Blackberry 8700c Pairs With e60 with Bluetooth
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I just paired my Blackbeery 8700c with my e60 with Bluetooth. My monster phonebook transferred. Everything works fine. I have the 18 + /- version of the car's software.
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This may be a silly question but can you see your emails come through from the Blackberry on the I-Drive screen as well?
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Originally Posted by Formula1' post='229418' date='Jan 25 2006, 11:53 AM
This may be a silly question but can you see your emails come through from the Blackberry on the I-Drive screen as well?
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Originally Posted by pharding' post='229386' date='Jan 25 2006, 11:55 AM
I just paired my Blackbeery 8700c with my e60 with Bluetooth. My monster phonebook transferred. Everything works fine. I have the 18 + /- version of the car's software.
Pharding, I had read somewhere that only numbers that were in the speed dial of the blackberry would sink and that the whole phonebook wouldn't. You can get your whole phonebook to show up on the A-Z list?
I wanted to get a blackberry but held off because of the issues I read about. Maybe I was misinformed.
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Originally Posted by SolarFactory' post='229427' date='Jan 25 2006, 12:12 PM
Pharding, I had read somewhere that only numbers that were in the speed dial of the blackberry would sink and that the whole phonebook wouldn't. You can get your whole phonebook to show up on the A-Z list? ......
Joe Smith - Home xxx-xxx-xxxx
Joe Smith - Mobile xxx-xxx-xxxx
Joe Smith - Office xxx-xxx-xxxx
The only thing that I did not like is that the names were sorted by first name.
The phone component of the Blackberry is excellent, comparable to the latest version of the Motorola RAZR V3 which is better than the early RAZR V3s.
Please bear in mind that I am on Cingular. I do not know how the phone would work on other networks.
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Joe Smith - Home xxx-xxx-xxxx
Joe Smith - Mobile xxx-xxx-xxxx
Joe Smith - Office xxx-xxx-xxxx
The only thing that I did not like is that the names were sorted by first name.
The phone component of the Blackberry is excellent, comparable to the latest version of the Motorola RAZR V3 which is better than the early RAZR V3s.
Please bear in mind that I am on Cingular. I do not know how the phone would work on other networks.
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Thanks for the info!! That is the same balckberry I was looking at through Cingular as well. Maybe now I will go get it.
Out of curiosity, did you look at the Treo's at all? If so, what are yor thoughts on them?
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by SolarFactory' post='229427' date='Jan 25 2006, 12:12 PM
Pharding, I had read somewhere that only numbers that were in the speed dial of the blackberry would sink and that the whole phonebook wouldn't. You can get your whole phonebook to show up on the A-Z list? ......
Joe Smith - Home xxx-xxx-xxxx
Joe Smith - Mobile xxx-xxx-xxxx
Joe Smith - Office xxx-xxx-xxxx
The only thing that I did not like is that the names were sorted by first name.
The phone component of the Blackberry is excellent, comparable to the latest version of the Motorola RAZR V3 which is better than the early RAZR V3s.
Please bear in mind that I am on Cingular. I do not know how the phone would work on other networks.
Thanks for the info!! That is the same balckberry I was looking at through Cingular as well. Maybe now I will go get it.
Out of curiosity, did you look at the Treo's at all? If so, what are yor thoughts on them?
Thanks!
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Interesting stuff - neither of your cars were produced in the timeframe outlined in the press release announcing this compatibility. I think there's a thread in the Bluetooth and Cellphone forum that includes the actual release.
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Originally Posted by pharding' post='229438' date='Jan 25 2006, 12:40 PM
The only thing that I did not like is that the names were sorted by first name.
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Great....thanks.....it would be amazing if you could quickly read your emails on the I-Drive screen.....but of course some would argue that it may not be too safe.
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Originally Posted by pharding' post='229438' date='Jan 25 2006, 01:40 PM
[quote name='SolarFactory' post='229427' date='Jan 25 2006, 12:12 PM']
Pharding, I had read somewhere that only numbers that were in the speed dial of the blackberry would sink and that the whole phonebook wouldn't. You can get your whole phonebook to show up on the A-Z list? ......
Pharding, I had read somewhere that only numbers that were in the speed dial of the blackberry would sink and that the whole phonebook wouldn't. You can get your whole phonebook to show up on the A-Z list? ......
Joe Smith - Home xxx-xxx-xxxx
Joe Smith - Mobile xxx-xxx-xxxx
Joe Smith - Office xxx-xxx-xxxx
The only thing that I did not like is that the names were sorted by first name.
The phone component of the Blackberry is excellent, comparable to the latest version of the Motorola RAZR V3 which is better than the early RAZR V3s.
Please bear in mind that I am on Cingular. I do not know how the phone would work on other networks.
Thanks for the info!! That is the same balckberry I was looking at through Cingular as well. Maybe now I will go get it.
Out of curiosity, did you look at the Treo's at all? If so, what are yor thoughts on them?
Thanks!
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Interesting stuff - neither of your cars were produced in the timeframe outlined in the press release announcing this compatibility. I think there's a thread in the Bluetooth and Cellphone forum that includes the actual release.
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I had read that same thing in the Bluetooth forum. That's why I was hesitant to get the Blackberry until I read this post, now I may try it.