dvw

Is there any information available of what types of BT phones will be supported in the E60. For the moment there are a few (eg. Sony Ericsson T68i,...)

Since I'm planning to buy a new one, I would like to know if it will be supported in my E60.


This of course, if BMW get BT working in their E60 (in combination with NavPro) <_<

dvw

I found a list of the available phones:

http://www.bmw.com/generic/de/de/products/...t_bluetooth.pdf


Still like to know what phones will be available in the future.

NickP

It looks like now that Handsfree BT profile phones work now (e.g. the 3650 is listed as supported but NO snap in cradle)

If you don't need the snap in Cradle any BT phone looks like it will work. The caveat being you will need to carry your own cig lighter charger and it will need to use the phones antenna

Tuga

fully compatible BT phones:
Nokia 6310i;
SE T610;
SE T68i;
SIEMENS S55.

branie555

Does anyone know if Sprint PCS will be introducing a BT phone. I have a corporate account and hate to change, but will if I have to. Thanks.

Ed520

wat abt nokia 6600? will it work?

offshore

Can anyone tell me if the Motorola V600 will work? BMW has an association/arrangement with Motorola right? like Merc has with Nokia I think? Also, Motorola is advertising this phone with special emphasis on BT.

TIA

gdavis

NickP,

I have a nokia 3650, so does that pdf report mean that since it has no cradle, the phone will use its own antenna? and most likely all other features will function like contacts flow into the car's system?

also, here in the US, that phone is a GSM phone which I use with T-Mobile in the US, and I wonder if the transmitting technology (ie GSM/TDMA etc) matters. Maybe not if it works via its own antenna. certainly the GSM is the only system in Europe, so it must work on European vehicles......

NickP

In theroy yes, as long as the BT hardware on the car has firmware/sw supporting handsfree and headset (which most do now, some in the channel in stock may not), for the E60 EU kit (and possibly a future retro for current US E60's and 05 E60's).

I'm checking with someone on if you MUST have an eject box installed if you will be using a phone that doesn't have an eject box yet.... IN theroy, the BT antenna shouldn't have an issue finding the phone.

You would need to use a standard cig lighter to run power to the phone AND you couldn't use (unless you hacked a connector) the external antenna plug... (which isn't even on the Nokia's anyway)

Added to note that I've used a 6600 on a UK E60 w/BT with *NO ISSUES*. This was with a T-Mobile US SIM card (roaming on Vodafone). Since I didn't use an external antenna, it shouldn't have been an issue anyway.

Also no pure TDMA phones have BT... So GSM/TDMA isn't an issue.

Onto the other questions... Verizon and Sprint should in theroy have BT enabled handsets by the end of the year. The arrogance at Qualcomm has LEFT BT out of their HW for years. They have just this year incorporated support for BT in their MSM chipsets. I would still trust non-Qualcomm chipset CDMA enabled phones to be out first with BT (Ericsson Mobile Platforms, Nokia, etc)

GarryF

BT phone works fine without an eject box, people being using 6310s since launch without eject box.

I often leave my phone in my pocket when I get in the car and it answers fine when calls come in via the car kit.