Help! Bluetooth install is in trouble!
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My Ride: 2004 545i 6 spd Sports Package | NAV | PDC | Logic 7 | BT retrofit | SW V13.3
Originally Posted by gdavis' date='Dec 17 2004, 06:51 PM
WOW, I finally got it working. My dealer was very helpful, but almost at the point of giving up. Apparently, the TCU unit that was in my car was faulty, and so even with v13.3 installed, nothing was working. So they put in a new TCU and it was up and running.
The power of this thing is magical, I really love BT and how it integrates. My wife said that the sound is just fine, and I can't believe how all the names show up on my idrive screen. The strange thing is that they are only the ones that were on my previous phone, apparently in the SIM card, not the phone's memory, and they transferred into the car while at the dealer.? Oddly, many of them still don't show in the phone display, but all show up in the idrive!
It's great!? Thanks for help from everyone on it.
The power of this thing is magical, I really love BT and how it integrates. My wife said that the sound is just fine, and I can't believe how all the names show up on my idrive screen. The strange thing is that they are only the ones that were on my previous phone, apparently in the SIM card, not the phone's memory, and they transferred into the car while at the dealer.? Oddly, many of them still don't show in the phone display, but all show up in the idrive!
It's great!? Thanks for help from everyone on it.
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My Ride: 04 545i Titanium Silver/Black, Sport, Premium, L7, Cold
Originally Posted by kt8509' date='Dec 16 2004, 11:12 PM
Any updates?? I have a 8/04 build and would love to find out if the dealer needs to do anything other than the s/w update.
I also just bought a Razr V3.
I also just bought a Razr V3.
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Got Bluetooth retrofit on 8/04 545i. Latest version at dealer was 13.3. They did it in 2-3 hrs. No cable hookup or nothing - just CIP upgrade. Had the emissions recall done so they aren't charging me for the CIP upgrade. Was gonna charge me 1 hr labor but said they'd do it for 1/2 hour (~$50).
Working seamlessly with Motorola V3 Razr. Went through the pairing instructions - very easy. turned off car, talked to Service Advisor for a few minutes, got back in the car and my phonebook had transferred (about 250 entries).
Couple of questions for you Bluetooth veterans.
1. The other person can hear a little echo, so I turn down the volume but then I can barely hear them. Is there another "knob" to tweak?
2. Specific to the Motorola Razr, does anyone else hear a buzzing noise sometimes through the car speakers (or any other speakers i.e. computer speakers, stereo speakers, etc.)? It's intermittent but very annoying.
Other than that, this is the best handsfree car system I've had!
BTW, what's that little triangle next to the antenna signal?
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My Ride: 2004 545i 6 spd Sports Package | NAV | PDC | Logic 7 | BT retrofit | SW V13.3
1. The other person can hear a little echo, so I turn down the volume but then I can barely hear them. Is there another "knob" to tweak?
2. Specific to the Motorola Razr, does anyone else hear a buzzing noise sometimes through the car speakers (or any other speakers i.e. computer speakers, stereo speakers, etc.)? It's intermittent but very annoying.
BTW, what's that little triangle next to the antenna signal?
I met with wnrussel yesterday and we did some extensive testing and comparison of the voice quality of the RAZR vs the Verizon V710. The vote went to the RAZR. Both phones paired fine and the address book transfered quickly. The voice quality in the car was the same for both phones, but the RAZR got the nod for voice quality from the other party. He said it sounded like a land line whereas the V710 sounded like we were on a speaker phone.
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