Re: Phones for A6

[Ralph Poplawsky <rlpplsky@ix.netcom.com>]

Anthony:  I have a '91 200Q that came with the car phone already installed.
It s a Motorola car phone and it worked fine until I took it our in favor of
a hands-free car kit for portable cell phones.  You can buy yourself a
StarTAC and have a car kit installed for way less than $1500 and a good
installer will probably make use of your car's existing interface hardware
(since it is likely designed for Motorola).  My company (CellPort Labs) is
producing a universal hands-free car kit and this is what I installed in my
car.  I run around with Motorola flips, Ericssons, Nokias and StarTACs (so
far) docked in my car, hooked up to antenna, power, and talking hands-free.
The installed mobile phone market is disappearing quickly and I think you
will be happier in the long run by getting yourself a phone you can carry
with you and an associated car kit for that phone.  

Ralph Poplawsky
'91 200Q usually with 3 or 4 phones inside.

At 08:51 AM 2/2/98 -0700, you wrote:
>My 1995 A6 is pre-wired/equipped for a hands-free phone -- it has the
speaker, the connection port, and microphones built in.  I bought the
vehicle from an Audi broker.  He said that I would need to take it to Audi
and buy their proprietary phone for $1,500.  Has anyone successfully
installed a phone using the setup built into the car without going to Audi?
Do you know the manufacturer of the phone?  Can I choose a phone of my
choice (looking at the new Digital hardware and service carriers) and plug
it into this car?
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>Thanks for your response.
>Anthony
>apenning@ix.netcom.com
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