Reviews for Belkin Aircast Bluetooth In-car Adapter

To all of you who have stated that track skip does not work, the trick is to not double press to go forward too quickly. If you press DA_DA rather than d-da, so a small gap in between, it will work. Trust me, I use this method all the time.

No issues with my unit either, but placing circular receiver carefully will pay dividends for interference avoidance on phone calls. Some modern cars have electronics in the cabin which will interefere with the bluetooth bandwidth. Take your walkabout landline in the car, turn down the car stereo and listen to your cellphone through the landline phone, moving receiver to optimum position for accessibility and interference.

Music over A2DP Bluetooth in Volvo C30 High Performance Audio is very acceptable indeed.
Hope this all helps.

I have not experienced the clicking issues others have. The people I have called were surprised to learn I was on a Bluetooth speakerphone.

The two things missing are double click to move to the next song and click and hold to activate voice dialing. Best part is that music pauses on the iPhone when you shut off the car then starts back up again as soon as the phone & device hook back up. Nice.

This product works 100% how I was hoping it would. My car is already equipped with bluetooth call integration, so I wanted a bluetooth adapter that would solely stream audio from my iPhone 4 to the stereo. Not only is the audio quality near-perfect, I can still use the built-in bluetooth in my car to handle calls, while using the AirCast for audio. The tiny adapter stays neatly hidden away in the center console and pairs quickly. I can't comment on how well the AirCast handles phone calls, but I would definitely recommend this product to anyone who wants a quick, neat and convenient way to stream bluetooth audio on the go.

The double tap feature to switch tracks does not work with iPhone4..
That was really too bad to find out, since that was a big feature for me as I hate to have to double tap the home screen button and look for the little forward arrow while i'm driving.

There is a crackling noise that another reviewer mentioned which is a little annoying. For me it is only when using it with telephone, not while playing music (otherwise it would be a total deal breaker). The people I have spoken to say they hear a lot of static.

Otherwise really great little device that makes using my iphone for music in the car very convenient..

I have been looking for a solution for my 2006 BMW 325i which cannot be retrofitted with OEM bluetooth. I want to be able to make hands free calls that don't suffer from echo or poor sound quality, like I get if I use speakerphone or my car's aux-in. I imagined this would be perfect if I paired it with a splitter to let me do aux-in music as well. I use an iPhone 4 as well as an iPod Classic.

I love the idea for this. Very simple, minimalist design. One big button for everything. Comes with a USB charger for your phone, too.

Unfortunately, the functions written in the manual rarely work as described. For voice activation you're supposed to hold the button down until you hear the voice prompt (manual says this should be ~1 second). However, every single time I try this, I wait for about five or six seconds, and instead of getting a voice prompt, the Bluetooth unit just shuts off. I can inconsistantly get the voice prompt to occur if I hold the button down for a few seconds and guess at when I should release, but it is completely unreliable.

There is also an unreasonable delay between pressing the button and having the phone respond. I understand a delay is inherent in Bluetooth, but not to this degree. I'll double tap the button (as described in the manual) to skip to the next song, and instead of getting the proper reaction, the music pauses after a few seconds, and sometimes comes back on after a few seconds more.

There are a bunch of other little quirks that I was not thrilled about.

I will be returning this for a refund. Belkin, you had a great idea, but you need to seriously refine the operation of this unit.

I was looking for a good quality way to connect my iPhone4 to my 2007 Subaru Outback and have a bluetooth speakerphone without spending too much money (I have a Pioneer AVH3200BT in my STi and it is perfect but pricey). The Belkin Aircast is a good alternative. Set-up is easy, there is plenty of cord to connect the power and Aux-in cable to the center console and have the Bluetooth speaker on the dash. When powered on it automatically connects to the iPhone4 and plays the last audio track instantly (which can be a pain since I have the Alarm Clock app set to certain music and that's where it starts off). The sound over bluetooth is excellent without any hissing and calls are clear, no complaints from the person on the other end either. However, if you want to listen to the car's radio or CD you will not hear your phone if it rings (you need to turn the Belkin off to hear it or switch to Aux)! I guess you could stream radio from your iPhone but that means you have to rely on 3G streaming. Or keep your iPhone in line of sight with a Proclip Dash mount (which is my plan). Overall a good product for the money.