PHONE CAR KIT

Hopefully I won,t need to change phones I went away once from it but came back for the CDMA value, I still think the 6385 does the job no doubt the new technology(that is being talked about) is not far away and CDMA will be out the door.Sorry don,t know about the cradles.

Only for the specific brand. My nokia kit has allowed me to change the cradle to suit another nokia phone only.

My last couple of car kit (genuine nokia) have been thrown in. Use it as a bargaining chip when negotiating a new deal

Leroy

The newer Nokia kits (last couple of years) are universal for all the models of Nokia phone released since. All you have to change is your cradle for a nominal cost (about $40 I think).

On the Telstra business plans some Nokias have the car kit included for an additional $49 at the time of purchase. Not bad when they retail at about $300.

The Nokia kit is also bluetooth so you don't need to put the phone in the cradle (or even install the cradle) unless you want to be able to use the phone charging function or external antenna.

The only down side is the documentation doesn't mention that the bluetooth passcode is now a default 0000 instead of the last 4 digits of the kit's serial number.

Depending on the vehicle you are installing it in it is worth checking the manual or with a dealer as many modern vehicles already have a plug concealed under the dash or on the side of the trans tunnel with all the connections you need. Some like the falcon are already wired to direct the audio into the stereo system and they mute the radio/cd and use it's speakers to provide phone audio for incoming and outgoing calls automatically.

Dave

Duncs,
Don't despair; I think you'll find that Telstra will be offering incentives at the changeover time.