FM Transmitter for Ipod Etc. £12.57 Delivered

twe

biglugs wrote:

Personally I would be VERY careful about where I gave that information out to!
Besides FM transmitters are illegal at present and I expect MSE will delete this forum for promoting items which its readers should not be buying!

Actually it is not ilegal to OWN a radio transmitter, so this thread should not be deleted, it is illegal to USE one with out a license... which is a different matter... and also the reason why a UK company can sell them.....

biglugs

Little bit of double standards i think

Damn, someone spotted it

salthegal

I saw an big one page advert for one of these transmitter jobbys (but made my Belkin) by PCWorld in the Daily Mirror about a month or so back, so if PCWorld are are selling them I wouldnt be too worried on the legalities.

I got one but took it back as the quality was just terrible. Had the unit on the dash (ford focus) and no matter how many times we tried to tune it in to a different freq, the sound quality was awful, lots of noise, a contstant high pitched whine and a very tinny sound, made our 30 yr old LP's sound good.

Still they are a cheaper alternative than buying a new car stereo with an mp3 jack, just depends if you can live with the sound quality and having to change the freq everynow and then.

abomb1969

I have a Belkin one from PCWorld latest version and its fine.

bobtastic

I also own an iTrip, two actually, one of them stopped working after a day, so i bought another.
it works fine, depending on the area you live in.
When in the city, the range is about 5 metres. But when away from the city i can use my itrip all around the house. range is fine.

crazybear

I purchased an iTrip for my car and the quality was terrible. I live in the countryside and tested it in my BMW 3 series and MX5 - it was barely listenable!

Just my two pence worth

Bren

tim_n

I use my iTrip regularly. No trouble with the quality at all. Would recommend if they weren't so expensive!

If you have an ipod mini just rip off the bit of tape on the top, the aerial pops out and it doubles the range. Also illegal = )

rizla01

biglugs wrote:

Personally I would be VERY careful about where I gave that information out to!
Besides FM transmitters are illegal at present and I expect MSE will delete this forum for promoting items which its readers should not be buying!

There is absolutely NO law against selling or buying these items.
In the same way that it is perfectly legal to listen to Police radio transmissions!

What you choose to do with said item/information will determine whether your ACTIONS are legal or not.

Now you know why this post has not been deleted.

Get you facts straight before condemning posts on here, PLEASE!

biglugs

Get you facts straight before condemning posts on here, PLEASE!

ooooowwwww. I wasn't condemning! I was drunk (but that's another matter).

What you choose to do with said item/information will determine whether your ACTIONS are legal or not.

I assumed we wouldn't be allowed to see the original post, because we aren't allowed to talk on here about that Russian website where they sell music downloads, just because there is some debate as to whether that is legal or not, whereas using an FM transmitter definitely IS illegal.
Presumably the difference is the BPI will give Martin a big kick for talking about the Russians, whereas no-one will kick him over this?

martint123

rizla01 wrote:

In the same way that it is perfectly legal to listen to Police radio transmissions!

Get you facts straight before condemning posts on here, PLEASE!

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ifi/enforcement/ofw156x#content

Question: Could I get authority to listen to emergency service transmissions, for example? I am interested and might be able to help.
Answer: No, authority is reserved for people acting under statutory authority. If you wish to listen in to messages, you should obtain the permission of the person sending them.

Question: Isn't it all right to listen as long as I don't pass on what I hear?
Answer: No, using radio equipment to listen in, except as provided by section 5(1)(b) of the WT Act, is an offence, regardless of whether the information is passed on.