BBBSS

Seems my car had the cell phone option with a lil holder in the clam shell center console. Did this work with a special Mercedes phone or something? I have controls on the steering wheel and radio for the phone as well.

This isn't able to work with modern phones at all is it? Do I have bluetooth maybe? Or is it all pretty much obsolete and just taking up space?

Cartronics

Yes, that was for a STartac or Motorola V60. It is possible to get a bluetooth adapter for it.

starbrite

Although I didn't go the "puck" route, I bought the MB Startac (which you can't activate anymore because it doesn't have the gps chip) because you can still make 911 and credit card calls in an emergency.

Cartronics

REALLY??? the TDMA network in Atlanta has been completely disabled. Not even useful for 911 calls now around here.

starbrite

Yes, really, because the MB V60i is a CDMA phone, not TDMA.

In Atlanta, for example, Metro PCS still has a vast CDMA network, in addition to 4g. I'm sure there are others as well. By law, even as a non subscriber, they have to allow access to 911 and credit card calls.

BBBSS

I hit the emergency button on my car the other day out of curiosity and it made loud annoying noises for about 2-3 minutes before finally saying unable to complete call. Miht be due to the fact there's no phone in the holster, but I thought maybe there was some sort of other built in system for the emergency calls.

You wanna talk about strange annoying screeching siren like noises though... my god. Glad I was able to turn the sound down with the radio. My buddy in the car with me got a kick out of me not being able to make it stop for a few minutes. lol

Wonder if my dad still has his old startac laying around now. Humm....

Cartronics

Interesting, as my best friend is a tower leasing agent for AT&T and they have completely shut down and removed all the TDMA equipment in Atlanta.... he was singing the blues as his residuals went away when some of that equipment was not replaced with GSM. I find it interesting the PCS still has any. In know all of our old test AT&T TDMA phones (3 versions of V60 and one old Startac) simply show no signal anymore. They don't even show a roam.

Then in my Turkey induced stooper, I just realized what you were saying.... the V60i - most of the MB were not V60i - and I was discussing TDMA, not CDMA

JonMBZ

03/04 E has a good option available unlike most vehicles. You can buy a Bluetooth Tele-Aid adapter that will fully integrate into your system for a fraction of the price of a normal bluetooth systems. MB part# 6-7-87-5855 just need to have it version coded and installed in the center console.