Received the unit 5 days after ordering from BrainyDeals out of NY. Came in a nice labeled box with a foam sleeve inside to protect it. I bought this to use with Torque on Android. Tested on 1997 Ford Taurus, 1999 Jeep Wrangler, 1999 Chevy Trailblazer(Blazer), works perfect. I even tried the Ford Extended PID's with my Taurus and it works 100%. Range is what is to be expected for Bluetooth, with my car doors closed I can walk away about 20-25 feet and maintain a perfect data stream. Not a single time-out or drop-out of the bluetooth connection to my Samsung Galaxy S (SCH-i500). I am more than impressed with this "Cheap China Elm327 Clone" that is so often warned about being incompatible with the genuine ELM327 Standard. It is the smallest unit I have came across, once plugged into the car it doesn't get in the way of your feet. I have had mine for about 4 days now and have left it plugged into a vehicle the whole time, battery drain seems nonexistent, though I wouldn't let the car sit with it plugged in for more than 2 weeks or so.UPDATE Oct 15 2012: I was so happy with my first unit that came from Brainydeal that I decided to order 8 more. Those 8 came from a company called Patazon, NONE of the units worked and after further investigation, the units from Patazon were completely different internals even though they looked the same on the outside until you look closely. Watch my Youtube video to see for yourself where I compare a Brainydeals Unit to the 8 that I bought from Patazon. ONLY BUY FROM BRAINYDEALS!!!!
Link to my Youtube video about them: (Can't post links, so go to YouTube and search for my channel under the name of IMYOURGUILTYPLEASURE, or you can search Youtube for the name of the video which is "Patazon's Mini ELM327 Bluetooth doesn't work with Torque" and you will find a 2 Part video series that clearly shows the differences between the two different companies' units)
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Out of the 4 Bluetooth devices I use, this is the first that just would not connect with my tab. No PIN was provided. Research showed that likely PIN's were 0000; 1234; or 6789. None of these worked. I was very excited about this purchase as I had wanted to use Torque OBD on my tab. From the reviews I've read your odds of getting a working unit run around 50/50.You get what you pay for. This unit worked fine for two weeks and then became increasingly buggy and finally died on day 26. The CD can't be read by my Windows 7 PC. I am going to pay a little bit more for reliability next time.Then it stopped connecting to bluetooth. I enjoyed it when it was working though. Saw the status of my car which was the intention. Now it's useless. Not a good buy for $20.Save 48% Off
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