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Porsche Bluetooth/FM Connectivity

nicholas lawrence

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As you are all aware, the old Porsche's haven't got a proper way to connect our phones - using Call Divert is costing me 35p a minute, plus I keep forgetting to cancel 'Divert' when I get out of the car.


So... I found this device for £70 that connects via Bluetooth, plugs into the 12v Socket and transmits over FM Radio with name in RDS.


I read a few reviews, popped into Halfords, was told by the lad that its CRAP and I'll hate it, but have also been told the new FM transmitters are a lot better now. Had it connected in a couple of minutes, heard a bit of fuzz but it disappeared when I started YouTube.

You can accept/reject calls. You can play music from your phone to it (and pause/skip tracks) - it will pause/play on YouTube (tested). It works!


There is also a 2.1A high output to charge your phone from USB so its a goodun. I'll connect it to my ignition barrel so all the wires are tucked away.


Link to Belkin Product with feature list -> http://www.belkin.com/uk/p/P-F8M117/
 

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Have you purchased one of these ?
Iam interested in ones of these for a 996 if its any good
 
I've tried one - sound quality was horrendous. Bought on Saturday, returned on Monday.
 
There was another thread about this device a few weeks ago.

They are available on Amazon for sub £50 and do a decent job for that price. I have one and found that re-tuning a couple of times improved the sound quality. Not as good as proper Bluetooth connectivity but it isn't going to be.

I bought one mainly for the telephone function which works perfectly adequately.
 
Is there another option to add iPod to a 996. Can you connect the device via usb?
 

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