Venturi Mini Now Available
Posted on: January 18, 2008
Verizon Wireless has just announced the Venturi Mini, a device that makes it a snap to stream audio from your Bluetooth-compatible cell phone to your vehicle's FM radio. It also allows one to turn virtually any vehicle's stereo into a hands-free speakerphone system on the spot. All you need to do is plug the Venturi Mini into your vehicle's 12V outlet, connect it to your phone via Bluetooth and you're good to go, whereby the integrated FM transmitter gets to work immediately. Features include a built-in noise filtering microphone and the ability to pause music whenever there is an incoming call. Verizon Wireless has priced the Venturi Mini at $129.99.
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By Jason Hamlin , 08/05/08 10:38 PM (CommentID #668535)
I live in LA and had the same horrible experience with this product. I can not find an FM station that is clear enough to transmit music or phone calls without a high-level of static. If you live in a city with congested air-waves, this product will let you down. It is a $120 phone charger.
By R. A. , 20/01/08 6:21 PM (CommentID #439362)
User Rating 2/10
"great on paper if you have the right phone and you live in the right place"
Pros: great features, good price
Cons: needs the right phone and conditions for FM to work
I live in the SF Bay Area, FM bandwidth is heavily congested here. I am unable to use the FM transmitter feature because of all the noise on every FM frequency (whether or not its in use by another radio station). Anybody who lives with congested airwaves will suffer the same fate as me.
The Phonebook Download feature only works on certain phones. It does not work on my Motorola RAZR2 V9m.
Emailed Venturi's customer service on their web site about these issues. They essentially told me I'm SOL.
I then found out that the USB charger doesn't work for my phone either. I tried the USB charger and my phone displays "Unauthorized Charger".
I'll be returning this product since the features I wanted (and needed) to work don't work.
2 THUMBS DOWN!!!
By RA , 20/01/08 6:03 PM (CommentID #439344)
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"great on paper if you have the right phone and you live in the right place"
by abadfish (see profile) - January 17, 2008
Pros: great features, good price
Cons: needs the right phone and conditions for FM to work
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I live in the SF Bay Area, FM bandwidth is heavily congested here. I am unable to use the FM transmitter feature because of all the noise on every FM frequency (whether or not its in use by another radio station). Anybody who lives with congested airwaves will suffer the same fate as me.
The Phonebook Download feature only works on certain phones. It does not work on my Motorola RAZR2 V9m.
Emailed Venturi's customer service on their web site about these issues. They essentially told me I'm SOL.
I then found out that the USB charger doesn't work for my phone either. I tried the USB charger and my phone displays "Unauthorized Charger".
I'll be returning this product since the features I wanted (and needed) to work don't work.
2 THUMBS DOWN!!!
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