<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Re: a ltitle help/off topic</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16587" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT size=2>I believe as of 1/1/08, some kind of hands-free device will be required in California.  This could be just the speakerphone that most phones include as an option (there are various vent and windshield mounts), or a wired earbud/microphone; you don't need a Bluetooth device.  Many phones have a "voice command" mode, so you can dial by speaking.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>P.S. A difference with a passenger conversation is that they are likely to warn you if something in the car needs your attention, unlike a person on the other end of a cellphone call.  </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=ilvey@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 18, 2007 10:46 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: a ltitle help/off topic</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <P align=left>I wish all my customers were on 4 lane highways...;-]   I confess, I talk on my cellphone all the time while I'm driving.  I believe that will soon be illegal in CA...<BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, CA 94044<BR></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>