Bluetooth not working

gmac · 12-25-2005, 02:18 PM

I am driving the 320i this year and got the bluetooth preparation installed with the car. I have an XDA 11s PDA phone (from O2). Some days it works and some no joy? Whats really frustrating, when you make a call through the car, the phone rings only and it then hangs for a while!!!!

I am in the Republic of Ireland. Is there a particular bluetooth version I need on the phone?

Can anyone help here? Really need a solution? Thanks Gmac.

gmcwv · 12-27-2005, 11:01 AM

I would think it is the phone right off hand. BMW seems to only be compatible with some bluetooth phones (depends on what options they have enabled in that phone). I had a samsung phone that had bluetooth but was only able to make calls by dialing on the phone and using the car as a headset. I have switched to the motorola e815 and it works great. I would suggest that you try to use someone else's phone or go to a phone dealer and ask them to use a phone to see if it works better. If not then take it to the dealer and have them look at it.

Wounded Knee · 12-27-2005, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by gmac

I am driving the 320i this year and got the bluetooth preparation installed with the car. I have an XDA 11s PDA phone (from O2). Some days it works and some no joy? Whats really frustrating, when you make a call through the car, the phone rings only and it then hangs for a while!!!!

I am in the Republic of Ireland. Is there a particular bluetooth version I need on the phone?

Can anyone help here? Really need a solution? Thanks Gmac.

Here are a couple of good disscussions of the problem. Supposedly a software fix is in the works. Regardless, follow up with your dealer. The more people that ask for a fix, the more likely we are to get one.

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=120839

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=117194

bmwnewbie · 12-27-2005, 11:23 PM

I user a Blackberry 7290 without a hitch. See if you can get a software update for your phone as well that maybe has a bluetooth compatibility update.

lschweitzer · 12-28-2005, 01:11 PM

I too have a 7290 and have problems. The 7290 will pair with the car first time out, then when I shut the engine, come back in 5 minutes, it won't pair. My thinking is that it is the BMW Bluetooth software as this also happened when I tried it with an HP Pocket PC with Bluetooth.

robinli · 12-28-2005, 02:50 PM

I have the same problem. I had it checked by the dealer and the dealer could not make it work with their own phones. I complained to BMW Canada and later I got a email from BMW Canada saying that they are working on the solution and ask me to wait. This was about two weeks ago. I will wait for several more weeks and then escalate again.

I think the September and later production batches have the problem.

Wounded Knee · 02-10-2006, 08:57 PM

My bluetooth only worked about 25% of the time with my Blackberry 7130e (10/05 production 325i no iDrive). I got my software upgraded to CIP 20.0.2 a week ago, and my phone has connected 100% of the time since.

LEDZEP · 02-11-2006, 12:24 PM

I had intermittent problems with both cars (the E90 more so). Since getting the latest software update the phones are pairing perfectly!

hunt55 · 02-11-2006, 08:49 PM

I had the problem and have had the new CIP. The phone has worked great since then (about 3-4 weeks). So far so good. September production. 325i

12-25-2005, 02:18 PM	#1
gmac Registered 1 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 320i Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ireland iTrader: (0)	Bluetooth not working - Help!!!!!! I am driving the 320i this year and got the bluetooth preparation installed with the car. I have an XDA 11s PDA phone (from O2). Some days it works and some no joy? Whats really frustrating, when you make a call through the car, the phone rings only and it then hangs for a while!!!! I am in the Republic of Ireland. Is there a particular bluetooth version I need on the phone? Can anyone help here? Really need a solution? Thanks Gmac.
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gmcwv Private First Class 5 Rep 112 Posts Drives: '06 330i Sport Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Northern WV iTrader: (0)	I would think it is the phone right off hand. BMW seems to only be compatible with some bluetooth phones (depends on what options they have enabled in that phone). I had a samsung phone that had bluetooth but was only able to make calls by dialing on the phone and using the car as a headset. I have switched to the motorola e815 and it works great. I would suggest that you try to use someone else's phone or go to a phone dealer and ask them to use a phone to see if it works better. If not then take it to the dealer and have them look at it.
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12-27-2005, 11:23 PM	#4
bmwnewbie Enlisted Member 2 Rep 49 Posts Drives: e90 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	I user a Blackberry 7290 without a hitch. See if you can get a software update for your phone as well that maybe has a bluetooth compatibility update.
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12-28-2005, 01:11 PM	#5
lschweitzer Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Plainview NY iTrader: (0)	I too have a 7290 and have problems. The 7290 will pair with the car first time out, then when I shut the engine, come back in 5 minutes, it won't pair. My thinking is that it is the BMW Bluetooth software as this also happened when I tried it with an HP Pocket PC with Bluetooth.
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12-28-2005, 02:50 PM	#6
robinli Enlisted Member 7 Rep 41 Posts Drives: E90 325xi SP Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	I have the same problem. I had it checked by the dealer and the dealer could not make it work with their own phones. I complained to BMW Canada and later I got a email from BMW Canada saying that they are working on the solution and ask me to wait. This was about two weeks ago. I will wait for several more weeks and then escalate again. I think the September and later production batches have the problem.
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Wounded Knee New Member 0 Rep 7 Posts Drives: 2006 325i Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Fort Lauderdale iTrader: (0)	CIP 20.0.2 fixed my problem My bluetooth only worked about 25% of the time with my Blackberry 7130e (10/05 production 325i no iDrive). I got my software upgraded to CIP 20.0.2 a week ago, and my phone has connected 100% of the time since.
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LEDZEP Lieutenant General 418 Rep 12,276 Posts Drives: 2009 E70 & 2011 F25 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Area 51 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 X3 35i M Sport [7.62] 2009 X5 M Sport [0.00] 2007 328xi E90 [0.00] 2006 325xiT E91 [0.00]	I had intermittent problems with both cars (the E90 more so). Since getting the latest software update the phones are pairing perfectly! __________________ I think it is bad luck to be superstitious
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02-11-2006, 08:49 PM	#9
hunt55 Second Lieutenant 2 Rep 210 Posts Drives: 325i Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	I had the problem and have had the new CIP. The phone has worked great since then (about 3-4 weeks). So far so good. September production. 325i
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