Why no bluetooth
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Why no bluetooth
BMW have bluetooth available on everything it seems. Is Bluetooth available on Benz? I can't find it....
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Originally Posted by mhh
BMW have bluetooth available on everything it seems. Is Bluetooth available on Benz? I can't find it....
Why do you say that BMW seems to have Bluetooth on "everything", though? The bmwusa.com site is thoughtfully unsearchable, but none of the features listing for the BMW passenger car lines seem to mention "Bluetooth." The only cars I can think of offhand that come with Bluetooth are the Acura TL and RL, although there are undoubtedly others.
If BMWs have Bluetooth and M-B doesn't (and I don't know that to be a fact) it may be due to the different demographics of the two customer bases in North America. BMW customers average several years younger than M-B customers and are more likely to be in technical occupations. The users of this forum aren't necessarily typical of M-B drivers in general.
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Sorry, to be accurate, most BMWs in Australia have bluetooth - even base 3 series. I don't know about other markets such as USA. I would have liked bluetooth on my new E500 but the salesman gave me a very blank look.
Bluetooth is no longer new technology, so it is a shame that MB don't have it. The integrated phone is not the solution - in my C32 I have a phone, but I still need a handheld as well, requiring the hassle of "no answer" diverts and the expense of an additional line.
Bluetooth is no longer new technology, so it is a shame that MB don't have it. The integrated phone is not the solution - in my C32 I have a phone, but I still need a handheld as well, requiring the hassle of "no answer" diverts and the expense of an additional line.
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In this forum, there are 57 threads regarding Bluetooth and the E-class
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Thanks Oslo. Found them all now.
Disappointing reading - no Bluetooth except aftermarket - which I've had for 3 years anyhow. MB needs to lift its game in this area.
Disappointing reading - no Bluetooth except aftermarket - which I've had for 3 years anyhow. MB needs to lift its game in this area.
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Originally Posted by mhh
Thanks Oslo. Found them all now.
Disappointing reading - no Bluetooth except aftermarket - which I've had for 3 years anyhow. MB needs to lift its game in this area.
Disappointing reading - no Bluetooth except aftermarket - which I've had for 3 years anyhow. MB needs to lift its game in this area.
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The reason why MB dosent implement bluetooth, and will not be implementing bluetooth in the future is because they offer UltraViolet glass as an option on there cars. This being the case the antenna would not produce a signal from inside the cabin forcing one to plug in the phone for an external antenna connection. Short and sweet this is the reasoning with MB + bluetooth.
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Originally Posted by fazooley
The reason why MB dosent implement bluetooth, and will not be implementing bluetooth in the future is because they offer UltraViolet glass as an option on there cars. This being the case the antenna would not produce a signal from inside the cabin forcing one to plug in the phone for an external antenna connection. Short and sweet this is the reasoning with MB + bluetooth.
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Originally Posted by fazooley
The reason why MB dosent implement bluetooth, and will not be implementing bluetooth in the future is because they offer UltraViolet glass as an option on there cars. This being the case the antenna would not produce a signal from inside the cabin forcing one to plug in the phone for an external antenna connection. Short and sweet this is the reasoning with MB + bluetooth.
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that's one of the major disappointment. no bluetooth!. just imagine if you're in Acura TL or car with bluetooth integrated. bring your phone and bang! it's connected.
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Originally Posted by fazooley
The reason why MB dosent implement bluetooth, and will not be implementing bluetooth in the future is because they offer UltraViolet glass as an option on there cars. This being the case the antenna would not produce a signal from inside the cabin forcing one to plug in the phone for an external antenna connection. Short and sweet this is the reasoning with MB + bluetooth.
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what did steve tell you that or something, LOL
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Originally Posted by mhh
So no cell phone will work inside a car with UV glass without an external connection? Is that correct? Does anyone on the board have UV and a cell phone to confirm?
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Originally Posted by fazooley
The reason why MB dosent implement bluetooth, and will not be implementing bluetooth in the future is because they offer UltraViolet glass as an option on there cars. This being the case the antenna would not produce a signal from inside the cabin forcing one to plug in the phone for an external antenna connection. Short and sweet this is the reasoning with MB + bluetooth.
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Originally Posted by lpolo
that's one of the major disappointment. no bluetooth!. just imagine if you're in Acura TL or car with bluetooth integrated. bring your phone and bang! it's connected.
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Originally Posted by Baby Jocko
What happens when you and 3 other passengers, including your wife who often drives the car, have a bluetooth phone in their possession?
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Originally Posted by weinschela
IMHO, this is pure baloney. I think S class has UV glass (I couldn't use an EZ pass inside the windshield). But I did use a Parrot DriveBlue bluetooth handsfree with a Moto v600 with no problems. I now use the Parrot inside my E500 with no problems.
This IR glass WILL result in lower signal quality inside the car, whether it worked for you in NYC or not really isn't a good indication if your signal quality was affected.
Finally, Mercedes already recommends that mobile telephones not be used inside the car without an external antenna. Why would they change this recommendation just so people could use a Bluetooth phone inside the car?
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Originally Posted by scorchie
Why would they change this recommendation just so people could use a Bluetooth phone inside the car?
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Originally Posted by Oslo
Because of radiation I think. BT has very little radiation, but CDM and GSM phones are known for beeing small power plants. If operated in a small, closed room as a car cabin, radiation will/could be a problem for some people.
But see... your explanation still results in a phone that is being used inside the car. The bluetooth is used between the phone and the car audio system. My point is why would Mercedes allow this to happen, when they don't recommend that a cellular phone be used inside the car. (I am not talking about the current implementation of Bluetooth in UHI/WAP, I am referring to the system everyone wishes their Mercedes has.) If you just use a Bluetooth handsfree system with the phone still inside the car, you still have radiation, you are still using a cellular phone inside the car.
So I don't think that this will be implemented, because as I said, I don't think Mercedes would change it just to allow Bluetooth handsfree systems. The antenna must be linked externally. (Which supports your point, you just didn't realize you were supporting my point.)
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