Bluetooth helmet kits

Just got a new lid and wouldn't mind hooking it up to my phone. Have a
bluetooth kit in the car that I couldn't live without now and would like one
for the bike. Any suggestions/recommendations/horror stories?

 

are you that important you need a phone while riding? nice if your
blasting ring went off mid way thru a nice fast sweeper...

 

Yeah pretty much. I am a consultant and out and about all the time. A missed
call could cost me a load of money. If I could answer the phone while on the
bike it would be pretty useful. Most of them use voice answering and dialing.

Fraser

 

What you need is called voicemail and your telco probably provides it
for you. Isn't new technology wonderful. You can probably ring their
customer service and ask them how to turn it on... but first you might
want to turn on call waiting, because you wouldn't want to miss out on a
load of money because you were too busy ensuring you wouldn't miss out
on a load of money.

Nev..
'04 CBR1100XX

 

lookup Blueant products.

 

Cheers.

Fraser

 

I can drive and talk on the phone with a car kit and it isn't an issue. Not
sure why riding should be any different.

Fraser

 

If your honest here, please give your license back before becomin a
statistic.

 

No you can't. (unless you are always a dangerously inattentive driver).

Lots of research shows that handsfree makes bugger-all difference. Its
the attention that you give to the phone that ends up killing people.

For some reason its far worse than talking to someone else who is
sitting in the car.

Moike

 

Umm .. I'm even scratching my head at that one.. but if it's "not any
different" I much prefer you use the hands free kit in the car - in the car.

 

Get a bucket, fill with water, drop in phone, go for a ride. You'll feel
much better.

Theo

 

I used to think that, then they offered me redundancy.

Theo

 

That's your wife, and you know she's not listening.

Theo

 

Snip......

Subject: Blueant
From: Peter <>
Newsgroups: aus.motorcycles

http://www.theage.com.au/news/reviews/blueant-
interphone/2007/06/30/1183229021215.html

For those that do more than just play on/with their bikes and have
someone
to talk with.




End Snip.


I use one of those small Bluetooth ear pieces and it fits well in my
helmet though I never make calls while riding, only take them.
Its funny to see people always respond the same whenever the Bluetooth
question is asked. The same people who ride with Ipods and GPS.
I think it is great that you are trying to use your motorcycle for life
rather than just death and also fantastic that your job does not find you
chained to a desk or locked up in some office.

 

Was looking at that just last night; it apparently has dual BT interfaces,
one to connect to your 'phone, the other to the included headset.

There're a few limitations to what you can do with certain 'phones though;
their web site gives a specific list of which features it supports with
which 'phones.

--
Bob Milutinovic
Cognicom - "Australia's Web Presence Specialists"
http://www.cognicom.net.au/
telephone (0417) 45-77-66
facsimile (02) 9824-2240

 

Last time I heard this one in was surmised that the reason for this is
that when you talk to someone who is with you in the car, they know to
shut up in certain situations and don't feel slighted if you suddenly
shut up for ten seconds while you deal with a situation that requires
all of your attention. A person on the phone not only doesn't have
this information, they might not even be aware that you're driving and
not understand why you went silent for 10 seconds or why they need to
repeat what they just said.

 

Awesome. My car gps just died so I was thinking of getting another one. And
tom tom make the best gps software ever.

Fraser

 

Such a shame their map updates are among the most expensive around :-(

http://www.tomtom.com/products/product.php?ID=353&Category=1&Lid=8

RRP $999
Lowest price seems to be $919, interesting to see some merchants trying to
sell it for $1025 ;-)
http://www.shopbot.com.au/p-18631.html

--
Bob Milutinovic
Cognicom - "Australia's Web Presence Specialists"
http://www.cognicom.net.au/
telephone (0417) 45-77-66
facsimile (02) 9824-2240

 

And for another 10 Euros...

http://www.tomtom.com/plus/service.php?ID=5&Lid=8

--
Bob Milutinovic
Cognicom - "Australia's Web Presence Specialists"
http://www.cognicom.net.au/
telephone (0417) 45-77-66
facsimile (02) 9824-2240

 

The response to the Bluetooth question I am referring is that they are a
distraction. You do not classify that listening to music and changing
tracks a distraction that's fine. You also don't describe trying to look at
a small screen while riding as a distraction instead of meeting the locals
and asking for directions or looking at a map that too is also fine. But
some people do wish to do more than just play on their bikes like when they
were kids. It could be said that having a mobile vibrating in your pocket*
and not being able to answer it or see who is calling could be a bigger
distraction.



*This is just too easy isn't it!