Cool bluetooth streaming device that works.
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Cool bluetooth streaming device that works.
We have the ipod/aux media cable in the glove box but I was tired of having to either unplug stuff or have a wire. Why MB put it in the glove compartment seems silly to me.
I read a lot of reviews and there were two items for blue tooth streaming. A Bovee and Coolstream. The Bovee is more expensive than the Coolstream and the reviews are either great or bad. Seems like a happy medium isn't there.
I decided to buy the Coolstream. Installation is super simple. Plug adaptor into ipod connector. Pair your phone, and you can now stream audio to the car.
I thought it might conflict with the Bluetooth for the phone calls but it doesn't at all. It's connected to the car for calls and is connected to the coolstream adaptor for music audio. When a call comes in it pauses the music and then you can talk or hear someone over the car speakers.
That's the exact one I bought.
Figured this might help someone that might be looking for something. The steering wheel controls work as far as changing the tracks/advancing forward on Pandora. And for Spotify it will go back and forth to different songs depending on what is in your playlist. It does not show the name of the artist or song in the center screen cluster but that is to be expected.
-Nigel
I read a lot of reviews and there were two items for blue tooth streaming. A Bovee and Coolstream. The Bovee is more expensive than the Coolstream and the reviews are either great or bad. Seems like a happy medium isn't there.
I decided to buy the Coolstream. Installation is super simple. Plug adaptor into ipod connector. Pair your phone, and you can now stream audio to the car.
I thought it might conflict with the Bluetooth for the phone calls but it doesn't at all. It's connected to the car for calls and is connected to the coolstream adaptor for music audio. When a call comes in it pauses the music and then you can talk or hear someone over the car speakers.
That's the exact one I bought.
Figured this might help someone that might be looking for something. The steering wheel controls work as far as changing the tracks/advancing forward on Pandora. And for Spotify it will go back and forth to different songs depending on what is in your playlist. It does not show the name of the artist or song in the center screen cluster but that is to be expected.
-Nigel
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Update.
So if you have an iphone it displays the song/title/name in the cluster via spotify. Where as with my Android it doesn't. I thought that was cool since my wife had her phone in the car we gave it a try. Steering wheel buttons work to control the music as well. I've been using Android for 10 years now and as much as I love it, it seems like iPhones just work with freaking everything, zero problems...Makes me half tempted to switch to an iphone just knowing that pretty much whatever I use/go it will just work with whatever systems are already out there via cars, or other devices...
James are you looking for the attached plug (see below)?
-Nigel
So if you have an iphone it displays the song/title/name in the cluster via spotify. Where as with my Android it doesn't. I thought that was cool since my wife had her phone in the car we gave it a try. Steering wheel buttons work to control the music as well. I've been using Android for 10 years now and as much as I love it, it seems like iPhones just work with freaking everything, zero problems...Makes me half tempted to switch to an iphone just knowing that pretty much whatever I use/go it will just work with whatever systems are already out there via cars, or other devices...
James are you looking for the attached plug (see below)?
-Nigel
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2009 e550 4Matic
Update.
So if you have an iphone it displays the song/title/name in the cluster via spotify. Where as with my Android it doesn't. I thought that was cool since my wife had her phone in the car we gave it a try. Steering wheel buttons work to control the music as well. I've been using Android for 10 years now and as much as I love it, it seems like iPhones just work with freaking everything, zero problems...Makes me half tempted to switch to an iphone just knowing that pretty much whatever I use/go it will just work with whatever systems are already out there via cars, or other devices...
James are you looking for the attached plug (see below)?
-Nigel
So if you have an iphone it displays the song/title/name in the cluster via spotify. Where as with my Android it doesn't. I thought that was cool since my wife had her phone in the car we gave it a try. Steering wheel buttons work to control the music as well. I've been using Android for 10 years now and as much as I love it, it seems like iPhones just work with freaking everything, zero problems...Makes me half tempted to switch to an iphone just knowing that pretty much whatever I use/go it will just work with whatever systems are already out there via cars, or other devices...
James are you looking for the attached plug (see below)?
-Nigel
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LOL... believe me, I've been with Android for a long time.. rooting everything I own and changing roms or updates...etc. It's fun and I love that you can tailor the phone/device to your needs. But I can't tell you how frustrating it is when one gets into a car or goes somewhere and I'm struggling to get connected to something where the person with the iphone just works 100% of the time.
I think the song title/name displayed in the cluster is neat and looks OEM. It's obviously not a turning point for me to switch but it's just little things like that which add up all the time. Seems like in general the world is more geared towards iPhones and making sure they are supported compared to android, which is annoying. It blows my mind how instead of using ****ty UI's in car stereo's manufactures don't partner with Google and have their systems using Android. I think that would be a huge turning point, and rather than trying to invent something that is already there and works great, they have horrible UI's that are slow and un-responsive.
-Nigel
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LOL... believe me, I've been with Android for a long time.. rooting everything I own and changing roms or updates...etc. It's fun and I love that you can tailor the phone/device to your needs. But I can't tell you how frustrating it is when one gets into a car or goes somewhere and I'm struggling to get connected to something where the person with the iphone just works 100% of the time.
I think the song title/name displayed in the cluster is neat and looks OEM. It's obviously not a turning point for me to switch but it's just little things like that which add up all the time. Seems like in general the world is more geared towards iPhones and making sure they are supported compared to android, which is annoying. It blows my mind how instead of using ****ty UI's in car stereo's manufactures don't partner with Google and have their systems using Android. I think that would be a huge turning point, and rather than trying to invent something that is already there and works great, they have horrible UI's that are slow and un-responsive.
-Nigel
I think the song title/name displayed in the cluster is neat and looks OEM. It's obviously not a turning point for me to switch but it's just little things like that which add up all the time. Seems like in general the world is more geared towards iPhones and making sure they are supported compared to android, which is annoying. It blows my mind how instead of using ****ty UI's in car stereo's manufactures don't partner with Google and have their systems using Android. I think that would be a huge turning point, and rather than trying to invent something that is already there and works great, they have horrible UI's that are slow and un-responsive.
-Nigel
But, Ill take the rest over iPhone all day
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2006 E55
Hi there,
I have a 2006 E55 with the ipod glove box hookup. Music plays if I set audio to AUX and have the ipod plugged in but I have no control over the music and cannot change songs. there is no display of song title on the radio screen.
Question - how do I control the ipod?
thanks
I have a 2006 E55 with the ipod glove box hookup. Music plays if I set audio to AUX and have the ipod plugged in but I have no control over the music and cannot change songs. there is no display of song title on the radio screen.
Question - how do I control the ipod?
thanks
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Hi there,
I have a 2006 E55 with the ipod glove box hookup. Music plays if I set audio to AUX and have the ipod plugged in but I have no control over the music and cannot change songs. there is no display of song title on the radio screen.
Question - how do I control the ipod?
thanks
I have a 2006 E55 with the ipod glove box hookup. Music plays if I set audio to AUX and have the ipod plugged in but I have no control over the music and cannot change songs. there is no display of song title on the radio screen.
Question - how do I control the ipod?
thanks
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2006 E55
Thanks, figured it out mostly last night. Ipod is hooked to aux in glove box. I was trying to use the radio buttons in center console when I needed to go to the steering wheel to control. I just choose aux and set the ipod to shuffle and with 15,000 songs I'll just keep the music going.
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Can't help with BoVee, but I've had the CarPro CoolStream for well over a year now and it works great.
It was pretty easy to find used one for under $55 on the eBay.
It has not affected the iPhone Bluetooth phone calls at all, just like the thread starter NewShockerGuy said in post #1.
