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Griffin iTrips legalized in the UK


Rejoice, British motorists! No longer will you need to cower when you spot police while listening to your iPod through an iTrip. The once illegal activity of using FM wavelengths to listen to your music on your car stereo is illegal no more, thanks to impending relaxation of a decades old law.

The iTrip and other low-power radio transmitters were verboten under the Wireless Telegraphy Act of 1949, which was this week amended to allow them after what the BBC calls "strong consumer demand". The transmitters will come off the black list on December 8th (also Wii launch day, if you're in the UK).

There is, however, still one small problem. You need to tune in the device to a spare FM channel, and these aren't so easy to come by in heavily populated areas such as London, where pirate radio thrives.

Of course, if you're driving around Congestion Charge-addled London in the first place, you're no stranger to constant struggle.

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Santa

I have a Griffin and I love it. I don't live in the UK or go there but it works great in Missouri!!!

Don't try to use it in Kansas City!! It dose not work!!

Anyway, what was with the girl in the purple?? I don't see the ad.

December 08 2006 at 6:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jay

I have an iTrip, and travel around the UK often... It works poorly as there are no empty frequencies as there are here. I leave mine home now, and rent Ford Mondeos from Hertz that have a auxilary jack in the glovebox. Save your money.

November 27 2006 at 6:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
James Dooley

Hey johnmc, I was actually aware that Dublin is not part of the U.K. Dumbass.
FYI... water is wet.

Thanks to everyone (except johnmc) for their advice. As there's no Apple store in Dublin, just dealers, I'll use the online store and get one of the ones you recommended.
Cheers!

November 27 2006 at 7:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sean Savage

Jon, if you can't get a good signal from your iCarPlay, then you've either got a broken one or you will never be happy with an FM transmitter. But I can't stress this enough... stay away from the iTrip. Kensington's got the best one:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/6084001/wo/FMqpWEtI8dMi2IKSiC6lZUiOwaW/5.0.21.1.0.8.25.7.11.4.3

You can read the hate on the iTrip from people that own it here:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/6084001/wo/FMqpWEtI8dMi2IKSiC6lZUiOwaW/1.0.21.1.0.8.25.7.11.1.3

Believe me, I took returns on at least 300 of those pieces of shit after last Christmas, I'm going to make damn sure I don't have to deal with that again. We had to use crates to return them to Griffin, it was so bad.

November 25 2006 at 6:56 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
TheWakeUpCall

LOL! 'London: Where Pirate Radio Thrives' haha. It's not that bad geez. And London only represents a tiny area of the UK. But I am so glad anyway, I bought one yesterday on eBay.

November 25 2006 at 2:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
UncleJerry

Scott F - You have two choices:
1. get a new job that will let you install something usefull on your computer
2. get a thumb drive and install the portable firefox browser on it and do your surfing from the thumb drive.
http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

November 25 2006 at 12:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Donald

Scott F, why so many anger? Where did you see woman in red?

November 25 2006 at 11:41 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jon

I have a Monster and it's awful. I was thinking of going with a Griffin iTrip specifically because of the DX mode that boosts the signal.

November 25 2006 at 11:29 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sean Savage

How much does Griffin pay you guys under the table to brand generic FM transmitters "Griffin iTrips" in every post? It's stupid.

Take it from me, we sell a dozen different transmitters, and the iTrip is by FAR the worst of them. Those of us who have been at the store long enough know not to let people buy them in the first place, because they'll be returning them anyway. Stick with Kensington or Monster.

November 25 2006 at 10:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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