The Jabra Freeway Review
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- čas přidán 3. 04. 2011
- In this episode Geoff reviews the Jabra Freeway bluetooth device. He reviews it in the car and in the office, it is more than just a handsfree device for your phone.
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Finally, a detailed, informative review. This is the ONLY Jabra Freeway review on youtube that is worth watching. Keep up the good work!
I just want to know if you can watch videos on CZcams for example and connect through the car's speakers using the FM frequency? Can you basically here anything on your phone through the car's speaker?
great video man! But when you use the FM transmitter, does it give you different FM station everytime to turn it back on?
Good to hear mate, I have a good friend who moved to Australia from Amsterdam and we both have a laugh at each others accents. I hope you enjoy the device, have a great Christmas.
Thanks for that very informative review and great explanation of how it works!
Good review. I have a jabra drive and am planning to upgrade to freeway due to drive not working properly.
I have a question for u. Can i continue to keep the freeway in my car without it getting spoilt. The max temperature in my country goes to 50 degree Celsius.
good work man.can you transfer phone call on car speakers through fm mode?
Here's an idea. Drive always with the visor down (with the Freeway on the inside), but just push it forward, to give you a bit more view. Then all you have to do is just pull the visor down a bit, when it's sunny. This is what I do, and yes, you will get used to it.
Wow! Your self driving car is amazing.
I found that if I had a fuzzy FM signal it was either interference from a matching frequency (in which case choose a different one) or it was because the Freeway was plugged into the car charger (in which case I unplugged it). An yeah, voice controls are too patchy to really rely on.
Can you charge your samsung S3 cell phone using jabra charger without destroying the phone?
hey , when you do the pone call and command , you got to make sure the phone button is facing you and speak more clear and normal before it works good. try that
Hopefully this will answer some questions people have posted about the device working with their various types of phones.
Most Jabra devices work with pretty much any Apple or Android based phones. HOWEVER, they will only do a good portion of the voice control options (like voice dialing and announcing the caller's name during an incoming call) with iPhones. Several manufacturers of these type devices did the same thing. The reasoning being, when iPhones first came out, there was this idea they were going to counter the cellphone world. That didn't happen, but, the technology didn't change.
It will still announce the number that is calling you, however, unless you have an iPhone, it will not announce the caller's name.
@amobhi I havent tried it but I still use the Freeway to this day, over 11 months. Loving it.
You're very welcome. Thank you for watching!
Thanks mate, when it is in FM mode the caller will come through FM, this is actually not a bad thing though so the audio through your car speakers is generally better than just through the Jabra right? Best of all the caller doesnt get "feedback" or "echo" as a result. Plus plus!
I have one and find it brilliant. I don't even get to tell it to answer, it starts to tell me number or name then just answers! Like it though. Having issues trying to get it to dial a number on mobile?
voice command was properliy working & i had enjoying it, but now now there is no voice & i am unable to pair moblile to jabra free. plz how can i pair it.
great review, I bought this recently and it works better than my stereo Bluetooth. Excellent product
Very helpful review. Authentic. Amazing they still sell this product.
Great Vid!
When you have FM transmission on, and receive a call does the call pump out of your car stereo? or revert to the device speakers?
Hmm not sure, in the setup I'm sure you could change the language if required. Also, if you go to the Jabra support site you should also be able to find a way to install the latest firmware for the device also.
is there actually 1 video were i can see how you can make a call????
Thank you Paul, I agree with what you are saying, the main reason to do the filming in the car was to show off the FM mode and my issue with the visor. Thanks for watching :)
I'm can't decide whether to get the Freeway or the Tour. I don't need the FM Transmitter, but the Freeway also has a more powerful speaker I think. There are so many different models even just in the Jabra line of products.
I read TA must be turned off. Is that correct? Can it be any station or does it have to be a particular one? Like a RDS one? and maybe is it because I'm in urban ares?
thank yo uvery much for your help.
yes, when I push the FM button, it does announce the frequency. Then I turn the radio into that frequency but I keep listening to the radio. I read TA must be turned off. Is that correct? Can it be any station or does it have to be a particular one? Like a RDS one? thank yo uvery much for your help. You are the man!
The Freeway will activate the voice dialing feature, so you'll press Voice, it will say "say a command" you say "call michael" it send that to the phone and hopefully calls Michael. It is also used for skipping songs etc.
I am using jabra freeway and connected to nokia E7, the problem is when it receive a call and I push answer button either on jabra freeway or my nokia E7 somehow always disconnect the calling, but when I use other nokia C2 series it's working fine. I don't have this problem with my other jabra bluetooth (extreme series), do you know solution for this problem?thanks for your help
Hello, have you ever compared jabra freeway to the Motorola Roadster? I'm stuck between the jabra Freeway and Motorola roadster as a Christmas gift for my father. Your opinion would be very helpful.
True, it's a great feature to have yet no one else (that I know of) are using it any longer. I think they are relying on bluetooth now as a lot of docks and cars are coming with BT built in and streaming is better quality than FM broadcasting.
Hi, thanks for the great review! :) I got mine but I cannot pair it with the FM radio. When I play some music and I hear it through the Freeway, then I push the FM buttom but I keep hearing the radio not what I'm playing on my phone. How can I fix that? :) thank you
The Jabra freeway has a design flaw which causes problems with the speakers, just past the initial warranty period. The speakers will sound blown, however in most cases they are not. The problem is the main speaker starts to vibrate (rattle) against its 4 plastic mounting posts. The speaker/posts were not designed with isolation, they are a hard material joint. ____________
This can be resolved in a few ways but all of them require the opening of the unit to gain access to the speaker mounts. Either use Silicon gasket maker to secure and isolate the main speaker (and bottoms of the tweeters) or drill out the main speaker mounting holes and add trimmed rubber hose between the post and speaker mounting holes on the speaker platen. ____________
Ifixit has a good article for disassembly/assembly of the Jabra Freeway. once repaired the freeway will no longer provide feedback vibration via the speakers.
The Jabra Tour does not present this type of problem with its speaker system
Jabra could easily remedy the problem by changing their design and isolating the speaker mounting pins from the speaker platen.
thanks so much for your comments @complexkitty I hope all works out for you :-)
ok what about voice dialing, do you say a persons name or does the device activate the phone voice dialing feature?
@erwin15erwin good review Erwin, glad you now have a good handsfree device too. Loved the "What up dog" at the end. Cheers.
Hi man,thanks for your advice, I have reset my E7 to factory default and it's working now, I am still exploring all features of jabra freeway and will share or ask you for any problem
does jabra have speech to text or text to speech capabilities?
Moreover, I bought it on the internet. It came from Germany. I'm using it in Italy. Does it have anything to do with that? Or maybe the firmare or the language?
it maybe cause your a little bit more further away from it then how it's usually close to you in the car
will this work with droid turbo 2 motorola phone
As long as you tune your radio into the station that the Jabra announces then you should be fine. When I push FM on my device is says "FM on 91.1" at which point I need my car radio tuned into that frequency for it to work.
@repo064 Hi mate, I still use the device and rely heavily on it. The voice answering still isnt perfect for me and if it doesnt answer on the first go I manually answer it because im scared of missing the call. I dont do a lot of voice dialing, I guess I just dont have the faith in the product that I should. HOWEVER I need to add that this is partly to do with the Blackberry in some ways as during the trial of the Nexus S I had greater success of voice commands, go figure? Thanks for the comment
Voice Command would probably work if you had the speaker side of the unit facing you instead of pointing away from you.
Nice Video.
Jabra Freeway or Jabra Cruiser 2?
Which should i buy?
Ever thought about keeping your hands on the the steering wheel?
When you push the FM button it should announce what frequency it broadcasts on, eg 91.1Mhz. Then you need to make sure you radio is tuned into that frequency to ensure it works. If all of that is correct and it still wont work then it could be a problem with the device and should be returned.
@Danielball22 From what I can tell the Freeway only supports English but on the FAQ/Support section on the Jabra site there is a download for French voice controls... Sorry no Spanish from what I can see.
How is the battery life?
Easy to use and setup.... sound-wise was clear but slightly muffled on the car stereos using the FM transmitter.... could be due to the Bluetooth transmission as compared to direct connect into the headphone jack..... Gave up on using the voice control....
@erwin15erwin thanks for your comments and video response, the Roadster looks pretty good. I might have to find a contact at Motorola and try and get one for a review! Thanks again.
@erwin15erwin you're right too. If I pretend to put on a more american accent then the Freeway sometimes works for voice recognition. With that said though, i dont pull it off well.... Let me know how you go with yours, I still use mine and love it.
I've got 2 questions Geoff;First Q; Are there newer versions of the device?Second Q; How does the FM Freq* work? Do i need to have the FM on while driving?Because I would still like to listen to music instead of listening to static ;).So, does the Jabra pick up the freq* on the background? And while getting called, the radio freq i am listening stops and picks the Phone call automaticly?Would like to know this before buying a 100 euro device.Thanks in advance!
Hi mate, I havent tested the Cruiser 2 and I still love my Freeway so, Freeway :)
By the way, I also had problems with the commands "play" and "answer", and I was speaking plain English with my American accent...I don't know if the sensitivity or proximity of the mic has something to do with that, but it's kind of frustrating. I can get it to understand everything else, but those two commands are tricky. "Answer" works eventually, but I still cannot get "play" to do anything. "Play" only worked after intial setup. It's odd, but if that's the only thing wrong w/it, I'll deal.
I think it didn't work on the commands part because of your accent . Don't think is the device it self, cause I have one & never had an issue,
You have to have a newer car that has Bluetooth connectivity?
my jabra is not talking hot do i reboot it
The voice commands didn't work well because you had it facing away from you. It has noise cancelation so you voice was actually being rejected as background noise.
Thank you, appreciate the feedback :)
I havent used a Roadster but some of my viewers did and they found this one to be better.
@Arkie68 thanks mate, keep in touch!
Is this better than the JABRA CRUISER 2 people?
@gingermann19 I personally havent however there is a comment to this video by "complexkitty" below that says the Jabra blows it out of the water so that should help!
I think that the microphone may be part of the problem with this device. Sometimes it seems to understand me when I am sitting normally and sometimes I have to lean forward so that I am closer to the device. Some commands, such as CALL, it never understands.
Thxs for the great review!
Thanks mate, really appreciate the feedback :)
Great review. Thanks alot!
@dcrican762 well to be honest, the feature which you mention didnt exist 10 months ago. It also may only be for US consumers. Hello :)
I'm sorry to hear that mate, mine has been flawless for over a year now. You might want to consider returning it for a new one, it sounds faulty. The delay shouldnt occur.
from the reviews I saw ....the Jabra has very clear sound and loud...which is more important then any other bells and whistles ..I think I'm buying this one
Currently trying to decide between the Jabra Freeway and the Motorola Roadster. Going to compare them in the car this weekend. I get the Roadster tomorrow, but so far the Freeway sounds awesome on its own not streaming through my car's speakers. It is really excellent delivering audio of audiobooks. The FM istreaming sn't that great in my area, not a lot of free stations to choose from so the calls go in and out, and I have to switch back and forth from the car to the unit itself. Good review!
@polarstar75 It is a great gadget for my car, I was listening to podcasts this morning from the Blackberry to the Jabra Freeway and into my car radio via FM! it was great!
If the car next to you was tuned into the same unique FM address and their antenna was strong enough then yes they could listen to your music. I dont think the broadcasting range of the device would be very far though.
@gquattromani You're welcome! I decided to keep the Jabra Freeway. It pretty much blows the Motorola Roadster out of the water when it comes to sound quality and function performance. I did download the Motospeak application from the Android Market that Motorola recommended, and it actually works better with my Jabra Freeway, so that is something you might want to test out for receiving and sending texts handsfree in the car.
@gquattromani And I finally got the 'play' function to work with my Jabra! I guess since I have more than one music/media player (Pandora, music player app, Audible, etc.), the Jabra wasn't able to decide which app to use...it's not that smart. I don't mind selecting the app I want to use and then letting the Jabra take commands from that point on when I say 'play' and 'stop'. I don't know if that helps you with your 'play' function issues, but I just thought I'd share. Enjoy your Jabra!!! :)
Hey, thanks for your feedback. Couple of things to clear up though; I'm definitely not advertising the product, it's a review. I am technically driving but when you're in traffic doing 5km/h it is barely moving. I do agree though, you shouldnt be distracted when driving. IF you look at my recent videos you will see I now have a desk :)
Let me know how you find it Marius!
I think it adds context. And if you look at how fast I am driving, well, I'm barely moving enough to call it "driving".
Excellent Review. I think that the device doesn't recognize very well the british accent, but I think that the american is well recognized. I have a question: Can you set other language as default? I want to use it in spanish, thank you.
Thanks I needed that
Bought one...don't like the delay...don't like that it doesn't recognize my "call" commands...nice speaker & ability to transmit to car stereo system...currently I have one of those "tape" deck devices that transmits my smart phone sounds thru the car stereo, but this device makes it truly wireless...I may keep it, but the "cons" make this device less than the value I thought it would be...thanks for the video review
can use for whatsapp or fb calling ?
Absolutely
@soulmanplaya3 wow I hope they take it seriously also! I was on the phone this morning and had the visor down (sun was in my eyes) and the phone rang, I had the choice of flipping the visor back so they could hear me but I wouldnt be able to see OR leaving the visor there and it sounds like im in the back seat. It didnt go down well! :)
that thing went crazy @ 11:00 :)
anyway, it looks pretty good gadget for car,,
Using FM to broadcast music is great,, but if you were waiting on a traffic light, can nearby cars pick up ur broadcast?? ;)
Absolutely, anything with voice control is going to be problematic. Thanks for watching!
hey man, post a comment announcing when you are gonna drive and film a review next time, so I stay home lol I love the product you advertise, but it's darn scary to see a driver looking sideways and having both of his hands off the steering wheel for most of the time :)) Stay safe!
Which one is BETTER Jabra Freeway or Jabra Cruiser 2..?!
Thanks for a fast answer :)
R. Kepsari Freeway :)
That is true, and I have mentioned this in many Nokia reviews which I have also done. But in reality the majority of people in the world today are not using a Nokia phone, furthermore all new Nokia's with Windows Phone OS do NOT have the FM transmitter.
You got the device turned around. mic is on other side..
Exactly!! Dude thinks its an issue with the device. Unreal.
Cool, let me know what you think of it!
This is so strange! As much as you might hate to do it, I would do a factory reset on the E7. Start fresh and see if the problem still exists!
@Danielball22 Great review but I really don't like the product. It will only allow voice dialing on the phone that is first paired with the bluetooth. I have an iPhone as a personal phone and an LG flip for a company phone. Anytime someone calls the LG it powers down and then back up. If I disconnect from the bluetooth of course it doesn't do that, there is something very strange with this unit. BTW, the Motorola Roadster allows voice dialing on both phones but the static on FM is brutal.
LOL thanks John, yes I have an accent. The review is my personal experience. If the product was designed for Americans then that in effect is an issue as it should start to support other accents. Maybe in the next release.
hi everyone I have one of these u units they are very easy to use and never had a problem with it! battery life is great and a phone call Is crystal clear and the pers9n on the other end can hear you very clearly as well I Deffinally recommend 1 of these bluetooth devices!
can it pair with iphone 5S now?
It will work with a 5s just fine :)
lol I completely agree with you! The Freeway is clearly configured for a more American accent and unfortunately us Aussies sound a little different.
good work!
"Quattromani" have you any kin in italy??
Not that I know of, despite the Italian last name LEGIONE72
8:10 the device: call from.... the guy: "enzah" . Jabra: say "answer".. the guy: "enzah" the device: " man just press the freakin button cause i dont know what you're saying" 🤣🤭
Jabra just doesn't speak Australian very well lol
@@GeoffQuattromani lol. Man i noticed that!!
We had a 1st gen Echo in our master bathroom for listening to music in the morning czcams.com/users/postUgkxABghAEkaIDGZfHRBH3D3rBrlraNmnC71 and while in the shower. I didn't realize how tinny and awful the sound output on the original Echo was until we replaced it with the Studio. It was a sonic upgrade far beyond what I was expecting. Just wow. I love it because it's like having speakers IN the shower. My friend likes it because the music is so loud that she can no longer hear me singing. So that's a win-win.