Make Your Car Wireless with the Jupiter Jack
Does the Jupiter Jack Really Work?
According to the ad, I could get this miraculous device, the Jupiter Jack free, and just pay $6.95 shipping and handling. I could also get a second Jupiter Jack free (as long as I was willing to pay $6.95 a second time.)
I don't do a lot of talking on my cell phone from the car, but there are occasions where it would be nice to be able to answer without having to pull over. I am the kind of person that doesn't feel comfortable talking and driving. My wife says it's because I'm a man. I can't do two things at once.
Apparently the idea behind the Jupiter Jack is that it uses your car radio as speakers. That's what the ad says, anyway.
I was skeptical, but I thought for 14 bucks it might be worth a shot. I don't live in one of the states that have made talking on a cell phone while driving illegal but it is only a matter of time. I do have a Bluetooth phone and a car radio so I figured I was set.
It took about two and a half weeks to get the Jupiter Jacks delivered. According to the ad that Billy Mays does, you are supposed to turn your car radio to 88.8. The instructions I got said to turn the car radio to 99.3. (I wonder what you are supposed to do if there is a radio station at that location on the dial!)
Fortunately there wasn't so I turned the radio in, and plugged the Jupiter Jack into my phone. I tried to make a call. It worked, sort of. I could hear the person on the other end fairly well, but he was barely able to hear me. I had the option of turning up the car radio, but all that does is raise the volume for the speaker, not the mouthpiece.
In retrospect, I am glad I did not spend a lot of money on the Jupiter Jack. I could probably do better by getting a Bluetooth ear bud for a few dollars more. Those work really well, if you don't mind getting looks from people like you are talking to yourself. I always point at the Bluetooth if I get comments. Make them feel stupid!
The bottom line - Save your money. Don't buy the Jupiter Jack.
Published by Mike Bacon
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Post a Commentwe got are jupitar jack so far it works except you can barely hear them talking and you half to watch they cheated me out of my bank account they took out twice and when my bank faxed them where they did it they told me we will put it back in 3 days 5 days latter not there told them and they said yes we did so are bank said no so i went signed a complaint and now the bank is taking care of it i gave permission for them to take it once and they took money out of my account twice and didnt care laughed at me then i got mad and now the bank will handle it.