If you’re a regular visitor to BestCarAudio.com, you should be familiar with dash cams and smartphone-based remote vehicle control solutions like Drone. Imagine combining the features of both units into one product and then adding live video streaming capabilities! The new Drone XC-LTE 2K QHD dash cam with LTE, GPS and Wi-Fi does precisely that. Read More…
A Close Look at the DroneMobile Car Starter Remote Control System
DroneMobile is undoubtedly one of the best solutions to control a remote car starter or security system in your car or truck. While the traditional key fob remote is a great backup, being able to send commands to your vehicle from almost anywhere using your smartphone is ultra-convenient. Better yet, your vehicle can use DroneMobile Read More…
DroneMobile Smartphone Vehicle Control Response Time vs OEM
Being able to lock, unlock or remote start your car or truck using an app on your smartphone is handy. In listening to what owners of these solutions have been saying over the last few years, we’ve noticed a disturbing pattern: Most factory-installed remote systems are agonizingly slow. Nobody wants to wait around for their Read More…
DroneMobile Is the Best Car Sharing GPS Tracking Solution
Just as Uber and Lyft have changed the way we move around when we don’t have access to a vehicle, car sharing is changing how we rent vehicles. If you’re sharing your vehicle through Turo, Getaround, HyreCar or Outdoorsy and you’re looking for the best GPS tracking and control solutions, DroneMobile is an excellent choice. Read More…
Enhance Vehicle Security with a DroneMobile Smartphone Interface
When it comes to protecting your vehicle from damage or theft, a Compustar security system with a DroneMobile interface ensures that you are always in constant communication. Whether you’re on the sofa watching TV or across the city at your desk, DroneMobile will let you know if someone is tampering with or trying to steal Read More…
Two Stories about how the Drone Smartphone System Saved the Day
While the convenience of being able to remote start your car from your smartphone with the Drone system is obvious, this easy-to-use system has been able to get clients out of a jam on more than one occasion. Let’s take a look at two examples where DroneMobile users have used their telematics systems when they Read More…
Smartphone-Controlled Remote Start Warms Up 2016 Range Rover
A client with a 2016 Range Rover recently visited our Midlothian location. She was interested in a remote start system to warm up her vehicle in the mornings. She also wanted to keep the vehicle comfortable and safe for her dog should she need to need to leave it in the vehicle at any point. Read More…
Drone Telematics System Minimizes Worry about Vehicle Theft, Vandalism
A high-quality car alarm or security system is a great way to prevent vehicle theft. With that said, what if thieves decide to ignore the siren and drag your car away with a tow truck? Would you even know if your vehicle was gone before you tried to leave for work the next morning? Drone Read More…
Product Spotlight: Compustar R5 Remote Start System
If you’re looking for the most convenient and straightforward remote start system in the Richmond area, drop by Extreme Audio and ask about the Compustar PRO R5. This new one-button remote solution makes it easier than ever to lock, unlock or remote-start your vehicle. Compustar PRO R5 Features The R5 remotes feature two-way communication with Read More…
Drone Telematics is Ideal for Families with Young Drivers
If there’s a young driver in your family, upgrading your vehicle with a telematics system like Drone is a great way to know where they are and how they’re driving. Drone combines high-speed cellular LTE connectivity with an onboard GPS receiver to relay the exact location of the vehicle to your smartphone or the Drone Read More…
Control Your Vehicle with Google Assistant or Apple Siri
Drone from Firstech has made communicating with your vehicle more accessible than ever, thanks to integration with digital assistants like Google Assistant and Apple Siri. Remember when Michael Knight used to talk to KITT using a communicator on his watch? KITT could start the engine and be ready to go in a split-second once Michael Read More…
A Close Look at the Four Drone Subscription Packages
Drone is a state-of-the-art vehicle control, monitoring and tracking solution from Firstech. Using lightning-fast LTE connectivity, the system will let you unlock the doors, pop the trunk, remote start and ensure that nobody is tampering with your vehicle — from almost anywhere on the planet. The Drone system requires a service package to let your Read More…
Why Drone Is the Perfect Choice for Fleet Management
Whether you are a small auto parts store with two delivery vehicles or run a local courier or moving company with dozens of trucks, Drone is the perfect fleet management tool. Drone uses high-performance telematics technology to monitor the location and behavior of the vehicle it’s installed in. DroneMobile – the powerful web and smartphone Read More…
How Does the Drone Vehicle Smartphone Control System Work?
Drone is the world-class vehicle telematics system from Firstech – the manufacturer of Compustar security and remote start systems. Drone will let you remote start your vehicle, control the door locks and trunk release, pinpoint the GPS location, monitor driving behavior and much more using the DroneMobile app on your smartphone or their website. How Read More…
Product Spotlight: DroneMobile X1-MAX
In the summer of 2019, Firstech introduced a new version of its Drone vehicle telematics module called the X1-MAX. This new module took everything great about Drone vehicle tracking and remote control and injected it with a healthy dose of new-feature steroids. The result is a smartphone control solution that is unparalleled in capabilities while Read More…
Smartphone-Controlled Remote Start for 2019 Toyota 4Runner
A client with a 2019 Toyota 4Runner recently visited our Midlothian location, looking at options for a remote car starter. He has a government job outside DC that requires parking a good distance away from his office, so he wanted something with extended range. After going over the various options, he decided on one of Read More…
Decatur Client Upgrades Tundra with Audio and Accessories
A client from Decatur contacted Extreme Audio to inquire about upgrading the audio system and adding several accessories to his 2019 Toyota Tundra. We usually start by asking our clients what they like about the factory sound system. In this case, it became clear that we would be upgrading everything, including the source unit, to Read More…
Product Spotlight: Compustar Pro T12 Remote
Clients come to Extreme Audio because we carry the best products in the industry. When it comes to remote starter and security systems, the Compustar Pro T12 (also known as the RFX-P2WT12-SS) communication solution is in a class of its own. The RFX-P2WT12-SS package includes the amazing 2-Way T12 remote control and one of the Read More…
Repeat Client Gets Lexus GS350 Remote Starter System for Daughter
A client from Chesterfield recently returned to Extreme Audio to purchase his third remote starter this season. During this visit, he was shopping for a starter for his daughter’s Lexus GS350 sedan. To make controlling the starter systems easy, he picked the DroneMobile telematics interface for all of them. Dronemobile works with an application on Read More…
Powhatan Husband Gives Toyota 4Runner Remote Starter Gift
A client from Powhatan purchased a remote starter for his wife’s 2013 Toyota 4Runner. The client gave the starter system to his wife for as a holiday gift. To keep clutter on her keychain to a minimum, he chose our 3x lock starter system. This system uses the factory keyless entry system fob and a Read More…
Chesterfield Client Comes to Extreme Audio for Lexus IS250 Remote Start
A client from Chesterfield contacted Extreme Audio in Midlothian while researching a 2014 Lexus IS250 remote starter solution. We talked to the client about the Compustar products we offer and explained what was available for her Lexus. Armed with that information, she made a follow-up call to confirm her understanding of how the proposed system Read More…
Kia Soul Remote Starter for North Chesterfield Client
A client from North Chesterfield dropped by Extreme Audio to inquire about a remote car starter as a present for his wife. We had a look at her 2018 Kia Soul and asked about how much range she would require, based on where she parks the vehicle when at home or work. After some discussion, we Read More…
Smartphone Controlled Audi RS7 Remote Starter for Midlothian Client
A friend of one of our technicians recently dropped by Extreme Audio to inquire about adding a remote car starter to his awesome Audi RS7 sedan. We talked to the client about where and how he would be using the starter system. He wanted lots of range, but didn’t want to have an extra remote Read More…
Toyota Tacoma Remote Starter for Midlothian Client
After doing a fair bit of research online, the owner of this 2017 Toyota Tacoma contacted Extreme Audio to inquire about a remote car starter. After a brief discussion about where and how he would be using the remote starter, we referred him to our online quotation system. He was even able to watch a YouTube Read More…
Product Spotlight: DroneMobile GPS-Based Features
DroneMobile is not only a great way to control your remote starter, it also includes valuable GPS-based features and alerts. Signing up for the DroneMobile Premium service plan gives you access to GPS Tracking, Points of Interest notifications, Curfew Alerts and Maintenance Reminders, as well as door lock, trunk release and remote start functions. If Read More…
Product Spotlight: DroneMobile Smartphone Car Control
If you are looking for that ultimate remote control solution for your Compustar remote car starter, then DroneMobile is it. By combining the convenience of your smartphone with an interface module in your vehicle, the DroneMobile system allows you to control door locks, remote starter functions and even accessories like trunk release from almost anywhere. Read More…
Product Spotlight: Compustar Prime R3AM
If value and ease of use are key buying decisions for a remote starter, then the Compustar Prime R3AM from Extreme Audio in Mechanicsville or Midlothian is a great choice. This single-button starter system is compatible with most vehicles on the road and provides up to 800 feet of range. Let’s look at what the Read More…
Wheelchair-accessible Toyota Sienna Remote Start For Chester Client
A client from Chester, VA, with a 2016 wheelchair-accessible Toyota Sienna van came to us recently to have a remote start added to it. The fact that she is often getting in and out of the van by using the side-door power ramp makes going out to the van to start it 20 minutes early Read More…
Honda HRV Remote Start Makes Great Gift for Chesterfield Wife
Wintertime is “remote start season” in our business, with the mass majority of our December/January/February timeframe being dedicated to remote car starters. A few weeks ago, a client came in looking for a remote start system for his wife’s 2016 Honda HRV as a holiday gift. After looking at the remote options available, he decided Read More…
Product Spotlight: Compustar 1BAM
Some clients want all the bells and whistles when they choose products for their vehicles. Others want simplicity, reliability and ease of use. When you come to either Extreme Audio location near Richmond, VA, we take care to qualify your needs perfectly. For remote car starters and security systems, the Compustar 1BAM is the easiest Read More…