In my BMW 3-Series I have a 6310i phone in a cradle on a Plummer console, which works fine, but would like to convert to utilise Bluetooth (i.e. take the console out, which will also free up a little space in the passenger footwell). I'm told Nokia offer a retro-fit kit for this conversion. Using it involves a single push-button I'm told. Anyone got any knowledge or experience of this?
Oz (as was)
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I use a Nokia bluetooth kit with a 6310. It has a little box with the electronics in, a speaker, a microphone and a button. The box and the speaker are mounted behind the lower dash and the only visible buts are the button, which has a volume control ring round it, and the microphone at the top of the screen pillar.
You can set it to auto answer, or press the button to answer. I use voice tags to dial for the most part (hold the button down).
It auto-connects when I get in the car and switch the ignition on. It disconnects when you switch the ignition off, unless you are in mid-call in which case it waits until you've finished.
I assume you can get a dumb cradle but I don't have one - if the phone is not in my bag it sits in a recess on the tray between the front seats so technically I could dial without picking it up.
I think it cost about £100 but is probably cheaper now if you shop around.
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Yes - I have experience of this, it is the Nokia CARK112
It works well - with 2 caveats:
1) The power comes from the phone battery - not the car. So you will not only be restricted to the laife of your battery - but also the phone will not charge whilst you are in the car.
This isn't a serious issue and one that you can easily live with if you remember to charge the phone when you get home.
2) Your current car kit will use the external phone aerial and as a result you will get a much better signal. The Bluetooth kit attaches to the phone whereever the phone is in the car - so you will tend to leave it in your pocket or whatever. Consequently, the signal you enjoy won't be as good as before. 90% of the time you won't have a problem - but you can guarantee that the 10% will cause frustration!
So, all in all pros and cons - just like most things in life.
HTH ............... Robert
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Thanks Manatee and robert. Sounds like just what I'm looking for :0)
Oz (as was)
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If I were you I would stick with what you have got.A 6310 in a fixed cradle is probably one of the best in-car phone set ups ever invented.
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Oz- try the Parrot website. Funny name I know, but they do good bluetooth kits with a display that mimics the phone. There are dealers in the uk selling these for around £100 upwards depending on spec.
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\"Nothing less than 8 cylinders will do\"
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Before you splash out shed loads of money....
Earlier versions of Nokia 6310i had flakey bluetooth microcode that prevented it working with all its bluetooth functions.
so
type in *#0000# on your Nokia
If it comes up with v5.5 or above then its fine
If it comes up with 4.7 then its flakey and may not provide all the functions you expect over bluetooth.
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ive used both and would recommend the hardwired cradle u already have as better
as mentioned above proper antenna connection for phone, plus power supply to phone, and no possible dodgy bluetooth problems, wins every time
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bluetooth is great,no more panic when you discover that you left the phone in the car when you got out as it stays in your pocket.as said earlier turn on the ignition and its ready to go,set up properly shouldnt be a problem.
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I had a Nokia CARK-91 (std 6310i wired setup) in my last car, and a Nokia CK-7W in my new one. The wired setup was better as it had an external aerial and charged the phone. But the CK-7W works OK in normal use - you use the voice recognition to dial the numbers.
One little thing I like is that the CK-7W beeps before I get to the end of the road if I've left the phone at home! Saved my bacon a couple of times.
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Many thanks RF and all respondents so far - the *#0000# check came up with:
V 5.50
03-03-03
NPL-1
(c) NMP.
I'll review all this my retro-fitter.
Oz (as was)
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