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Gumbo
13-12-2003, 01:05 AM
Hi, I am a new user so be gentle!

My XDA II is arriving middle of next week (just in time for xmas :)) but i wondered if anyone can help me....

I have a BMW with Bluetooth phone setup in it. My previous phones, T65 3650 and T610 have all connected fine via bluetooth and from what i gather used a headset profile rather than a carkit one. I am not very technologically minded as you can probably guess. Does anyone know if this will be a problem in connecting the XDA II to the car? If so is there likely to be an upgrade to resolve the issue in the near future?

I looked for info on this topic but couldnt find anything do any help would be much appreciated

Thanks
Plum
13-12-2003, 05:20 PM
XDA II pairs ok with BMW bluetooth but thats as far as it goes. New ROM upgrade promised in early 2004 may resolve this.
Gumbo
13-12-2003, 08:27 PM
oh :(

fingers crossed the ROM updates work ok then.

Havent had a PDA since a Palm III several years ago. Really looking forward to seeing how much they have improved
steve
23-12-2003, 12:29 AM
I also am frustrated with the fact I cant use the bluetooth on my BMW - does anyone know what the actual issue is does this serial patch have anything to do with it?
steve
23-12-2003, 12:48 AM
Is the headset profile different to the Hansfree profile?
916senna
23-12-2003, 01:16 AM
Is the headset profile different to the Handsfree profile?
Join the club........ :(
The headset profile and the handsfree are different, headset mimics a standard wired headset, ie accept call, terminate call and thats about it.
The handsfree has a lot more features such as transfering the number lists. BMW have chosen the handsfree, and XDA doesnt have it yet. The serial fix wont do anything as its not the problem in this case.
I guess we will just have to wait and hope. I'm a little concerned that the BMW system may not comply with the standards, so it may not work even with the correct bluetooth profile.
Sorry its not good news, Towa is working on the handsfree profile, might have something early in the new year, lets hope he can figure it out. :)

Cheers

Jon