Bluetooth compatibility list

[SkinnyMINI]

does anyone know if the Samsung MM A920 works???? My current contract with sprint ends in Feb..I will be getting the iPhone at that time..but for now (my Cooper is expected to arrive week 28 so sometime at the end of August I think) Im stuck with my current phone.

[nicknbecka]

Originally Posted by SkinnyMINI

does anyone know if the Samsung MM A920 works???? My current contract with sprint ends in Feb..I will be getting the iPhone at that time..but for now (my Cooper is expected to arrive week 28 so sometime at the end of August I think) Im stuck with my current phone.

I haven't seen anything, but it seems closely related to the MM A900, and it's been reported to work. The Samsung phones are hit or miss, but it's probably a safe bet.

[minim8o]

I can echo other post from a while ago that the Nokia 6310i phone & phonebook works very well w/the R56 line (not in the cradle... long story regarding that below). Oddity is my other car will d/l the "last calls" & "missed calls" and "received calls" list, where in the MINI, it only keeps/stores the calls made from or answered while in the MINI.

Now, a request for those who monitor this thread... asked here as this thread gets a big draw. ...

I ordered [and paid-for] Comfort Bluetooth, and bought the BMW OEM Snap-in for the Nokia 6310i phone before the car arrived; non-returnable special order. However, My car arrived without the center armrest. I specified to the dealership I only wanted them to retrofit the armrest if they also run the cable for the power & antenna connection.

I got word today the dealership can't/won't give me a retrofit (going tomorrow to get my $500 refund). Excuse: seems they can't get the wiring harness; some business from the guy in charge that there won't be a connector in my car to connect it too, as the harness is factory option specific and if the option wasn't installed the necessary plugs won't be on the harness. (is that total BS?!)

So wondering:

a) anyone who works @ BMW, any truth to that? .....can you find the part number for the factory armrest wiring harness of the R56? Shouldn't there be something for me to connect it to under my center console?

I could have sworn I once saw someone post a quick answer somewhere like "you can just make your armrest into comfort with this" and a link to a thread w/the wiring part number, or something like that... can't find it now ... beginning to think I made it up!

b) anyone know if I can use the BMW OEM phone snap-ins in the aftermarket 'euro' center armrest (assuming I can acquire the wiring harness of the Comfort option)? I think there's a circuit board in the factory armrest that won't be there (can't I buy it from the parts dept?) It seems "no" but thought I'd ask... I'm not adverse to any custom connector mfg'ing or harnass splicing either.

much thanx for any help...

[schatzy62]

Originally Posted by minim8o

I can echo other post from a while ago that the Nokia 6310i phone & phonebook works very well w/the R56 line (not in the cradle... long story regarding that below). Oddity is my other car will d/l the "last calls" & "missed calls" and "received calls" list, where in the MINI, it only keeps/stores the calls made from or answered while in the MINI.

The d/l of the missed, last etc seems to have been deleted from the programing my othe car a 03 BMW d/l this info.

Originally Posted by minim8o

Now, a request for those who monitor this thread... asked here as this thread gets a big draw. ...

I ordered [and paid-for] Comfort Bluetooth, and bought the BMW OEM Snap-in for the Nokia 6310i phone before the car arrived; non-returnable special order. However, My car arrived without the center armrest. I specified to the dealership I only wanted them to retrofit the armrest if they also run the cable for the power & antenna connection.

I see this as a load of crap. I have looked at the wiring diagrams and the connection spot are there in all cars with the Conv. Package as from what i can tell i connects directly to the ULF module not really to a harness.

They probably do not want to do it as it will take many hours of taking the car apart and they will get very little pay if any at all form MINI Corporate for it's mistake.

Originally Posted by minim8o

I got word today the dealership can't/won't give me a retrofit (going tomorrow to get my $500 refund). Excuse: seems they can't get the wiring harness; some business from the guy in charge that there won't be a connector in my car to connect it too, as the harness is factory option specific and if the option wasn't installed the necessary plugs won't be on the harness. (is that total BS?!)

I would tell them that the reason you purchased the Conv Package is for the armrest and bluetooth and that you did not need anything else in the package. Then i would tell them as they have not given you an dwill not give you the one peice you really whanted that they owe you back for the whole package which i believe was $1500 or $2000. DON'T settle for just $500 back. It is MINI's mistake and they should either correct it or refund you the total cost of the package. To help your cause show them the reciept and date on the receipt for the adapter as you seem to have gotten it before you even got your car. Obviously you were expecting to have the arm rest to use it in. Then tell them that as yo can not use the adapter because of their mistake they will have to take that back as well.

Originally Posted by minim8o

So wondering:

a) anyone who works @ BMW, any truth to that? .....can you find the part number for the factory armrest wiring harness of the R56? Shouldn't there be something for me to connect it to under my center console?

I could have sworn I once saw someone post a quick answer somewhere like "you can just make your armrest into comfort with this" and a link to a thread w/the wiring part number, or something like that... can't find it now ... beginning to think I made it up!

Not a BMW/MINI worker but if the parts was made and usable for the US market then they can get the part. The reason i say that is what if it got damaged in an accident, they would have to replace it then, they can't come back to you and say well "after an accident your **** will not work" they have to put it back to factory original.

Originally Posted by minim8o

b) anyone know if I can use the BMW OEM phone snap-ins in the aftermarket 'euro' center armrest (assuming I can acquire the wiring harness of the Comfort option)? I think there's a circuit board in the factory armrest that won't be there (can't I buy it from the parts dept?) It seems "no" but thought I'd ask... I'm not adverse to any custom connector mfg'ing or harnass splicing either.

Using it with the aftermarket arm rest is probably not easy as they are different sizes and yes there is other electronics in the OEM arm rest. The circuit board and the adapter must fit together just right or the contacts do not meet and make the proper connections. On that note "Nothing is Impossible"

[richs10]

I have previously posted about my success in paring and syncing my Verizon RAZR2 v3m to my MINI. Everything was great for a while. Incoming calls were immediately picked up by the MINI Bluetooth. Not a peep out of the RAZR2.

Now, for some reason, when a call comes in, the RAZR (in my pocket) rings several times before the MINI Bluetooth recognizes the incoming call. When it does, I sometimes have trouble getting the MINI to answer the call by pressing the "accept call" button on the dash. I have actually missed calls because of this. (and they register on the RAZR as a missed call)

Any ideas why this might be happening? I have uninstalled and reinstalled the RAZR from the MINI Bluetooth, but no change.

Is there a way the dealer could 'flash' the Bluetooth in the car or something?

Thanks, Rich

[nicknbecka]

Originally Posted by schatzy62

I see this as a load of crap. I have looked at the wiring diagrams and the connection spot are there in all cars with the Conv. Package as from what i can tell i connects directly to the ULF module not really to a harness.

They probably do not want to do it as it will take many hours of taking the car apart and they will get very little pay if any at all form MINI Corporate for it's mistake.

Yeah, something's very fishy here. If you're missing a connector on the computer, then there's a good chance it's missing more than just the armrest. Hopefully you've got something you can use to compare your order against the delivered car?

non-returnable special order

If it were me, this would not be acceptable. The car didn't come as you ordered it. It'll be a tough fight if you've already taken delivery, but that is not your special ordered car. They told you they could make it the car you ordered and now they find that their mistake not correctable, either by policy or financial 'impossibility'.

Let's be honest- this isn't exactly a tough-selling market for a MINI dealership. Exchanging that car for the correct one wouldn't be a burden on them. There's probably someone out that that not only will take that car, but is actually looking for it.

If not, there's always things like your MINI USA survey, the BBB, and asking about how to submit a formal complaint

[nicknbecka]

Someone over on Mini2 with a Sony Ericsson K850i had the same problem as the Treos: http://www.mini2.com/forum/2nd-gen-f...son-k850i.html

[nicknbecka]

Okay, so I've been phone shopping:

Blackberry 7520 synched successfully
Blackberry 8703e works, per this post
Blackberry 8800 works
Blackberry 8830 works, pairs and syncs
HTC 3300 Pocket PC Phone Edition works
i-Mate K-JAM (WM5) works and syncs
LG VX5300 works
LG VX6700 Win Mobile PPC, intermittent
LG VX8300, also works with everything,
LG VX8550 Chocolate pairs, possible voice dialing problems
LG VX8600 works, including phone book sync
LG VX8700 pairs and syncs, possible voice dialing problems (work around?)
LG VX9800 EnV Orange works, takes a long time to sync initially
LG VZ9900 (Verizon) works, pairs and syncs
Nokia 6103 synched successfully
Nokia 6133 synched unsuccessfully
Nokia 6310i works, cradle available (part no: 84 21 0 304 651)
Nokia 6882 works
Motorola L6 successfully pairs
Motorola E815 works
Motorola KRZR K1m works
Motorola Q9M (Verizon) works, but no phone book, may need firmware update
Motorola RAZR V3m (Verizon) works
Motorola RAZR V3t works
Motorola RAZR v50 works
Motorola SLVR (AT&T) works
Motorola V551 does not work, or maybe it does?
Motorola V555 does not work
Motorola V557 works
Samsung A-737 works
Samsung A-870 does not work
Samsung M300 (Sprint) works
Samsung SGH-620(?) works
Samsung SCH-A950 works, sends and receives calls phone book unknown
Samsung SCH-u140 works
Samsung SPH-A900 might work, but must be re-paired for each start of the car
Samsung SGH-D900 pairs, but disconnects after about five minutes (maybe a power save issue?)
Sanyo Katana works
Siemens SK65 synched successfully
Sony Ericsson 520 works
Sony Ericsson K750i works pairs syncs and voice recognition
Sony Ericsson M600i (UIQ3) works pairs syncs and voice recognition
Sony Ericsson W800i works, pairs syncs and voice recognition
Sony Ericsson W800a works, pairs syncs and voice recognition
Sony Ericsson W810i has a cradle available
Sony Ericsson W950i (UIQ3) works, pairs syncs and voice recognition
T-Mobile Dash works
T-Mobile MDA III Compact (HTC 3300) works
Treo 700wx works, but must be reset for each start of the car
UT Starcomm 6700, works but is interrupted by powersave functions

[nicknbecka]

Also, a list of armrest snap-in part numbers from http://www.bimmernav.com/snapins.html:

Formatting is kinda borked, sorry. EDIT: Fixed width fonts to the rescue...

Another EDIT: These snap-in part numbers seem like they might be mixed with some part numbers for cars using I-BUS, you should probably have a dealer check to make sure it's compatible with your car before you order the wrong one and demand I be flogged

No. Description       Supplement           Part Number   Notes
01  ADAPTER SNAP-IN   SIEMENS S55, S56     84210154606   Phone Software Version 91 or higher
01  ADAPTER SNAP-IN   NOKIA 6310 & 6310I   84216930108   Phone Software Version 5.51
01  ADAPTER SNAP-IN   ERICSSON T39M, T39   84216925216   Phone Software Version R3A022 or higher
01  ADAPTER SNAP-IN   ERICSSON T68I, T68   84210303561   Phone Software Version R7A005 or higher
01  ADAPTER SNAP-IN   NOKIA 6230I          84216973983   Phone Software Version 3.25 or higher
01  ADAPTER SNAP-IN   NOKIA 6020, 6021     84210413190   NEW! 03/06
01  ADAPTER SNAP-IN   NOKIA 6100, 6220,    84210413033   NEW! 03/06
                      6230, 6230i, 6610, 
                      6820, 6822, 7210, 
                      7250, 7250i
02  ADAPTER SNAP-IN   SIEMENS S65, S66     84210392326   Phone Software Version 12 or higher
    ONLY WITH: SNAP-IN ADAPTER COVER       84210306467 Required adapter Cover for Siemens S65
02  ADAPTER SNAP-IN   ERICSSON K750i       84219116566   NEW! 03/06
02  ADAPTER SNAP-IN   ERICSSON T610, T616, 84210304298   Phone Software Version R7A011 or higher
                      T618, T630, T637
    ONLY WITH: SNAP-IN ADAPTER COVER       84210306467 Required adapter Cover for ERICSSON T610, T616, T618, T630
03  ADAPTER SNAP-IN   MOTOROLA V710, E815  84210393570
03  ADAPTER SNAP-IN   MOTOROLA RAZR V3     84210415023   P/N ONLY FOR E90, E60, E65, E66
03  ADAPTER SNAP-IN   MOTOROLA V600, V551, 84210307726   Phone Software Version 0B.09.38R or higher*
    V535, V505, V525, V635, V330 adapter Trim may be required P/N 84210306467

[minicounter]

nicknbecka - thanks for the summary (with footnotes)

[nicknbecka]

Originally Posted by minicounter

nicknbecka - thanks for the summary (with footnotes)

Also, I tried not to duplicate any of the phones in dominicooper's original post, unless there were some additional notes. The intent was to make it easier for them to cut & paste it into the top message.

[nycooper]

My cousin just asked me to set up his phone. He just got an account from T-mobile and he is using the Motorola W490 The phone pairs flawlessly and syncs without issues. It dials no problem but I have not tried voice dialing. Will try tomorrow.

[dominicminicoopers]

Originally Posted by nicknbecka

Also, I tried not to duplicate any of the phones in dominicooper's original post, unless there were some additional notes. The intent was to make it easier for them to cut & paste it into the top message.

I seem to have lost thread notification so I wasn't getting an email when someone replied to this post. I appreciate all of the hard work people had done to gather information, especially nicknbecka for his exhaustive lists (well I got exhausted from all of the copy and pasting I did).

[Otra]

Wow, nicknbecka - very impressive!

Here's a question from a real novice - what is the difference between something that "works" vs "and syncs" vs "and pairs"...in other words the finer points? I ask because I currently have an LG5300.

[nicknbecka]

Originally Posted by Otra

Wow, nicknbecka - very impressive!

Here's a question from a real novice - what is the difference between something that "works" vs "and syncs" vs "and pairs"...in other words the finer points? I ask because I currently have an LG5300.

The general order of worst to best is probably:
Pairs -> Reliable Connection -> Dials -> Phone Book Syncs

I figure, better safe than sorry- but there's no reason to assume that there would be problems with one marked "pairs" as opposed to "syncs" or "works" just because. Most likely I'm just being picky.

Basically, I just went through all of the cell phone/bluetooth/armrest threads I could find over the past three or four months and re-posted what specific information I could find- if the original poster (the post that I linked) didn't specify, I tried not to make any assumptions.

The only reason I did it this way, is that some phones have been reported as "works", but then later someone would post that the phonebook wouldn't sync for them, or they would get dropped calls. Note that the Motorolla V551 has conflicting reports

For all I know, it's not a problem with that particular model phone- I've had a Sony Ericsson T610 that had trouble pairing with a Bluetooth headset after I dropped it, but my wife's worked fine. Some phones only work after a firmware update (Seems to be the case for the Motorolla Q) or an upgrade from Windows Mobile 5 to Windows Mobile 6. It'll be tough to say for certain until there's been more than one or two people trying the same model- Phones like the RAZR or many of the Blackberries have lots of reports that they work.

I was thinking it might be a good idea to come up with a Mini Bluetooth Matrix that's a bit more specific. Something like:

Motorolla:
Phone Model | Pairs | Dials | Sync | Voice | Notes:
RAZR V3        Yes     Yes    Yes     Yes     Armrest Snap-In Available, Part No: 84210415023

Palm One:
Phone Model | Pairs | Dials | Sync | Voice | Notes:
Treo 700p      Yes     Yes    Yes     Yes     Known Issue: Corrupts MINI Bluetooth module after repeated phonebook syncs

Samsung:
Phone Model | Pairs | Dials | Sync | Voice | Notes:
SPH-A900       Yes     Yes    Yes     ?       Reported Issue: Must be re-paired with each start of the car

[nicknbecka]

Good: Nokia N73 (No Phonebook) [Mini2]

[spiney]

Nokia 6086 works
Phone book sync, dialling, call pickup, the works

To get it to pair, you have to use Settings->Connectivity->Bluetooth->"Search for Audio Enhancements" while the MINI is in pairing mode, otherwise it will not hook up.

[Otra]

Thank you again - and for the explanations, too!

[playtowin]

Treo 700w dials, voice dials, call pickup. Phonebook sync does not work. It does not need to be reset every time the car is started (unlike the report on the 700wx).

[jfussell]

My Sony Ericsson w580i works great with the BT in my 2008 MC. My complete address book uploaded with 350 entries and 500-600 numbers. All the user interface functions on the MC computer and MFSW have worked flawlessly so far. I do not have the cradle option, just BT.

[siryoung]

Great thread. I just wanted to give a few heads up, as I work for Verizon, on a few phones that work with the MINI. The LG-VX9400 works. As far as the LG-VX-8550 and VX-8700 are concerned, to get around the possible connection problems, they need to be updated to the latest software. (This can be done at any verizon store.) I hope this clears a few things up, and i'll let you know what else has been proven to work as I come across it. Cheers.

[Otra]

Many thanks siryoung , nice to hear that about the latest software updates and hoping it's true for the LGVX5300, though it's supposed to work, at least somewhat, according to this very helpful thread.

[cadent48]

Blackberry 8310 curve works.

[Desert_Sand]

HTC PC 6800 Windows Mobile works.....

...downloads phone book, makes and receives calls...

[minim8o]

Originally Posted by Desert_Sand

HTC PC 6800 Windows Mobile works.....
...downloads phone book, makes and receives calls...

I thought I'd provide an update to this one. My wide has one of these, branded as a Verizon Wireless XV6800. I just sync'ed it up to Lil'Buddy today. Phonebook may work if it's small, but if the phonebook is large it doesn't load.

When my wife sync'ed the phone w/her Outlook @ work, it pulled in all her work contacts; a few hundred numbers. When I mated the phone to the car today, the phonebook sync never succeeded. That's probably the case w/a lot of phones.

...just provided as an FYI for the archives.