XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android
From: jollyroger@pobox.com
On 2021-08-30, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
> On 30 Aug 2021 17:35:20 GMT, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>On 2021-08-30, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>> On 2021-08-30, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
>>>> On 29 Aug 2021 21:05:31 GMT, Jolly Roger wrote:
>>>>>On 2021-08-29, sms wrote:
>>>>>> On 8/28/2021 5:46 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:
>>>>>>> On Sat, 28 Aug 2021 12:26:03 -0700, sms
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> OBD-II is interesting because the low-cost OBD-II dongles are
>>>>>>>> Bluetooth-only and use the SPP (Serial Port Profile) which iOS
>>>>>>>> does not support.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Worse. Most of the OBD-II wireless dongles use cloned
>>>>>>> (counterfeit) ELM327 chips, which may or may not support various
>>>>>>> features. There are apps that will test for which features are
>>>>>>> available. For example: I've ordered OBD-II readers on eBay
>>>>>>> that were advertised to be 2.3 compatible, that turned out to be
>>>>>>> an older version.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I had some cheap ones that had difficulty connecting sometimes,
>>>>>> but then they worked okay after that. The one I use now, the
>>>>>> "Carista" was $30
>>>>
>>>>>Then you paid too much. I got mine on Amazon for $19.99.
>>>>
>>>> When?
>>>
>>> A few years ago, IIRC - not that it's really relevant.
>
> Thanks. I didn't suggest that you didn't pay $19.99 (plus shipping or
> Amazon Prime membership).
Welcome. I don't subscribe to Amazon Prime. That's for suckers as far as
I'm concerned. Shipping was free. I paid exactly $19.99 - and no more -
for it.
> You bought it 3 years ago, which is very relevant if the reader is
> considering purchasing the device.
Meh. The person I was responding to was "sms", who also purchased his
previously for much more than $19.99.
> Thanks (again) for providing substantiation. That helps separate the
> facts from the fabrications.
Yes. Note that I haven't fabricated anything in this thread. Arlen under
his many nyms and others, not so much - starting with the laughable
claim that Apple devices can't use cheap OBD2 devices, which is what
prompted my replies in this thread in the first place. : )
>>Not that I need you to believe me. I bought it. I have it. I've used
>>it for years with multiple cars and Apple devices without issue. It's
>>a great little OBD2 adapter that I will continue to use, happily. And
>>what some rando on the net has to say about it won't change a thing.
>
> I never suggested otherwise. I did mention the device I was using
> along with its limitations. If some "rando" on the net offers an
> alternative, it would be of little importance to you, but might be
> useful to someone reading this thread.
>
>>And of course as usual, Arlen (aka: Robin Goodfellow and a slew of
>>other nyms here) is a complete know-nothing loser and fool whose
>>entire life is spent trolling. : )
>
> Whatever.
Yes, I'm sure his trolling activities in the Apple newsgroups isn't a
concern to some people - especially those who have a tiny, little Apple
hate boner and like seeing Apple newsgroups disrupted by them.
Nevertheless, I will continue to point it out when I see it. That's
life. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
> Gone to the post office to pickup some chainsaw parts, which might be
> useful for an upcoming WiFi network install.
Whatever. : )
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