16 hours ago, redddevil said:

incidentally 1 or 2 reviews on Amazon (where not in stock at present) suggest it needs to be unplugged to stop battery wear.

Does that mean the USB AA slot is permanently live?

When I turn the car off, open and shut the door, usb stays powdered for about 2-3 minutes then if shuts off.

I have a usb cable with an integrated led, so I see the led turn off after that amount of time so no worries.

I am thinking of going this route

 

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EG86vIt

 

The 5.0 version is a real connection between AA wired and wireless and Apple wired and wireless

 

Unlike other models that convert the AA to carplay to communicate with the car then restore AA trough software.

1 hour ago, nickytheshaft said:

I am thinking of going this route

 

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EG86vIt

 

The 5.0 version is a real connection between AA wired and wireless and Apple wired and wireless

 

Unlike other models that convert the AA to carplay to communicate with the car then restore AA trough software.

Yes that looks similar to the eBay ones I mentioned.

Thanks for the info re the USB slot - will see how I feel when Amazon gets stock of the AA one.

Just to round this off I picked up a 'Chinese one' off eBay for < £24 and it is so far working perfectly to give me wireless access.

It is called 'AA box' and is simply a small white box that plugs into the AA slot and sits happily out the way in the car.

Thanks all for your help - much appreciated.

4 hours ago, redddevil said:

Just to round this off I picked up a 'Chinese one' off eBay for < £24 and it is so far working perfectly to give me wireless access.

It is called 'AA box' and is simply a small white box that plugs into the AA slot and sits happily out the way in the car.

Thanks all for your help - much appreciated.

Great,

Can you provide a link?

Does it recognise the speech?

Can't provide a useful link I'm afraid as it was a guy selling an 'opened never used' one who accepted my Best Offer

The model number is Z1A.

This (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/126223630603 ) is the auction if it helps.

 

Not tried speech yet (I'm new to AA so not sure how it all works) but will report back when I have.

 

OK something I wasn't expecting is that I can no longer see the speed (or anything else of the former options) in my maxi-dot display.

This simply duisplays the name of my phone and Sim1.

If I use the thumbwheel which used to change that display it simpy scrolls down a list of phone contacts.

I can't find out if this is an option or whether I'm stuck without the previous speed, drive-to-empty etc that I found very useful

Please pardon my ignorance if this is something obvious...

Question above withdrawn after RTFM!!