Motorola Roadster
Manufacturer: Motorola Part number: ROADSTER
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Motorola Roadster price range: $39.99 - $69.99
- Reviewed by: Antuan Goodwin
- Reviewed on: 02/02/2011
The good: The Motorola Roadster combines Bluetooth connectivity and FM transmission to create a device that's useful for much more than phone calls. Audio streaming lets you to listen to music, as well as take advantage of Motorola's MotoSpeak Android and BlackBerry apps for the reading aloud of text messages. The Roadster's speaker is loud and clear enough to be heard over road noise.
The bad: The Roadster relies on your handset's voice dialer, lacking a voice command system of its own. The wire-loop visor mount could easily be smashed if handled roughly.
The bottom line: Motorola's latest Bluetooth speakerphone comes highly recommended. However, competing models have an advantage in the voice command department.
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1 stars
Can't hear anything
by peper77 on June 30, 2011
Pros: Connects fast. I was happy it went thru very easily. FM transmiter works good but not great.
Cons: Poor audio quality if someone calls me. People can't hear me. I was very upset and no choice to return it. I still like my old T505 it work a lot better.
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7 stars
Great for FM transmitting
by awarenessOFme on May 29, 2011
Pros: Pairs with 2 phones.
Cons: Needs to be near your car antenna to be static-less.
You sound distant to callers
Summary: Well it's made to attach to your visor, but works better where ever your car antenna is. Our antenna is in the rear winshield, so the device sits on ...
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Summary: Well it's made to attach to your visor, but works better where ever your car antenna is. Our antenna is in the rear winshield, so the device sits on the back dash. FM mode is great if you follow that stragedy. When the device was on the driver's side visor, the callers complained about me sounding like I was sitting in the back seat. I tested that out and sure enough, thats what it sounded like. The distance from the device to my mouth was about 18 inches.
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2 stars
Stopped working after two months
by edlombardi on March 31, 2011
Pros: Clear, with no background noise
Cons: Unreliable.
Summary: Bought one of these last January and it worked fine for about two months. Now, although the battery is fully charged, it refuses to even turn on. I threw it ...
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Summary: Bought one of these last January and it worked fine for about two months. Now, although the battery is fully charged, it refuses to even turn on. I threw it in the trash in disgust, because it was a distraction to try to get it to work while trying to drive.
Motorola undoubtedly uses the same firmware in other bluetooth devices, so my advice is to stay away from Motorola altogether.
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10 stars
good product
by on February 4, 2011
Pros: very good sound and easy to use
Cons: i have nothing bad to say
Summary: this product had a very good sound and very easy to use i would tell anyone to buy it
Summary: this product had a very good sound and very easy to use i would tell anyone to buy it
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- Manufacturer: Motorola
- Part number: ROADSTER
- Description: Enjoy the clearest calls from your car with the Roadster Bluetooth in-car speakerphone. The dual-microphone noise cancellation blocks background noise better than other speakerphones currently on the market. With enhanced MotoSpeak, texts are read aloud and you can dictate your response.
General
- Product type Bluetooth hands-free speakerphone
- Features Built-in FM transmitter,
Audible caller ID announcement,
10 meters range - Placing / Mounting Visor
Dimensions & Weight
- Dimensions (WxDxH) 2.75 in x 0.55 in,
0.6 in - Length 3.4 in
- Weight 3.17 oz
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