BMW service refuses a good answer. Does anyone know what cradles are being developed. I know what is a vailable and it is quite limited. We have purchased Motorola V551 & V3 RAZOR. Both are BMW supported (Cingular) but only the V551 has a cradle. BMW service says they have no idea what is being developed. I am dubios about their answer. Any help would be appreciated. We are Cingular committed.  |
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Quote: BMW service refuses a good answer. Does anyone know what cradles are being developed. I know what is a vailable and it is quite limited. We have purchased Motorola V551 & V3 RAZOR. Both are BMW supported (Cingular) but only the V551 has a cradle. BMW service says they have no idea what is being developed. I am dubios about their answer.
Any help would be appreciated. We are Cingular committed. | This should really be in the electronics forum, but I'm not at all sure what group within BMW NA is meant by "BMW service". If you mean customer service, they won't know.
But since you have Bluetooth, you really don't need a cradle anyway. It kinda defeats the purpose of Bluetooth to begin with.
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A cradle for the V3 Razr is not really feasible. The power is delivered through the USB connector, not through a multi-pin connector on the bottom of the phone like with the V551 or the Nokias.
I bought a V3 and realized that a cradle would not be forthcoming (unless it is some sort of Rube Goldberg thing with cables snaking out of it that you have to plug into the USB port and antenna port). So I sold the V3 (I never could get right with the Moto menus either, being a long time Nokia owner) and got a Nokia 6230.
There is a cradle available for the 6230 (same as the 6230i that is sold in Europe). Now the bad news is that Cingular is no longer selling the 6230.
Check out these sources for better info - slanted towards European phone models:- BMW UK Bluetooth website - http://www.bmw.co.uk/bluetooth/ (more specific information about phone-car compatibility...this is a good English translation of the following document)
- Produktinformation Bluetooth: Empfohlene Mobiltelefone, BMW Kundenbetreuung 09.08.2005 - http://www.bmw.com/generic/de/de/products/automobiles/download/pdf/kompatible_handys.pdf
Jonathan - I think the advantage of using a cradle is that it powers your phone (without wires dangling from the power port) and it uses the car's cellular antenna (much better signal). My opinion is that it is a cleaner, classier setup. Now I gotta save my money to buy one - my X3 needs three parts (one eject box, one oddments tray replacement and one cradle) to do this!!
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Quote: | Jonathan - I think the advantage of using a cradle is that it powers your phone (without wires dangling from the power port) and it uses the car's cellular antenna (much better signal). My opinion is that it is a cleaner, classier setup. Now I gotta save my money to buy one - my X3 needs three parts (one eject box, one oddments tray replacement and one cradle) to do this!! | Greg, I haven't really found the need to power my mobile in the car, with very rare exceptions. I guess I like the convenience of keeping the mobile in my pocket, jacket, bag, etc.
I had a snap-in adapter originally (for my T39) and almost never used it (although I used it as a "prop" for doing photograph for one of my early BMW Bluetooth articles). I never felt the need to buy one for any of my newer mobiles.
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This should really be in the electronics forum, but I'm not at all sure what My wife carries her phone with her. Mine sits in the car except when I am traveling. I tend to forget it with me. Parking it in the car is helpful for me.
group within BMW NA is meant by "BMW service". If you mean customer service, they won't know.
But since you have Bluetooth, you really don't need a cradle anyway. It kinda defeats the purpose of Bluetooth to begin with.[/quote]
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I understand and appreciate your response. I should of  seen the obvious that you pointed out. Thanks again.
Quote: A cradle for the V3 Razr is not really feasible. The power is delivered through the USB connector, not through a multi-pin connector on the bottom of the phone like with the V551 or the Nokias.
I bought a V3 and realized that a cradle would not be forthcoming (unless it is some sort of Rube Goldberg thing with cables snaking out of it that you have to plug into the USB port and antenna port). So I sold the V3 (I never could get right with the Moto menus either, being a long time Nokia owner) and got a Nokia 6230.
There is a cradle available for the 6230 (same as the 6230i that is sold in Europe). Now the bad news is that Cingular is no longer selling the 6230.
Check out these sources for better info - slanted towards European phone models:- BMW UK Bluetooth website - http://www.bmw.co.uk/bluetooth/ (more specific information about phone-car compatibility...this is a good English translation of the following document)
- Produktinformation Bluetooth: Empfohlene Mobiltelefone, BMW Kundenbetreuung 09.08.2005 - http://www.bmw.com/generic/de/de/products/automobiles/download/pdf/kompatible_handys.pdf
Jonathan - I think the advantage of using a cradle is that it powers your phone (without wires dangling from the power port) and it uses the car's cellular antenna (much better signal). My opinion is that it is a cleaner, classier setup. Now I gotta save my money to buy one - my X3 needs three parts (one eject box, one oddments tray replacement and one cradle) to do this!! |
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