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Old Apr 19, 2005 | 10:17 AM
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Although I was somewhat skeptical before purchasing my Xda IIs (=Qtek 9090/iMate PDA 2k/MDA III) whether it would work with the Bluetooth handsfree kit in my BMW 525d I managed to get it working! Sofar the only PDA Phone that works with BMW Bleutooth was the Treo 650.

The only difference in use with my Nokia 6310i is that the phonebook does not synchronize withthe car but that is not so bad because you can use the display of the Xda IIs to search your contacts or dial numbers. Dialing numbers through iDrive also works.

I have a Brodit 978612 holder that charges the Xda IIs and the display of the Xda IIs is easy to see. The only drawback is that you do not have an external antenna.

I did install the latest Bluetooth software (v3900) in my Xda IIs before trying it out.
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Old Apr 19, 2005 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Flavio' date='Apr 19 2005, 11:17 AM
Although I was somewhat skeptical before purchasing my Xda IIs (=Qtek 9090/iMate PDA 2k/MDA III) whether it would work with the Bluetooth handsfree kit in my BMW 525d I managed to get it working! Sofar the only PDA Phone that works with BMW Bleutooth was the Treo 650.

The only difference in use with my Nokia 6310i is that the phonebook does not synchronize withthe car but that is not so bad because you can use the display of the Xda IIs to search your contacts or dial numbers. Dialing numbers through iDrive also works.

I have a Brodit 978612 holder that charges the Xda IIs and the display of the Xda IIs is easy to see. The only drawback is that you do not have an external antenna.

I did install the latest Bluetooth software (v3900) in my Xda IIs before trying it out.
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Not sure if you will find the same thing but it took a day or two before the phonebook on my Motorola V551 synced with the car. For the first couple of days I could make and receive calls but the phonebook would not upload, then after a day or two it did sync and has been fine ever since.
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Old Apr 19, 2005 | 11:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Flavio' date='Apr 19 2005, 11:17 AM
Although I was somewhat skeptical before purchasing my Xda IIs (=Qtek 9090/iMate PDA 2k/MDA III) whether it would work with the Bluetooth handsfree kit in my BMW 525d I managed to get it working! Sofar the only PDA Phone that works with BMW Bleutooth was the Treo 650.

The only difference in use with my Nokia 6310i is that the phonebook does not synchronize withthe car but that is not so bad because you can use the display of the Xda IIs to search your contacts or dial numbers. Dialing numbers through iDrive also works.

I have a Brodit 978612 holder that charges the Xda IIs and the display of the Xda IIs is easy to see. The only drawback is that you do not have an external antenna.

I did install the latest Bluetooth software (v3900) in my Xda IIs before trying it out.
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Thats amazing, I have a pda2k and it does nothing with the 545i
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by heli_ca' date='Apr 20 2005, 09:36 AM
Thats amazing, I have a pda2k and it does nothing with the 545i
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I suggest you install the latest BT software. One thing I found out is that you have to enable the handsfree/headset in Phone Preferences before trying to pair.
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by swajames' date='Apr 19 2005, 02:25 PM
[quote name='Flavio' date='Apr 19 2005, 11:17 AM']Although I was somewhat skeptical before purchasing my Xda IIs (=Qtek 9090/iMate PDA 2k/MDA III) whether it would work with the Bluetooth handsfree kit in my BMW 525d I managed to get it working! Sofar the only PDA Phone that works with BMW Bleutooth was the Treo 650.

The only difference in use with my Nokia 6310i is that the phonebook does not synchronize withthe car but that is not so bad because you can use the display of the Xda IIs to search your contacts or dial numbers. Dialing numbers through iDrive also works.

I have a Brodit 978612 holder that charges the Xda IIs and the display of the Xda IIs is easy to see. The only drawback is that you do not have an external antenna.

I did install the latest Bluetooth software (v3900) in my Xda IIs before trying it out.
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Not sure if you will find the same thing but it took a day or two before the phonebook on my Motorola V551 synced with the car. For the first couple of days I could make and receive calls but the phonebook would not upload, then after a day or two it did sync and has been fine ever since.
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You need to drive around more then an hour to 2 hours for the full phone book to upload. I ahve a Sony and it uploads 220 numbers quick, but the first upload took over an hour.
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 02:37 PM
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CIP 16.2 is supposed to have better BT compatibility with PDAs
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Old Apr 22, 2005 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Hormazd' date='Apr 20 2005, 04:37 PM
CIP 16.2 is supposed to have better BT compatibility with PDAs
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And it still DID NOT for SE P910i
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