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I am really impressed with this unit. It is so small and does a great job as FM transmitters go. The customer service was excellent. I honestly can't even believe how good it was. I bought a Satechi FM transmitter with a suction cup through Amazon and there was a problem with the adapter not fully snapping into the unit. I was too lazy to try to return it and since it worked pretty well anyway, I didn't bother making a complaint. After about a month and a half, I figured I would try a little more pressure to press the adapter into the unit. Bad idea! I broke it. I could still charge my iphone 3g, but I could only get FM if the iphone was upside down! I figured I would call Satechi just to see if I might be able to make a case for a replacement even though I was past the warranty period. I didn't need to make a case. Someone answered the phone immediately and I was offered to have a new suction cup mount sent or to try the new tiny FM transmitter I am reviewing now. No questions. No charges to my card. Nothing. And, I didn't even have to send back the suction cup transmitter first, which was great because I kind of got used to being able to charge my iphone in the car. The only issue is that the suction cup mount cost more and I am only getting store credit for the difference. I don't see myself needing anything else that this company makes.

I love my Satechi FM tuner with presets!! I had an older tuner that I hated because of the cord, limited and unchangeable FM stations, and incompatibility with the new iPhone and iPod Touch. I was ready to "iPod" my car for $300 because I had such a bad experience with my tuner but I decided to buy the Satechi gadget as a last ditch effort to save money.

I live in LA and have an iPhone 3G and first generation iPod Touch - the Satechi works on both without any errors (and charges them both, too!!). Save yourself some trouble and do a search for the best "free" fm channel in your area. Then, make sure the tuner is flush against your phone or iPod. If its not flush, it'll pop out very easily (so yes, that means taking off the case for many of you). Once you are synced to the right channel, the sound is great! The only time I get static is if I go into a garage or if I'm travelling outside my station's zone (then I just switch channels).

To top it off, I just took a road trip from LA to SF. This tuner made my trip so much more enjoyable! I was able to hold a couple stations for hours and it only started getting static-y around Tracy but I think its just because the signals aren't strong here (happened with my last tuner but it sounded much much worse).

PS... be realistic... this is an FM tuner so you WILL get some static once in a while and the sound will NOT be CD-crystal-clear quality. But for the price, this gadget is amazing. Wireless, small, and just what I need to listen to podcasts in my car! Thanks, Satechi!!

Great product and easy to use, although when using with Pandora on iPhone 3G, I often get the digital phone interference which can be quite loud over the stereo speakers. You can probably eliminate this by putting phone in Airplane mode, but then you can't use Pandora or receive calls or e-mails. Not sure how Satechi could prevent this, but it has been annoying enough for my wife to ask me to just turn it off or use iPod instead.

This is the first time I ever took the time to write a review. I can't believe the quality of the sound from my ipod classic 120G and my iphone 3G. I have purchased and returned at least 6 of these items. All were more expensive, but sounded horrible. This is close as your going to get to CD quality. The price is great too.

My husband and I are both amazed with the quality and ease of this item. We were so impressed that we've turned our coworkers on to this product as well.

Keep up the great work!