Seems I was one of the lucky ones. My update took something like 12 minutes, back-up through "iPhone is activated".
I was NOT looking forward to a 2 hour update.
I was NOT looking forward to a 2 hour update.
Just unplug it and plug it back in.
There's widespread compatibility issues with BT as explained/complained baout on numerous threads here, E60 forums and on the Apple discussion forums. These affect many different brands/models/years/configurations of car but mostly consist of 2G 1.1.4 software having been OK and any flavour of iPhone with 2.0 software not OK. You seem to be one if the lucky ones.
My particular issue is it pairs OK but the connection drops and re-establishes every 20 seconds or so and the phone book won't synch, so I’ve just switched Bluetooth off.
"My guess is they increased the 3G service threshold to reduce dropped call by forcing you to edge service in weak areas"
Good point, best explanation I've heard yet about the 3G issues, which I've experienced.
I know with the first iPhone, you couldn't leave WiFi on and use the BT without persistent dropouts. This was reported on the forums, and I know I submitted the bug many times to Apple. I just left WiFi off so that I could have a pleasant experience getting in and out of my car.
With iPhone 3G, this is no longer the case. You can leave WiFi on and still use BT without any problems.
If you are having issues syncing the address book, here's what's happening. When you go to initially pair the two, the BMW shows up as a "hands-free" device. You could select it, pair it, and it works, but no address book. You have to wait another 5-10secs, and "hands-free" turns to "BMW1234" (random numbers). If you pair it after you see that, the address book will transfer.
Originally Posted by dmel75 View Post
"My guess is they increased the 3G service threshold to reduce dropped call by forcing you to edge service in weak areas"
Good point, best explanation I've heard yet about the 3G issues, which I've experienced.
If they did that, I'm 100% fine with it. Both my wife and I are sick to DEATH with the calls getting dropped. Seriously... 75% of the calls we make over 10 minutes will invariably drop.
Grrrrrrrrrrr.
Why would he do that?
Just because he purchased something and EXPECTS IT TO WORK AS ADVERTISED, he should just "sell" it... instead of HOLDING THE MAKERS FEET TO THE FIRE?
GROW UP, JESUS.
Did we finally get a todo list?
(doubt it, but I thought I'd bring it up..)
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GotPro, this is a widly reported issue. Your phone keeps a log of how many dropped calls you get. If you take it into the apple store they will be abled to pull up the log. If its more than 10% of the calls its a defect in the build of the phone, they will give you a new one. Also it should transition seamlessly between 3G and Edge while you talk.
Personally, I think it's dangerous. I know many people who type very slowly because they use one finger to type. All it takes is one person to look over their shoulder and find out what their password is. Heck, even typing quickly is like showing your password off to someone. I really hope Apple changes this.
Unfortunately not - the iPhone picks up the BMWnnnn pretty well instantaneously.
This is definitely a problem with the iPhone BT stack and is reasonably widespread across many makes and models and seems to be a bit unpredictable between model years/equipment levels.
See http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1143
and
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=58138
for various examples.
Somewhere along the line it'd be nice to see a comprehensive lists of real changes being seen with the 2.0.1 update - someone on DIGG observed the following:
"You can now drag an app icon across multiple pages in one motion, rather than having to drag it, drop it, pick it up again and drag it over to next page, and repeat."
(Hmmm...my observation shows this isn't true - anyone else?)