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| Thread ID: 37001 | 2003-08-25 23:11:00 | OT Nokia car kits | DavidW (532) | Press F1 |
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| 170544 | 2003-08-25 23:11:00 | I have a Nokia 6120 on Telecom 025. Works just fine. Now I am offered a Nokia 3585 for $99 if I change to 0274. This has voice dial which I would consider a safty feature while driving the car. Only trouble is the car kit is incompatable as the plug in configuration on the bottom is different. Great -- $400 for a new car kit. Any one know if just the cradle can be changed? And is it available? David | DavidW (532) | ||
| 170545 | 2003-08-26 00:27:00 | I assume we are talking about a "real" in-car kit here, which also increases the power output of the phone to 3 Watts. At $400 I think thats certainly what it would be. Your old 025 would be AMPS/D-AMPS type, and the 0274 is CDMA. Very different systems. In short, the car kit will likely not work, even if you could replace/adapt the cradle. Talk to your local Telecom Mobile installers, but be prepared to be disappointed. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 170546 | 2003-08-26 00:37:00 | If you haven't used voice dial bear in mind its not all its cracked up to be. I found that i could get it working about 80% at home and only about 30% in the car (due to background noise). If you get someone to drive while you setup the voice tags then you might get better results. I have heard that having name & surname gives better results over a short name (more data to compare and match i guess). Sorry i dont know anything about the original Q. |
Porky pig (4463) | ||
| 170547 | 2003-08-26 02:22:00 | See if they can upgrade you to another Nokia model which are compatible with your current car kit. I upgraded my phone to a 6210 for that particular reason, its still compatible with my Carkit and has voice tags. But then again, I'm on 021 and they have been very flexible with their product range. And re voice tag - works wonderfully in a car, not so great when outdoor. |
nzStan (440) | ||
| 170548 | 2003-08-26 02:33:00 | > See if they can upgrade you to another Nokia model > which are compatible with your current car kit. Unlikely The reason they want people to upgrade is so they can close down the 025 network, and save having to maintain both the AMPS/D-AMPS 025 and the new CDMA 027 network. Therefore an upgrade needs to move people off the 025 completely, and physical compatability with the car kit would not help. Its not electronically compatable with 027 most likely. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 170549 | 2003-08-26 03:21:00 | Well looks like I will have to approach the opposition. My wife's 021 works with my car kit & vici versa. I'll see what Vodafone have to offer. Thanks for your replies David | DavidW (532) | ||
| 170550 | 2003-08-26 03:30:00 | If there is already 021 / 025 compatability, it may not be a full in-car kit in the sense that it has not got a dedicated RF power amplifier. In that case its worth asking your local installer about compatability with CDMA If its only antenna, power and external mic/speaker, it may conceivably work if you could solve the physical compatability. |
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