I didn’t want to write this review until I used it for a while and got to see how it functions, so here it is, a review after 7 month of use. This intercom is surprisingly good for the price. I bought two of these for Christmas, after my husband had an accident and we realized that it would be very helpful to know what actually happened, as he was knocked down from the bike and lost the memory of the event. Thankfully there were witnesses, but after this event I decided to run the camera at all times.
The good thing about this camera, it works for hours without need of charging and also, it can be plugged to the external power bank or a usb port on a bike. I ride to work daily, so I don’t use the intercom much, but I use the music player and the sound is good. It’s not as good as the sound on sena 10C which I tried as well, but the camera is comparable and it cost a lot less. I can buy two of these for the price of one sena. I have a GoPro which I stopped using because FreedConn is just all-in-one. It goes on the helmet and I don’t have to worry about forgetting my expensive camera on the bike (which I’ve done with the gopro a couple times and was lucky that I still have it). I also don’t like making my helmet heavier with bulky cameras, in addition to the intercom, so this works perfectly for me. Since I got freedconn, I only use gopro when we go someplace pretty and I want a very good quality footage. The freedconn videos are not as clear and bright, but the camera actually works and the battery doesn’t die from heat which is very excessive in the central CA. It seems to be pretty dependable. It pairs with iPhone with one click. The camera operation is separate from the music player which I find helpful since it uses less power that way. I can run one or the other if I forget to charge it and don’t have the power bank with me.
We just took an whole day trip and between mine and husband’s intercoms, we have a 6 hour long footage on one battery charge. That’s including listening to music for most of the trip. I had to charge mine of the power bank a little, but he didn’t charge his at all. Not bad. I would recommend. The company also has the new version – R3. I’ll be getting the upgrade soon. The two screen shots are from the videos.
I have one complain that really doesn’t affect the use of the device much. The camera software creates a lot of extra folders on my phone and I can’t figure out how to get ride of them all at once, so I stopped using that app. Hope they can fix this issue.
One more good thing about it… The seller is responsive. I had to contact them once with some questions and they were helpful.
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