Motorola Mobile Accessories Sonic Rider SP-005BK/89589N Bluetooth Wireless in-Car Speakerphone New Version - Black - Retail, Silver

I have an older Porsche which I love, but I got spoiled with the wireless Bluetooth phone speakers in my wife's car. I bought this very inexpensive wireless Bluetooth speaker for my car with very little expectation since it costs so little. I can now hands free like I do in my wife's car and since the Porsche is a little noisier inside than most cars, there is very little background noise reported from the people I phone in the car. I asked them if they can hear me ok and is there any engine noise> They say they can tell I am on a speaker phone, but it sounds ok and no distortion or background noise. Don't know how they did this for $19.95. Has a car charger plug to recharge, but don't need to charge it very often. i know most new cars have Bluetooth speaker phones, but if you have an oldie but goodie that you are driving, this is the way to go. It is very small and slides on your sun visor and is not a distraction. Can even use my little sun visor in my Porsche with no problem.

As others have said here: great battery life - I have had it on for a 65 mile commute every day for a month now and it still says" battery level high" when I turn it on. Instant 'pairing' - turn it on and it acknowledges connection with my iPhone 5. My wife, who refuses to talk to me when I'm on speakerphone even when I'm not driving, says the sound on her end is fine. And she is always right. My end is clear with plenty of volume for an old guy that can't bring himself to buy hearing aids. The only issue I have had is with voice dialing. I tried it with siri on and off. But for some reason when I say "call Joe Smith" it immediately replies "calling Fred Jones" and I have to hurry up and cancel before I bother Fred. It might be my low voice. It might be my rather large address book (hundreds). Or it might be Apple, no no, not Apple. But everything else works so well it still gets 5 stars. And the price is right.

I bought this portable Bluetooth for my work truck because I had a Motorola previously that was great. First off, this one is great also, sound is good, people have no problem hearing and understanding me when I'm using it, and the battery life is second to none. I charge it about once a week. Now for the pitfall. It has an annoying as hell blue light that blinks every couple of seconds. I didn't notice for the longest time because I was only in my truck during the day. I am however subject to being called out at night which just happened a lot. The device is on my visor right by my head and that blinking light drives me insane. Just something you may want to think about.

Speaker and mic worked great, but the device would not connect automatically to phone. I had to turn it of and back on and do the same with teh bluetooth feature on my phone in order for them to recognise each other. A real pain to do every time I got in and out of my car! Also, there's no light to indicate that it's charging or not when it's plugged in. you just have to take it on fatih. After only 6 months, it stopped charging at all. I tried different cords, different charging outlets - nothing. Now it's useless, and beyond its warrantee. Worst $50 ever. I had another Motorola Bluetooth (more expensive model) before, and it was great. Lasted for years. Lesson learned. Buy the more expensive one next time. Update: Motorola offered to replace it for free, I only had to pay shipping costs. Fine. For a few $$ I'll give it a try and maybe the one I had was just a dud. Nope. Same issues as before, and now it's only been a month and AGAIN it won't charge. I've contacted Motorola Custome Service AGAIN, and this time I'll be asking for either an upgrade, or a refund.

Speaker volume is too low, sound quality is grainy. I get that it's not a huge speaker, but if something cell phone sized can out perform this, it's saying something. Noise cancelation? In my work van, it sounds like I'm 8ft away in a tin box with things rattling around with the windows closed. My thinQ phone picks up sound better from further away. Disappointing to say the least from a brand name I've relied on in the past. This one is going back and I'll be looking some more for better quality. I would recommend if you are looking to buy this, it would possibly perform well in a car with a visor that gets the speaker and mic close to the driver. If you drive a truck or van for work and are looking for a hands free device to keep from getting pulled over on your phone, keep looking.

I hated talking to my wife on the phone when she routed it through bluetooth. Her car is getting some age on it and the sound quality just wasn't what it used to be. I was constantly asking, "What? What did you say? Could you say that again?" This thing is awesome! After installing it on her sun visor, which was super easy, I can now hear her plainly and she can hear me through the powered speakers just fine.

I got this as a replacement for the Jabra Tour that was not compatible with my Nexus 4 phone. Since Motorola mobile is a Google company I thought that the Sonic Rider would pair nicely to my Google Nexus 4. The Sonic Rider is a very basic speakerphone. It is not going to read your text messages, stream to your FM radio, or turn on automatically when it senses your presence. It has an on/off switch, buttons to mute, increase/decrease volume, and a button to activate phone calls. That's it. I knew this was a very basic speakerphone when I purchased it. What is most important is the device's performance. Lets see how it stacks up: Pros * Battery life - Motorola claims 45 hours of usage and 5 months standby time. I have used the device almost daily for 2 months and the battery is still going strong. * Car charger - you get a simple but nice Motorola car charger. It's the same model as the #1 best seller in Amazon car chargers listed as "Motorola Vehicle Power Adapter micro-USB Rapid Rate Charger". ... and that concludes the pros. Things that are "OK" - neither pros or cons * Reconnecting to phone - to reconnect you must push the "receiver" button twice. As I had mentioned, the Sonic Rider will not automatically sense when you have entered the car and reconnect. You must do this manually. Every time. It doesn't bother me as my Jabra Tour had the auto-reconnect feature but it didn't work 50% of the time. Cons * Speaker audio quality - spoken words are a bit muffled and there is definitely a lack of audio range. Similar to listening to a Skype call on tiny laptop speakers with the treble turned down. The speaker distorts when the volume is set high. * Microphone performance - In my opinion this is the most important. What use is a speakerphone if the party you are talking to cannot understand you? The microphone is useless when traveling over 35 mile per hour. On the receiving end people complain of muffled and clipped words and high amounts of background noise. I have a hard time getting voice commands to work due to the poor microphone. I have tested in a Subaru Legacy, Toyota Camry, and Toyota Rav4. Unless you have a very quiet vehicle or only talk while driving really slow, the microphone is a dud and completely ruins the device for me. * Buttons - the four primary buttons all feel the same. This forces me to take my eyes of the road and look at the buttons to use them. Dangerous! Motorola needs to brush up on ergonomics. * Power-off ping - when sliding the on/off switch to "off" the Sonic Rider emits a very loud "ping!" chime. The chime volume is not adjustable. The first time I powered down the unit I discovered the chime is loud enough to wake sleeping children in the car. * Voice prompts - The audio for the digitized voice prompts are low resolution which makes the prompts sound fuzzy. This is more of an annoyance than anything. It makes the device sound cheap. * No support - The Sonic Rider is not listed on Motorola's support website. Overall the Sonic Rider is a disappointment and I would not recommended it. I think Motorola has the ability to create great devices but with the Sonic Rider they really dropped the ball. (Tested with an LG Google Nexus 4 running Android 4.3)

I recently started wearing hearing aids and no longer can use the ear piece Bluetooth. Austin is a hands free city, I had to find an alternate Bluetooth speaker. I purchased this unit and it works GREAT! The incoming voice is really crisp and clear and the outgoing voice is clear on the recipients end. I just purchased a new Samsung 8+ and it was very simple to pair the two together. My sister purchased a new SUV last year which has a built in Bluetooth speaker, not much telling how much that option cost. When I have ridden with her, I had a hard time understanding incoming calls, as well as when I have talk to her. This Motorola runs circles around her built in one, way, way better. When your talking on the Motorola Sonic Rider Bluetooth and you get another call coming in, you can answer it, it will put you first call on hold. I highly recommend this unit to anyone looking for a hands free speaker.

I had used Jabra Freeway for about 5 years and then suddenly it stopped working, probably end of life. The new one was quite pricey and bought this one - Motorola as a replacement and I don't regret my decision. Sound clarity is good and battery life is awesome. It goes to sleep when the phone is not near. Just press the call button twice to wake it up and it connects immediately with audio alert. Jabra Freeway had some motion sensor which helped to connect automatically but again it costs double the amount now. Motorola's charger is quite stylish and the transparent M logo glows when charging. Build quality is also good and carried Motorola India sticker (probably for India warranty). Fits snugly on sun visor. Speaks caller number instead of contact name, will have to figure out later if that can be made to work, but not on list as of now. Overall good buy.

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I used this sonic rider in my dump truck and it functions perfectly. the quality is great and good sound is easy to hear over engine noise very safe pushing only one button. to answer calls. great calling you only have to say the number or person you are calling. best device ever and the price was very reasonable.

The product does not connect automatically to my phone while I'm in the car. I have to turn off/on the Motorola device to connect it. Before this one, I used a non-branded cheaper car BT, and it used to connect automatically. Battery life is not better than other non-branded cheaper alternatives. Not expecting such average performance from Motorola.

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