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Old 07-20-2008, 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by 12vguy' post='628079' date='Jul 19 2008, 03:47 PM
I had mine activated at BMW of Escondido. See John Coons. He is great. The real scoop is first gen TCU is a hunk of crap and your friends will all tell you they can't understand a word you're saying no matter which phone you pair with the car. My wife's 06 330i and my buddy's 06 550i both pair as a completely different BMW device number (you see this on the phone when you pair) than my car. Their voice quality on Bluetooth is 10 times better than mine so I would have to assume that it was not ready for prime time and that's why BWM did not ship it activated...

Anyway, hope your result is better than mine. I just talk louder and tell people to get their ears checked...
Yes, Brecht BMW in Escondido also activated my BT under warranty. No TCU upgrade was required, they just did it as part of a Progman update I had them do for another issue. My 2005 was built in 09/04. In any case, they have a good service department and have always dealt straight with me.
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my 2005 is also a 09/04 built. so can i get my BT update? to wht progman was it updated to? and is the sound good? from both outgoing and receiving? thx
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Originally Posted by Bteljuice' post='628548' date='Jul 20 2008, 11:18 AM
my 2005 is also a 09/04 built. so can i get my BT update? to wht progman was it updated to? and is the sound good? from both outgoing and receiving? thx
I had several updates and I don't recall which one got me Bluetooth. I am at Progman 24.4 (I think) now. AFAIK it is simply a software switch for late 2004 builds. My wife complains about the audio quality when I call her from the car, but the audio in the car sounds fine to me. I think I recall someone on this forum posted that they paid around $125 to get BT enabled in their late 2004 build. Use search to see if you can find it.
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i did do a search, yet found nothing. and i asked you coz u've already done it. Did u try another phone with BT to see if audio is better? for the upgrade, we know the SA, i think we can manage a much better price
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Originally Posted by JSpira' post='628030' date='Jul 19 2008, 02:23 PM
Isn't an updated TCU a hardware upgrade?
I meant that his car was assembled with the updated hardware. He had the updated hardware from the factory.
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Originally Posted by Bteljuice' post='628874' date='Jul 21 2008, 12:25 AM
i did do a search, yet found nothing. and i asked you coz u've already done it. Did u try another phone with BT to see if audio is better? for the upgrade, we know the SA, i think we can manage a much better price
I've used two BT phones and they sound about the same. A Sony Ericson and a Moto Razr.
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as i understood from Rudy's post in the BT section. It maybe either the phone, or the progman. He said some progman do enable the bluetooth but there r specific ones that do give better sound than the acutall progman. Waitting for Rudy's response on my post in the BT section
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