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335 of 338 people found the following review helpful:
Tired Of Bluetooth Headsets? Here's An Alternative
I was looking for a replacement for my bluetooth headset when I started looking at bluetooth speakerphones. After doing some research, I was looking for the following:
* No installation - I wanted to use it in multiple vehicles/locations
* Reasonable price
* Trusted brand
* Good sound quality
* Easy to use
I am happy to...
Published on October 18, 2007 by Philip R. Heath
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334 of 384 people found the following review helpful:
Don't Engineers Field Test Their Work?
As much as I wanted to like the Motorola T305, in the end couldn't live with its shortcomings. First of all, the good news: it actually works well enough and the sound is highly legible and the volume is very good. It paired easily with my LG enV. The phone's voice prompts were scratchy and hard to understand, but they're like that on speakerphone, so it's not the...
Published on April 14, 2007 by JOEKC
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335 of 338 people found the following review helpful:
Tired Of Bluetooth Headsets? Here's An Alternative, October 18, 2007
This review is from: Motorola T305 Bluetooth Portable Car Speaker (Wireless Phone Accessory)
I was looking for a replacement for my bluetooth headset when I started looking at bluetooth speakerphones. After doing some research, I was looking for the following:
* No installation - I wanted to use it in multiple vehicles/locations
* Reasonable price
* Trusted brand
* Good sound quality
* Easy to use
I am happy to report that the T305 does a good (sometimes great) job of satisfying my requirements. Here's a look at how it has performed:
Setup - Upon opening the box, there are really two things to do: insert the visor clip which is easily secured and use the car charger that comes with the unit. While the instructions said that charging could take up to two hours, my unit fully charged in about 30 minutes. Once complete, simply power on the device, and it automatically enters pairing mode. I was able to find it with my LG VX-9900 (see my review) with no problems at all.
Use - Coming from a background of using headsets, I must say that I cannot imagine going back. I really like not having anything hanging on my ear (and sometimes inserted in my ear depending on the headset). This model also seems geared toward the people who use headsets because the operation is very similar. One nice thing is that the power button is separate from the multi-function button. With my 9900, I am able to initiate voice dialing from the speakerphone and with the 9900 set to auto-answer, calls are automatically transferred after 2 seconds. The volume controls on the sides are easily accessible and operate similar to most headsets. I never have to touch my phone at all so it truly is hands-free.
Call Quality - All of the above is meaningless if the calls don't sound good, right? Well, have no fear. The call quality for both parties is better than any headset that I have ever used - and I've used six different ones over last 2 years. Some of this has to do with positioning. In the Texas heat, most people have their AC on a high setting. Unfortunately, most headsets are positioned directly in line with the air flow. However with a visor clip-on of this speakerphone, this is not the case. Add to that the noise canceling technology, and the people on the other end hardly know that they are on speakerphone at all. On my end, the volume is more than adequate. It's really a simple matter of physics - the speaker is bigger here than it is on a headset.
Cons - So what's the catch? As I mentioned earlier, the device only ships with a car charger. I ordered (rather cheaply) a wall charger to compensate for this. While it was annoying, it wasn't the end of the world. Others have mentioned the flashing blue light. I have to admit that the first time I was driving in the dark, it was initially distracting. However, I got used to it rather quickly, and I don't notice it anymore. I would compare it to getting a new car that has a loud turn signal. You notice it a lot at first, but you learn to tune it out. Also, it does not have a display, but then again, neither do headsets. Finally, I use it in a similar manner to a headset. I take it with me when I get out of the car, and I power it off between uses. It's not an integrated speakerphone so it isn't tied to your car's power supply like more sophisticated (and expensive) models. None of these are deal-breakers for me.
Bottom line - If you are looking for a good alternative to bluetooth headsets, and you intended use pattern will be similar to that of a headset, then this is what you are looking for. It has great quality, and it's easy to use.
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117 of 118 people found the following review helpful:
Mostly Good, February 20, 2007
This review is from: Motorola T305 Bluetooth Portable Car Speaker (Wireless Phone Accessory)
Pros: Good sound quality for each side of the conversation. Good battery life, easy recharging, simple to use. Basically perfect except for my cons..
Cons: Huge blinking blue light is annoying at night and invisible during the day. Sometimes it take a second for it to answer a call when you click the answer button. I guess the solution for that is probably to wait a few seconds after answering before saying "hello". This flaw also demonstrates itself when using VZ Navigator, because it cuts off the first word of driving instructions. This flaw might be from my MOTOKRZR phone and not from the T305, but I don't have any way to know which end causes it.
Another reviewer stated that the "on/off" button is too small. When I first read that, I didn't know why it matters. I now know. At least with a MOTOKRZR (and I'd assume other phones), the speaker on your phone will be inactive when it is connected via Bluetooth to your T305. With 150 feet of range, it actually stays connected if you are 150 feet from your car. Therefore you have to turn it off every time you get out of the car, or else you won't be able to hear calls you receive on your phone. It isn't a huge deal, and something you can get used to, but Motorola should have either made the on/off button more accessible or cut the Bluetooth range down to about 15 feet.
Overall the best handsfree solution for talking in the car. The light thing is my biggest annoyance. I would buy again. (I updated this post after about a month of use)
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334 of 384 people found the following review helpful:
Don't Engineers Field Test Their Work?, April 14, 2007
This review is from: Motorola T305 Bluetooth Portable Car Speaker (Wireless Phone Accessory)
As much as I wanted to like the Motorola T305, in the end couldn't live with its shortcomings. First of all, the good news: it actually works well enough and the sound is highly legible and the volume is very good. It paired easily with my LG enV. The phone's voice prompts were scratchy and hard to understand, but they're like that on speakerphone, so it's not the T305's fault. Once you make a connection, the other party sounds fine. And they can hear you fine, too. But that's where the party ends.
Your first problem will be charging your new toy. Guess what? It can only be charged in your car (no a.c. adapter is included.) It needs two hours for a full charge. My car shuts off power to my car's power adapter (aka cigarette lighter) when I turn off the car, so even if I were inclined to leave it plugged in for two hours, I would need to leave the car turned to "accessory on" to charge it -- and that could be a battery killer. You can buy an a.c. to 12 volt adapter at Radio Shack, but you shouldn't have to. And the manual warns you not to charge it while it's on your visor, so it becomes less functional while you drive around for two hours charging it? Huh? It will use a Motorola a.c. adapter if you have one for your Razr, etc., but otherwise, you'll have my problem.
The next engineering failure is the light. You have no way to tell if it's turned on during the day, because the shiny plastic cover over the light reflects so much ambient light you can't see it. And it's important to see it, because if it's flashing it's paired with your phone and if it's steady, it's not paired and thus non-functional. It's also important because if you leave your car for 30 minutes, the T305 shuts off automatically. There will be nothing to indicate it's off when you get back after, perhaps, 31 minutes, since the light can't be seen during the day anyway. Since the T305 claims 200 hours standby time (or on another part of their Web site 14 days -- which is it?) I have no idea why the T305 should shut off after 30 minutes away from your phone. I first tried to see the light on a cloudy, rainy day and could barely detect it. On a sunny day, even though there was no direct light shining on it, I couldn't see it without taking it off the visor and shading it with my hand. Try that in traffic!
But the light's problem doesn't stop there. At night it's highly visible, an annoying blue pulse, right above your line of sight. Totally unacceptable. My wife asked me to turn it off, and she was in the passenger seat.
So, still trying to make this work, I figured I would just leave it turned off all the time until I heard the phone ring. Well, that's a no-go also. The on-off switch is incredibly tiny and hard to find -- it's the same color as the case and is flush with the case and non-tactile.You are required to hold it down until the light comes on (which you can't see anyway) and then it has to connect with your phone. By that time your call's gone to voicemail or just gone, period.
What really puzzles me is this is the second generation of this device Motorola produced. What must the first have been like?
It may be that all of the issues I've described are unimportant to you in light of the fact the T305 actually sounds rather good. For that I give it a couple of stars. But the T305 is like an attractive spouse with a million bad habits. My marriage to the T305 quickly ended in divorce.
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45 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
Fantastic Device, December 13, 2006
This review is from: Motorola T305 Bluetooth Portable Car Speaker (Wireless Phone Accessory)
I bought the T305 to replace a device made by Parrot which recently broke. This is a far superior product. The speaker sound is excellent and from the feedback I've received from people I have called, the microphone delivers a crisp sound as well. I haven't had the T305 long enough to give a rating on the battery life, but it appears to be more than adequate. The speaker clips to the visor and can be charged in the car or through any mini-USB charger. Nice job Motorola!
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
I like it!!!, January 8, 2007
This review is from: Motorola T305 Bluetooth Portable Car Speaker (Wireless Phone Accessory)
First let me start by saying this is much better than having an earpiece in my ear. It is small and clips easliy to my sun visor. It is also very easy to use as there are only 4 buttons to push:
1) Power button
2) Answer call/end call button
3) Volume up button
4) Volume down button
In addition you can mute the call by pressing the 2 volume buttons at once.
This paried flawlessly with my Nokia 6102i phone. You can also use voice commands to dial by saying the name into the speaker.
People on the other end of the call say it sounds just as if I was on my cell phone and not a speaker. They also say the background noise is not bad either.
Overall I would recommend this product. I am not a big talker in the car and like the freedom of being able to push one button to answer a call. Don't expect the quality of one of those more expensive integrated bluetooth systems. But for the price this is a nice product.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
Good but not perfect, July 10, 2007
This review is from: Motorola T305 Bluetooth Portable Car Speaker (Wireless Phone Accessory)
Bought a T305 after reading the reviews. The positives are that it works as advertised: as good or better sound than the cell speaker phone alone, is simple to pair with my cell phone (a Verizon LG chocolate) and to use. The best part is the added hands-free safety while driving. The negatives are the infamous flashing blue light, invisible in bright daylight and annoying at night. I solved the latter by slipping a knitted baby booty over the cell at night. The on/off button is hard to locate without looking, but I solved that by putting a dab of glue on the button to make it easier to find by feel. Most annoying, however, is whenever I forget to turn the T305 off, say, when dashing into a convenience store or simply parking and going into the house. The T305 still controls my cell and I can't take care of calls without returning to the car. The only solution I found is simply trying to remember to turn it off. Just bought two more for my wife and daughter. They think they are great.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
Easy to use, excellent sound quality, wonderful product, June 28, 2008
This review is from: Motorola T305 Bluetooth Portable Car Speaker (Wireless Phone Accessory)
I don't understand some of the complaints about the T305, unless the sound quality varies with the make of the phone. We now have two in our family, one primarily with a Nokia, the other with a Blackberry. We're happy enough that I'm looking to purchase a third for use with my Palm.
My wife recently switched from an integrated car phone to the T305 with her Nokia. She loves it.
The sound quality and noise reduction is excellent. My daughter called with her T305-Blackberry pair with the windows down, and we couldn't even tell. My wife's friends compliment her on the sound quality.
Both of ours came with an AC adapter, and not a car adapter. I don't know if that's a recent change in packaging, or if it's a special combination as sold by the AT&T factory stores.
There hasn't been a single comment from my family about the light being invisible during the day or too bright/blinking at night, so I suspect Motorola did a good job selecting a compromise brightness level for varying lighting conditions and personality preferences.
Voice dialing works great for the T305-Blackberry combo, but we haven't yet tried it with the Nokia.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
Motorola Speakerphone, January 27, 2007
This review is from: Motorola T305 Bluetooth Portable Car Speaker (Wireless Phone Accessory)
My first experience with a speakerphone of this type was the Japra. It is huge and cumbersome. It was difficult to avoid the swing-out mike when I moved my head durong normal driving conditions. I finally sent it back after seeing an ad for the Motorola. The T305 is small and sleek. It's actually smaller than my garage door opener and fits easily on my visor. Performance is excellent on both ends. A nice feature of the T305 is that it automatically switches itself off after losing contact with the phone for more than 30 minutes. No more forgetting to turn off the unit, but it's still on and ready to go when you return to your car after a brief shopping trip or errend run.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
Motorola T305 Bluetooth Hands-Free Speaker, July 28, 2007
This review is from: Motorola T305 Bluetooth Portable Car Speaker (Wireless Phone Accessory)
Works great!Battery life if very good also. I use in my work truck mostly and the people I talk to can hear me fine. This is a dump truck in summer and a snow plow in winter. It is a loud truck even with the windows up. They can hear the truck but they can hear and understand me fine. In car it is even better a nowhere near as loud inside(as the truck)seems to work better than my moto t700 headset. It is about the size of a genie garage door opener. If anything changes I will update but so far great.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Overall Works Well, December 20, 2007
This review is from: Motorola T305 Bluetooth Portable Car Speaker (Wireless Phone Accessory)
We've had this t305 for about 6 weeks now; it works amazingly well inside the car & frankly inside the house as a very clearly audible speakerphone. voice quality both ways is quite good. seems to take an average number of chargings per usage time. the blinking blue light when it's on is quite soft & in my vehicles is above my line of sight---hence, it is not annoying in any sense.
the sole criticism i offer on this unit (due to operator error) is that we frequently get out of the car & go in a store or restaurant and forget to turn it off. then, when the phone rings (which it invariably does) we cannot answer the phone in the store/restaurant. while some would view the 50' or 60' range as cool, i'd much rather be able to program it to have a 10' range max since we use it 99.999% of the time in the car. it happens far more often than not that we get out of the car & the hookup continues. other than that, it's quite solid. would recommend. btw, got it @ [...] with mobile & 110v chargers for, i think, $[...].
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