Accessory Advisor

This universal data kit is the answer to all of your transfer needs.  This kit allows you to transfer pictures, music, ringtones, phone numbers, address information or just about anything you need to transfer from one phone to the other or from your computer to your phone and vice versa.  It comes with the software, 6 phone connectors and a user guide.  Your computer must have the following in order for it to work:

Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista
Pentium 100 MHz or higher CPU
32MB minimum RAM
15MB of free HDD space
800×600 or higher resolution, 256 colors or higher
USB or Serial port
CD-ROM drive

Requirements for Dial Up Features:

9600 or higher baud modem
Web-browsing software
Internet access
Internet SMTP/POP3 or other MAPI Compliant Messaging Software

Also, all features listed do not work will all phone models that are compatible, and many cellular service providers block certain functions, preventing you from transferring information from your phone.  You need to contact your service provider before purchasing any data kit. 

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The Motorola Bluetooth IHF1000 car kit is a great product for those people who live in their cars.  Using your compatible Bluetooth “Hands-Free Profile” enabled mobile phone, your in-vehicle communication experience is about to go to the next level.

Core Features
Just touch the blue button and the IHF1000 car kit will listen to your command and make calls for you. The system’s brilliant sound quality with noise reduction and echo cancellation optimizes sound quality for all parties in conference.
The stylish, backlit controller with its chrome-brushed finish mounts within easy reach on the dashboard.

The simple voice menu prompts and the controller make it easy to:

Overall the IHF1000 is a great unit for a car speakerphone.  The noise cancelling feature was good and the sound quality was as good as any other car kit we have tried.  As with any speakerphone car kit, the caller will likely be able to tell you are on a speakerphone but we have not found a car kit yet where that is not the case.

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If you don’t like cases but would like to add a swivel belt clip to your phone, this is a great product.  It applies a small button on the back of the phone with adhesive, and has a detachable swivel belt clip that can go on and off the button. 

 The kit includes two adhesive buttons, a swivel belt clip with a quick release and a vehicle vent mount. All the parts that come with the kit are black and durable.

The Belt Clip itself also allows you to look at your phone without removing it from the clip with the built in hinge.  The one consideration with this type of carrying solution is that the button, once attached to the phone is difficult to remove.  Once removed, it cannot be attached to the phone again.  On the plus side, the hinge is a great feature and many swivel leather cases with the plastic button on the back are compatible with the clip.  So if you have a good case with a plastic button on the back and just need to replace your belt clip, this one is worth a look.

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Since bluetooth has become standard on most phones, car kits have dropped in popularity.  It used to be all the OEM’s such as Nokia, Motorola, and Samsung had a full intall car kit with antenna connector for almost every phone they made.  These days, the OEM’s make few if any full intall car kits.  So are car kits a thing of the past.  Yes and no.  There are still car kits available for some phones like Sprint Nextel and some Blackberry phones.  These are made by aftermarket manufacturers but are good quality and work great.  The one aspect of the car kit that is still popular though is the antenna boost the kit would give to the signal strength.  While you may not be able to find a full install car kit for your phone, if you need a boost to your signal, there are plenty of signal amplifier options available.  Some require a connection to the phone, others dont. 

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