SupertoothBuddy Handsfree Bluetooth Visor Speakerphone Car Kit for Smartphone Devices, Compatible with iPhone, Samsung, Huawei, Google and Other Mobile Smartphones - Black

I bought this a good while ago and waited to write a review so I could check for degrading and recharge life. This has been one of the best hands free kit I have ever bought. Depending on your phone configuration you can use voice to answer calls and dial contacts, you can also call out the individual numbers for calls where you don't have the number stored. The rechargeable battery life has been excellent with no noticeable drop in maximum charge levels. Even if your phone is not setup to use the hands free voice calls and answer, the features are only one button press away. The buttons are responsive and well placed so even in the dark they are easy to find. Pairing up is easy and fast and the mounting bracket fits snuggly onto a sunvisor or coat hook and so on.the unit itself has a rear magnet to lock on the the bracket or other metal surface. The calls are very clear and can be increased to a very loud setting, it filters out background noise so the callers can hear you and is a great little unit.There in is a problem, it's a very reasonable price and fairly low yet delivers a quality only found in a unit from six times more. Because it's low priced there's not much money for thieves wanting to sell a stolen unit, but because it's so good they will happily break into your car causing large amounts of damage for something they will probably only get a ten pound note for as I found out by personal experience. It was the police that informed me of the high theft numbers for these. It reinforces the warning never to leave anything on display, not even the mounting bracket as in my case. That's the down side while the unit just pulls of and slips into your pocket, the sunvisor must be folded back out of view or some scumbag will think it's worth breaking into your vehicle. That's the only negative with these units they are attractive to thieves, they are loud and clear enough to be used in trucks not just cars and vans which many hands free kits are not. Hopefully that's enough info for anyone wondering about buying this. You won't regret it.

Got my Buddy within 48 hours of ordering it.Nice, compact unit with detachable magnetic clip that clearly allows the unit to be "adhered" to metallic surfaces if you don't want it on your sun visor. Claims to have 1000 hours of standby time and 20 hours of talk time. Give me another 999 hours and I'll let you know!It comes with a USB charger lead which I used to charge it from my PC. No plug. We're all expected to have transformers these days aren't we - bit assumptive! I've just bought some 13A sockets for home with USB outlets on them such is the pain of moving chargers around the house.Despite what I've read in other reviews, the packaging was very easy to get into and I had the device up and paired with my iPhone 5 in under 2 seconds. I also wanted to pair it with my Nokia Windows phone which proved more of a challenge. the Buddy offers manual and auto pairing. Whilst the iPhone just auto paired virtually by itself, the Windows phone needed manual intervention but a quick look at page 2 of the manual and all was revealed. I had this simultaneously paired within about 10 seconds. No problems. Volume level seems very good.I'd read about some problems with voice distortion before buying this so left a voicemail on my iPhone using the Buddy with the Windows phone and played it back. Must say I was quite disappointed with the quality. I recorded the message in the quiet surroundings of my desk so what this will be like from the car I don't know but hope it will be okay. I just hate it when talking to someone in a car on their cheap hands free kit and struggling to hear what they say. Here's hoping this won't be so bad. I understand this product has some noise cancelling tech inside it. My past experience with noise cancelling technologies is that they often "muffle" your voice in removing some of the higher end frequencies that determine whether you can make sense of what someone is saying. Unlike some devices I know, this won't allow the noise cancellation to be suppressed.It has voice dialling which I haven't tried yet. If this performs as good as it looks I'll be happy.

I was looking for a blue tooth device for my car and had considered a Parot but they are expensive and the visor kit a little too big for my taste. Having read reviews I went for the Buddy and am pleased I did. It works exceptionally well with clear sound and speech, it is easy to operate and easy to pair with mobile phones. It will allow two phones to be paired within the car, it is very small, and stays charged (depending on use) for many days - in fact for two weeks and it is cheap to buy. The unit automatically picks up the paired mobile when you approach the car so no faffing about having to constantly pair the phone. The only problem is the range - it is too great!! it picks up when I'm in the house so when phone rings, you need to select handset option on the phone otherwise you cannot speak or listen to the call, as it is being relayed to the unit. Generally this is an excellent divice so if you want a straight out of the box solution don't spend loads on snything else and don't spend less on other cheaper manufacturers.