Motorola T305 Portable Bluetooth Car Kit

I did encounter some problems during a handful of calls, though: Call recipients picked up on low-level interference, my voice sounded shaky, and some of my words were rendered inaudible. Despite those gripes, folks reported that the quality was generally decent enough to keep chatting with me for a while.

To dial by voice using your phone's feature (if supported), you press the blinking button and call out a contact's name. You'll hear your phone's responses through the T305's speaker. If the phone recognizes the contact, it will announce the name and then proceed to connect the call. If it gets the contact wrong, you have to reach for the call button to cancel the action.

In my tests, dialing by voice worked fine some of the time, understanding me when I said "Scott" or "Bonnie," for instance. Other times, with trickier names (when I said "Laurenz" or "Mariana," for example), it either identified the wrong contact or failed to find a match. The odds of successful recognition increased somewhat when I shouted names at the T305, but not always.

If you're looking for an affordable Bluetooth car kit--and one that delivers solid call quality--the T305 is a great bet. Just be prepared for the call quality to take a hit now and then.