsfree I went to Bestbuy and bought a Jabra Freeway.
Great unit, $119 and it is absolutely handsfree, even plays through settable FM so you actually use the factory speakers without a single wire. It has a 40+ hour battery, 40+ day standby.
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/...10173811.aspx?
Tip- do a google search for Jabra Freeway if you are interested, take a pic or screensave with your smart phone, and Bestbuy will sell it to you at the lowest price you find. Then they give you another 10% of the difference. I found one for $85 and they matched it.
They will actually do this for anything you find interesting, get the best price you can online and they will match or beat every time. Great deal.
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06-26-2017, 11:21 PM
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Is that the one with a suction cup that turns whatever it is attached to into a boom box? I wa with my brother shopping for a bluetooth speaker this weekend. He ende up with a Bose.
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06-26-2017, 11:42 PM
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I bought two of the Freeways. Mistake.
My coworker had the cheaper version Jabra and it sounded great. So the guy at Bestbuy sold me on the "better" version. Terrible.
Everyone I talked to complained that they couldn't hear me and that it was crackley. I also wished the volume was a little higher on my end too, but I'm nearly half deaf. First one the battery wouldn't charge anymore and they didn't offer any warranty because I lost the receipt after only a month. Second one (I bought the same again) and couldn't take the complaining anymore so it got retired out the window.
Tried the JBL-Clip next. It was super clear for everyone else, but not quite loud enough on my end (again). Not really handy to hang either.
After that was another "speaker" style Bluetooth. Just ok.
Latest is a pair of Sony ear buds for $45. Not super comfortable, but far superior to anything I've tried so far.
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06-26-2017, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by CBintheNorth
I bought two of the Freeways. Mistake.
My coworker had the cheaper version Jabra and it sounded great. So the guy at Bestbuy sold me on the "better" version. Terrible.
Everyone I talked to complained that they couldn't hear me and that it was crackley. I also wished the volume was a little higher on my end too, but I'm nearly half deaf. First one the battery wouldn't charge anymore and they didn't offer any warranty because I lost the receipt after only a month. Second one (I bought the same again) and couldn't take the complaining anymore so it got retired out the window.
Tried the JBL-Clip next. It was super clear for everyone else, but not quite loud enough on my end (again). Not really handy to hang either.
After that was another "speaker" style Bluetooth. Just ok.
Latest is a pair of Sony ear buds for $45. Not super comfortable, but far superior to anything I've tried so far.
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Good review, thank you.
I tried it with a couple phone calls, after I got the tone and volumes set it was great on both ends. Maybe you got a couple friday afternoon specials?
The guys in Lloydminster Bestbuy are absolutely great to deal with, if I have issues months from now I am sure they will take care of me. I will try it for a while, if it doesn't measure up I will get something else. I really like the FM feature, I am not a fan of the tiny speaker on any of the handheld units.
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06-26-2017, 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by waterninja
Is that the one with a suction cup that turns whatever it is attached to into a boom box? I wa with my brother shopping for a bluetooth speaker this weekend. He ende up with a Bose.
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no
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/...10173811.aspx?
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06-27-2017, 12:02 AM
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http://www.vxicorp.com/on-the-road-h...arrott-b250-xt
These blue parrot headsets work great. We have a couple on the farm. They cancel out outside noise so others can always hear you.
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06-27-2017, 12:07 AM
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Cool. Hopefully it does not distract your driving.
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06-27-2017, 12:12 AM
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06-27-2017, 08:04 AM
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I had the Jabra Freeway as well - it was terrific. I tried out the Motorola Roadster for a bit, and it was very good as well - but I prefer the Jabra Freeway.
Ended up selling it to fellow forum member when I bought a vehicle that had Bluetooth built in. There are times that I wish I still had the Jabra, though - After one of the Apple updates, Siri stopped playing nice with my car's Bluetooth.
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06-27-2017, 08:50 AM
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I have a Plantronics Voyager Edge. Good volume, good noise canceling, but not cheap.
Still not as good as my Bose was. Not sure why they stopped making them.
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06-27-2017, 09:38 AM
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I gave an older Motorola unit to my daughter that I must have had 10 years, thing was amazing. I think I charged it yearly.
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06-27-2017, 10:06 AM
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What if your Pinto only has an AM radio ?
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06-27-2017, 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Reeves1
What if your Pinto only has an AM radio ?
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The Jabra has built-in speakers!
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06-27-2017, 10:15 AM
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What if your Pinto only has an AM radio ?
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Originally Posted by Stinky Buffalo
The Jabra has built-in speakers!
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I hear bluetooth in a Pinto can cause spontanteous combustion 
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06-27-2017, 10:47 AM
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Less recalls than GM though
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06-27-2017, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Ken07AOVette
I hear bluetooth in a Pinto can cause spontanteous combustion |
Only the German Bluetooth devices.
Now we know why Bose stopped making them! 
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06-27-2017, 10:53 AM
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That one was in too good of shape to destroy like that 
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06-27-2017, 06:39 PM
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What ever happened to three in the tree and a am radio?
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Last edited by 58thecat; 06-27-2017 at 06:45 PM.
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06-27-2017, 08:29 PM
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Evolution?
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06-27-2017, 11:28 PM
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Yeah but somethings shouldn't change...jeepers jumped in my sons fandangled dabadabado truck the other day, more crap going on in the cab than an airliner cockpit...
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06-28-2017, 09:06 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 58thecat
Yeah but somethings shouldn't change...jeepers jumped in my sons fandangled dabadabado truck the other day, more crap going on in the cab than an airliner cockpit...
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Haha can I quote that? I can't spell it!!
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06-28-2017, 04:41 PM
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Haha can I quote that? I can't spell it!!
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