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Review on 🎧 Cardo FRC4P001 FreeCom 4 Plus: 4-Way Black Bluetooth Communication System Headset for Motorcycles, Single Pack by Robby Agrawal

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Fun but could use a little tweaking

Like. I used to have an older communication system, but as soon as I stopped traveling with others, it seemed to me that it wasn't worth wasting time on. This new device has Bluetooth and works great with my iPhone. The sound quality is really impressive. It's not as loud as headphones, and depending on the bike and speed, you might not hear the full bandwidth with more delicate songs, but otherwise it's really crisp and has a lot of "power". Battery life has been excellent so far. . Did two trips around Lake George which was almost 14 hours of non stop driving and still had juice. But not my phone. Portable batteries are great, right? I also like that you can have multiple things running at the same time so using a mapping program doesn't stop your music. Installation was easy (take your time, do it right). And on the device itself there are a number of dials and buttons to press on the go. Very responsive. After all, he does everything I need. There are a few little things that bother me. Firstly, I understand that this device ships to many countries. I have no problem with manuals that have more than six languages. I really hate when you get pictograms on how to do certain things. What does that mean? I would prefer if they print another 6 inches of the manual and actually label the commands in each language on the spreadsheet. Another thing that really annoys me is the lack of a cheat map. For example, I would like a laminated card. with all the commands you can do by turning this wheel like this, press etc. Also, I may be the person with the most memory problems in the world, but if you want to use a specific voice command and can't remember exactly how you should phrase it, ugh. Give me a sheet where everything is spelled out without hunting. Also annoying is that your iPhone music player works well with the device and can be stopped/started with voice commands. I was able to stop the music through Revain's music service, but it would no longer start with voice commands. These are minor quality of life issues. I'm happy with it in almost other ways and would recommend this device. Funny anecdote: I was taking my wife's donuts in the morning, so I took Leisu to rely on for a three-hour drive down back roads in beautiful VT, where only my music and the sky would keep me company. Suddenly my music turned off and I tried to answer the call but it wouldn't let me. I was right in the middle and didn't want to stop to see who was calling so I kept driving. Five minutes later, my music stopped again and I waited for the phone to connect, but it didn't. Turned the music back on. Five minutes later the music stopped again and there was dead silence. I started thinking about how to let my wife know that I don't like being interrupted by phone calls on one of these meditation trips unless it's important. At this point I told the Cardo to just resume playback every time it stopped to let me know the phone needed something. When I got to my destination, I scrolled through my phone to see who was so fucking annoying. calls at all. As I was flipping through my phone trying to find lyrics or anything else that was throwing me off the music, I figured out what the problem was. I woke up and was on my way before my alarm clock rang. Every time I ignored it, the phone would take it as a snooze button and turn off the music after five minutes. Keep that in mind if this happens to you and make sure you do some research before making angry calls. ;)

Pros
  • Cardo Connect app for iOS and Android for full remote control and full control over device settings/preferences
Cons
  • Some cons