Blackberry vs. M3, Bluetooth

Mighty M · 12-30-2009, 08:46 AM

My blackberry worked as intended for months and months. when a call came through or I placed a call it would shut off the radio and the call came through the speakers. A-OK.

About a couple of weeks ago, I got in my car, started her up and the blackberry bluetooth "overpowered" the m3 and became connected, shutting off the radio even though no call was made or received. Sort of like skynet I guess, judgment day came and the blackberry was now in charge. The only way for me to get the radio to come back on was to disable the bluetooth on the phone.

Of course, BMW says its the blackberry; Verizon says its the BMW. BMW says this is commonplace that they dont always work. Is that a line of BS or for real? Great. Just great.

Any suggestions?

BigGuyM3 · 12-30-2009, 08:53 AM

I had a simular problem on my 335i,

What I did was: Delete the phone on iDrive, delete the BMW connection on your blackberry, Restart both car and phone (blackberry: full battery pull restart) Connect both all over again. That fixed the problem for me, try it and let me know if it helps.

If it doesnt, delete the blackberry from your iDrive and connect a different blackberry if this problem is still there you know its the iDrive if its not its your blackberry.

JCtx · 12-30-2009, 02:41 PM

The fact it was working fine before and all of a sudden is not, sounds like a BMW issue. Did you try checking an obscure website that lists all the compatible bluetooth devices for our car? I haven't seen it, but look for that, and if your device is listed, then you have a legitimate argument. Otherwise they'll tell you not all devices are compatible, and will be SOL.

Try what was suggested first. I had a similar problem where my phone was dropped, like if I had never paired it. Had to do it all over again (importing address book and all) and hasn't happened again. Oh, and that time all my settings were dropped as well. Weird.

Finally, while on the subject of weird iDrive behavior, is it normal that the stupid navigation voice DOES NOT cut the radio when it comes in? That's retarded. Later gang.

new2bmw · 01-04-2010, 12:30 PM

I had this exact same issue happen in my old Lexus GS. I dont think this is BMWs fault, and may not even be the phones fault. (happened to both my iPhone & BB at different times)

Im guessing the fault lies somewhere in the BT connection itself?

Either way, I did a similar procedure to the ones mentioned above. I just deleted the phones from my car, re-set them, then all was good.

I havent had this happen in my M, but since this problem seems to extend across different manufacturers my bet is that your car is just fine.

12-30-2009, 08:46 AM	#1
Mighty M First Lieutenant 25 Rep 304 Posts Drives: 08 M3 Jerez/FR Manual Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vienna, VA iTrader: (0)	Blackberry vs. M3, Bluetooth My blackberry worked as intended for months and months. when a call came through or I placed a call it would shut off the radio and the call came through the speakers. A-OK. About a couple of weeks ago, I got in my car, started her up and the blackberry bluetooth "overpowered" the m3 and became connected, shutting off the radio even though no call was made or received. Sort of like skynet I guess, judgment day came and the blackberry was now in charge. The only way for me to get the radio to come back on was to disable the bluetooth on the phone. Of course, BMW says its the blackberry; Verizon says its the BMW. BMW says this is commonplace that they dont always work. Is that a line of BS or for real? Great. Just great. Any suggestions? __________________
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BigGuyM3 BBM Pin# 295E3EA9 32 Rep 267 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW M3 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	Try this I had a simular problem on my 335i, What I did was: Delete the phone on iDrive, delete the BMW connection on your blackberry, Restart both car and phone (blackberry: full battery pull restart) Connect both all over again. That fixed the problem for me, try it and let me know if it helps. If it doesnt, delete the blackberry from your iDrive and connect a different blackberry if this problem is still there you know its the iDrive if its not its your blackberry.
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JCtx Major General 258 Rep 5,012 Posts Drives: No BMW yet Join Date: May 2008 Location: El Paso TX iTrader: (0)	The fact it was working fine before and all of a sudden is not, sounds like a BMW issue. Did you try checking an obscure website that lists all the compatible bluetooth devices for our car? I haven't seen it, but look for that, and if your device is listed, then you have a legitimate argument. Otherwise they'll tell you not all devices are compatible, and will be SOL. Try what was suggested first. I had a similar problem where my phone was dropped, like if I had never paired it. Had to do it all over again (importing address book and all) and hasn't happened again. Oh, and that time all my settings were dropped as well. Weird. Finally, while on the subject of weird iDrive behavior, is it normal that the stupid navigation voice DOES NOT cut the radio when it comes in? That's retarded. Later gang.
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new2bmw New Member 2 Rep 26 Posts Drives: '10 M3 - LMB - DCT Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SATX iTrader: (0)	I had this exact same issue happen in my old Lexus GS. I dont think this is BMWs fault, and may not even be the phones fault. (happened to both my iPhone & BB at different times) Im guessing the fault lies somewhere in the BT connection itself? Either way, I did a similar procedure to the ones mentioned above. I just deleted the phones from my car, re-set them, then all was good. I havent had this happen in my M, but since this problem seems to extend across different manufacturers my bet is that your car is just fine.
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