No suitable place for cellphones, suggestions?
02-04-2004, 05:06 AM
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No suitable place for cellphones, suggestions?
Hi guys, I've been thinking about how to best place the cellphone within reach in the 8.
Currently I have a nokia 8390 and I wedge it below the cigarette lighter. The handle end of the lighter piece sort of presses between the lower keys on the phone (8 and 0), thus holding it in place.
Not exactly an elegant solution, but at least I can see it when the phone rings.
I wonder if anyone else as a different solution. I don't want to put it in the cup holder/bread maker since it is can move around and get baked in a long drive.
The central compartment is too far back to easily reach for it when it rings.
And the side door pocket is too deep and out of my visual and aural range.
Currently I have a nokia 8390 and I wedge it below the cigarette lighter. The handle end of the lighter piece sort of presses between the lower keys on the phone (8 and 0), thus holding it in place.
Not exactly an elegant solution, but at least I can see it when the phone rings.
I wonder if anyone else as a different solution. I don't want to put it in the cup holder/bread maker since it is can move around and get baked in a long drive.
The central compartment is too far back to easily reach for it when it rings.
And the side door pocket is too deep and out of my visual and aural range.
02-04-2004, 05:30 AM
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I recently started using the ash tray and lighter area, but I made a bit more room by removing both. I also tried the cup holders in the back, but its a long and blind reach.
02-04-2004, 07:57 AM
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I have the Nokia 6610 and run into the same problem..i have to have 24/7 contact and so my phone must be visible at all times so I can be reached....i have been wedging it sideways in the ashtray but sometime it dislodges itself and ends up under my feet....then I just resort to putting in in my lap...great when the vibrate ring is on...
02-04-2004, 08:14 AM
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The area behind the ashtray is pretty big and open. If you go ahead and pull it out, it's pretty easy to make a small box out of say, Lexan, and fit it back there. That way you have a really large space for anything you might wanna put in there.
If your more enterprising you can cut out the back of the ashtray and keep the lid so you can close the box off.
If your more enterprising you can cut out the back of the ashtray and keep the lid so you can close the box off.
02-04-2004, 08:39 AM
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Does anyone use something like this...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=43275
It's a holder that clips in the vent slots. I've thought about something like this because when I have my radio on there's no way I'm hearing the phone but if it's mounted on the vents I *might* see it flashing when there's an incoming call.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...category=43275
It's a holder that clips in the vent slots. I've thought about something like this because when I have my radio on there's no way I'm hearing the phone but if it's mounted on the vents I *might* see it flashing when there's an incoming call.
02-04-2004, 09:04 AM
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Actually, I kinda engineered something like that vent clip cellphone holder thingy for my hiptop . . .
All I did was take a piece of shoestring, attach velcro to either loose end and thread it through a little clip eye. It works really well for me, even if it isn't the most beautiful thing technically speaking, because I can see it flashing and getting all excited when it rings, and the velcro makes it really easy to just rip it out of there when a call comes in.
Of course, it *might* not be as useful with your phone, since it's vertically oriented and not horizontally as mine is, but its really cheap to try and see if you like it, my main piece of advice would be to cut the lace to fit your phone very snugly, and don't leave much play on the clip. That way it doesn't bounce around when you hit speedbumps or go around corners quite as desperately.
Of course, alternatively you could just, um, keep the phone in your lap . . . but what fun is that? ;-)
Cheers!
All I did was take a piece of shoestring, attach velcro to either loose end and thread it through a little clip eye. It works really well for me, even if it isn't the most beautiful thing technically speaking, because I can see it flashing and getting all excited when it rings, and the velcro makes it really easy to just rip it out of there when a call comes in.
Of course, it *might* not be as useful with your phone, since it's vertically oriented and not horizontally as mine is, but its really cheap to try and see if you like it, my main piece of advice would be to cut the lace to fit your phone very snugly, and don't leave much play on the clip. That way it doesn't bounce around when you hit speedbumps or go around corners quite as desperately.
Of course, alternatively you could just, um, keep the phone in your lap . . . but what fun is that? ;-)
Cheers!
02-04-2004, 10:34 AM
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It doesn't really sway much at all -- I keep the string verrrry taut -- but then I wouldn't care even if it did. I should put that caveat in that I drive a late 80s Ford wagon with pretend wood paneling and, uhh, its not a big concern of mine if things get scratched up a little. In fact, I doubt I would notice. Heh.
I could see adapting it with, like, a piece of fabric on the back or something, but maybe that's taking jerry rigging of a solution just a weeeee bit too far . . .
I could see adapting it with, like, a piece of fabric on the back or something, but maybe that's taking jerry rigging of a solution just a weeeee bit too far . . .
02-04-2004, 11:13 AM
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Here's an idea, put the cell phone in the glove box, lock it, and drive instead of talking on the phone
now if it's bluetooth, you can do that and get a handsfree. But really people, both hands on the wheel and focus attention to the road.
now if it's bluetooth, you can do that and get a handsfree. But really people, both hands on the wheel and focus attention to the road.
02-04-2004, 11:37 AM
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Originally posted by soundoftoday
Of course, alternatively you could just, um, keep the phone in your lap . . . but what fun is that? ;-)
Cheers!
Of course, alternatively you could just, um, keep the phone in your lap . . . but what fun is that? ;-)
Cheers!
02-04-2004, 01:38 PM
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i have a headset from plantronics that has an answer button on it. I just leave my phone on my belt and press the button on the cord to answer it. It beeps in my ear when i have a call.
The new acura TL has bluetooth built in. Even if your phone is in the trunk, when it rings, it displays the caller info on the NAV screen and you answer it by pressing a button in the steering wheel.
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The new acura TL has bluetooth built in. Even if your phone is in the trunk, when it rings, it displays the caller info on the NAV screen and you answer it by pressing a button in the steering wheel.
greese
02-04-2004, 02:12 PM
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Originally posted by AlexCisneros
Here's an idea, put the cell phone in the glove box, lock it, and drive instead of talking on the phone
Here's an idea, put the cell phone in the glove box, lock it, and drive instead of talking on the phone
thanks! I'll give it a try tomorrow.
02-04-2004, 02:33 PM
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Your phone might be smaller than mine, but my nextel fits nicely next to the seatbelt doohickey.. In my old car that was the perfect place for beer bottles.
02-04-2004, 03:54 PM
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O.K., nobody wrote this in yet (if I read right) so I'll bite...
There are places that install car kits for phones. Usually come with a charger/cradle, a handsfree mic hidden on the A-pillar or the like, a speaker (or routing through your stereo), external antenna, and if you want, a handset for private conversations.
No headsets, wires around your neck, etc. Downsides exist: costs more money than velcro, if you change phones (esp. manufacturers) you'll probably have to do it over. But that will do everything you are asking for, and you get better reception.
I have one but not on an 8-- I don't have an 8 ...yet. Works very well.
There are places that install car kits for phones. Usually come with a charger/cradle, a handsfree mic hidden on the A-pillar or the like, a speaker (or routing through your stereo), external antenna, and if you want, a handset for private conversations.
No headsets, wires around your neck, etc. Downsides exist: costs more money than velcro, if you change phones (esp. manufacturers) you'll probably have to do it over. But that will do everything you are asking for, and you get better reception.
I have one but not on an 8-- I don't have an 8 ...yet. Works very well.
02-04-2004, 04:26 PM
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Bluetooth is great stuff folks! I have the Sony Ericsson T610 phone and the Sony Ericsson HBH65 (Bluetooth headset) as well. I keep my phone in my coat pocket or briefcase and the phone rings in my earpiece when I have a call. The sound is clear and loud. I keep my hands on the wheel and talk on the phone, I can also initate a call from the headset. I never need to touch my cell phone!
02-04-2004, 10:18 PM
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Originally posted by NEWireless
I use a tension holder that clips to the vent.
Not the most elegant solution, but highly functional.
I use a tension holder that clips to the vent.
Not the most elegant solution, but highly functional.
02-04-2004, 11:41 PM
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I normally use the cup holder, but here is what I did last time both cup holder places were being used.
It only works if the belt clip is on the phone to keep it from sliding through. Does not interfere with 6th or reverse.
I knew there HAD to be a reason Mazda designed the emergency brake like that!
It only works if the belt clip is on the phone to keep it from sliding through. Does not interfere with 6th or reverse.
I knew there HAD to be a reason Mazda designed the emergency brake like that!
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02-05-2004, 02:03 AM
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I mounted a Motorola car kit for my v60i phone in my RX-8.
The thread is here and I have since connected it to the stereo system so that it mutes the stereo when the phone is active as well as routing the phone audio through the stereo system. The thread for this is here
The thread is here and I have since connected it to the stereo system so that it mutes the stereo when the phone is active as well as routing the phone audio through the stereo system. The thread for this is here
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02-05-2004, 02:21 AM
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Originally posted by greese
i have a headset from plantronics that has an answer button on it. I just leave my phone on my belt and press the button on the cord to answer it. It beeps in my ear when i have a call.
The new acura TL has bluetooth built in. Even if your phone is in the trunk, when it rings, it displays the caller info on the NAV screen and you answer it by pressing a button in the steering wheel.
greese
i have a headset from plantronics that has an answer button on it. I just leave my phone on my belt and press the button on the cord to answer it. It beeps in my ear when i have a call.
The new acura TL has bluetooth built in. Even if your phone is in the trunk, when it rings, it displays the caller info on the NAV screen and you answer it by pressing a button in the steering wheel.
greese
02-05-2004, 04:39 PM
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Originally posted by Monique
well here's what i do (really, no dirty jokes please, im a lady. lol) i put my phone between my legs and keep it on vibrate, now i cant neccessarily see if someones calling but w/my stereo cranked i wouldnt be able to hear it anyway. so thats my solution. i can "feel" it ring. sometimes i keep it on my visor. i have a nextel i95cl and the holder for it clips perfectly onto the visor and the phone is easy to get on and off of the clip. its kinda close to my face that way so i can hear it ring. i also have a speakerphone option on my cell, clipped on the visor i can hear well & they can hear me 2. this way im not stuck steering with my leg when i have to shift and hold the phone. u know us girls, its hard enough putting on lip gloss and singing into our make shift mic while driving much less worrying about where our phone will go! hehe just kidding
well here's what i do (really, no dirty jokes please, im a lady. lol) i put my phone between my legs and keep it on vibrate, now i cant neccessarily see if someones calling but w/my stereo cranked i wouldnt be able to hear it anyway. so thats my solution. i can "feel" it ring. sometimes i keep it on my visor. i have a nextel i95cl and the holder for it clips perfectly onto the visor and the phone is easy to get on and off of the clip. its kinda close to my face that way so i can hear it ring. i also have a speakerphone option on my cell, clipped on the visor i can hear well & they can hear me 2. this way im not stuck steering with my leg when i have to shift and hold the phone. u know us girls, its hard enough putting on lip gloss and singing into our make shift mic while driving much less worrying about where our phone will go! hehe just kidding