Motorola V557, Cingular and Bluetooth?

Meatnog · 02-09-2006, 10:59 AM

Anyone have the V557? Have you gotten it to pair? Any problems? I'm considering the upgrade from my ancient Nokia.

Laplacian · 02-09-2006, 06:42 PM

My sister has the V551 on her pre-Sept 325 and it pairs perfectly. The V557 is the same exact phone as the V551 except it has the media net ticker.

I have the V540 (same as V551, but without a camera) and I got it specifically expecting it to be just as compatible as the V551. My E90 is not here yet so I couldn't tell you if it works, but I expect it to.

The V551 is on the approved list of bluetooth phones approved by BMW. It's taking a chance to assume the V557 or V540 also work, but not much of one in my opinion since they are all essentially the same phone.

Arkansas3 · 02-09-2006, 07:09 PM

seems as if your car has the latest CIP update it shoud work with any bluetooth phone, but the phonebooks may not sync up

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Laplacian Private First Class 14 Rep 182 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (0)	My sister has the V551 on her pre-Sept 325 and it pairs perfectly. The V557 is the same exact phone as the V551 except it has the media net ticker. I have the V540 (same as V551, but without a camera) and I got it specifically expecting it to be just as compatible as the V551. My E90 is not here yet so I couldn't tell you if it works, but I expect it to. The V551 is on the approved list of bluetooth phones approved by BMW. It's taking a chance to assume the V557 or V540 also work, but not much of one in my opinion since they are all essentially the same phone. Last edited by Laplacian; 02-09-2006 at 07:10 PM..
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