For now, in the little recess in front of the ashtray. I just tried connecting my Samsung SGH-i600 and that too seems inconsistent.

Perhaps the problem lies with the BMW bluetooth module???

 

i've been eye'in this phone for a possible replacement for my Curve, until the Javelin comes out.

the best price i've seen it for w/o contract is $389 for the grey version. you guys have a less expensive source?

 

I've had the E71 for a couple of weeks now ... fantastic phone!! ... I had the E61i before, which was good, but the E71 gives you so much more, and in a smaller package. Please note, however, that the camera isn't so great but given that it's a business phone and I don't really need the camera, then I'm more than happy with it.

As far as pairing to bluetooth in the E60 is concerned ... the phone pairs very reliably (I've found) but I can't get the contacts to sync with my car (UK Sept '03 530d). Not sure what version of iDrive I'm running but it was upgraded about 12 months ago when I had some other work done on the car.

I even tried the Nokia contacts sync program (found elsewhere in this forum) but that didn't work for me either.

I've had to send the contacts I want on the iDrive from the phone manually via bluetooth (i.e. via send business card) ... this had to be done one at a time though, as I couldn't find a way to send multiple business cards from the E71 at once ... not too much of a problem to me as I just sent my key contacts and it only has to be done once.

Otherwise, really happy with the phone, and works fine for making and receiving calls via the bluetooth connection in the car too.

 

i have also a e71 and it pairs well but cant get my contacts sync. Now i am wondering how do you send the business card . When i send it, it doesnt show up in the contact (a-Z)

 

Once you've sent the business card(s) to the car just turn the car off, wait a few seconds and then turn it on again. Once the phone reconnects the contacts for these business cards should be visible in the a-Z listing in your iDrive (at least, that's how it works with mine).

Good luck!

 

Nice, thanks for the tip! Can't wait to see if it works now .

 

... just wondering whether it had worked for you too??

 

i have sended the bs card but in the A-Z it wont display, but when peeps call me it will display . So it works half.

 

Now I'm really confused about what does and doesn't work with iDrive

... thanks for the update though.

 

Yup, worked fine. After I turn the car completely off, and back on, the contacts that I send through bluetooth are there. As he said, it's one at a time, but at least you can shoot over the very important ones, the others you can just dial from your phone.

But then I went and got an Iphone because my pushmail wasn't working reliably on the Nokia, now my bluetooth doesn't work anymore . AH well.