| Technological advances have made it possible to | | | | To turn on the cell phone speaker, you need to |
| communicate as you are driving. Cell phone | | | | go to the phone’s settings. This might be |
| speakers have been used for many years in cars | | | | dangerous if you are driving. However, all you |
| because it is dangerous to use a hand-held cell | | | | need with a Bluetooth earpiece is to press on a |
| phone while driving and it is actually illegal to do so | | | | button when a call comes in and to press it when |
| in some states. Bluetooth technology is relatively | | | | the call is over. All in all, Bluetooth technology is |
| new, but it has several advantages. When deciding | | | | very common today and many phones are |
| how you are going to communicate with the | | | | Bluetooth enabled. The earphones go for as little |
| outside world from your car, the only way to pick | | | | as 15 to 20 dollars. On the other hand, many |
| the best option is to weigh the pros of using | | | | people find earphones annoying and pretentious. |
| Bluetooth technology against the pros of using cell | | | | For these people, having cell phone speakers in |
| phone speakers and to look at the option that | | | | the car is the best option. Most cell phones have |
| has demerits you can live with or demerits that | | | | inbuilt speakers. This means you do not need to |
| have remedies. Bluetooth is a wireless technology | | | | make an extra investment. With Bluetooth |
| that connects the phone to an earpiece. One | | | | technology, you need to by an earphone which |
| advantage of this technology is that passengers | | | | will set you back $15 to $20. |
| will not hear what the caller is saying – this is | | | | Bluetooth technology may fail because it is |
| not the case with a cell phone speaker. | | | | wireless and the transmitter or the receiver may |
| The fact that Bluetooth technology uses | | | | become faulty. However, the reliability of cell |
| earphones is advantageous in that there is more | | | | phone speakers is guaranteed because the only |
| clarity compared to cell phone speakers. With cell | | | | time they will not work is when your phone is not |
| phone speakers, there is usually interference in | | | | working. An advantage common to both |
| communication due to noise by passengers or due | | | | Bluetooth technology and cell phone speakers is |
| to traffic. Bluetooth technology also allows you to | | | | that not much is attached on the interior. This |
| enjoy extra features. An example of these | | | | reduces the risk of vandalism by people after |
| features is music streaming. The music can be | | | | your gadgets. Another advantage that is common |
| streamed right to your earphones. Such features | | | | to both Bluetooth technology and communicating |
| remove the inconvenience and clutter of wires. | | | | through cell phone speakers is that both are low |
| Some cars come with Bluetooth car kit for these | | | | power wireless technologies. This means you do |
| functions. Bluetooth cell phone used with these car | | | | not need an external source of power – the |
| kits must support HFP or Hands-Free Profile and | | | | power of the phone output is enough. |
| HSP or Handset Profile. | | | | |