Electronics : Apple iPod Radio Remote

Rating: - Rubbish As A Radio, But Great As A Remote!
I bought this so that I could listen to the radio on my iPod, however i was disappointed about the quality of the radio, when you are on the move the radio will die and you have to move about to find the reception again. Very annoying. However the remote is very good and is easier than having to take yr iPod out yr pocket and change song there. Also it comes with a new pair of iPod headphones which are usually quite expensive.

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Rating: - its not bad -, too pricey, but what would you expect from apple?
I find it incredible that people on here say that they thought this was good value as it included a pair of white apple headphones, which they believe are worth £15! Talk about conditioning from apple - if you saw a pair of white in-the-ear headphones in tk-maxx, you wouldn't pay more than a couple of quid for them, but because they are made by Apple and are "Designed in California" people lose all perspective and think they are amazing and worth paying a fortune for.

Thus how it is with the Radio Remote. I have to say, for an Apple product, its not bad inasmuch as it actually seems to work OK, which is the first time I've bought anything from Apple that actually does. At the moment, I get the train into work and with a bit of manoeuvring of the cables to pick up the FM during the journey, I can pretty much listen to Radio 4 all the way into Waterloo. In London, the reception is obviously even better, with RDS and on screen information being displayed. You can choose from manual tuning and auto-tuning, which is good in weaker reception areas where the auto-tuning fails to pick up anything. And the remote's good too, with its own lock, like the ipod and a clip to attach to you. So, a worthwhile addition to your ipod.

However, it would have been better if a radio had been built into the ipod in the first place, and the price for this should be around £20.

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Rating: - brilliant piece of kit
since i purchased the radio remote i have used it every day to get to school by bus in london and i have had no problems with the radio. However, even though stations such as kiss and capitol are crystal clear i find that stations such as radio 1 "crackles" but if you are stationary then all stations are perfect. Furthermore the remote itself is worth the money as it is extremly handy and means i do not need to take my ipod out. And for the price you buy this you are relly getting a bargin as you recieve a set of apple headphones aswell. Also, i have found that this gizmo can also act as an headphone splitter as you can listen to both the radio and your own music through the radio remote and the usual headphone socket with both perfect sound.
I am very pleased i brought this and thank apple for making this and selling it for such a good price.

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Rating: - Crap Radio but Great Remote!
This sounded fantastic - I commute on the train into London everyday and getting this would mean that I could continue listening to the radio but it really isn't that good as a radio. If you are in one locality then the radio reception is good, you get RDS and other info but it just doesn't work well if you are moving - something the iPod was designed to do. Even though this was disappointing the actual remote is really good and means I can skip suspect tunes on the playlist and change volume without getting the iPod out of my pocket - and not scratching the iPod. if this was just a remote (and cost half the price) it would get 5*. Another bonus with this is it comes with another set of Apple headphones which alone are about £15.