Question about iPhone and GSM noise

meddesigner · 10-28-2007, 10:25 AM

I will need to buy a new phone to work with Bluetooth in the 08' 335 I just bought. Since I use Macs at home and at work it makes sense to buy an iPhone BUT, it is GSM and GSM interferes with audio systems.

Does anyone have any experience with the iPhone in your BMW and what other phones/carriers do you recommend. I am currently with Sprint and willing to change but want to make the right choice.

NoTrash · 10-28-2007, 10:43 AM

i have an x5, and my iphone has never interfered

mrad01 · 10-28-2007, 01:50 PM

I just upgraded from a JasJam to the iPhone and the iPhone in my 335 is MUCH better!!!
Audio quality is fantastic!

Ty Vil · 10-28-2007, 02:22 PM

Here we go with more fake hysteria.

meddesigner · 10-28-2007, 03:36 PM

No "fake hysteria" at all. GSM absolutely causes interference in audio systems in the form of a buzzing sound coming from a speaker that has a voice coil. This is absolutely fact.

Now, some systems are more susceptible to the interference by GSM polling. Others are less so due to the shielding these systems employ.

So if my concern about a technologies know deficits can be considered "fake hysteria" then so be it. It just appears one can not have an intelligent decision here without someone leaving comments that are not helpful but also verge on attacking for no reason at all other than to boost their own fragile egos.

My original question was quite simple...Do people who OWN AND USE and Apple iPhone experience GSM buzz when using Bluetooth in their BMW. Simple.

Ty Vil · 10-28-2007, 04:32 PM

No this doesn't exist in my car I've never experienced it with my tyPhone nor have I ever heard of one of our clients complain about it.

meddesigner · 10-28-2007, 04:36 PM

Thank you

aldersonjames2002 · 10-28-2007, 05:09 PM

Nothing worse than being on a conference call and somebody has a crackberry too close to their land line.. the noise drives me nuts... my blackberry used to screw with my honda's radio, but only every once in a while. Good luck with it.

James

Ty Vil · 10-28-2007, 07:04 PM

Op: I didn't mean to come off as rude either. I love the way my tyPhone works with my e90

ibimmer954 · 10-28-2007, 09:42 PM

My best friend has an iPhone. I have definitely heard the "GSM noise" whenever he puts the phone close to speakers attached to a computer. Definite interference. We don't get that with our CDMA phones.

As for the car, I have never heard interference from the iPhone either when I ride with him or when he rides with me. I know he has used the phone to surf the web as I was driving us. I don't remember hearing any interference on the audio system.

tintivilus · 10-29-2007, 01:12 PM

I've had a bunch of GSM phones and I've never had trouble with GSM buzz in any of my cars (E34, E46, E92). Computer speakers, sure. Conference room speakerphones, all the time. Cars, nope.

I'd imagine European automotive electronics have been designed around GSM buzz for a while now.

meddesigner · 10-29-2007, 05:28 PM

Thanks -

I want to get an iPhone but have held off becuase I was worried about GSM. But since I use Macs at home and at work it makes sense for me to get it.

Also, for those that use their iPhone with the ipod adapter...does the music fade out when a call comes in like the demos i have seen?

Any other outstanding issues you can think of?

Thanks -

Richard in Nashville

jimbethesda · 10-29-2007, 06:05 PM

Just to chime in as well. My iPhone works great in my 335i, no interference at all. It interfere with a lot of other things, but not the car.

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meddesigner New Member 3 Rep 22 Posts Drives: 08 335i (on order) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nashville iTrader: (0)	Question about iPhone and GSM noise I will need to buy a new phone to work with Bluetooth in the 08' 335 I just bought. Since I use Macs at home and at work it makes sense to buy an iPhone BUT, it is GSM and GSM interferes with audio systems. Does anyone have any experience with the iPhone in your BMW and what other phones/carriers do you recommend. I am currently with Sprint and willing to change but want to make the right choice.
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NoTrash Private First Class 15 Rep 133 Posts Drives: Lexus IS350 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bloomington IN iTrader: (0)	i have an x5, and my iphone has never interfered
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mrad01 First Lieutenant 16 Rep 327 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW E90 M3 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Zealand iTrader: (0)	I just upgraded from a JasJam to the iPhone and the iPhone in my 335 is MUCH better!!! Audio quality is fantastic! __________________ 2008 BMW e90 M3 6MT 1990 BMW e30 325i 5MT
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Ty Vil Captain 32 Rep 913 Posts Drives: ///M4 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ (by way of Portland, OR) iTrader: (0)	Here we go with more fake hysteria.
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10-28-2007, 03:36 PM	#5
meddesigner New Member 3 Rep 22 Posts Drives: 08 335i (on order) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nashville iTrader: (0)	No "fake hysteria" at all. GSM absolutely causes interference in audio systems in the form of a buzzing sound coming from a speaker that has a voice coil. This is absolutely fact. Now, some systems are more susceptible to the interference by GSM polling. Others are less so due to the shielding these systems employ. So if my concern about a technologies know deficits can be considered "fake hysteria" then so be it. It just appears one can not have an intelligent decision here without someone leaving comments that are not helpful but also verge on attacking for no reason at all other than to boost their own fragile egos. My original question was quite simple...Do people who OWN AND USE and Apple iPhone experience GSM buzz when using Bluetooth in their BMW. Simple.
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Ty Vil Captain 32 Rep 913 Posts Drives: ///M4 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ (by way of Portland, OR) iTrader: (0)	No this doesn't exist in my car I've never experienced it with my tyPhone nor have I ever heard of one of our clients complain about it.
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meddesigner New Member 3 Rep 22 Posts Drives: 08 335i (on order) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nashville iTrader: (0)	Thank you
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aldersonjames2002 Enlisted Member 0 Rep 35 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Sedan Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E90 335i [0.00]	Nothing worse than being on a conference call and somebody has a crackberry too close to their land line.. the noise drives me nuts... my blackberry used to screw with my honda's radio, but only every once in a while. Good luck with it. James __________________
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Ty Vil Captain 32 Rep 913 Posts Drives: ///M4 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Scottsdale, AZ (by way of Portland, OR) iTrader: (0)	Op: I didn't mean to come off as rude either. I love the way my tyPhone works with my e90
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ibimmer954 Major 256 Rep 1,437 Posts Drives: '23 i4 M50, '15 M3, '19 Cayman Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego, California, USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 Porsche Cayman ... [0.00] 2015 BMW M3 [9.87] 2023 BMW i4 M50 [9.25]	My best friend has an iPhone. I have definitely heard the "GSM noise" whenever he puts the phone close to speakers attached to a computer. Definite interference. We don't get that with our CDMA phones. As for the car, I have never heard interference from the iPhone either when I ride with him or when he rides with me. I know he has used the phone to surf the web as I was driving us. I don't remember hearing any interference on the audio system.
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tintivilus Lieutenant Colonel 26 Rep 1,826 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lake County, IL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E92 335i [0.00] 2003 325i [0.00]	I've had a bunch of GSM phones and I've never had trouble with GSM buzz in any of my cars (E34, E46, E92). Computer speakers, sure. Conference room speakerphones, all the time. Cars, nope. I'd imagine European automotive electronics have been designed around GSM buzz for a while now.
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10-29-2007, 05:28 PM	#12
meddesigner New Member 3 Rep 22 Posts Drives: 08 335i (on order) Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nashville iTrader: (0)	Thanks - I want to get an iPhone but have held off becuase I was worried about GSM. But since I use Macs at home and at work it makes sense for me to get it. Also, for those that use their iPhone with the ipod adapter...does the music fade out when a call comes in like the demos i have seen? Any other outstanding issues you can think of? Thanks - Richard in Nashville
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jimbethesda Colonel 1991 Rep 2,373 Posts Drives: M3 (F80) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Austin iTrader: (0)	Just to chime in as well. My iPhone works great in my 335i, no interference at all. It interfere with a lot of other things, but not the car. __________________ 2001 330Ci (sold) 2007 335i (sold) 2008 E90 M3 (sold) 2015 M3 (sold) 2022 G83
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