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Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit

  • Price: $25.62
  • B&H # IOGBHFK231
  • Mfr# GBHFK231

Product Highlights

  • Road Companion
  • Bluetooth-Enabled
  • Hands-Free Freedom
  • Up To 13 Hours On One Charge
  • Echo Cancellation & Noise Reduction
  • Integrated Solar Panel Harnesses
  • Mounting Brackets Included

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With the Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit from IOGEAR you can place and receive calls on your Bluetooth-enabled phone while paying full attention to the road. The Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit is compliant with Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR specification and supports headset and hands-free profiles.

Enjoy hands-free talking with the solar-powered Bluetooth speaker phone
Multi-point connection: Switch between two phones and answer the phone that rings
Windshield and visor mounting bracket included
One full charge provides between 11-13 hours continuous talk time
Superior echo cancellation and noise reduction
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR provides easy pairing and robust signals
Dedicated volume and mute buttons provide intuitive user experience
Micro-USB cable and vehicle charging adapter included
Standards Bluetooth 2.1 EDR Class 2
Battery Rechargeable Lithium Ion 500 mAh Battery
Operating Temperature Operation Temperature: -4 - 158°F (-20 - 70°C)
Storage Temperature: -4 - 185°F (-20 - 85°C)
Frequency 2.4 - 2.5GHz
Humidity 95% RH
Range 30' (9.1 m)
Power Amps: Charging: 300 - 400mAh
Voltage: Working: 3.7 V; Charging: DC 5V
Compatibility Profiles Supported: Headset & Hands-Free 1.5
POP 10" Peg Hook: 5
6" Peg Hook: 3
Dimensions Unit: 2.1 x 0.6 x 3.6" (53.3 x 15.2 x 91.4mm)
Inner Pack x 3: 6.2 x 7.5 x 5.8" (157.5 x 190.5 x 147.3mm)
Weight Unit: 0.12 lb. (54 g)
Inner Pack: 1.8 lb. (816 g)

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IogearSolar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit
 
4.7

(based on 33 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (22)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (11)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (0)

  • 2 Stars

     

    (0)

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100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Good sound (15)
  • Lightweight (15)
  • Good volume control (13)
  • Connects easily (12)
  • Clear signal (10)

Cons

    Best Uses

    • Commuting (15)
    • Travel (14)
    • Hands-free driving (12)
    • Long talks (3)
      • Reviewer Profile:
      • Practical (17), Business professional (12), Parent (10), Gearhead (4)
      • Primary use:
      • Personal (28), Business (4)
      • Mobile Platform:
      • Android (4)
      • Was this a gift?:
      • No (22), Yes (3)

    Reviewed by 33 customers

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    4.0

    Fair consideration per price

    By Avik

    from Oceanside, NY

    About Me Student

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Clear Signal
    • Connects Easily
    • Good Sound
    • Good Volume Control
    • Lightweight

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Hands-free Driving

      Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

      This hands free car kit is very easy to use and to connect to your mobile. Volume is satisfying. Only a slight issue that bothers, the led is blinking every 3 seconds or so without any option to control it.

      • Primary use:
      • Personal
      • Mobile Platform:
      • Symbian
      • Was this a gift?:
      • Yes

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      5.0

      So Easy and Good It's Hard To Believe

      By Mr Wonderful

      from Cincinnati Ohio

      About Me Parent, Practical

      Verified Buyer

      Pros

      • Connects Easily
      • Good Sound
      • Good Volume Control
      • Lightweight

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Hands-free Driving

        Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

        Basically no installation required. Just pair with your phone by pressing 1 button and your done. Sound quality is great. Used for 3 weeks without recharging by using the solar panel charger.

        • Primary use:
        • Personal
        • Was this a gift?:
        • No

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        4.0

        Very nice basic unit

        By Dylismith

        from New Hampshire

        About Me Business Professional

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

        • Clear Signal
        • Connects Easily
        • Good Volume Control
        • Lightweight
        • Long Battery Life

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Hands-free Driving

          Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

          The unit is as basic as you can get for bluetooth. It simply allows you to talk to your cell phone hands free and hear what people are saying. Unlike other more expensive units, this one doesn't transfer the contacts, it doesn't talk to you, it doesn't tell you who's calling, and it doesn't mute your radio. There's one button to turn it on, off, answer, hangup and put it into pairing mode. There are also buttons for volume control that can also be used to put the unit into multi-phone mode. The solar panel is on the reverse side from the controls and it comes with a holder for the windshield. It also comes with a holder for the visor but if you use that you cover up the solar panel, so the best way is to find a place on the windshield that you can reach. Otherwise you can use the visor and then transfer it to the windshield to charge the battery (or just use the included charger that plugs into the 12v plug on your dash). It's easy to use and works well.

          • Primary use:
          • Personal
          • Was this a gift?:
          • No

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          5.0

          A good car kit for a very good price

          By jim

          from Rowlett, TX

          About Me Practical

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Clear Signal
          • Connects Easily
          • Long Battery Life

          Cons

          • Low Volume

          Best Uses

          • Hands-free Driving

          Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

          This car kit seems to do everything it was built to do. I find the volume a bit low but if the windows are up and the radio is turned down, I have no trouble hearing it. The toe is like a lot of bluetooth earpieces, a bit tinny. It is easy to setup and connects reliably to both the phones it is paired with. One thing that surprised me was the distance it will establish a connection. The first day, I pulled into the garage and went into the house. Later on, My wife's cell phone rang but she couldn't answer it. It turns out, it had connected with the car kit in the garage, a distance of over 30 ft and it was inside the car. I really like it.

          • Primary use:
          • Personal
          • Was this a gift?:
          • Yes

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          4.0

          Great gadget at a great price

          By Big Dog

          from Cherry Hill, NJ

          About Me Business Professional

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Connects Easily
          • Good Sound
          • Good Volume Control
          • Noise Cancellation

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Hands-free Driving
            • Travel

            Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

            I have an older car without Bluetooth. I was tired of using a headset. This product is easy to use and has good sound quality. Great price and value.

            • Primary use:
            • Personal
            • Mobile Platform:
            • iOS
            • Was this a gift?:
            • No

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            5.0

            Nice staff

            By Dominion

            from Almaty, Kazakhstan

            About Me Parent

            Verified Buyer

            Pros

            • Connects Easily
            • Good Sound
            • Good Volume Control
            • Long Battery Life

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • Hands-free Driving

              Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

              Nice and useful device. Easy to setup. Good quality sound. Long battery life. Having two types of clips (one for sun shield and another for window) it is easy to find a place for it, however in my case window place is worse than sun shield. This particular item is cheapest one from the similar Iogear products, however functionality is enough and seams to be that there is no reason to buy other versions.

              • Primary use:
              • Personal
              • Mobile Platform:
              • Android
              • Was this a gift?:
              • No

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              5.0

              Simple to use, good quality

              By Photo Mom

              from Palisade, CO

              About Me Business Professional, Parent

              Verified Buyer

              Pros

              • Connects Easily
              • Good Sound

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Hands-free Driving

                Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

                This is a good product at an excellent value. I use this in a noisy compact 10-year-old car and it performs well. I like the charging feature and auto shut off, cause I forget turn it off when I get home (or any destination). Took me a while to realize why I was not able to hear the callers on my phone, because they were speaking to my car- Even from inside my concrete house, so the reception is very good.

                • Primary use:
                • Business
                • Was this a gift?:
                • No

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                5.0

                Great Device - Good Deal!

                By WessC

                from Los Angeles, CA

                About Me Gearhead

                Verified Buyer

                Pros

                • Clear Signal
                • Connects Easily
                • Good Sound
                • Good Volume Control
                • Lightweight

                Cons

                • None

                Best Uses

                • Hands-free Driving
                • Travel

                Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

                Great device for the money. Volume was loud enough to hear well (but not over the car stereo). Stays charged all the time with the solar option. Bluetooth was recognized instantly with my Droid phone. I would recommend this product.

                • Primary use:
                • Personal
                • Mobile Platform:
                • Android

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                4.0

                Excellent device! I recommend it to all.

                By B

                from San Jacinto, CA

                About Me Parent

                Verified Buyer

                Pros

                • Clear Signal
                • Connects Easily

                Cons

                • Low Volume

                Best Uses

                • Hands-free Driving

                Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

                The Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit Iogear is working very well for us (my wife and I), we are both conected to it at the same time in the car... it works great!

                • Primary use:
                • Personal
                • Mobile Platform:
                • Android
                • Was this a gift?:
                • No

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                4.0

                Good small and effective

                By Asher

                from Israel

                About Me Business Professional

                Verified Buyer

                Pros

                • Clear Signal
                • Connects Easily
                • Good Sound

                Cons

                  Best Uses

                  • Hands-free Driving

                  Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

                  [...]The product is simple and easy to use.Sound is quite good.The only cons is that the volume start at low level for each call. Even after increasing the volume, on the next call it goes back to low level and need to press the + few times to increase the volume back.

                  • Primary use:
                  • Personal
                  • Mobile Platform:
                  • Symbian
                  • Was this a gift?:
                  • No

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                  5.0

                  Good device

                  By Dominion

                  from Almaty, Kazakhstan

                  About Me Practical

                  Verified Buyer

                  Pros

                  • Connects Easily
                  • Good Sound

                  Cons

                    Best Uses

                    • Hands-free Driving

                    Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

                    Small, useful, easy to install

                    • Primary use:
                    • Personal
                    • Mobile Platform:
                    • Android
                    • Was this a gift?:
                    • No

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                    5.0

                    Amazing Value

                    By Adam

                    from Princeton, NJ

                    About Me Business Professional, Practical

                    Verified Buyer

                    Pros

                    • Connects Easily
                    • Good Sound
                    • Good Volume Control
                    • Long Battery Life

                    Cons

                      Best Uses

                      • Hands-free Driving

                      Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

                      I can't say enough good things about this item, especially for the modest price. The kit synced up to my Blackberry flawlessly and has worked perfectly since. The volume is more than sufficient and the call quality is very good. I find it much more pleasant using this device than the in-ear unit I was using before. The mounting hardware is very easy to use.

                      • Primary use:
                      • Business
                      • Was this a gift?:
                      • No

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                      5.0

                      Wife loves it

                      By Jim Put

                      from Arlington, Tx

                      About Me Gearhead

                      Verified Buyer

                      Pros

                      • Easy To Use
                      • Good Sound
                      • Good Volume Control
                      • Lightweight
                      • Long Battery Life

                      Cons

                        Best Uses

                        • Travel

                        Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

                        Used daily and it works great. The solar charger seems to keep it charge with unit mounted on visor.

                        • Primary use:
                        • Personal
                        • Was this a gift?:
                        • No

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                        5.0

                        Awesolme for the price

                        By JoeH

                        from Indianapolis

                        About Me Gearhead, Parent, Practical

                        Verified Buyer

                        Pros

                        • Clear Signal
                        • Durable
                        • Easy To Use
                        • Good Sound
                        • Good Volume Control
                        • Lightweight
                        • Long Battery Life

                        Cons

                          Best Uses

                          • Around The House
                          • Commuting
                          • Multitasking
                          • Travel
                          • Work

                          Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

                          I have only charged the iogear one time. The solar charge works great. At first I thought it wasn't working only because it was already fully charged I wore down the battery some purposely then it charged via the solar very well. The sound quality at least with mytouch 4g is greaT I have to turn it down 50%.

                          • Primary use:
                          • Personal
                          • Was this a gift?:
                          • No

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                          4.0

                          Good But...

                          By lorenzo

                          from vancouver, WA

                          About Me Business Professional, Parent, Practical

                          Verified Buyer

                          Pros

                          • Clear Signal
                          • Easy To Use
                          • Good Volume Control
                          • Long Battery Life

                          Cons

                            Best Uses

                            • Commuting

                            Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

                            I really like the ease of use and solar feature and have gone for several days of pretty moderate use and still haven't had to plug it in, so apparently it is doing its job! The one drawback is that most people seem to say that I am faint sounding, so I end up talking pretty loud to compensate..not sure if a bluetooth headset would have been better for this due to background noise in the car.

                            • Primary use:
                            • Business
                            • Was this a gift?:
                            • No

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                            5.0

                            Great little speaker; excellent value

                            By sam

                            from Israel

                            Verified Buyer

                            Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

                            I have a Jabra SP200 which is OK if it's quite in the car, but if the windows are open or if there is background noise the person on the other end can't hear me. So I bought this one in hopes that it would be better, and it is. People on the other end can hear me even if there is background noise. And it's a real bargain, so I'm really happy with it.

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                            5.0

                            This is a great bluetooth car kit.

                            By rog

                            from seattle, WA

                            Verified Buyer

                            Pros

                            • Clear Signal
                            • Comfortable
                            • Durable
                            • Easy To Use
                            • Good Sound
                            • Good Volume Control
                            • Lightweight

                            Cons

                              Best Uses

                              • Commuting
                              • Travel

                              Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

                              This solar power bluetooth is great. I wouldn't own any other. The controls are easy to use. The sound is very clear, even with road noise and one of best things is I haven't had to recharge it by using the car lighter outlet, the solar power has been the only method I use.

                              • Primary use:
                              • Personal
                              • Was this a gift?:
                              • No

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                              4.0

                              Nice Unit

                              By cc

                              from Wilmington, DE

                              About Me Business Professional, Practical

                              Verified Buyer

                              Pros

                              • Clear Signal
                              • Easy To Use
                              • Good Sound
                              • Good Volume Control
                              • Lightweight
                              • Long Battery Life

                              Cons

                                Best Uses

                                • Commuting

                                Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

                                I dont use my cell phone much in the car. So I wanted something that's there when i need it, but I dont have to worry about battery life. This unit is perfect for me. I have had this for about 3 weeks now and have not had to plug in the charger except for the initial charge. Even on cloudy days, it will charge itself. It is easy to use and has a small footprint. Suction cups hold real well. Would recommend to anyone that needs a practical, dependable blue tooth device without a whole lot of fancy features.

                                • Primary use:
                                • Personal
                                • Was this a gift?:
                                • No

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                                5.0

                                Works as Advertised

                                By JingleBells

                                from Ft Wayne, IN

                                About Me Practical

                                Verified Buyer

                                Pros

                                • Easy To Use
                                • Good Sound

                                Cons

                                  Best Uses

                                    Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

                                    I bought this as a gift for my dad who wanted a hands free device he and my mom could talk on while driving. I decided on this one because of the price and the solar charging. He really likes it and, from my experience talking to him, his voice is clear with very little background noise. I was a bit skeptical going with an unknown brand but it had the best reviews, I found, of the solar charged car kits and he really likes it. Mission accomplished.

                                    • Primary use:
                                    • Personal
                                    • Was this a gift?:
                                    • Yes

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                                    5.0

                                    works great

                                    By tammyld

                                    from Pasadena, MD

                                    Verified Buyer

                                    Pros

                                    • Easy To Use
                                    • Good Sound
                                    • Good Volume Control
                                    • Long Battery Life

                                    Cons

                                      Best Uses

                                        Comments about Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit:

                                        Works as described. We have them in all of our cars now since our state has gone to the law of no hand held devices. I have mine on my visor for about 2 months now and still have not had to charge it from the first single charge.

                                        • Primary use:
                                        • Personal
                                        • Was this a gift?:
                                        • No

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                                        What's in the Box

                                        Iogear Solar Bluetooth Hands-Free Car Kit
                                        • USB Car Charger
                                        • USB Charging Cable
                                        • Windshield & Visor Mounting Bracket
                                        • 4 x Suction Cups
                                        • Quick Start Guide
                                        • 1-Year Warranty
                                         
                                         
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