my car has bluetooth and the integration is great except for the small problem of talking on the phone. After some investigation, I determined that popping noise and cutting out was due to wi-fi being turned on at the same time. The call quality was so poor that I couldn't maintain a usable conversation. Now I turn off wi-fi before getting into the car and everything is great. It's a little annoying and disappointing however.
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Bluetooth and wi-fi don't mix!
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The reason I asked is because I have a BMW with bluetooth, and hope to buy an iPhone when it is released in the UK.
Just need to know how well (or otherwise) it might work.
Just need to know how well (or otherwise) it might work.
There is a wealth of information about BMW integration on some BMW forums. Here is a link that I use that is helpful.
http://www.e90post.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=27
http://www.e90post.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=27
Thanks for that - very interesting.
I'm glad that there is a solution to the problem that you mentioned in your original post, but I hope that Apple sort it out so as to avoid the inconvenience of having to turn off wi-fi every time you get in the car.
Shouldn't have to do this on such a high end piece of kit!
To be clear there are some people that have don't have to turn off wi-fi and have great success with bluetooth in their car (BMW).
It may have to do with, however, the number of wi-fi hot spots you drive through. If you going through a rural area and there isn't much wi-fi, then you probably don't have to turn off wi-fi, but that's just a guess.
bluetooth and wifi bmw problem
I have three bmw's and have the same problem on all three (530 & 335 & 535). If Wifi is active it makes the bluetooth conversation cut in and out, pop and crack, etc. I figured out what was wrong and turned off the wifi and the problem disappeared. I turned the wifi back on and the problem started again. I agree that in a rural area you might have this problem but in a wired city like San Diego it is constantly finding new wifi as we drive. It is a real pain having to turn it off an on but at least it works. Though I will say the bluetooth doesn't work nearly as well as it did with my RAZR.
I have three bmw's and have the same problem on all three (530 & 335 & 535). If Wifi is active it makes the bluetooth conversation cut in and out, pop and crack, etc. I figured out what was wrong and turned off the wifi and the problem disappeared. I turned the wifi back on and the problem started again. I agree that in a rural area you might have this problem but in a wired city like San Diego it is constantly finding new wifi as we drive. It is a real pain having to turn it off an on but at least it works. Though I will say the bluetooth doesn't work nearly as well as it did with my RAZR.
