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Generally it will let me switch to another channel a couple of times, switch back to 88.5 each time, and then after that it won't even acknowledge attempts to switch it anymore. Even just pausing a song is enough for it to revert to 88.5. It seems to have short-term amnesia and keeps returning to 88.5 anytime I try changing it to another (clear) channel. 2 irritating strikes against cheap-o mac accessories for me. Just fails to change altogether. I'm giving up on my iTrip, like I had previously given up on my iMic (Belkin).
Yes, living in the Los Angeles area is cause for frustration, at times, but I have found stations that work. In terms of the problem of having the tuning frequencies playing on the playlist.it takes about 2 seconds to fix that problem by setting up a smart playlist to not include the iTrip stations. If I don't pay attention then the battery gets drained and this is a minor annoyance. But this is better than paying/installing a new stereo. No, the quality is not as good as a CD and I have learned to live with some fuzziness at points. Without it I would be stuck with only my CDs. This receives a four star rating because it does do what it claims to do.the only reason that I won't give it a five is that the transmitter does not shut off even when I shut my iPod off. This little device has allowed me to use my iPod in my car that only has a CD player.
It's alright, not a high of quality as the newer fancier ipods but it does the trick and gets the job done. It's a first generation iTrip transmitter. Ok, what can I say.
They list the available frequencies for different areas on their website, but that's a heck of a lot of additional research to do just to listen to your music. The only difficulty is that you have to keep changing the station as you drive through different cities, depending on the available frequencies for each area. did a nice job on a four hour drive I recently took. I'll keep using it until cars come standard with ipod inputs. It's easy to set up otherwise. The itrip is pretty cool.
look for one that you can set the station external to the ipod and it stays. It is tightly integrated with the ipod but in a horrible horrible way. look elsewhere. I am not joking this is one of the worst designed products I have ever seen. If you are driving and tryign to use this you will probably crash. This has the worst interface.
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