Bought this for the wife as here in GA we now have the hands free law and her car is older and doesn't come with the vehicle attached Bluetooth.
Sound quality is great....I hear her clearly when on the phone and she says the clarity and volume on the device is really good. We like the whole auto off and auto on feature but have one problem. See the way it works is when it detaches from a Bluetooth connection for a pre-set time, it goes into a sleep mode....it really conserves the battery make the device last a long time. Then when you get in the vehicle, it senses the sound or pressure change of a door opening and turns it back on.
The only problem with this is that we park the cars in our attached garage which is part of the basement. That said, when she gets out of the car, the Bluetooth connection doesn't disconnect. So she will be home and get a phone call in the house, but when she answers it, its on Bluetooth and she obviously cant hear the person as they are coming through the device in the car and not the phone.
It works everywhere else like its supposed to, when she goes to work or store etc. but wish there was a way to fix this, short of just turning the device off when she comes home which is what she is doing now.
Absolutely love this thing. Comes with car charger and it's nice and loud, I actually had to turn the volume down. The microphone doesn't pick up highway background noise in calls and the device is so convenient for navigation. I just tell it where I want to go and the navigation starts. Turning on by vehicle motion is brilliant and works exactly like you want it to. It'll tell you when it turns off if it doesn't receive a connection with you phone in the 2 mins it tries when your bluetooth is turned off. Totally happy, going to get one for the other car.
Update from prior review:
I changed my rating from 2 to 4 stars because the company contacted me after the review below and sent a free replacement. Excellent customer service for a useful product, I am happy to start using the replacement because when it works, it's great.
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Loved this at first except for one main flaw — it doesn’t seem like the “off” switch really works — sometimes when my husband drives with it with his unpaired phone he can’t get it to stop saying “power on pairing power off power on pairing power off” as it looks for a device while he drives, even when it is set to “off.” He shoves it in the glove box and claims it’s possessed. I was happy with it when I drove though because I always wanted it on.
But, a little over a year in and the device isn’t holding its charge well anymore — super annoying and then as the power gets low I have to hear the “power off power on power off power on” on repeat as the device thinks it has no power but then comes back on (here again, a functioning “off” switch would be really helpful).
So I guess I’d say I was mostly happy for about a year, now not so much.
I've had this now for about 2 weeks and finally jot a chance to use it - it's in my wife's car as her B/T in car system died. To replace the OEM one was $400 !! ouch. I have not tested the sleep mode much, but per the instructions its about 30 days w/o recharging with a few uses per week - which is about as often as my wife drives her car. Anyway, the wound quality was amazing - at both ends. I actually thought she was holding the phone to her ear, so I told her to use the B/T and she said she was. At her end the sound quality was excellent also. The auto on/off sounds good but I've found you have to bump the unit with your hand - the car door closing does not do it. Perhaps in come cars?? A minor issue for her. The Siri instructions (Apple) seems to work fine; hold down the button on the unit, wait about 3 seconds, then say "Call someone" and it places the call. There are features we have not tied but plan to test all soon. I rated 4 stars just because we have not had time to test all the functions and the auto on/off does not work with a door closure on our car. I would recommend this product.
So far, so good. I use this with my Samsung Galaxy S7, and it works fine---for the most part. The sound is good (on both ends) for phone conversations. I would not use this for music, in case you are looking at it for that purpose.
The only real issues to date are:
It does not respond to "Yes" when I have an incoming call. I still have not successfully answered a call with a voice command. It either just keeps ringing, or gets rejected.
Sometimes "OK Google" is not responsive. That very well may be my phone, though.
So right now, I'd give it between 3-4 stars. If it lasts and keeps working as it has been, I give it four stats.
Feature Product
- ★Automatically Power On/Off★ If You Want To Restart The Device, You Just Need To Shake Anything Nearby(Like Closing The Car Door)That Can Awake The S-32 Back To Active Mode, and It Will Connect Your Phone Automatically on the premise of your phone's bluetooth is open before the S-32 power on. Otherwise you need to connect the bluetooth by yourself. ★If There Is No Mobile Phone Connected In 180 Seconds,The Device Will Turn Off Automatically.Saving Power and Energy.
- ✔Can Activate Siri on iPhone or Android phone voice commands.(Phone dependent),Make a Call by Siri or other Voice Command.Then You Can Make A Call By Saying " Call XXX". Say "Yes" To Answer The Incoming Call Or Say "No" To Decline It After You Hear The Incoming Phone Numbers.
- ✔Answer, End, Decline Incoming Calls. Last Call Redial; Incoming Call Number Reading; Play Music From Your Mobile Phones;
- ✔Advanced Multi-use For Connection To 2 Bluetooth Devices At Same Time, Turn Off Automatically When Bluetooth Connection Is Unavailable, Saving Power And Ensuring Safety.
- ✔Talk Time Up To 20 Hours & Bluetooth V4.1, Activate Siri on iPhone or Android phone commands.(Phone dependent),Bluetooth V4.1, designed for great sound ,noise cancellation technology and stereo speaker - You can hear clear calls and wonderful music even in downtown.
Description
NOTE: The speakerphone will automatically reconnect your phone successfully on the premise of your phone's bluetooth is open before the S-32 power on. So please open your phone's bluetooth before getting into the car. Thanks for your understanding .
POWER ON FROM STAND BY MODE
In The Standby Model(Soft Off),If You Want To Restart The Device, You Just Need To Shake Anything Nearby(Like Closing The Car Door)That Can Awake The S-32 Back To Active Mode.
Compatible For: All Apple Iphone,Samsung,HTC,Motorola Mobile Phone And Other Bluetooth Device.
Pairing Prompt After Turning On, The Answer Key Flashes Red And Blue Alternatively, Pairs With The Mobile Phone That Has Enabled Bluetooth In 150 Seconds Automatically, And Makes Alert Tone After Pairing Successfully. In Case Need Password, Please Enter"0000".
It Come With A USB Cable, Cigarette Plug And A Sun Visor Clip To Keep It Safely Close To You In The Car.
REDIAL LAST NUMBER
Double -press the Answer/End Button
MOBILE PHONE VOICE COMMANDS
(E.G. SIRI)
To activate your mobile phone's voice commands (e.g. Siri), long press the Answer/End button on the S-32. For a full list of voice commands refer to your mobile phone's user manual. (Phone dependent)
LOW BATTERY ALERT
The red indicator flashes quickly for three time every 3 seconds.
CHARGING INDICATOR
When charging, the red indicator glows solidly, and will be turned off after fully charged. It takes 2-3 hours to full charged
EMPTY THE BLUETOOTH PAIRED LIST
Long press the Answer/End button for 5 seconds simultaneously can empty the paired list of the S-32
PACKAGE INCLUDED:
1x Hands-Free Speakerphone
1x USB Cable
1x Manual
Love the idea but the sound doesn't work well. There is alot of static I have to ask people to repeat themselves. I threw the box away but still going to see if I can return it.
The Company reached out to me and they were very prompted with taking care of the issue and even send a replacement with free of charge. I am excited to get the new one working and will update as soon as I do. The unit itself is a good idea, I like the features on it and that I can use it with my voice to call others.
Love the auto on/off feature of this product! My wife uses it in her car and her only "complaint" is that it takes more than 0.01 seconds to connect (she has high expectations for electronics!). It actually takes about a second or two to connect, no big deal. From the listeners (my) end of the conversation, I wish her voice came through a little louder. I can hear her, but not as well as I could when she used to use her Jabra. For our needs, though, this works fine for the cost and like I said, the auto on/off feature is great!
I bought this for my wifes car as we are now a hands free state while driving. This unit works good, does not pick up road noise and the call quality is clear.
So far battery life is good too.
The only issue I have is we have to manually go in to the bluetooth settings and click on the device for it to re-pair. Really not a big deal and is probably due to the older phone my wife has. I highly recommend and will buy another for my sons car.
I have an older car without blue tooth and this is great, I have a new car with blue tooth yet notice that this device connects instantly to phone, different from auto installed blue tooth programs that take a minute or two to "load" the phone information.Very clear speaker, and those I speak to say my voice is great. I have used this for about 6 months, good experience with battery life. I found it hard to set up for two different devices, however. Great price. I have only charged using my computer, but it comes with charger for car. I
Updated review, at first I gave this 2 stars for poor performance but after being sent a new one I believe the one I originally received was defective. The replacement works as it should with the voice controls and auto on and off. Speaker is pretty good for the size, I can hear callers well. Only complaint this time is, as with most Bluetooth devices, the caller says it’s a little difficult to hear but not so bad that you can’t have a conversation. Not something I would get for someone who may be hard of hearing but it’s great when working on the road a lot. I’m updating my review to 4 stars now that I have one that works much better than the original.
