[s-cars] Hands free + armrest tweek

[Steve Powers]

Lee -

> I have a Bluetooth enabled phone, but put a hardwired kit in my
> car for two reasons:
> 
> - the car is the primary place my phone gets charged
> - I have a (perhaps naive) belief that an external antenna extends
> the range of the phone (a VZW Mot 710).
> 
> If neither of these was true, I'd probably go bluetooth in the car
> as well...
> 
> Comments?

these are solid reasons, particularly the latter one. the built-in
antenna in most (if not all) cellphones really sucks.

FWIW, I recently bought a Uniden cordless phone system for my home
office. It's Bluetooth-enabled, which allows using your cellphone for
long distance calls (instead of a land line). I use it for business
and the only drawback is placement of the cellphone, e.g. finding an
area where it gets enough signal strength yet is still within
Bluetooth range of the desk station.

Steve Powers
W7SBP