List of all phones?
03-12-2005, 09:16 AM
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Awaiting Delivery: 2005 530i, Titanium Gray with Black Leather, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, NAV, Xenon, SAT Radio, Aux Input, Euro Reflectors
Ok... I am new to these forums, but have owned my 2000 528i for 5 years. I am considering 2 current options:
1) Trade in my current 528 and get a new 2005 530i with NAV, CW, Prem Package, Xenon for a great deal.
2) Trade in my current 528 and get a new 2006 530i with NAV, CW, Prem Package with the bigger engine (my preferred course today) in 2-3 months for a great deal as well. (Perillo in Chicago moves a ton of inventory and is making very good deals currently.)
So I have look through the first 10 pages of messages on this board and found a ton of good information, but regardless, I still need to find a list of all bluetooth phones and carriers that are/will be supported, including the snap in adapter that I take is required to have the Bluetooth phone charged while in use with iDrive. Is the adpater required, as I read on these boards one guy with a Razor keeps the phone in his pocket while using with iDrive? I current use Sprint as my carrier and currently have a Sanyo 4500 videophone which is not Bluetooth enabled. I plan on getting a new phone, but would ideally like to stay on Sprint (reception at home with Sprint is best of all carriers - downtown Chicago). Are any Sprint Bluetooth phones compatible? If so, which models? If not, does anyone have a complete or semi-complete listing of all the phones/carrier/snap-in adapter options available to me for use with the iDrive?
Thanks in advance for the anticipated help!
Jeff
1) Trade in my current 528 and get a new 2005 530i with NAV, CW, Prem Package, Xenon for a great deal.
2) Trade in my current 528 and get a new 2006 530i with NAV, CW, Prem Package with the bigger engine (my preferred course today) in 2-3 months for a great deal as well. (Perillo in Chicago moves a ton of inventory and is making very good deals currently.)
So I have look through the first 10 pages of messages on this board and found a ton of good information, but regardless, I still need to find a list of all bluetooth phones and carriers that are/will be supported, including the snap in adapter that I take is required to have the Bluetooth phone charged while in use with iDrive. Is the adpater required, as I read on these boards one guy with a Razor keeps the phone in his pocket while using with iDrive? I current use Sprint as my carrier and currently have a Sanyo 4500 videophone which is not Bluetooth enabled. I plan on getting a new phone, but would ideally like to stay on Sprint (reception at home with Sprint is best of all carriers - downtown Chicago). Are any Sprint Bluetooth phones compatible? If so, which models? If not, does anyone have a complete or semi-complete listing of all the phones/carrier/snap-in adapter options available to me for use with the iDrive?
Thanks in advance for the anticipated help!
Jeff
03-12-2005, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by DIGISPY' date='Mar 12 2005, 01:16 PM
Ok... I am new to these forums, but have owned my 2000 528i for 5 years. I am considering 2 current options:
1) Trade in my current 528 and get a new 2005 530i with NAV, CW, Prem Package, Xenon for a great deal.
2) Trade in my current 528 and get a new 2006 530i with NAV, CW, Prem Package with the bigger engine (my preferred course today) in 2-3 months for a great deal as well. (Perillo in Chicago moves a ton of inventory and is making very good deals currently.)
So I have look through the first 10 pages of messages on this board and found a ton of good information, but regardless, I still need to find a list of all bluetooth phones and carriers that are/will be supported, including the snap in adapter that I take is required to have the Bluetooth phone charged while in use with iDrive. Is the adpater required, as I read on these boards one guy with a Razor keeps the phone in his pocket while using with iDrive?? I current use Sprint as my carrier and currently have a Sanyo 4500 videophone which is not Bluetooth enabled. I plan on getting a new phone, but would ideally like to stay on Sprint (reception at home with Sprint is best of all carriers - downtown Chicago). Are any Sprint Bluetooth phones compatible? If so, which models? If not, does anyone have a complete or semi-complete listing of all the phones/carrier/snap-in adapter options available to me for use with the iDrive?
Thanks in advance for the anticipated help!
Jeff
1) Trade in my current 528 and get a new 2005 530i with NAV, CW, Prem Package, Xenon for a great deal.
2) Trade in my current 528 and get a new 2006 530i with NAV, CW, Prem Package with the bigger engine (my preferred course today) in 2-3 months for a great deal as well. (Perillo in Chicago moves a ton of inventory and is making very good deals currently.)
So I have look through the first 10 pages of messages on this board and found a ton of good information, but regardless, I still need to find a list of all bluetooth phones and carriers that are/will be supported, including the snap in adapter that I take is required to have the Bluetooth phone charged while in use with iDrive. Is the adpater required, as I read on these boards one guy with a Razor keeps the phone in his pocket while using with iDrive?? I current use Sprint as my carrier and currently have a Sanyo 4500 videophone which is not Bluetooth enabled. I plan on getting a new phone, but would ideally like to stay on Sprint (reception at home with Sprint is best of all carriers - downtown Chicago). Are any Sprint Bluetooth phones compatible? If so, which models? If not, does anyone have a complete or semi-complete listing of all the phones/carrier/snap-in adapter options available to me for use with the iDrive?
Thanks in advance for the anticipated help!
Jeff
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Thanks again,
Jeff
03-12-2005, 09:41 AM
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Check out the Bluetooth link on the BMWUSA site. Gives you all the compatable instruments.
http://www.bmwusa.com/BmwExperience/BMWTec...uxury.htm?id=96
http://www.bmwusa.com/BmwExperience/BMWTec...uxury.htm?id=96
03-12-2005, 09:59 AM
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I don't think that web page shows compatible phones.
! i personally think you should go with the '06 530 or 550. but if the price for '05 is too good to resist, nothing wrong with it 
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03-12-2005, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by tcumbo' date='Mar 12 2005, 01:59 PM
I don't think that web page shows compatible phones.
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03-12-2005, 03:39 PM
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I too have sprint, and there currently are no phones out there for it really.....at least good compatible ones.
Another question, is your dealer willing to make a good deal NOW on a 06? Or is he just planning on taking a deposit and working out the numbers later?
Another question, is your dealer willing to make a good deal NOW on a 06? Or is he just planning on taking a deposit and working out the numbers later?
03-12-2005, 11:53 PM
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Awaiting Delivery: 2005 530i, Titanium Gray with Black Leather, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, NAV, Xenon, SAT Radio, Aux Input, Euro Reflectors
Originally Posted by VR' date='Mar 12 2005, 07:39 PM
I too have sprint, and there currently are no phones out there for it really.....at least good compatible ones.
Another question, is your dealer willing to make a good deal NOW on a 06?? Or is he just planning on taking a deposit and working out the numbers later?
Another question, is your dealer willing to make a good deal NOW on a 06?? Or is he just planning on taking a deposit and working out the numbers later?
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The residuals and finance rates for the 2006's wont be out for at least 4-6 weeks, but Perillo had about 5 2006's in production which I could have signed up for for delivery date and finance terms TBD with a small deposit to get on list. They guessed the monthly's on the 2006 vs 2005's would be about $50-70 more per month through the end of the year, as they have to get rid of all the 2005's still out there since these 2006's coming out in April/May is very early in the year and 2005 inventory is still high, even though the MSRP's showing on bmwusa.com are equal to the MSRP's of the 2005's on hand. NO good deals now on 2006 unfortunately, and I tried 3 different dealers today.
What I can say is that Perillo BMW in Chicago makes GREAT deals... they do a huge volume....
I have decided on trading in my 2000 528i and get a Titanium Gray 2005 530i with Black leather, Premium Package, Cold weather package, steptronic auto, aux input, sat radio, xenon, and NAV. They are getting the car from another dealer on Monday or Tuesday, and if it looks good, I will be a new proud owner. A couple days to go!
03-12-2005, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Mar 12 2005, 08:27 PM
Welcome aboard, DIGISPY 
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