Kensington not for iPhone Being technically minded, I laughed when I read the other reviews listing the problems for this item. I have built and installed aerials for radio, TV and Sat systems and used many in-car FM transmitters in the past....what can anyone teach me about this technology? ... or so I thought.
I bought the new iPhone and wanted to listen to its contents in the car. Simple. I bought this FM transmitter, but as soon as I plugged it in, the iPhone suggested switching to "Airplane Mode" as it was identified as a... more info
Snap Crackle and Pop The signal from this unit is so inefficient that the audio from the iPod or iPhone (I used both) is constantly accompanied by noise - even on a clear frequency. My car is a new Toyota Avensis with a good radio in it, and I have another MP3 transmitter that works extreemly well and produces no crackle or hiss (I tried this because I wanted the text on the screen). It also re-tunes to a different frequency when you don't want it to. In addition, the iPhone warns that this is not designed to be used... more info
Disappointing I chose to ignore the reviews here, and bought the Kensington from Best Gig. The company I have no complaints about whatsoever (they respond better to telephone than email). The Kensington though was terrible.
Autoscan failed to find any clear channels (in Gloucestershire or Worcestershire). It routinely selected Classic FM. But it didn't then have enough "power" to overcome ANY radion channel/ interference. Maybe my unit was faulty - but other reviewers have said the same. Far from being the... more info
Very dissappointed Bought this product last week. Tried it in both our cars (BMW and VW Polo) and it simply is next to useless... My partner tired it in her Polo driving from Cirencester to B'ham (the RDS didn't work but we didn't give up!). At best reception was fuzzy at worst nothing at all. This is despite the product having 3 'quick access' frequencies. Strangely - the nearer we got to B'ham the worst the reception - maybe it is affected by built up areas?
So at the weekend we tried it in my BMW. Again the RDS... more info
