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esziszi

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I don't use Bluetooth streaming. I think I tried it when I installed the Asteroid, it worked, but I didn't use it since.

If I remember correctly, I had a similar problem with BT headphones and a phone. I think it was the phone, more exactly the music player app. Maybe you should try playing music with a different app. From your description, it seems there is a buffering problem.

In the phone's paired Bluetooth devices list, go to the Asteroid's options and disable Phone audio, leave only Media audio, then test the Bluetooth streaming. Maybe the handsfree function interferes with music streaming.

If you have a hacked iGo (or other app) which is set to forcibly speak through the phone, not Bluetooth, this could also mess up audio streaming. Check the apps that play audio, installed on your phone.

Also, check the phone's audio, system, advanced and Bluetooth settings, there may be some setting which fixes the problem.

Try with a different phone.

Try with a different Bluetooth receiver (headphones, maybe laptop, if you can configure it to receive audio through BT). Maybe you could test this in an audio equipment store.

miki1 said:
thank you, didn't know about the 2.1 just installed it. I am still having this bluetooth issue. When i stream music via bluetooth, the connection stutters for about 5-10 seconds and then everything is running smooth. Is it the same with your asteroid?
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esziszi

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I tried it half an hour ago, it does not stutter for me. My phone is a Samsung Galaxy S II (i9100), with SlimBean.4.3.1.build.1.4 (Android 4.3). I used Google Music for playing the music.

If your Asteroid is not overloaded with running applications or doesn't have some weird audio programs, I'd say the problem is with the phone.

miki1 said:
thank you, didn't know about the 2.1 just installed it. I am still having this bluetooth issue. When i stream music via bluetooth, the connection stutters for about 5-10 seconds and then everything is running smooth. Is it the same with your asteroid?
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guandms

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Want to buy this product

Hi guys !

Im thinking of buying the Parrot ASTEROID Classic and i want to know your most sincere opinion .
I have the HTC One smartphone and i want to use the Waze application for navigation .
Im goin to connect a DOK to one of the USB ports and 3G usb data for Wireless connectivity
Is this the product for me ??? .
 
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guandms said:
Hi guys !

Im thinking of buying the Parrot ASTEROID Classic and i want to know your most sincere opinion .
I have the HTC One smartphone and i want to use the Waze application for navigation .
Im goin to connect a DOK to one of the USB ports and 3G usb data for Wireless connectivity
Is this the product for me ??? .
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I own a Parrot Asteroid Classic. There is no need to use USB to share data connection. Instead, you can link your phone through Bluetooth and share data (tethering). This way allows you to use your phone as a modem, handsfree and you can also play your music.(A2DP).
Relating to Waze, I used to use but you'll get dissapointed. It's too slow, screen is too little and is not easy to handle it through the wheel (remember that is not a touch-screen).
What I love it is that embeds all that I need in a 1 DIN format but this affects the usability. It's a good product but with some limitations.
 
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Moreirinha

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I love the radio, it has some problems but for me there´s nothing compared to it (single din).
check if your phone can share the internet connection, mine does not (only phone and music).
You can also install other navigation app with off line function...
 
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rhconcepts

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I have tried alot of apps on my phone to tether through bluetooth but still not working. I did all the steps like turning the connect to internet on in the head units setting. I can only get wifi tether to work using wifitether but I cant use bluetooth if I use wifi :( I have the sprint LG Op G phone and its rooted. What could I do on my phone to get B/T to tether ? Also thought about usb but the client side needs android 4.x and higher for that to work.
 
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Tethering works with the Sony Z3 Compact, if anyone was wondering. I just got this installed and threw a 128GB Transcend SD card in, works like a charm!
 
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WhiteTitane

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I'm thinking the Asteroid would look ok in my ///M Coupé but hum...many links are dead today.

Can someone tell me were we are about custom roms and various hacks? That's still Android 1.5? No way to increase internal storage or RAM? etc...
 
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WhiteTitane said:
I'm thinking the Asteroid would look ok in my ///M Coupé but hum...many links are dead today.

Can someone tell me were we are about custom roms and various hacks? That's still Android 1.5? No way to increase internal storage or RAM? etc...
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There aren t any custom ROM for the classic,only a launcher that I have to try but seems to crash in the last firmware 2.1. I even bought the classic one month ago for my Audi a3, It s the only good 1 din radio I could find.I had a Chinese 7" 1din unit from Erisin (all the other brand are the same ****,same model with different wallpapers), but was terrible, the software makes me wanna go to China with a bazooka and destroy erisin s factory.I m happy with classic now, last firmware seems OK, and all I need is Bluetooth call, Bluetooth music, SD and USB music, web radio and maybe waze, all the rest of stuff could be done on my nexus 5 without problems
Is there a new upgraded version of the homemade asteroid launcher?
Anyone still using asteroid classic?
 
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ox_eye

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Hi all,

the french site with the download to Navigon is not working anymore because registration is not working.

Do someone has the apk file for me to install Navigon?
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dsenela

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Navigon

L!nux said:
Same situation for me, can't find navigon anywhere! Does anyone can help?
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I messed with this unit a few years back and happened to have some files on my NAS. so here goes : h?t?t?p:/?/?w?w?w?.mediafire.c?o?m/download/0q1qh48w9o1kyb1/Navigon_Parrot_ASTEROID.rar??

Remove question marks to get full u r l. This site does not allow me to post url (I am a newbie)

Enjoy!

Cheers
 
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L!nux

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dsenela said:
I messed with this unit a few years back and happened to have some files on my NAS. so here goes : h?t?t?p:/?/?w?w?w?.mediafire.c?o?m/download/0q1qh48w9o1kyb1/Navigon_Parrot_ASTEROID.rar??

Remove question marks to get full u r l. This site does not allow me to post url (I am a newbie)

Enjoy!

Cheers
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I really appreciate it, thanks a lot! I've download it and will give it a try, now I just need to find an unused SD card and working maps for Europe. Do you know from where to start for maps? Many thanks again
 
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dsenela

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navigon

L!nux said:
I really appreciate it, thanks a lot! I've download it and will give it a try, now I just need to find an unused SD card and working maps for Europe. Do you know from where to start for maps? Many thanks again
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There are plenty of maps online. Just google and you will find lots of torr3nt links. I have the N. American maps.

cheers.
 
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tigiy

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I'm also looking if there is a newer version. I'm currently at 2.1.1

Also I have a problem with spotify. When I try to log in, it says that my password is wrong.
 
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sav_za

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tigiy said:
I'm also looking if there is a newer version. I'm currently at 2.1.1

Also I have a problem with spotify. When I try to log in, it says that my password is wrong.
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6ocPX4TVVfhY0hlNlpjb0Z1YUE/view?usp=sharing

This is the latest version I have, I think it's 2.3? For South Africa, I don't know if it makes any difference?

---------- Post added at 05:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:05 AM ----------

I've found this as well:
http://all-hds.fr/asteroid/firmware/
 
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WhiteTitane

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I'm still looking for a product that would do what the Asteroid did with modern processing power. No luck yet
 
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    Offline navigation: I have Navigon on it, installed a few days ago. Works well with an Eastern European map that I use. Can't go to the house number, just to the street, but it may be user error, since I'm more familiar with iGo and Google.

    The volume cannot be changed, it's either maximum or mute, but not in between.

    An Italian guy (peppino44255) modified it to work with the Asteroid's wheel and Next/Prev buttons.

    It works, but when I really have to go to a new place, I'd mount the standalone on the windshield or even use my smartphone. Waze would be more useful on the Asteroid.

    I'll see if I can find the download link for you.

    Edit: see below.

    OK, I got it from here. The page is in French.

    What the page, and the comments, say:

    1. Get the program from here (on the page, fill the CAPTCHA, then press the button under it, with the text "Valider et telecharger le fichier" on it) or from Rapidshare. It's a 120 MB RAR and downloads slowly (was at 40-160 kbps for me, took ages).

    2. Get a Navigon map for your country. I don't have sources for this. The page has a link to France's 2010 map, but newer Navigon maps work, too. I tested it with a 2011 map. I found the map I need from one of the links in the comments there.

    3. Get an SD card that you will use in your Asteroid, if you don't have one yet. For now, access the card with your computer, using a card reader or by other means. Make sure it is FAT32 formatted. FAT16 (classic FAT) would probably work, too. Create a folder on it, called "Navigon". Actually, you can put the program in any folder, even in the SD card's root, but this is how I did it.

    4. Unpack the RAR you downloaded at step 1, into this folder on the card. If we'd call the card "SD", you would now have:

    SD/Navigon/Navigon.apk
    SD/Navigon/data/…
    SD/Navigon/sound/…
    SD/Navigon/map/…

    5. Copy the *.map files (US.map, maybe?) that you got at step 2, to SD/Navigon/map/.

    6. Unmount the SD card from your computer and put it in the Asteroid.

    7. On the Asteroid, go to the Install menu. You will see "Navigon" in the list. Install it.

    The main Navigon menu, right after you start the program (the third photo on the French page), is navigable with the Asteroid wheel and the Asteroid Next/Prev buttons. In most text boxes (e.g. when inputting a street's name), you can press the big round Parrot button and the Asteroid keyboard will come up. Changing between uppercase/lowercase/numbers is by pressing the menu button. Changing between night/day is through menu button->Day/Night, when a map is displayed.

    The comments say Navigon will default to the system's language. I have the UK firmware and Navigon's menus are UK English. US will probably give you US, not that there are many differences.

    Just for making it clear: you will have to leave the SD card inside the Asteroid, otherwise the navigation won't work.

    If you know how to create a startup config file for Navigon, please do tell. I'm especially interested in setting the volume, since it's at maximum. The Asteroid's many volume settings do not affect it. What I did, is go to Navigon's settings menu and mute it. I did not try an external USB keyboard, maybe one can use the horizontal arrow keys to adjust the volume slider.

    Edit 2:

    Got a wireless mini keyboard for it, from eBay, this one. It cost 18.82$, free shipping. It works - input is much easier and faster, and I can also set Navigon's volume. It's not backlit, but for the money, it works.
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    Here we go chaps, received it on Sunday - version 2: https://anonfiles.com/file/1f1cdaaf798f0e1209feddf15105cf67
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    Dysphoria
    Asteroid

    Been driving around with the Asteroid for a while now and it's a pretty neat radio but not perfect.

    Building it into the car was a breeze. With the radio came all the needed cables, like a 3,5mm jack, iPod cable, USB cable for usb-sticks, GPS dongle and microphone for the carkit. All cables were pretty long so you should have no problem routing them to whatever place you want them in your car.

    Soundquality is pretty good and there are plenty of connections for subwoofers and external amplifiers so it should suffice even for cars with loads of fat speakers.

    Connecting my phone, an HTC Desire with CyanogenMod 7.1 (nightly build), was easy through bluetooth and streaming music over bluetooth went without problems. Answering phonecalls and navigating the menu is pretty easy.

    A few problems I ran into though. To use internet on the radio (for google maps, internet radio, coyote speed camera alerts) you can either use a 3g USB dongle (which costs you at least 10€ a month where I live) or tether your phone through bluetooth (maybe usb works, haven't tried yet). To do this, your phone needs to support the bluetooth DUN profile which android lacks. Nokia phones should be no problem though. I've tried using 3rd party apps like PDANet but to no avail.

    Furthermore I found that the device lacks some tweaking capabilities. For example, when i'm navigating my contacts from my phone, the device tries to "read" the contacts for me using text-to-speech. I've found no way to turn this off. Furthermore I could find no option in the settings to turn off the traffic announcements from radio. The device now switches to radio when i'm listening to music from my SD card to bring me the traffic information (Which can be skipped by pressing the "back" button). Finally, the device came with a Dutch language setting and i've found no way to turn this to English, which is the language I prefer.

    Please note, I have only used this radio for a short while and I might've missed some things! I think this is a very nice radio though and since it is the first model and only out for a week or so now I think there will be some updates from Parrot's side, perhaps expanding the capabilities of this device. The only major drawback is the lack of internet connectivity if you have an Android phone. This is not Parrot's fault though but rather Google's. I heard though that Honeycomb supports Bluetooth PAN and I think the Asteroid supports this for Internet tethering so i'm keeping my hopes up for Android Icecream to bring this feature to my phone.

    Pro:
    - Lots sources for music: Radio, USB stick, SD Card, iPod, 3.5mm Jack line-in
    - Android with Google Maps
    - Speed camera Alerts
    - Large screen (for a single DIN radio unit)
    - Lots of cables came with the Radio (With a Pioneer your need to buy overpriced iPod cables separately)
    - Its a handsfree carkit, and Parrot knows how to make those by now :)
    - Lots of tweaking possible with the sound

    Con:
    - Internet does not work with Android phones (yet)
    - Lacks certain tweaking possibilities in the settings menu

    Feel free to ask any questions :)
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    back from holidays and on the way to holidays. ^^

    but i've got a new version for you (1.7) ... try it out :)
    http://asteroid.rphoto.at/

    sorry for my short post ... i'm on the way. ;)
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    Ikkari
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    I have posted a separate small tutorial for Navigon Offline Navigation
    on the Parrot Asteroid:

    http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26502867#post26502867
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