ICE Device All-In-One Bluetooth Car Kit (€19)

d31b0y

Just bought this myself. Almost 1400 bought at time of posting. It looks like a great deal, but just to keep in mind... they had this up on the UK site and sold almost 15000 of them, so whether we will get it before Christmas / at all is questionable.

You also need to pay delivery which works out at the princely sum of 54 pence sterling. Actually Groupon is claiming 6 euro delivery. When I put the order through myself the delivery said 54p so I guess I will wait and see on Monday.

I know Groupon have been getting themselves a bad rap recently, but I am willing to take the risk for less than €24. And should the company fail to deliver, Groupon should offer you a refund.


Edit: forgot the link... Buy it here.

ICE Device All-In-One Bluetooth Car Kit (€19) Or With Universal Phone Charger Bundle (€23) from Bluetooth World (Up to 74% Off)



Highlights

• Device includes LCD screen display, one year warranty, infrared remote, and car lighter plug
• Wirelessly play music from your mobile phone through your car stereo
• Hands-free chat through car speakers
• Compatible with all Bluetooth enabled phones
• Compatible with any car FM radio
• MP3 player, SD card, and USB slots
• Bundle includes various mobile phone charger adapters

ICE Device All-In-One Bluetooth Car Kit (€19) Or With Universal Phone Charger Bundle (€23) from Bluetooth World (Up to 74% Off)
Before wireless technology was invented, people communicated through a sophisticated system involving cups, strings, and yelling through walls. Lower your voice with today’s Groupon from Bluetooth World. Choose from the following options:

• €19 for an ICE Device all-in-one Bluetooth car kit (73% off)

• €23 for an ICE Device all-in-one Bluetooth car kit plus universal phone charger bundle (74% off)

Keeping hands free to work the wheel, and mouths free to natter away, the ICE Device is a nifty Bluetooth contraption to help ensure safe driving while multi-tasking. Easily plugged into the car lighter for all manner of wireless enjoyment, the device allows drivers to make and receive calls through one-touch technology. Music can also be heard whether via FM radio or mp3, while the LCD display brightly displays track data, title, artist, and frequency. Those opting to grab the phone charger bundle can keep mobiles juiced up on the road with a range of adapters available for the majority of makes, including iPhone, Blackberry, HTC, Nokia, and Samsung, amongst others.



The Specifics
• One year warranty
• LCD screen display
• Infrared remote control
• Plugs into car lighter
• Pairs with Bluetooth compatible devices
• One-touch call answering
• Make and receive calls wirelessly
• Hands-free chat delivered through car speakers
• Compatible with any car FM radio
• Mp3 audio cable
• Compatible with SD cards and USB devices (maximum size: 16 GB)
• ICE Device Dimensions: 5.4cm (height) x 4.2cm (width) x 2.2cm (depth)
• Universal Phone Charger Bundle: suitable for most phones, including iPhone and Blackberry

More About Bluetooth World
As the name suggests, Bluetooth World has a penchant for all things wireless, blue, and toothy. They develop a wide range of innovative and fascinating concoctions utilising advanced Bluetooth technology, primarily for motor vehicles, such as the plug-in ICE device, ICE mirror, ICE solar speakers, and ICE wheel. For more information, click here.



How It Works
1. Buy your Groupon
2. We email you the voucher after the deal ends
3. Voucher activates on Monday 28 November 2011 at 8pm
4. Go to www.bluetoothworld.net/category/2-ice-device.aspx
5. In the checkout, enter your voucher codes
6. Have your credit/debit card details ready to pay the postage

Basq

Don't know if it's much of a bargain really.

I've seen items similar to this on DX for much less..

Are they a good reliable brand?

EDIT: Oh, and here's the link to it!

hooch-85

I just bought one of these as well, it says there is a 2 to 4 week waiting time, be surprised if we get it before Christmas or at all! Going by reading this it doesnt look good!

http://www.topix.com/forum/com/groupon/T29H8RC4R9259T4LH

dos30

Is it an FM transmitter, or how does it connect to your radio?

Edit: Actually found the answer the route is

Phone => Bluetooth => device => FM transmitter => car radio

So it receives in bluetooth and rebroadcasts on standard FM

d31b0y

Basq wrote: »

Don't know if it's much of a bargain really.

I've seen items similar to this on DX for much less..

Are they a good reliable brand?

EDIT: Oh, and here's the link to it!

Probably not reliable, no. But it does come with a one year warranty. And if you did need to send it back, the company is registered in the UK.

hooch-85 wrote: »

I just bought one of these as well, it says there is a 2 to 4 week waiting time, be surprised if we get it before Christmas or at all! Going by reading this it doesnt look good!

http://www.topix.com/forum/com/groupon/T29H8RC4R9259T4LH

Thanks for the link. Reading through it, towards the end people have started receiving the devices (slowly). Anybody who has received it seems to be satisfied with it. Fingers crossed the guy who is running the website realises that there is a huge demand for them and gets them shipped a little quicker.

TBH, I imagine the delay was him having to order them from Asia. Don't those gadget websites allow you to become a reseller and just send orders directly to them? A middle man if you like.

hooch-85

d31b0y wrote: »

Probably not reliable, no. But it does come with a one year warranty. And if you did need to send it back, the company is registered in the UK.



Thanks for the link. Reading through it, towards the end people have started receiving the devices (slowly). Anybody who has received it seems to be satisfied with it. Fingers crossed the guy who is running the website realises that there is a huge demand for them and gets them shipped a little quicker.

TBH, I imagine the delay was him having to order them from Asia. Don't those gadget websites allow you to become a reseller and just send orders directly to them? A middle man if you like.

Did anyone else order this?

d31b0y

Guy in work here ordered one before I mentioned it to him. Don't forget that you need to actually order the device off the suppliers website with the code in the PDF file that was emailed to you. Everything so far seems ok, although the original site doesn't seem to be accepting orders and you get redirected to this site.

We put our orders through this morning and everything seems to be ok. Got an order number and what not.

hooch-85

d31b0y wrote: »

Guy in work here ordered one before I mentioned it to him. Don't forget that you need to actually order the device off the suppliers website with the code in the PDF file that was emailed to you. Everything so far seems ok, although the original site doesn't seem to be accepting orders and you get redirected to this site.

We put our orders through this morning and everything seems to be ok. Got an order number and what not.

Ya i got an order number and paypal receipt. wonder how long we will be waiting for it though!

d31b0y

Probably a long time, but I will let you know as my order status changes.

traceybere

How much were you charged delivery? I jut got an email saying they under charged me

hooch-85

£6, so €7.19

skimpydoo

traceybere wrote: »

How much were you charged delivery? I jut got an email saying they under charged me

I ordered mine last night at 8pm and I got an email 30 minutes ago saying I was undercharged. 15 minutes ago I paid the excess that I owe them and I hope my order is dispatched soon as its a christmas present.

gaillimhabu

Sold out now

uck51js9zml2yt

Looks like it automatically undercharges and there is no way to adjust it.
i got charged £5 and it should be £6.

I await my mail in the morning..sigh

Soarer

Would the iPhone connect to something like this, or would Apple-fascism block it?

d31b0y

I got charged 54p sterling for delivery and got an email telling me that it should have have been 5 pound sterling. Paid the excess there. Strange that everyone is getting different delivery rates...

J@yK@y

d31b0y wrote: »

I got charged 54p sterling for delivery and got an email telling me that it should have have been 5 pound sterling. Paid the excess there. Strange that everyone is getting different delivery rates...

Same here

skimpydoo

Soarer wrote: »

Would the iPhone connect to something like this, or would Apple-fascism block it?

It say's it works with iPhone's which is why I bought it.

Guill

These are back today, has anyone ever used one before??

Linky

Evilbart

When advertised on groupon it listed the postage as 4.95 euro and i was just charged 7.19 euro,looking through the forums in england not many people have recieved anything after six weeks and those that did say it's not that impressive. Sorry i ordered mine

JAMM222

if we were smart we would recommend this deal to eachother and get €6 credit which would make it really cheap! Just a thought Mods feel free to delete if its against the rules!!

uck51js9zml2yt

Dont just accept their email that you short paid on shipping.
I got an email that I only paid 54 p and not £5.
I have both a paypal receipt and credit card statement to show I paid £5.

I've emailed them back with copies of both disputing their claim. I wait and see

hooch-85

Has anyone received a dispatch receipt or anything yet? Really hope these arrive soon!

dcr22B

Dominic Deafening Lumberyard wrote: »

Dont just accept their email that you short paid on shipping.
I got an email that I only paid 54 p and not £5.
I have both a paypal receipt and credit card statement to show I paid £5.

I've emailed them back with copies of both disputing their claim. I wait and see

Did exactly the same myself and have yet to receive a response.

d31b0y

hooch-85 wrote: »

Has anyone received a dispatch receipt or anything yet? Really hope these arrive soon!

With the volume of orders that were placed, I think you will be lucky to get it before Christmas.

dcr22B wrote: »

Did exactly the same myself and have yet to receive a response.

I got charged 54p when I ordered, so I paid the excess. No more emails as yet from the company. Strange that it was charging different amounts. Maybe it depended on what day / time you were ordering? I ordered mine on Tuesday morning, IIRC.

uck51js9zml2yt

I got an email saying I under paid and sent them proof I paid the right amount. Ive heard nothing since

dcr22B

I ordered mine on Wednesday evening and received an e-mail on Friday afternoon asking for the additional postage.

I waited to respond until I checked my Paypal receipt (which showed the full amount of postage paid) and a couple of days later that amount was confirmed on my online credit card statement.

paulgalway

Got the voucher with code a few days ago. However, when I click on the link, it tells me service is unavailable.

Anyone else having the same problem?

d31b0y

That site was redirecting to http://www.splashgearmusic.co.uk/ up until a while ago. I imagine your order will work through that site.

coxy123

Evilbart wrote: »

When advertised on groupon it listed the postage as 4.95 euro and i was just charged 7.19 euro,looking through the forums in england not many people have recieved anything after six weeks and those that did say it's not that impressive. Sorry i ordered mine

Was also charged €7.20 for P&P even though should have been 4.95 - have e-mailed them about this after been asked to do so by citydeal.ie - will let you know outcome - you should probably do the same.

dcr22B

Just spoke to somebody in Groupon there re the undercharging of the postage and my case where I was charged the correct amount.

They have not got any further contact details for BluetoothWorld and as I have also already redeemed my voucher, they advised me to persist with trying to contact BluetoothWorld so I'll be sending them another mail shortly to try and establish why I was mistakenly sent an e-mail requesting the extra postage to be paid when I had already done so.

Burkatron

d31b0y wrote: »

That site was redirecting to http://www.splashgearmusic.co.uk/ up until a while ago. I imagine your order will work through that site.

I had the same ordeal trying to order my units. Nice of groupon & bluetoothworld to let you know where to place the order!!! Bluetoothworld are an absolute disaster by the looks of it!

hooch-85

Who are you lads emailing as regards queries. I emailed today and got this automated reply:


Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for your email. We would like to bring to your attention that our recent technical issues and disruptions to our server platform and emailing system have now been fixed. As you know due to popular demand of our products, we have been inundated with emails and we would like to apologise for any delays in our response to your enquiries. Please be assured that your queries are important to us and that we will get back to you ASAP.

Again we would like to thank all our customers for their understanding and patience.

Please Note: These disruptions will not affect the delivery date of your item/s.

Thanks again,
The Box Network Support Team

On December 7, 2011 at 03:52PM wrote:

Dear Sir/Madam,

I ordered my Ice Device on Monday 28th November, when can I expect
dispatch, I hope to have as a present.

My paypal order number is XXX

Please advise as I have been charged €7.19 for shipping since 29th
November??

Regards,

dcr22B

This is the link I used:

http://www.bluetoothworld.co.uk/contactus

Did you send a mail to: : tickets@theboxnetwork.uservoice.com ?

hooch-85

dcr22B wrote: »

This is the link I used:

http://www.bluetoothworld.co.uk/contactus

Did you send a mail to: : tickets@theboxnetwork.uservoice.com ?

Yep that's the one, thanks.

dcr22B

hooch-85 wrote: »

Yep that's the one, thanks.

So you sent an e-mail using the address or did you use the e-mail form?

hooch-85

dcr22B wrote: »

So you sent an e-mail using the address or did you use the e-mail form?

I sent them an email to that address from my Gmail account and I got back the automated email i posted above. Reckon it could be weeks/months before these come!

1stong

I ordered 3 on the 30th & got an email stating that I was undercharged for p&p. When I checked my Paypal ac I was charged £5.00. I've emailed Groupon twice & Box Network 3 times with zero replies from both.
Starting to get really annoyed as I have already been stung by a dodgey dealer on Groupon beforem (shopping hampers from a company that did a runner). Although to be fair Groupon refunded me the full amount...eventually.
Have a horrible feeling that it's happening again.
:mad:

hooch-85

Got this reply from them:

Dear XXX,

Thank you for your email.I have just checked the detail of your order and we have received the order on 29/11/11 ,as stated on the groupon deal, dispatch can take up to 28 days and then 7 business days to deliver. However, we aim to dispatch items sooner. You will receive a confirmation email once your item has been dispatched.

Kind regards,
Gloria


So at least that is some communication from them, don't give up hope yet!

d31b0y

That's promising at least

dcr22B

Have had a string of e-mails back and forth with Bluetoothworld today and all is good with my order but no dispatch date yet. Not too bothered whether I have it for Xmas or not.

hall45

It would seem a lot of us have been having similar problems with Bluetoothworld. I ordered on 4th November and have been debited by Groupon and also for postage, but still nothing arrives. Any suggestions.

1stong

Ive sent 5 emails & have heard nothing back. My credit card has been charged the full amount for p&p yet they sent me an email saying i didn't get charged the full amount. I ordered on the 30th of November. So friggin annoying. Any chance we can get a refund from Groupon?

Evilbart

Ok I wasn't expecting to get this anytime before christmas but recieved it in the post today,just went for a drive to test out the bluetooth phone and ipod capabilities and am extremely happy very nice piece of kit,so anyone who ordered when it was first advertised on groupon should be recieving it this week

hooch-85

Evilbart wrote: »

Ok I wasn't expecting to get this anytime before christmas but recieved it in the post today,just went for a drive to test out the bluetooth phone and ipod capabilities and am extremely happy very nice piece of kit,so anyone who ordered when it was first advertised on groupon should be recieving it this week

Sounds good, what is the sound like with the ipod? I know it works through FM modulator and the sound on them can be crap at times.

What date did you order yours? Did you get a dispatch email? i ordered mine on the 28th Nov.

J@yK@y

Evilbart wrote: »

... anyone who ordered when it was first advertised on groupon should be recieving it this week

Are you also one of people that needed to the extra charge for postage (from 59p to £4.99?

Squidgy Black

I just ordered mine there through the splashgearmusic.co.uk site, and wasn't charged anything for postage....

When the discount went through it said -£64 for the discount amount?

Evilbart

Yeah i ordered mine 28th of november aswell never got a dispatch email thats why i was surprised to see it had arrived,the sound quality through bluetooth is pretty good but you can get interference at times,they also supplied a double ended earphone jack so if your stero has a connection for earphones it should work with no interference,it's much smaller than i thought it would be but the smaller the better i think,for just over 20 euro i am very happy with it.

Evilbart

J@yK@y wrote: »

Are you also one of people that needed to the extra charge for postage (from 59p to £4.99?

No when i payed it took 7.20 euro from my account straight away so never got an email to say i payed wrong postage

hooch-85

Evilbart wrote: »

Yeah i ordered mine 28th of november aswell never got a dispatch email thats why i was surprised to see it had arrived,the sound quality through bluetooth is pretty good but you can get interference at times,they also supplied a double ended earphone jack so if your stero has a connection for earphones it should work with no interference,it's much smaller than i thought it would be but the smaller the better i think,for just over 20 euro i am very happy with it.

Very good thanks for the info, one last question, id it come in the normal post or by courier?

Evilbart

hooch-85 wrote: »

Very good thanks for the info, one last question, id it come in the normal post or by courier?

Normal post so hopefully everybody who ordered on the 28th recieves it this week