using bluetooth in my m3

dapaine · 06-01-2009, 08:52 AM

Hey guys, I just wanted to check to see if this was normal or not and if I should bring it to a shop to have checked out. I paired my iphone 3g to my car and when I make phone calls there is a lot of statis. I can have full bars so i know I am getting good signal. I also paired my wifes phone to see if it did the same thing and it did. Is the bluetooth just not very good in this car or do you think something is wrong?

///Armin · 06-01-2009, 09:06 AM

Bluetooth SUCKS for me in this car, my friend's 6 series is much better. I dont' even use it anymore.

It's wiered, it works well for some and it doesn't for others, I posted about this a while back and the responses were 50/50.

valeram · 06-01-2009, 09:25 AM

I got the 3G and my wife is using the 2G. Both iPhone seems to work fine without any static problem. Better ask the dealer to check it out. Do you have any tint? I heard that metallic tint may interfere with the signal.

dapaine · 06-01-2009, 09:33 AM

Yeah I have tinted windows. Ill see about asking the dealer to look at it. Seems like it should work fine and if not they should fix it but I dont want to bring my car and leave it there and have them tell me it works fine and they cant do anything.

M3 Montreal · 06-01-2009, 10:12 AM

I used to get BAD echo with my Iphone 3g and I kept trying to fix it . Went to dealer , phoned apple etc... NOTHING worked...

About 2 updates ago when I paired my Iphone and uploaded the new update , my problems went away and its working amazingly well now.

Really weird if you ask me but apple was blaming BMW and BMW was blaming Apple.

MMMorish · 06-01-2009, 10:12 AM

Mine works just fine and I have tinted windows too.

Blackberry FTW!!! lol

dapaine · 06-01-2009, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by M3 Montreal

I used to get BAD echo with my Iphone 3g and I kept trying to fix it . Went to dealer , phoned apple etc... NOTHING worked...

About 2 updates ago when I paired my Iphone and uploaded the new update , my problems went away and its working amazingly well now.

Really weird if you ask me but apple was blaming BMW and BMW was blaming Apple.

Thanks, I am upto date on my iphone sw, is there anything BMW can upgrade?

immiketoo · 06-01-2009, 10:30 AM

Man I hope mine works...the S5 is pretty good and I love that feature...

!Xoible · 06-01-2009, 11:11 AM

mine's perfect with old and new iPhone

jackolo · 06-01-2009, 11:47 AM

Nokia E71 on the Fido Network.
Works fine in the M3. The compatibility and interaction between the phone and the Idrive is better then compared to the PCM in my Porsche but I have to say call quality going both ways is way better in the Porsche. But I haven't had any real call quality issues with the BMW.

lincoln · 06-01-2009, 03:26 PM

Mine works good too - there's obviously road noise when traveling over a certain speed. Sometimes, people say they can't hear me well and I switch to the phone. As far as I can tell, it doesn't have any correlation to signal strength. Other times, they say i'm crystal clear. I got F1 ceramic tint. I do agree with others that the docking station does little to 'boost' signal strength, if any at all. The only benefit I see is that it charges the the phone while being secured in the cradle.

riyatch · 06-01-2009, 04:36 PM

my bluetooth works great! better then our Lexus.
phone is a Samsung Instinct.

mazda3ndp · 06-01-2009, 06:24 PM

mine sucks... people always complain that they cant hear me... i dont think it has anything to do with tints at least in my case because if i switch it from "bmw" to "iphone3g" its crystal clear.... 1 out of every 10 calls works perfect... i hate the BT in my m3... let us know if you find a fix

blublur · 06-02-2009, 12:08 AM

Have a Samsung Instinct too, works great. Love Sprint! Have tint too, so that's not it.

cut2qr · 06-10-2009, 07:28 PM

Mine works better if it is not sitting on the dash or in the console..

06-01-2009, 08:52 AM	#1
dapaine Enlisted Member 3 Rep 39 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	using bluetooth in my m3 Hey guys, I just wanted to check to see if this was normal or not and if I should bring it to a shop to have checked out. I paired my iphone 3g to my car and when I make phone calls there is a lot of statis. I can have full bars so i know I am getting good signal. I also paired my wifes phone to see if it did the same thing and it did. Is the bluetooth just not very good in this car or do you think something is wrong?
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06-01-2009, 09:06 AM	#2
///Armin First Lieutenant 90 Rep 355 Posts Drives: AW E92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern VA iTrader: (0)	Bluetooth SUCKS for me in this car, my friend's 6 series is much better. I dont' even use it anymore. It's wiered, it works well for some and it doesn't for others, I posted about this a while back and the responses were 50/50.
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06-01-2009, 09:25 AM	#3
valeram Major 37 Rep 1,413 Posts Drives: 992 TTS, 991.2 GT3 T, F80 M3 C Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dublin, OH iTrader: (0)	I got the 3G and my wife is using the 2G. Both iPhone seems to work fine without any static problem. Better ask the dealer to check it out. Do you have any tint? I heard that metallic tint may interfere with the signal.
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06-01-2009, 09:33 AM	#4
dapaine Enlisted Member 3 Rep 39 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	Yeah I have tinted windows. Ill see about asking the dealer to look at it. Seems like it should work fine and if not they should fix it but I dont want to bring my car and leave it there and have them tell me it works fine and they cant do anything.
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06-01-2009, 10:12 AM	#5
M3 Montreal Colonel 68 Rep 2,194 Posts Drives: 2012 M3 SG ,DCT & 2011 S4 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Montreal , Canada iTrader: (0)	I used to get BAD echo with my Iphone 3g and I kept trying to fix it . Went to dealer , phoned apple etc... NOTHING worked... About 2 updates ago when I paired my Iphone and uploaded the new update , my problems went away and its working amazingly well now. Really weird if you ask me but apple was blaming BMW and BMW was blaming Apple. __________________ 2012 E92-M3 Space Grey on Fox Red, DCT 2011 B8 S4 S-Tronic , Black on magma red
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06-01-2009, 10:12 AM	#6
MMMorish Just call me J.J. McClure 156 Rep 2,834 Posts Drives: E92 M3 & C4 Corvette Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (5)	Mine works just fine and I have tinted windows too. Blackberry FTW!!! lol __________________ MODS: Meisterschaft GT Racing Exhaust / BMC Air Filter / UUC SSK & DSSR (Modded)/ RPI Scoops / Passport SRX Hardwired / Custom Wrap 3M Clearbra / 20% Tint / 50% Windshield Tint / Key Hole Delete / Matted Out Accessories / VRS Type II Diffuser / Smoked Reflectors / Euphoria 6K LED Interior Lights / Rear Fog Light Mod / 6000K HID's / 6500K LUX H8 Angel Eyes / RDash License Plate LED Kit / LED Xenon Reverse Lights "M3 drivers have no friends"
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06-01-2009, 11:11 AM	#9
!Xoible Banned 832 Rep 46,029 Posts Drives: .... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: . iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 M3 [4.00] 2007 335i [9.00] 2008 528i [8.00] 2006 Infiniti - G35 ... [8.00]	mine's perfect with old and new iPhone
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06-01-2009, 11:47 AM	#10
jackolo Groin Grabbingly Trascendent 44 Rep 431 Posts Drives: 17' M3 ZCP AY/SS 6MT Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Edmonton AB iTrader: (5)	Nokia E71 on the Fido Network. Works fine in the M3. The compatibility and interaction between the phone and the Idrive is better then compared to the PCM in my Porsche but I have to say call quality going both ways is way better in the Porsche. But I haven't had any real call quality issues with the BMW. __________________
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06-01-2009, 03:26 PM	#11
lincoln Lieutenant 19 Rep 432 Posts Drives: 2009 Melbourne Red Coupe - DCT Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Seattle (Puyallup) iTrader: (0)	Mine works good too - there's obviously road noise when traveling over a certain speed. Sometimes, people say they can't hear me well and I switch to the phone. As far as I can tell, it doesn't have any correlation to signal strength. Other times, they say i'm crystal clear. I got F1 ceramic tint. I do agree with others that the docking station does little to 'boost' signal strength, if any at all. The only benefit I see is that it charges the the phone while being secured in the cradle. __________________ 2009 Melbourne Red DCT \| Black Interior \| Carbon Fiber Trim \| Carbon Fiber Roof \| Cold Weather \| Premium \| Technology \| 19's \| Smartphone Integration \| iPod \|
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06-01-2009, 04:36 PM	#12
riyatch Lieutenant 15 Rep 474 Posts Drives: e90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Vegas iTrader: (1)	my bluetooth works great! better then our Lexus. phone is a Samsung Instinct.
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06-01-2009, 06:24 PM	#13
mazda3ndp Captain 49 Rep 605 Posts Drives: E9x M3 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bergen NJ iTrader: (8)	mine sucks... people always complain that they cant hear me... i dont think it has anything to do with tints at least in my case because if i switch it from "bmw" to "iphone3g" its crystal clear.... 1 out of every 10 calls works perfect... i hate the BT in my m3... let us know if you find a fix
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06-02-2009, 12:08 AM	#14
blublur Private First Class 1 Rep 115 Posts Drives: '12 (Indiv MCB) E92 M3 6MT Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ iTrader: (0)	Have a Samsung Instinct too, works great. Love Sprint! Have tint too, so that's not it.
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06-10-2009, 07:28 PM	#15
cut2qr Private 1 Rep 67 Posts Drives: e90 M3 sedan Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: PA iTrader: (0)	Mine works better if it is not sitting on the dash or in the console..
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