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IN-CAR ACCESSORIES
There are literally hundreds of companies
marketing thousands of in-car accessories under dozens of different brand names. Many of the products are identical -- or as
near as makes no difference -- coming from the same far-Eastern factories, but
sell at vastly differing prices; in short it’s a jungle out there! What follows is only a very brief snapshot of
what is available; it includes many products we’ve tested over the past year to
provide some sort of benchmark. We have tried to cover as broad a cross-section of brands as possible, some of them you’ll have heard of, others may
not be so familiar. Appologies to any we’ve missed, but it’s up to you to keep
us informed! However, in the end you should treat this guide simply as a
starting point, and be prepared to do some serious shopping around.
CRADLES/HOLDERS Make/model ££s ToFit WC %
Allgon Passive Holder/10.800 8
Micro TAC/Flip 95%
Allgon Telewing/11.500 18 universal 85%
Andrew Holder Cup/OH G 100N 11
Micro TAC/Flip 83%
Dextra Holder 15 universal n/t
Hama Passive Holder/4301 20 Micro TAC/Flip 83%
Hama Mobilsafe 40 most models 84%
ORA In-Car Holder/NOK2CR 6
Nokia 2110 95%
Power Wave Universal 10 universal n/t
Power Wave Holders 10 most
models n/t
Vivanco Universal Holder/TGC-3 15 universal 87%
Vocall CPH 20 25 universal n/t
Vocall CPT1 9 universal n/t
CAR CORDS
Make/model ££s To Fit WC%
Aico Saver-Charger 30 most models 81%
Allgon Charger Cable 15 most
models 89%
Andrew Saver Charger 25 most
models 78%
Andrew Rapid Charger 35 most
models 89%
Dextra In-Car Chargers 20 most
models n/t
Hama 41160 20
most models 74%
Hama 41171 20 most models 81%
Ora Power Cord 20 most models 89%
PowerWave Plug-In Charger 20 Micro TAC/Flip 84%
Power Wave Plug-In Charger 25 Nokia 2110 88%
Tech (Tandy) Battery saver 10 most models n/t
Tech (Tandy) Car Charger 24 most models n/t
Vivanco Car Adaptor 10 Micro
TAC/Flip 74%
Vivanco Plug-In Adaptor 20 Micro TAC/Flip 84%
Vocall Saver Chargers 20 most
models n/t
CAR CORDS & HOLDERS
Make/model ££s To Fit WC%
Andrew Simple Car Kit 55 Ericsson
237/337 95%
Hama Mobilsafe Activ 120 Nokia
2110 75%
Power Wave In Car Holder-Chargers 40 most
models n/t
SIMPLE HANDS-FREE KITS
Make/model ££s To Fit WC% Allgon 11.103/3 120
Ericsson 237/337 85%
Dextra Hands-Free Car Kits 80 most models n/t
CDM Universal 80 universal 70%
ORA CTM5 45
Micro TAC/Flip 75%
ORA MTH F5 ‘Travel Talk’ 80 Micro TAC/Flip 90%
Penguin Portable Hands Free kit 35 Ericsson
237/337 85%
Power Wave Compact Hands Free Kit 50 most
models n/t
Vocall CHW 100 Micro TAC/Flip/Orange n/t
FULL CAR KITS
Make/model ££s To Fit WC%
Andrew Car Kit 230 Micro TAC/Flip 90%
Atec Hands Free Kit 170 Micro TAC/Flip 95%
Cymontel Hands-Free Car Kit 130 Micro TAC/Flip 85%
Ericsson Hands Free Car Kit 250 Ericsson 337 n/t
Fourseas SmartTalk 195 Mirco TAC/Flip 90%
Nokia Hands Free Car Kit 250 Nokia 2110 n/t
Online Hands-Free Car Kit 100 Micro TAC/Flip 95%
Orange Drive & Speak 380 Motorola Orange 92%
Ora MTACHF hands-free speakerphone 100 Micro
TAC/Flip 85%
Ora MMCKSTD 230 Micro TAC/Flip n/t
Sony Hands Free Car Kit 300 Sony CM-DX1000 n/t
Vivanco 2110 200 Nokia 2110 93%
Key:
Price -- typical retail price, including VAT.
To Fit: specific phone makes/models where shown, otherwise ‘most models’
indicates versions are availale to fit most popular handsets, or ‘universal’
which indicates one size fits all. In all instances cases we strongly reccomend
you try before you buy. WC% = What Cellphone rating, n/t = not tested
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Ó R. Maybury 1996 1103
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