Hoping some of you car/phone enthusiasts can help me out.
I am growing very frustrated with using my phone to actually take/make calls while driving....
For several years I've been struggling with trying to talk on my phone while driving my FJ Cruiser. It's a pretty noisy vehicle, so I get complaints from callers that there's too much noise, sound robotic, or I break up. My best option has always been a headset, but I am really trying to get away from having something plugged into my ear while driving. With the dash so far away from me, if I use my dash mount for my phone, I have a hard time projecting my voice so the caller can hear me. I purchased a Motorola Roadster Pro a while back. I love the sound quality for music and calls, but the callers complain, again, about not being able to understand what I'm saying. I alternate between clipping it to my front visor and side visor, but it doesn't help (I think it's too far up and away from me). I've tried sitting it on my dash, but that was really bad. Apparently the mic does better if it has something soft around it to buffer some of the cabin noise.
I'm really at a loss as to what to do. I've been reading FJ and Moto forums trying to find a solution. I'm even wondering if there's some sort of external mic I could hook up somehow -- someway. I really love being able to use my phone without an ear piece, but at a total loss as to what else I can do short of adding extra insulation to my truck -- which ain't gonna happen.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Anyone been there -- done that?