Bluetooth Display Question. A Triangle?

Accounting4Speed · 06-05-2006, 08:08 PM

Ok, I'm just full of questions today. So I get in my car and my phone pairs to the stereo. I start driving and notice that instead of the usual phone handset lcd the stereo is displaying a flashing triangle, like the hazard button. I check my phone it still dials and receives calls. Lastly, it wasn't related to signal reception. Anyone know what the hell this symbol means? I looked for it in the manual and of course, not there. Gimme some help folks, I could use it. Thanks.

JSpira · 06-05-2006, 08:11 PM

If it's a small triangle on the bottom of the screen near the reception bars, it's a roaming indicator.

JSpira · 06-05-2006, 08:13 PM

Like this one? (specifically the one next to the reception bars)

Accounting4Speed · 06-05-2006, 08:18 PM

Nope. I have a non i-Drive car. The triangle flashes and is hollow in the middle.

bavarian19 · 06-05-2006, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Accounting4Speed

Nope. I have a non i-Drive car. The triangle flashes and is hollow in the middle.

Roaming... I had it when I was in the mountains in eastern PA... I do not have idrive either...

Greeney · 06-05-2006, 10:12 PM

Roaming triangle usually.

KevinC · 06-05-2006, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Accounting4Speed

Nope. I have a non i-Drive car. The triangle flashes and is hollow in the middle.

Interesting. Mine's on all the time in my home area, but not flashing, it's on solid. When I actually roam, it goes out.

blke90man · 06-05-2006, 11:32 PM

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Interesting. Mine's on all the time in my home area, but not flashing, it's on solid. When I actually roam, it goes out.

Same here...So I don't see how I am roaming...

LarryK1000 · 07-31-2006, 05:12 PM

Yeh, it happened to me this w/e when I was driving home from San Diego. Verizon has full coverage all over California and I was NOT roaming, but it gave me the Roaming Triangle (blinking) for about 45 minutes while in San Diego. Once I got to Orange County, it went away.

Interestingly, the PHONE itself did NOT have a roaming symbol on its screen. It was ONLY on the BMW screen.

My friend had this happen on his phone, called Verizon and was told to totally disregard the TRIANGLE because there is no roaming in the US under most Verizon plans.

So, that's what I know.

Larry

gmcwv · 07-31-2006, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by LarryK1000

Yeh, it happened to me this w/e when I was driving home from San Diego. Verizon has full coverage all over California and I was NOT roaming, but it gave me the Roaming Triangle (blinking) for about 45 minutes while in San Diego. Once I got to Orange County, it went away.

Interestingly, the PHONE itself did NOT have a roaming symbol on its screen. It was ONLY on the BMW screen.

My friend had this happen on his phone, called Verizon and was told to totally disregard the TRIANGLE because there is no roaming in the US under most Verizon plans.

So, that's what I know.

Larry

I have Verizon as well...you get the triangle when you are in a Extended Network area. This just means that you get services but Verizon does not own the towers or they are older towers that do not support some services (ie internet)

Ascension · 07-06-2007, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JSpira

If it's a small triangle on the bottom of the screen near the reception bars, it's a roaming indicator.

I have a similar symbol on my non i-drive radio. I hate it :mad:

msimon18 · 07-06-2007, 11:16 PM

WHen I got the indicator it seemed it was telling me that I had a voice mail from a missed call. When I answered the call the symbol went away ????

DOes anyone know where these symbols are in the manuals ??

Ascension · 07-06-2007, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by msimon18

WHen I got the indicator it seemed it was telling me that I had a voice mail from a missed call. When I answered the call the symbol went away ????

DOes anyone know where these symbols are in the manuals ??

I searched my 2006 BMW 330i owners manual and could not find this symbol in the manual :mad:

BK · 07-07-2007, 01:47 AM

Old thread. FWIW, I've never seen the roaming triangle indicator, but that's what it is. For missed calls on iDrive, the icon is a little phone. Once you go to the "missed calls" page, it goes away.

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Accounting4Speed Kind of a Big Deal 38 Rep 202 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	Bluetooth Display Question. A Triangle? Ok, I'm just full of questions today. So I get in my car and my phone pairs to the stereo. I start driving and notice that instead of the usual phone handset lcd the stereo is displaying a flashing triangle, like the hazard button. I check my phone it still dials and receives calls. Lastly, it wasn't related to signal reception. Anyone know what the hell this symbol means? I looked for it in the manual and of course, not there. Gimme some help folks, I could use it. Thanks.
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Accounting4Speed Kind of a Big Deal 38 Rep 202 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0)	Nope. I have a non i-Drive car. The triangle flashes and is hollow in the middle.
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LarryK1000 Larry from Los Angeles 16 Rep 296 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Los Angeles (SFV) iTrader: (0)	Yeh, it happened to me this w/e when I was driving home from San Diego. Verizon has full coverage all over California and I was NOT roaming, but it gave me the Roaming Triangle (blinking) for about 45 minutes while in San Diego. Once I got to Orange County, it went away. Interestingly, the PHONE itself did NOT have a roaming symbol on its screen. It was ONLY on the BMW screen. My friend had this happen on his phone, called Verizon and was told to totally disregard the TRIANGLE because there is no roaming in the US under most Verizon plans. So, that's what I know. Larry
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BK Smiling politely 179 Rep 7,931 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Washington DC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [9.00]	Old thread. FWIW, I've never seen the roaming triangle indicator, but that's what it is. For missed calls on iDrive, the icon is a little phone. Once you go to the "missed calls" page, it goes away. __________________ E90 330i Black Sapphire 6MT \| 991.1 C4 Platinum Silver 7MT
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