Do you guys use your bluetooth?

convinceme · 01-18-2009, 07:36 PM

Exactly what I wrote do you guys use your bluetooth or still pick up the phone?
I live in CA and I know the law you can't pick up the phone while driving but eh whatever... I have bluetooth just not sure if I want to use it, what happens if people call you and your listening to music does it cut your music out and ringing comes over the speakers? Or what I have an iPhone by the way does this have any advantages as far as more stuff you can do with the bluetooth?

convinceme · 01-18-2009, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by damadama

yeah it rings.... cuts down your music.

I use mine, sometimes it doesnt work properly though. I find it can be a pain in the ass to disconnect the phone also.

Well since I have an iPhone my ringtones are personal like there music. So does that mean that whatever ringtone I have on my phone it will play over my speakers?

335iPaul · 01-18-2009, 07:39 PM

I have an iPhone 3g and have had no trouble. I can disconnect calls just fine. It does turn down the music or pauses the CD and then rings through the speakers. It uses a generic ring though, not any custom rings you have setup on your phone. You can also browse your address book and dial from the radio, but I think that is more dangerous than looking at your phone.

Mk23 · 01-18-2009, 07:40 PM

Use it all the time, works great. Couldn't see myself ever getting a car without it.

convinceme · 01-18-2009, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 335iPaul

I have an iPhone 3g and have had no trouble. I can disconnect calls just fine. It does turn down the music or pauses the CD and then rings through the speakers. It uses a generic ring though, not any custom rings you have setup on your phone. You can also browse your address book and dial from the radio, but I think that is more dangerous than looking at your phone.

Ya i have a 3g too lol, have to brag JK JK JK

jaserion · 01-18-2009, 07:42 PM

yeah, bluetooth is so useful. going forward, cant see how i can live without 1.

335iPaul · 01-18-2009, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by convinceme

Ya i have a 3g too lol, have to brag JK JK JK

Just wanted to make it clear, since they are different models the bluetooth chips are likely different and therefore may interface with the bluetooth in the car differently.

On a side note, I have had both the original and the 3g and the internet on the 3g is soooooooooooo much better.

stimpy · 01-18-2009, 07:45 PM

Don't use it that often - drains the crap out of my phones battery life just to leave it active. Use it when I know I'm going to be on the phone for a while - otherwise I just use speakerphone.

magmd · 01-18-2009, 07:45 PM

I use it pretty much everyday.

FotiosF90M5 · 01-18-2009, 07:46 PM

every day for me. Always works perfect with my blackberry.

convinceme · 01-18-2009, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 335iPaul

Just wanted to make it clear, since they are different models the bluetooth chips are likely different and therefore may interface with the bluetooth in the car differently.

On a side note, I have had both the original and the 3g and the internet on the 3g is soooooooooooo much better.

+1! I almost got screwed selling mine to a fellow fanatic on the E46forum!

Got my money just not as much as I was supposed to get, thats how I got my 3G...

-=Hot|Ice=- · 01-18-2009, 07:56 PM

Use it all the time.

bk20627 · 01-18-2009, 08:01 PM

+1 use it all the time~!

ultimate · 01-18-2009, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by convinceme

Well since I have an iPhone my ringtones are personal like there music. So does that mean that whatever ringtone I have on my phone it will play over my speakers?

no. your ringtone will not play over the speakers.
it will be a beeping sound.

Alessandro · 01-18-2009, 08:09 PM

all the time its a great feature

convinceme · 01-18-2009, 08:20 PM

Hey how come they put the mic on the passengers side?

MCMLXXXIX · 01-18-2009, 08:23 PM

i love the bluetooth! its so helpful. sometimes i can get annoyed with it tho. it sometimes takes forever to hang up even after the other line is closed

rjd598 · 01-18-2009, 08:24 PM

i use the bluetooth all the time and have no problem. i think that its EXTREMELY useful because you dont have to use ur phone at all and it basically does the work for you.i really like how it connects by itself everytime i turn the car on

magmd · 01-18-2009, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by convinceme

Hey how come they put the mic on the passengers side?

The mic is in the center light console...where you operate sunroof/lights etc.

shaddai · 01-18-2009, 08:55 PM

Bluetooth in the car is freaking awesome. You'd have to be an idiot not to use it. Pauses the music so you can focus on the call.

By the way, the phone itself rings too, at least with my iPhone.

GregL · 01-18-2009, 08:56 PM

All the time, every single day.

to_riffic · 01-18-2009, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Mk335i

Use it all the time, works great. Couldn't see myself ever getting a car without it.

+1

View Poll Results: Which do you do?
Use bluetooth in the car.	117	89.31%
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Just pick up the phone still.	12	9.16%
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convinceme Private First Class 30 Rep 157 Posts Drives: 2006 330i ALPINE WHITE Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ventura CA iTrader: (0)	Do you guys use your bluetooth? Exactly what I wrote do you guys use your bluetooth or still pick up the phone? I live in CA and I know the law you can't pick up the phone while driving but eh whatever... I have bluetooth just not sure if I want to use it, what happens if people call you and your listening to music does it cut your music out and ringing comes over the speakers? Or what I have an iPhone by the way does this have any advantages as far as more stuff you can do with the bluetooth?
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335iPaul Colonel 39 Rep 2,213 Posts Drives: 2007 335i SG Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St. Louis, MO iTrader: (3) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	I have an iPhone 3g and have had no trouble. I can disconnect calls just fine. It does turn down the music or pauses the CD and then rings through the speakers. It uses a generic ring though, not any custom rings you have setup on your phone. You can also browse your address book and dial from the radio, but I think that is more dangerous than looking at your phone. __________________ Current: 07 335i e90 Previous: 09 Acura TSX PWP Tech Previous: 07 335i e90 with L.E.T. Flash
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stimpy Colonel 180 Rep 2,210 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Phoenix AZ iTrader: (7)	Don't use it that often - drains the crap out of my phones battery life just to leave it active. Use it when I know I'm going to be on the phone for a while - otherwise I just use speakerphone.
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convinceme Private First Class 30 Rep 157 Posts Drives: 2006 330i ALPINE WHITE Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ventura CA iTrader: (0)	Hey how come they put the mic on the passengers side?
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MCMLXXXIX wat 240 Rep 3,406 Posts Drives: a gr3at whit3 5hark Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oct 2008 iTrader: (0)	i love the bluetooth! its so helpful. sometimes i can get annoyed with it tho. it sometimes takes forever to hang up even after the other line is closed __________________ 2012 Toyota Highlander SE - PAST - 2008 e92 335i, 2006 e90 325i
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