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01-02-2005, 08:10 AM
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My Ride: 2004 545i 6 spd Sports Package | NAV | PDC | Logic 7 | BT retrofit | SW V13.3
BMW never said BT would work in MY2004 cars. The phone they offer is the CPT9000. You cannot sue BMW for providing a old technology any more than you can sue GM for using a 50 year old Engine block design.
We start posts like this, then wonder why BMW does not give us certain options like folding mirrors and red reflectors and complain about the I-drive warning.
Why do we hate big business so much? Only in the US can some moron receive millions in damages for spilling hot coffee on themselves. That too while driving. The price you pay is that you can no longer buy a hot cup of coffee from McDonalds.
We start posts like this, then wonder why BMW does not give us certain options like folding mirrors and red reflectors and complain about the I-drive warning.
Why do we hate big business so much? Only in the US can some moron receive millions in damages for spilling hot coffee on themselves. That too while driving. The price you pay is that you can no longer buy a hot cup of coffee from McDonalds.
01-02-2005, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Hormazd' date='Jan 2 2005, 09:10 AM
BMW never said BT would work in MY2004 cars.? The phone they offer is the CPT9000.? You cannot sue BMW for providing a old technology any more than you can sue GM for using a 50 year old Engine block design.
We start posts like this,? then wonder why BMW does not give us certain options like folding mirrors and red reflectors and complain about the I-drive warning.
Why do we hate big business so much?? Only in the US can some moron receive millions in damages for spilling hot coffee on themselves.? That too while driving.? ? The price you pay is that you can no longer buy a hot cup of coffee from McDonalds.
We start posts like this,? then wonder why BMW does not give us certain options like folding mirrors and red reflectors and complain about the I-drive warning.
Why do we hate big business so much?? Only in the US can some moron receive millions in damages for spilling hot coffee on themselves.? That too while driving.? ? The price you pay is that you can no longer buy a hot cup of coffee from McDonalds.
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01-02-2005, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Hormazd' date='Jan 2 2005, 12:10 PM
BMW never said BT would work in MY2004 cars.?? The phone they offer is the CPT9000.?? You cannot sue BMW for providing a old technology any more than you can sue GM for using a 50 year old Engine block design.
We start posts like this,? then wonder why BMW does not give us certain options like folding mirrors and red reflectors and complain about the I-drive warning.
Why do we hate big business so much??? Only in the US can some moron receive millions in damages for spilling hot coffee on themselves.? That too while driving.? ? The price you pay is that you can no longer buy a hot cup of coffee from McDonalds.
We start posts like this,? then wonder why BMW does not give us certain options like folding mirrors and red reflectors and complain about the I-drive warning.
Why do we hate big business so much??? Only in the US can some moron receive millions in damages for spilling hot coffee on themselves.? That too while driving.? ? The price you pay is that you can no longer buy a hot cup of coffee from McDonalds.
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Verizon is the perfect example with their V710 monopoly on single solution, failed solution to Bluetooth for their customers.
01-02-2005, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by wnrussell' date='Dec 31 2004, 12:15 PM
They are the only car manufacturer to offer the BT as standard equipment.
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01-02-2005, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by SueBMW' date='Jan 2 2005, 05:07 PM
[quote name='wnrussell' date='Dec 31 2004, 12:15 PM'] They are the only car manufacturer to offer the BT as standard equipment.
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[/quote]I will not disagee with your post.
There are probably about a million cars hitting the streets this year with Bluetooth communication systems.
Let's not pick on the ones that are. Their problem is with the phone carriers who fail to standardize on the Bluetooth profiles needed to work with the cars.
01-02-2005, 01:17 PM
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I didn't check that the air conditioning worked, or the CD player!
I got a bluetooth card handed to me during delivery, and the dealership said that the bluetooth would work during a software upgrade.
I know its stuiped to assume, but darn it! I usually stay away from the class action stuff, but I'm pissed, and may be a part of this one.
Just my .02
James
I got a bluetooth card handed to me during delivery, and the dealership said that the bluetooth would work during a software upgrade.
I know its stuiped to assume, but darn it! I usually stay away from the class action stuff, but I'm pissed, and may be a part of this one.
Just my .02
James
01-02-2005, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by SueBMW' date='Jan 2 2005, 02:07 PM
Not true.? Land Rover offers it as standard equipment in the Range Rover.
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01-02-2005, 01:51 PM
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Standard ior not otehr car companies like Dodge and Acura have bluetooth going. Its a new technology that gonna take another year or so to smooth out.
Persoanlly I wouldnt waste my time or money sueing over Bluetooth, I would either get a new BMW or sell it in protest. The amount of propblems I have had with my M3 I can tell u that this bluetooth thing is nothign in comparison.
Not true. Land Rover offers it as standard equipment in the Range Rover.
Persoanlly I wouldnt waste my time or money sueing over Bluetooth, I would either get a new BMW or sell it in protest. The amount of propblems I have had with my M3 I can tell u that this bluetooth thing is nothign in comparison.
Originally Posted by SueBMW' date='Jan 2 2005, 05:07 PM
[quote name='wnrussell' date='Dec 31 2004, 12:15 PM'] They are the only car manufacturer to offer the BT as standard equipment.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php...threadid=530337
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01-02-2005, 02:46 PM
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Some of you guys are missing the point.
It is a fact that handsfree cellphone use is a HUGE safety feature, and in some locales there are laws prohibiting handheld cellphone use while driving.
It is also a FACT that many other vehicle manufacturers provided Bluetooth functionality in their 2004 vehicles.
Furthermore, it is a FACT that the CPT9000 phone is a aged relic (Motorola has not been manufacturing v60 based phones for some time, and there is little to no support for them).
One must ask why BMW forces its customers to purchase dead technology at ridiculously high prices when the phone/format has been abandoned even by the manufacturer.
BMW should have a reasonable Bluetooth fix for their customers....PERIOD. Many BMW customers require these higher tech phones for their businesses and have been left out in the cold by BMW. Given the importance that handsfree cellphone technology has in these times, it is SHAMEFUL that BMW has not made this a priority and continues to ignore the very real needs of its customers...
It is a fact that handsfree cellphone use is a HUGE safety feature, and in some locales there are laws prohibiting handheld cellphone use while driving.
It is also a FACT that many other vehicle manufacturers provided Bluetooth functionality in their 2004 vehicles.
Furthermore, it is a FACT that the CPT9000 phone is a aged relic (Motorola has not been manufacturing v60 based phones for some time, and there is little to no support for them).
One must ask why BMW forces its customers to purchase dead technology at ridiculously high prices when the phone/format has been abandoned even by the manufacturer.
BMW should have a reasonable Bluetooth fix for their customers....PERIOD. Many BMW customers require these higher tech phones for their businesses and have been left out in the cold by BMW. Given the importance that handsfree cellphone technology has in these times, it is SHAMEFUL that BMW has not made this a priority and continues to ignore the very real needs of its customers...