I didn't have to go through 5 other car kits before buying this like many others did. This was the first one I purchased, so I don't have anything to make comparisons to. It was super easy to set up and works great. I listen to audiobooks in my car whenever I travel and used to have to use headphones since my car doesn't have mp3 integration. I had been looking at car kits that just played your mp3 player output on the radio, but when I saw this I knew I had to get one. Luckily I got it while it was on Amazon Lightning deals for $74.00 shipped.
The only criticism I have is that the power and radio buttons are on the back and are a little awkward to get to, especially when driving. If you turn it on and set the radio up before you hit the road you are OK.
Sound quality for mp3 and phone calls is great.

This device is easy to install and connect with my phone which is a blackberry it is easy to use, people that I talk to ask if I am in a cave which I am not, however I am in a 2001 4runner which does not have a blue tooth stereo So I do not use the feature that has the audio on the radios speakers. I think it is better than a headset. Unless you like the headset look.

I installed this product in about two minutes and without reading the instructions, I was able to get it up and going. My wife tells me that she cannot tell whether I am using the T505 or talking directly into my cellphone. Transmitting into the FM radio is very easy and very effective.

Works exactly as advertised. Great audio quality on both ends of calls. However, be aware that calls made through the radio will require constant frequency changes while driving since you will come in and go out of range of stations and available empty frequencies. Use the unit itself for calls if you are driving over long distances.

This is my second unit, i lost the first one. I enjoy this unit because it is easy to use and can be listen though the car speakers

I actually read the instructions before I set up the device but you really don't need to. The T505 paired immediately with a BlackBerry 8820 & LGVX9900. The internal speaker sounded loud & clear, and the quality of sound's been great through the car's stereo when the FM station's clear. People I've called hear me very clearly while I'm driving at freeway speeds with the A/C on. The unit's great at finding clear FM stations and I liked the voice announcements of the clearest FM station. The volume controls are conveniently located. Voice recognition worked well. Since the unit works so well I purchased a Sony TMR-BT8iP for my iPod & it works great with the T505. Of course I then have to use my earpiece with my cell phone. Mini-cons: Would have liked variable auto-off time, but unit is easy to turn back on; better to have all controls on front; no AC charger; need more visible power indicator.

The Motorola T505 bluetooth in-car hands free device does not work well. After you figure out where the on and off button is (rear left) and that you must wait for a half minute before you can activate an FM channel, you can proceed to be disappointed. Once you have it and your phone on, you push an FM button (rear right) and watch a tiny white light flash (can't see it in full sun) and wait for a recorded announcement to tell you that you should now tune your radio to FM channel 91.5 (for example). When you do, you should be able to hear incoming and outgoing calls through your car stereo system, when tuned to that station. However, if you are on the road, forget it. You lose the FM station so often that when you take a call it doesn't work. The frustration grows when you find that the device drops out frequently, even around town. When you finally figure out that you aren't able to hear the call on your car stereo, you push the FM button again (watch the light flash) and then hear that you should tune to ANOTHER FM station and this happens over and over again. If you're lucky, you make or receive a call right after tuning to the latest FM channel and hang up before your call is dropped. It's a pain in the butt, nothing else. Wouldn't recommend it.

Having to be "hands free" now in CA I opted for this 505. I already had the 305 in my other car and I like the 505 better and worth the extra few bucks. The stereo feature is nice for those who need more volume. I'm still learning how to quickly go to stereo and it has been a bit of a learning curve. The only problem is voice recognition on both models. For some dang reason it often does not hear my "yes" when it repeats back the name or number I spoke. That can be very frustrating. I'm willing to live with it and otherwise like this method over the ear piece.

GREAT...LOVE THIS THING!!!! Works like a charm...it's like having Blue Tooth built in to your automoblie...

A couple of months ago, I purchased the Motorola T505 hands free unit which had really great reviews. I'm very happy with it, the sound quality is very clear and will even work though my car's stereo (but doesn't need to).

Recently, I had an interesting experience with the T505. I live in a condo. My car is parked in the garage at ground level. My condo is 4 floors up from the ground. I don't usually have to turn off the T505 when I leave the car because the bluetooth connection normally breaks by the time I get to the elevator (it also turns itself off after 10 mins of no connection). Usually but not today.

My cell phone was ringing and I could not hear the person on the other end, so I hung up and tried to call back. I still couldn't hear anything. Then I notice, the bluetooth symbol is still blinking on my phone. The T505 is still connected. I had to go back down to the garage and turn it off before I could use the phone.

If you want a handsfree unit with a strong signal and clear audio, I highly recommend the Motorola T505. Just remember to turn it off when you leave the car. :)

Also, since I live in the Los Angeles area, it's a bit difficult to find and station that the T505 can play through for a long period of time. The airwaves here are very crowded. In a more open area it works fine but as I said in a large city, it's hard to use that feature. I haven't missed it though because the speaker is so clear.

I needed a speakerphone to take incoming calls while I'm on the road for work. I drive a pickup truck which is not the quietest of vehicles. Most important to me was sufficient volume and sound quality on both ends of the conversation. Nothing fancier than that. So, based on internet reviews, I tried the Motorokr T505, Blueant Supertooth Light, Blueant Supertooth 3, Jabra SP5050 and Parrot Minikit. Basically, they all worked as advertised. In town and at low speeds volume on all of them was sufficient. Driving on the highway above 55 MPH they all needed more volume. I got complaints of echos from callers with both Blueant devices. I got the least complaints from callers while using the Jabra SP5050 and the Motorokr T505. I would have liked to have kept the Jabra SP5050 for its looks and simplicity of use but, the volume was just too low for highway use. I settled for the Motorokr T505 because it had the best combination of volume and call clarity on both ends.

Love this thing!! I'm one who hates wearing the bluetooth ear pieces. It works great and is very clear and easy to operate.

Just a short message here. Although not perfect, this little hands free unit works just fine regardless of your decision to broadcast through your vehicle's FM radio or use the Motorokr T505 as a stand alone unit with its internal speaker. Bottom line: Simple to set up and easy to use.

Regarding charging the unit. The Motorokr comes with a vehicle charger only. If you have a Motorola Razor phone, you can use the same wall charger you are currently using for your Razor to charge the Motorokr. If that is not the case, you can purchase a wall charging unit from Motorola for under $20. Shop around for your best deal.

I have an installed Motorola hands-free kit in my car at work and it is just wonderful; this is a less expensive model and it does not need installation. Perhaps my expectations were too high, but these are the reasons I was dissatisfied. 1) I did not like the British voice (I thought she was saying "lost" number when it was the "last" number. 2) You can't command it to dial a number; it must be a programmed number in your phone and the voice recognition is lousy. 3) If you dial the number into your phone, it will ring over the speaker but that is not legal since it wouldn't be hands-free. I wanted something with good voice recognition that would also dial a number by command. For $100, I didn't feel it offered me very much.

I want to address the charging issue.

Several reviewers expressed discontent with the fact that the phone comes with only the car charger. This does not work for me, since I am now retired and it would take a LONG time before I spent the 5 hours driving time to fully charge the T505. I wanted to be able to take it into the house to charge overnight, so it would be ready for use in the morning.

After trying the website and customer support via e-mail without getting a relevant answer (they do answer in 24 hours), I found the customer support phone number and spoke to a very helpful person.

You can charge the T505 on any Motorola wall charger that has a connector (or an adaptor) that fits the T505. I have a couple of different Motorola chargers, but wasn't sure if there would be a problem with the voltage. So, if it fits, it's fine!

As someone else commented, you can also charge it on your computer USB port with a connector, but Guido at Motorola told me that it will charge up to 80 percent max that way. Hope this helps everyone. (Told Motorola that this info belongs on the website.)

Very clear & simple to use.
The ON/OFF Indicator light could be a bit more visible,it is hard to tell if the unit is ON or OFF.
Over all, VERY GOOD.

I was so excited when I received my T505 - I travel about 40 miles each way to work and I use this time to talk to friends & family. I hooked up the kit without issues, tried it out and COOL !!! couldn't wait to try it on the road. Well, between my home & work, there wasn't a static FM station - I had to change it at least 2 - 3 times..and those stations were not clear.. I figured, wait until I went a further distance (on a short trip) to see if maybe it was the tress on the side of the highway that interfered with the signal... nope - no luck. The speakerphone was good (not great), so I returned this item. I wasn't going to pay almost $100 for a so-so (regular) bluetooth speakerphone.

Anyway...maybe it's just my area and my signals are not great...

Overall, I like this product a lot. It paired effortlessly with my 3G iphone, and the visor clamp speakerphone is useable for all but the loudest highway conditions The FM option works great, except that every once in a while you can't get it off FM, even when you shut the stereo down.

Overall, nice device and a good value for the money.

This product is awesome! It has solid sound whether it is using its built in speaker or your car speakers, it is easy and convenient to use, so much better then messin around with the an ear Blue Tooth. I would say there is not much they could really improve, and would think they could charge a whole lot more. One note: dont leave it in plain site as mine was stollen.

Easy to install and a fun little gadget. I can hear callers well, but if I travel more than 10 miles or so I often start to get static and need need to change radio bands. Callers say they can hear me well, but sometimes I sound like I'm in a tunnel. Good product if you're looking for something decent for fairly cheap, but don't expect miracles.

the fm part is a pain. as you move around so does the fm station (dangerous looking for the new area station :>))
connection from phone may be me or the device, probably me.
it's the "LAW" speeding is ok, however !!

love it. had it for over a month and still yet to charge it. quality great. FM option a little rudimentary, but appreciating this!

The caller on the other end experiences a harsh tinny sound the hurts the ears.
Radio broadcast sound quality was terrible.
Bluetooth hook up was easy and other functions were flawlwess.

Very well made product. A snap to pair up with my BlackJackII. Easy to connect to FM but in my area it is tough to keep clear reception on a lot of FM channels due to the mountans and hills. I have to re-set the channel frequently but it is easy to do.

Bought a second one for my wife and am getting another for my daughter as the state law just went into effect regarding handsfree only.

Like many others here, I found the MOTOROKR T505 to be about as good as you can expect from a non-factory system with current technology.

I was able to pair it to a Samsung Blade and have up and running through FM in minutes. The voice dialing commands of my Blade were all available and worked like a charm. The FM search capability found an empty frequency in seconds and sound quality was great. I also ran it thru the internal speaker for a while and as others have stated, the volume is very good and the voice quality is decent.

This product lived up to it's hype and exceeded my expectations. If you need a hands free bluetooth solution and don't want to wear a dorky headset, try this.

This device has problems, but I would say it's the best choice if you must pick something like this right now. Others are worse or have fewer features.

I have a Motorola Q9C and pairing and all features including voice dialing work fine and it charges with the same charger.

I had a Supertooth LightBlueAnt Supertooth Light Bluetooth Speakerphone and was going to upgrade to the new Supertooth 3 BlueAnt Supertooth 3 Bluetoothto take advantage of the text to speech caller ID but, like many others have experienced with the Supertooth 3, it failed to import my contacts and did not transfer contacts manually either even after help from tech support. If it doesn't import your contacts, the text to speech doesn't work and that's the point of getting that device. It was buggy or may have been defective (mic not working right and a/c adapter buzzed). I decided to just return it and bought the T505 instead.

I like the smaller size of the T-505 and the spoken number caller-id (not as good as the caller-ID that was supposed to speak the caller's name promised by the Supertooth 3, but better than nothing. After a while you will start to remember numbers and the phone number alone will be enough to recognize frequent callers.
How many phone numbers have you already forgotten due to always relying on saved contacts?

One major problem this unit has that all similar devices have is much too much range in the bluetooth connection. Does anyone want the pairing to continue when the device is in your car outside or in the garage and you are inside behind walls? No. So why does it have a 30 foot range when it isn't usable from that distance and may cause you to miss calls?
You have to remember to turn if off when you park unless you are going to take the phone at least 30 feet away from the car.

When a company makes one of these with bluetooth that can be turned down to a 10 foot pairing range or less, it may be worth 5 stars.

Because of the small size and buttons on all sides, it's difficult to grab it and take it off the visor without unintentionally pressing buttons. Grabbing the wrong spot could accidently skip tracks in the middle of a long podcast or change the broadcast to a different FM station when you were already on the best station.

The FM broadcast feature is poor for streaming music from your bluetooth phone. It might sound good for a few minutes when you are at first amazed that music works at all, but then you will notice it sounds kind of crappy compared to playing the music by other methods (CD, hard wired connection to your MP3s or even live local FM radio).

The sound quality streaming wirelessly from your phone is worse than a FM radio station and you will hear lots of distortion and static on bass and drums even at low volume. Changing stations doesn't cure it. It got annoying after only a few minutes, so I gave up on wirelessly streaming music. If you have a really cheap car stereo with the fidelity of a clock radio, you might not notice much difference.

However, it is more than good enough for phone calls and audio podcasts even on a nice car stereo. I rarely heard any distortion at all on podcasts. Phone calls are as clear as your cellular connection is at the time, but louder and through your stereo speakers.

The internal speaker is loud enough that you don't need to rely on playing the audio from phone calls over the car speakers when driving around town. It's just nicer to hear through the stereo as if you got factory bluetooth.
At highway speed it will be a bit difficult to hear though the internal speaker, so the FM broadcast over your cars speakers may be needed then.
Bleant Supertooth Light has a louder integrated speaker and needs it since there is no option to play the Blueant over the cars speakers.

If you set the T-505 to broadcast your phone calls via FM, it will still revert back to the internal speaker after a few minutes if the FM is not actively in use for streaming audio or calls. So, if you are listening to a CD and the phone rings, you cannot just quickly switch to FM and answer the call. You will either need to use the internal speaker or reach behind it and activate the FM again and also switch your stereo to FM mode. It's only seamless to use your car radio for phone audio if you are actively streaming music or podcasts that will keep the FM connection alive. I listen to podcasts via bluetooth A2DP from my phone almost all the time, so this works out OK for me.

If you use certain phones (such as a Windows Mobile smartphone like my Q9C) it will pause the streaming audio when you take the call and then automatically resume playing from where it left off when the call ends.
You can save certain FM stations it selects for you as preferred on the T-505 and then save those as presets on your car stereo to save alot of time rescanning when you are driving in your local area.

This product is good, but when you try to use radio channels for speaker it keeps switching on you so everytime you have to find a channel before each connection for conversation. Overall as a basic bluetooth it works.

I bought the Motorola MOTOROKR T505 for use with a basic external (Jabra) Bluetooth transceiver and my Nokia 8890 cell phone. I wound up returning the MOTOROKR, for the following reasons.
1) I found the quality of the speaker to be awful -- very tinny, difficult to understand when driving.
2) The FM transmitter "times out" after a short period of time.

I found the pairing process easy. I found the volume to be excellent. I found the quality of the voice using the FM transmitter was excellent, but I found it unacceptable that the FM transmitter times out. I intended to use the MOTOROKR with the FM transmitter; I intended to be listening to my car stereo using another FM channel or CD, then tune to the channel the MOTOROKR was using when I received a call. No such luck. In addition to the FM transmitter timing out, I also found that, when the FM transmitter was engaged and I was receiving an incoming call, the ring tone was not broadcast by the speaker in the T505 (remember, I would be listening to another FM station when a call would come in); the only ring was from my phone itself (not very loud). So, my intended mode of use was not practical with the T505. I don't know if all of these shortcomings would still occur if my phone itself had a built-in Bluetooth transceiver, but it doesn't, and I like my phone just fine.

goal: the loudest bluetooth speaker phone on the market. the best of the best. i hate head sets. i want my ears to bleed.

*****if loud is what you want, read on.*****

1. i have owned the 1/one watt motorola T 305 for 2 years. it was not loud enough for me, so i never liked or used it. with the new cell law in california, i wanted a hands free bluetooth speaker phone to make my ears bleed with LOUD, CLEAR, QUALITY volume, especially for freeway speeds.

why? when i have my a/c on full blast, the radio on full blast, my windows are down when i smoke, even in the rain. even when not smoking i have my windows down. i want volume and to hear it ring. i do not want crappy low volume bluetooth speaker phones, period. yes, when i use it, i do roll my windows up, but I WANT TO HEAR IT RING.

2. the T 305 may be called many things on amazon, but a motorola T 305 is a motorola T 305. the boxes may have changed, but that is all. the T 505 is called many different things on amazon, but a T 505 is a T 505.

3. that said, the T 305 has only a small, weak 1 watt speaker, possibly good for a cat or bat - i am neither in my current life.

4. the T 305 is ok for quiet people, people who do not have air conditioning on the highest fan speed, people who rarely use or do not have air conditioning, people who do not smoke, people who never roll their window down, do not have kids, never use the radio, never have passangers, or people who like to drive at posted speed limits. if this is you, the 1/one watt T 305 is for you. read no further. save the few dollars and get the motorola T 305. you will like the 1/one watt speaker and be happy.

5. the motorola T 505 has a 2/two watt speaker, enough to make my ears bleed which is what i wanted, my goal.

6. TRUST ME, 2 WATTS IS MORE THAN LOUD ENOUGH - THE T 505 QUALITY/LOUDNESS IS MORE THAN JUST DOUBLE THE 1 WATT; 2 WATTS MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD. i do not know why, but 2 watts is exponentially louder than just 1 watt. 2 WATTS WILL WAKE THE DEAD, if that is what you want.

7. back on track, i bought the jabra sp5050, WHICH DOES NOT COME WITH A HOME CHARGER - NO JOKE! jabra's customer service was super, super cool. they even said they were adding a home charger soon and even sent me a free one!

8. motorola's customer service, after you dial 23 prompts, is worthless, regardless of which continent you get sent to.

an a+ to jabra's customer service. f- to motorola's.

9. my experience just a few weeks ago was when i charged the jabra sp5050 (in my car since it did not have a home charger), right out of the box. i first loved the cool, stealth design, BUT that is all.

i literally did a side by side comparison of the jabra sp5050 compared to my T 305 on my visor, had my partner call me from inside my home, and the jabra sp5050 was so bad i would throw it away EVEN IF IT WAS FREE OR GIVEN TO ME AS A GIFT. the jabra went back in 2 hours!

10. spend the little extra, get the motorola T 505. worth the money, calls can come in over a unused/weak fm frequency. since i am not a terrorist, i don't care if anyone can pick it up my stupid calls next to me in case they are listening to an unused fm frequency. i would NOT recommend calling a credit card company, however.

11. even if you do not need the T 505 to make your ears bleed or scare you if you are deep in thought, the broadcasting feature of the incoming voice over an unused fm frequency is really cool. it is so smart, it tells you what fm station to pick; or, you do not have to use the fm feature.

12. fyi, the speaker volume is adjustable so you are not scared by the loud ringing, and if you do not want your ears to bleed.

13. I AM NOT GOING TO GET INTO ENGINEERING SPECIFICS. I WILL SAY IT IS 95% PERFECT, AN EXCELLENT SOUND, AND EASY TO USE. THESE WERE MY GOALS. the mororola t 505 is a full throttle V8 engine, for sure.

13. if legal, i would marry the motorola t 505.

2 WATTS MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE. TRY IT AND PROVE IT TO YOURSELF, NO NEED TO TAKE MY WORD. RETURN IT IF YOU DO NOT LIKE IT....

Pros - works well and is easy to use. It takes a couple of days to get used to the buttons but after that's it's fine. Broadcasts to FM radio - a useful feature although the built-in speaker is fine. I haven't complaints from callers about voice quality so it must be OK.

Music from phone to T505 to FM radio works OK - I haven't used it much myself because of the difficulty in getting a completely interference-free FM station in my area. This is not a criticism of the unit - just local conditions. The volume is weak too - have to turn the radio well up, which increases background hiss and interference.

Cons - lack of an external charger. This is just plain cheap-skating and why I didn't give it 5 stars. You have to plug the unit into the car power socket to charge which means it has to be placed in the cup holder or on the passenger's seat. It takes a long time to charge; it's unusable while charging.

This unit works well for what it is. It pairs easily with my cell phones. Music sounds OK since it is an FM transmitter.

I wished it allows a manual control of changing the FM frequency. With this unit you are at the mercy of the electronics inside to find you a good signal.

I'm returning the product. after 15 days of testing I cannot hear voice or music clearly. I always get FM noise in the back. I tried several stations (it tries all the time to override exisitng stations, not clear ones), several car stereos and even home stereos. The only way it works well is standing the T505 just besides a home stereo.
I also tried setting the radio signal to Local ( to avoid low intensity radios).
The funny thing is that the radio does not stop searching when it goes over the T505 radio signal. it's not strong enough, I have to put it manually.

Great if you have an MP3 player phone like the Nokia 6085. You can stream your songs/podcasts from your phone to your car FM stereo. When a phone call comes in, the music automatically stops when you answer and then resumes when the call is completed. When using the FM transmitter, the volume control buttons become next/previous song selection buttons instead because you will be controlling volume through your radio.

If you use the FM transmitter and live in an urban area, you may hear some noise periodically as you travel just like you do when listen to normal FM stations. Some people seem to be expecting CD quality sound when you use this device with your FM stereo. However, you will be limited to the sound quality of FM just like any other FM station. If a call is not completed by the time you arrive home, you can just detach the T505 from your visor and continue your conversation at home. Since the T505 has an internal battery, you can shut your car off in order to complete a call when you are parked in a parking lot.

Note that you can also use the T505 to stream music from your phone to a home stereo and use it as a speaker phone at home as well.

The only reason I am giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is because it only includes a car charger and not a home charger as well. In my opinion, the best way to use this device is to charge it at home so you don't have power cables dangling in your car.

I have a moderate hearing loss unfortunately in the frequencies of the human voice. (selective hearing as my wife often says) Anyway, I've tried three different expensive bluetooth headsets, all of which were basically useless to me. With the new law here in California, I had to figure out what to do since my business requires me giving technical support to clients 24/7. I didn't care for the FM feature through the car stereo speakers as I found that I constantly had to find non-crowded frequenices. It may work well in less populated areas. However, the built-in speaker is very powerful and I can hear the conversation perfectly. I mounted my Blackberry in a holder affixed to the windshield, and now I can easily see the incoming calls as well as hearing them with a simple touch of the button or even voice dialing for outgoing calls. I'm on the road a lot, and this product works well in all kinds of traffic and outside noise, even with my hearing loss. I have been using it for three weeks now and have only had to re-charge it once! It's time to donate my Jawbone and the two other headsets. My wife has a a Lexus with the bluetooth built in and this little device is even way better sounding than her system.

i bought this product based on the reviews, and I agree with most of them... the sound is clear... the person on the other end, don't even, know that I'm on a bluetooth device... let alone a cell phone... until i tell them that i'm on my car...

if you are thinking about getting it... get it, you won't regret it.