I am looking around at a new mobile phone, but I want one that
I can use with a car kit.

Now, I know most current phones have blue-tooth and you can
get the blue-tooth kits for the car, but those setups are missing 4
very important things that I want.
1. They don't have a cradle to hold the phone exactly where you want it
2. They don't have an external antenna to get better coverage
3. They don't charge the phone while its in the car
4. They don't keep the phones keypad lights on so you can see it at night.

I am NOT looking for a half-assed solution where you use a lighter adaptor
to charge it and also a dodgy phone holder with a suction cup from k-mart.

The old style car-kits did all of this, but none of the new phones that I have
looked at have the option of a full integrated cradle car-kit !

Any suggestions ? or has anyone seen a phone with a fully integrated kit ?

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i got the new Samsung Omnia i900 and in the box was also a cradle you can stick on your window like some gps's have, also come with a car charger and also has free aus maps for gps

so i found it to be a pretty good phone for the car, and yes you guessed it, lol it does have bluetooth, i just link it to my head unit via bluetooth and away i go

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There are cradles you can buy that will increase your coverage and charge your phone, that can then be paried up to any bluetooth car kit. You will struggle to find a kit like you are speaking about without spending $500 on a Bury / THB kit.

I presume you need NextG for the coverage? If so there are cradles available for the Nokia 6120, E51 and N95 that do all of the above.

As for the leaving the light on, im sure there would be a setting you could change for backlight timeout whist in a particular profile.

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i think the reason these kits don't exist anymore in such quantity, is because phone's aren't made to last like the were before, and people are constantly chopping and changing which phone hey have, thus the sales of these kits specific for one type of phone being a waste of money, because once u a: drop ur phone or b: decide to upgrade to the newest and greatest, you have a useless car kit in your car.

This car kit is wicked i have one i used it with my nokia and now using it with my iphone has a screen and controller you can see who is calling and make calls go through your phone book all from the controller with out touching your phone.

i know it doesnt have a cradle but this kit is worth getting you can get a seperate cradle for your phone with antenna and charger connections


http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BRAND-NEW-Nok...QQcmdZViewItem

http://www.alpine.com.au/products/pr...sp?modelID=361
Just get yourself one of these puppies when you upgrade your stereo.....along with your exhaust......and your springs.....

your phone will never have to leave your pocket...... i think everything being available on a screen is better than a cradle?? but that might just be me...

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Looks good, but it won't charge the phone or give extended range
via external antenna.

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this is true, this is true......i still say blackberry.... they have awesome car cradles and are just plain awesome phones

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lil bit of topic but does anyone no if iphones work with the alpine blue tooth kits that u can get ur decks?

Like i said before plenty of cradles available to do that that will work with this kit. What phones were you looking at?

Im a rep for a company that makes and sells all this stuff so i can tell what is available for what phones

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