phone question ???

Spydeputy · 09-22-2009, 06:58 AM

not getting much f/ BMW NA. i asked them why BMW is sooooon sloooow coming out w/ a current phone list. i have Verizon as my carrier, and the phone list f/ BMW NA is SAD.

ok, i don't need internet on my phone, so blackberry and the $35 extra per month are out. got a computer in the car. this leaves 4 phones left to pick from. of those, 2 are discontinued, one has been updated, (enve 2 is now enve 3) so i guess it will be ok. so this leaves one approved phone left officially by BMW NA. i put the question to them and got a phone call a week later. they said they are always working to up date the list. what a bunch of BULL ! the tech working on this must be on vacation 50 weeks a year.

so here is where i need the help. i need a rugged phone because of work. so i'm seriously looking at the Casio Boulder rubber coated cell phone. one of my co-workers has the boulder so we paired it, called f/ it and received calls and both worked well. also the address book loaded. seemed to be ok. but my 1st phone, 2 years ago (LG Chocolate ) did this also but it caused problems w/ the cars software. IE. would lose radio presets, seat & mirror memory. so i ditched the phone for and LG Venus.

now it's time for new every two. so will the boulder work, and or other non blackberry phones that work w/out flaws?

looking for NEWER phones to chose from. thanks everyone.

this is why this forum is so important for bmw owners!

i tried this question in the electronics awhile ago but got no answers on the boulder, which is my 1st pick because of my job.

Derek Zoolander · 09-22-2009, 08:49 AM

My LG enV Touch is 100% compatible even though it's not listed. The list is just tested/confirmed phones IIRC. It doesn't mean anything else won't work. Bluetooth is just a standard protocol.

rambalu80 · 09-22-2009, 10:10 AM

I've paired 5 different phones with my car over the past 2 years and only one of them is on BMW's phone list. 4 of the 5 worked flawlessly. The last one worked but didn't pull up the phone book. If you keep waiting on BMW to update their list, good luck with that!

Spydeputy · 09-23-2009, 05:59 PM

nobody with a Casio Boulder phone and and bluetooth it with your BMW and any issues, or not ???

Spydeputy · 09-24-2009, 05:14 PM

sorry to

on a topic like this, but w/ over 100 readers so far, some BMW owner must have bluetoothed a Casio Boulder phone and can tell me there have been any issues. would like to find out before signing a 2 year contract w/ Verizon.

thanks you all, members. this is what this forum is all about. organized BMW members HELPING other BMW owners. i truly love this place, and my BMW.

Spydeputy · 09-27-2009, 04:02 PM

so here is the update of my ongoing phone dilemma, in short...

casio just came out w/ the "EXILIM" w/ the same type of military rugged specs that the casio boulder has.

so in the past 2 weeks verizion has taken the boulder out and put the Casio® EXILIM, in.

ANY other BMW owners have the EXILIM and bluetoothed it w/out any issues ?

ANYONE ?????

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Derek Zoolander Banned 90 Rep 1,873 Posts Drives: 09 E90 M-Sport Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Nashua, NH iTrader: (0)	My LG enV Touch is 100% compatible even though it's not listed. The list is just tested/confirmed phones IIRC. It doesn't mean anything else won't work. Bluetooth is just a standard protocol.
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rambalu80 Major 78 Rep 1,240 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW 340i Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Katy TX iTrader: (2) Garage List 2016 BMW 340i [0.00]	I've paired 5 different phones with my car over the past 2 years and only one of them is on BMW's phone list. 4 of the 5 worked flawlessly. The last one worked but didn't pull up the phone book. If you keep waiting on BMW to update their list, good luck with that!
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Spydeputy Brigadier General 205 Rep 3,523 Posts Drives: 2015 F23 M235i/2008,E90,335xi Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The County, Maryland iTrader: (19) Garage List 2017 X5 M Sport Pac ... [0.00] 2015 M235i, F23 [0.00]	nobody with a Casio Boulder phone and and bluetooth it with your BMW and any issues, or not ???
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Spydeputy Brigadier General 205 Rep 3,523 Posts Drives: 2015 F23 M235i/2008,E90,335xi Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The County, Maryland iTrader: (19) Garage List 2017 X5 M Sport Pac ... [0.00] 2015 M235i, F23 [0.00]	sorry to on a topic like this, but w/ over 100 readers so far, some BMW owner must have bluetoothed a Casio Boulder phone and can tell me there have been any issues. would like to find out before signing a 2 year contract w/ Verizon. thanks you all, members. this is what this forum is all about. organized BMW members HELPING other BMW owners. i truly love this place, and my BMW.
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Spydeputy Brigadier General 205 Rep 3,523 Posts Drives: 2015 F23 M235i/2008,E90,335xi Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The County, Maryland iTrader: (19) Garage List 2017 X5 M Sport Pac ... [0.00] 2015 M235i, F23 [0.00]	Casio® EXILIM so here is the update of my ongoing phone dilemma, in short... casio just came out w/ the "EXILIM" w/ the same type of military rugged specs that the casio boulder has. so in the past 2 weeks verizion has taken the boulder out and put the Casio® EXILIM, in. ANY other BMW owners have the EXILIM and bluetoothed it w/out any issues ? ANYONE ????? :
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