Cell Phone Cradle Recommendation???

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10-16-2005, 05:54 AM

Emauss

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Cell Phone Cradle Recommendation???

I have my A8L on order. I have a motorola V600 phone (with Bluetooth). I know the Bluetooth function will work well with the Audi. The quation is this: Since I will usually be in the car for less the 30 minutes at a time, do you think I should buy the cradle? I don't think the charging feature is an issue (and the few times it is, I can plug it into the auxillary outlet (read: cigarette lighter socket).

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10-16-2005, 07:23 AM

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It also uses the built-in antenna in the glass, I think that is worth it alone

And I would rather not use a cigarette lighter adaptor.

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10-16-2005, 11:44 AM

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Yesterday I forgot to use the cradle and had the phone in my pocket...

While all the bluetooth functions worked very well, the signal was weaker than it normally would be using the cradle/car's antenna, and did affect the conversation. If you regularly use the phone (even if you use the car only for 30-minute jaunts) I'd suggest going with the cradle. BTW, I use the Sony-Ericsson T637.