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 Post subject: A few Questions
PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2010 1:36 am 
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After a long enforced break due to severe chronic illness within the family, I am starting up again.

I kept my licences up to date although I never had a car on the road. I have got car, insurance and test booked for next week. All paperwork is in order etc.

Thinking of getting a cabcard to give more flexibility for payments, good idea or not?

Also any advice on what mobile phone and bluetooth earpiece to go for?, vodafone is best signal here and I am due an upgrade.
Any other ideas...

Many thanks in advance.


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 Post subject: Re: A few Questions
PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2010 2:25 am 
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After a long enforced break due to severe chronic illness within the family, I am starting up again.

I kept my licences up to date although I never had a car on the road. I have got car, insurance and test booked for next week. All paperwork is in order etc.

Thinking of getting a cabcard to give more flexibility for payments, good idea or not?

Also any advice on what mobile phone and bluetooth earpiece to go for?, vodafone is best signal here and I am due an upgrade.
Any other ideas...

Many thanks in advance.


I have bluetooth through the car stereo in one car and I have a rear view mirror with bluetooth that I can take from car to car. I hate them damn earpieces.

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I got a visor kit from asda for £15. Like grandad I hate earpieces. My phone's a nokia 5800. Tho' TBH any bluetooth enabled phone would suffice.

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http://www.reghardware.com/2010/02/16/r ... yager_pro/

I use one of these once charged they last for a week and the comes with a charger and 2 ear piece covers after 2 Min's you will forget your wearing it.
pare with your phone and if you go outwith the range just press the large button on the side and it automatically connects back up
It has 2 mics so folk can hear you very clearly
best bit is no more Dom Jolly impressions
set your phone to auto answer it will ring 2 times and connect


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 Post subject: Re: A few Questions
PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2010 8:10 am 
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Thinking of getting a cabcard to give more flexibility for payments, good idea or not?

IF there is plenty of credit card work go for it, but personally I get asked if I take a card less than once a month. :?

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A lot of drivers i know use the parrot http://www.parrot.com/uk also why not wait and see if there is a need for a credit card system :)


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stationtone wrote:
A lot of drivers i know use the parrot http://www.parrot.com/uk also why not wait and see if there is a need for a credit card system :)


Tone the earpiece stops your punters from hearing conversations and you dont have to tell your punters to shut up when the phone rings


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skippy41 wrote:
stationtone wrote:
A lot of drivers i know use the parrot http://www.parrot.com/uk also why not wait and see if there is a need for a credit card system :)


Tone the earpiece stops your punters from hearing conversations and you dont have to tell your punters to shut up when the phone rings


thats my only gripe, plus lack of privacy, ive got the parrot kit, it mutes the radio, i can also play mp3s off my phone thru it


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thanks.


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