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Deal or Dud: Jupiter Jack


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Updated: 12/25/2009 6:50 pm Published: 12/25/2009 3:24 pm
Depending on how old you are there are several restrictions on driving and using a cell phone but what if you could chat hands-free, without shouting though static? 

Jupiter Jack is advertised as a revolutionary hands-free device for your cell phone.  The makers say it works with any phone, any car.  All you do is plug Jupiter Jack into your cell phone, tune the radio to 99.3 and start talking!
 
Commercial says: "Jupiter Jack transmits quality sound through the speakers in your car."
 
Cheryl Soliday saw the ad and wondered, is this too good to be true?  Time for a road test, on the first try, "Oh look, its working!”  No static, no echo!  The phone call was a success. 
 
The holder came with the order as a free bonus but doesn’t fit her phone well.  The holder came with the order as a free bonus. But even so, for Cheryl It was a big part of the product's appeal. 
 
Cheryl found, as long as 99.3 was preset on her dial, all she had to do was change the station, and accept the call.  In the end, the holder is Cheryl’s biggest hang-up.  “The issues is with the small phone and the holder, I think that will be the problem," Cheryl said.  "Overall, I think its a deal, I think it's a deal."
 
If you think the "Jupiter Jack" will be a deal for you, you can get it at Wal-Mart for $9.99.  Or you can get it on their official website and get two for the same price plus shipping.

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missydnickols - 2/3/2010 2:06 PM
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The only problem with the Jupiter Jack is other persons who may have their radio tuned to the station can hear your caller on their radio also. It is good for about three car lengths away. Not sure the possibility but it can happen.

TheLastHuman - 2/1/2010 2:10 AM
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This is merely an FM Transmitter like those used for you Mp3 Player of iPod, excet it only transmits on one station. Now obviously you will need a way to plug it in, if your phone doesn't have a headphone jack your out of luck, that's not rocket science, but the reason may be that have Bluetooth on your phone, in which case you need either an FM transmitter that supports Bluetooth or a car radio that does. You could also use a standard FM Transmitter for another device as I mentioned above and have more channel choices. The other factor is going to be how strong of a receiver your car radio has and the distance from the tranmitter to the radio.

Patsy Curtis - 12/30/2009 6:00 PM
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This device Doe's not work !! Total ripoff.

Patsy Curtis - 12/30/2009 5:59 PM
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This Device is a total Ripoff !!!!!! It Doe's not work. Dwight Curtis

Marisa Brooke - 12/30/2009 11:51 AM
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Not all cell phones have a place for the Jupiter Jack to be plugged into. For example, I have a Samsung A637 and I don't have a spot to plug in headphones.. or the Jupiter Jack! What are we supposed to do then?

choncha - 12/25/2009 9:28 PM
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I also bought it and have mulitple types of phones and F.Y.I. IT DOESN'T WORK !! Piece of junk !

JustMe - 12/25/2009 8:35 PM
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I bought one of these things. It didn't work at all on my phone, a Verizon HTC, so we tried it on my husband's phone, a Samsung from AT&T and finally were able to make a call, but it was so full of static you couldn't understand the conversation. It may work well on some phones, but it DEFINATELY isn't as compatible as they claim.
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