Interphone F3 Universal twin pack

[Richard Kuysten]

#4083

Anyone using this rider to pillion bluetooth intercom? I'd be interested in hearing your opinion on it's effectiveness and practicality.

[Tharon KNOETZE]

#16892

Hi Malcolm. Lesley and I use the G3 Interphone set when she is on her scooter and I follow on the LT. Found the units very effective – nice clear speech up to about 5-600 meters apart but get scratchy after that and don't have much wind noise. Our units have only been tested up to around 60kph as that's as fast as the scooter goes ;D. Care needs to be taken when removing your helmet as the wiring for the ear speakers feel a little light however we haven't had a problem – just a feeling. Charging is simple, just use the supplied usb wall chargers. Can be a little fiddly at first getting used to the “pairing” of the units but once mastered it's not too bad. Overall we think they were a good buy for our needs. Cheers.

[Richard Kuysten]

#16893

Thanks for the reply Ingel, I've done a bit of searching on the net and found mostly good feedback  so took a dive and ordered a set.  My phone is connected to the GPS so I'm hoping if I pair the F3 to the GPS I'll get the phone as well.  The bonus (i think) is we can communicate more safely.

[Anonymous]

#16894

Just check if your GPS can handle that many pairings at once.

[Richard Kuysten]

#16895

Good point Grem, I've just had a look and it seems that it can handle up to five different phones.  However that doesn't necessarily mean it will pick up an intercom! If it does I guess I will have to then select which device I want it to connect to when I'm on the bike eg the GPS.  That of course eliminates the ability to route the phone through the GPS but I'm not really concerned about taking calls on the road. 

[Anonymous]

#16896

Hi MalcolmWe have the interphone set and it works reasonably well up to 60 K,forget it after that as the wind noise just cancels out any chance of holding a conversation.Same with any GPS instuctions or phone calls, with phone calls over 60 KPH you can hear the caller but they have trouble with your responses.Blue tooth works well with the music from my iphone but once again once you hit the magic 60 to 70 mark it gets drowned out.The kit was easy to fit inside the helmets although because I like my hat to be a nice tight fit I find the speakers put a bit of extra pressure on my ears on a long ride,Barb does not have the same problem her hat seems to have more soft padding.The stick on pads that hold the units to the side of the helmet are quite poor, and in hot weather the adhesive becomes very viscous and they fall off, I ended up using a contact adhesive and this worked for a while untill the little square on the unit, that locates the unit into the reciever on the helmet broke off.Make sure you mark the Master reciever so you know which helmet it goes on,it caused us a bit of bother to start with until I put a white mark on mine.We have now come up with our own system of stickyness which works realy well using a couple of strips of self adhesive velcro.The kit does come with a screw on clamp set up but it looks dam ugly and wouldnt fit my shark flip top.To sum up I think there are probably much better units on the market for a lot more money, but for the price they are a usefull tool and give you another pair of eyes when your looking for something in particular when travelling at low speed.If ours malfunction I don't think I would buy the same model again.

[Richard Kuysten]

#16897

Thanks Dave, is yours the F3 or the more expensive models F4 – F5.  It seems you can get instructions from the GPS and receive phone calls? do your calls get routed through the GPS – what model GPS do you use.

[Anonymous]

#16898

Thanks Dave, is yours the F3 or the more expensive models F4 - F5.  It seems you can get instructions from the GPS and receive phone calls? do your calls get routed through the GPS - what model GPS do you use.

Mine is the G3 model,the GPS was a Navman, I no longer have that model and haven't tried my latest Navman yet due to the fact I haven't found a handlebar mount that fits.

[Richard Kuysten]

#16899

Update on the intercom purchased recently.  Firstly it's the unit from Cellular Line and not the unit Dave talks about earlier.  We used it at the weekend and found we were able to converse clearly at the legal limit and a little above.  We both wear earplugs and I'm partially deaf so it's a good unit. You can hear a slight wind noise across the mic in some conditions which I guess is dependent on the angle of the wind across the helmet but not a nuisance and one can always switch off for a while if necessary.It is paired to my cell and I have to do some research to solve the problem of it making random calls by itself when I pressed the talk button a couple of times when uncertain if we were linked or not!!!!!!!!Unfortunately my Tomtom which is a car unit won't pair with the F3 which is a bummer because that was the main reason for buying.  However Jean is well pleased with the ability to give orders verbally without resorting to screaming in my ear or punching me in the kidneys  ;D and who knows I may get a bike specific GPS one of these fine days.So for $299 it's been a good buy and after years of riding "deaf" we can sing in unison as we cruise the highways and byeways.  I do have to be careful not to burp loudly after lunch though :-

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