Best cell phone to integrate with 2010 M3 i drive

Dntlvet · 06-10-2010, 11:31 AM

I need a new cell phone. My M3 does not recognize my current phone ~ 2yrs old. I use Verizon if that makes any difference.

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roller · 06-11-2010, 03:47 PM

Honestly I think iPhone integrates the best, but blackberrys are OK as well.

Dntlvet · 06-11-2010, 06:11 PM

thanks iphone it is

///M Rakete · 06-11-2010, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dntlvet

thanks iphone it is

You'll have to switch to AT&T.

GOLFFRR · 06-11-2010, 11:32 PM

i have a bb it seems to work ok i guess? always have had bb so i cant compare it to anything else. I wish i had a iphone but work gives us bb so thats what im stuck with.

chd2 · 06-14-2010, 05:14 PM

iPhone if you have smartphone integration option. If not, the new droid phones are nice, and the one I played with distinguished the difference between a cell/work/home contact number, instead of listing the contact 3 times.

jam9 · 06-14-2010, 06:19 PM

I find the Bluetooth integration is a bit spottier with my iPhone 3Gs than with the Samsung I had before. Sometimes the connection to the car drops for no apparent reason and I have to turn Bluetooth off and on again to get it to reconnect. Otherwise works fine and I like the docking cradle.

tom @ eas · 06-14-2010, 06:30 PM

Either BlackBerry or iPhone models are great.

jms_w · 06-14-2010, 08:21 PM

I would think the iPhone integrates the best since iDrive supports the iPod music features of the phone (playlists, albums, artists, etc.). Not sure if it supports any other player like it does the iPhone/iPod.

slimflem · 06-14-2010, 08:26 PM

I have a 2010 M3 with iDrive and to be honest, I never hook up my phone. It's too much work (in and out all the time). I simply use a 32GB usb stick as well as importing CDs to iDrive and importing my iTunes library (not all just the good stuff) using the usb connector in the glovebox.

As far as Bluetooth, I use Android (DROID) and it integrates like a champ and always keeps my contacts synced with the car as well as all the call logs, etc.

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roller Private First Class 10 Rep 164 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: OC, CA iTrader: (0)	Honestly I think iPhone integrates the best, but blackberrys are OK as well.
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chd2 Driver 3 Rep 119 Posts Drives: 09 E92 M3 DCT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Seabrook, TX iTrader: (0)	iPhone if you have smartphone integration option. If not, the new droid phones are nice, and the one I played with distinguished the difference between a cell/work/home contact number, instead of listing the contact 3 times.
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jam9 Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seoul, Korea iTrader: (0)	I find the Bluetooth integration is a bit spottier with my iPhone 3Gs than with the Samsung I had before. Sometimes the connection to the car drops for no apparent reason and I have to turn Bluetooth off and on again to get it to reconnect. Otherwise works fine and I like the docking cradle.
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jms_w Second Lieutenant 45 Rep 254 Posts Drives: '08 SG E93 M3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: VA iTrader: (0)	I would think the iPhone integrates the best since iDrive supports the iPod music features of the phone (playlists, albums, artists, etc.). Not sure if it supports any other player like it does the iPhone/iPod. __________________ jms_w '08 E93 M3 SG \| BLK \| 6MT
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slimflem get driving! 10 Rep 260 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	I have a 2010 M3 with iDrive and to be honest, I never hook up my phone. It's too much work (in and out all the time). I simply use a 32GB usb stick as well as importing CDs to iDrive and importing my iTunes library (not all just the good stuff) using the usb connector in the glovebox. As far as Bluetooth, I use Android (DROID) and it integrates like a champ and always keeps my contacts synced with the car as well as all the call logs, etc.
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