# Thinking about a car phone **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [November 9, 2008, 2:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thinking-about-a-car-phone/21863 "2008-11-09T02:47:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![maryellis7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@maryellis7](https://community.cartalk.com/u/maryellis7)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 2:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thinking-about-a-car-phone/21863/1 "2008-11-09T02:47:52Z")
I’m thinking about getting a device that will allow me to attach my iPhone to my 2008 Subaru Outback which would allow me use the phone nearly hands free and without an electronic device stuck in my ear. Anyone have any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 3:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thinking-about-a-car-phone/21863/2 "2008-11-09T03:33:03Z")
I have a suggestion. Don’t use the phone while you drive…at all. ---
**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 4:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thinking-about-a-car-phone/21863/3 "2008-11-09T04:00:10Z")
I think you’ll end up going with an external bluetooth speakerphone module, or a new stereo that is capable of bluetooth connectivity (assuming that your existing stereo doesn’t have that). Bluetooth is where it’s at, man. ---
**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 4:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thinking-about-a-car-phone/21863/4 "2008-11-09T04:06:55Z")
An iPhone is not bluetooth enabled? So much for high tech. ---
**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 5:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thinking-about-a-car-phone/21863/5 "2008-11-09T05:52:53Z")
iPhones are bluetooth-equipped. ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thinking-about-a-car-phone/21863/6 "2008-11-09T13:33:49Z")
“Nearly” hands free? If you need to use the phone, pull over and stop. DO NOT use the phone while you are driving. Please. It’s been demonstrated conclusively that talking on a cell phone (hands free or otherwise) while driving is equivalent to driving drunk. I don’t know why it’s not illegal. ---
**Author:** ![stephennunnerley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stephennunnerley/32/741_2.png) [@stephennunnerley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/stephennunnerley)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thinking-about-a-car-phone/21863/7 "2008-11-09T13:40:10Z")
it is now illegal here in the uk to use a hand-held mobile phone ,but you can use hands free,which in my opinion is just as bad!i agree you should pull over to answer the phone. ---
**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thinking-about-a-car-phone/21863/8 "2008-11-09T16:24:27Z")
Please don’t use a portable phone while driving . . . your focus changes from your driving task to the conversation, and you risk my life as well as yours. If you need to make a call or the phone rings, pull over to a safe spot and have the conversation. Rocketman ---
**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thinking-about-a-car-phone/21863/9 "2008-11-09T17:31:55Z")
Actually, the study that you’re referring to found that having a hands-free phone conversation is on par with having a simple in-person conversation. The link to the BBC article: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/science/nature/3041876.stm](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/science/nature/3041876.stm) ---
**Author:** ![mshugna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@mshugna](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mshugna)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thinking-about-a-car-phone/21863/10 "2008-11-09T18:19:18Z")
how did we ever manage before cell phones? ---
**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thinking-about-a-car-phone/21863/11 "2008-11-09T19:50:59Z")
We managed quite well, but we managed in a different world. Like it or not, human communication dynamics change with and because of advances in technology ---
**Author:** ![clammppit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@clammppit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/clammppit)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 3:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thinking-about-a-car-phone/21863/12 "2008-11-10T03:43:27Z")
shut up and drive ---
**Author:** ![Cal\_Learner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cal_learner/32/387_2.png) [@Cal\_Learner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cal_Learner)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 1:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thinking-about-a-car-phone/21863/13 "2008-11-10T13:13:38Z")
Mcparadise didn’t specify a particular study concerning cell phone usage and drunken driving. The correct study was performed by the University of Utah and published in 2006 in the journal _Human Factors_. It did indeed find that cell phone usage while driving was the equivalent of a blood alcohol of .08%, the legal limit for DUI in most US states. And it wasn’t because of the use of handhelds, it was the act of conversing which tied up the same part of the brain that is used for cognitive actions required of driving. If the OP is looking for advice on what sort of device to get, he’s probably past the point of caring about the wisdom of his actions. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thinking-about-a-car-phone/21863/14 "2008-11-10T13:15:17Z")
Sorry I cannot help you. I just use a regular cell stuck to my ear (shortly typically). The balance of the posts here are pretty lame. I would suggest checking out a cell phone forum, car talk is the wrong forum for this question as you can see by responses. ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2008, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/thinking-about-a-car-phone/21863/15 "2008-11-10T23:16:03Z")
You might want to contact Apple directly and ask if there’s anything you can buy for your phone/car. I’m assuming you’re talking about one of those cradles you can stick on your vent or center console.