R60 Connected/Nav: Audio,Video,Telephony
#151
The iPhone 3G snap-in adapters wouldn't work with ANY covers or cases so I have no reason to believe the iPhone 4 snap-in will either.
To be honest, unless you're suing your iPhone as you ONLY music storage device I wouldn't bother. Hell, even then I wouldn't. The only times I ever left my phone in my car were when I used my snap-in adapter. Out of sight, out of mind. It is nice to be able to charge the phone without using a power port or the iPod cable (if you have an iPod plugged in, of course), but that's really all it does since iPhones have no external antenna connector (so the roof antenna does NOTHING for reception) and everything else is connected over BT.
To be honest, unless you're suing your iPhone as you ONLY music storage device I wouldn't bother. Hell, even then I wouldn't. The only times I ever left my phone in my car were when I used my snap-in adapter. Out of sight, out of mind. It is nice to be able to charge the phone without using a power port or the iPod cable (if you have an iPod plugged in, of course), but that's really all it does since iPhones have no external antenna connector (so the roof antenna does NOTHING for reception) and everything else is connected over BT.
#152
I know the theory behind inductive coupling, in practice it simply doesn't work with the iPhones. I consistantly got 2-3 bars LESS reception in my M3 while using two different cradles. On the Bimmerpost most people see less or the same reception in the cradle. Very, very few people saw increases in reception. I got better reception with my phone on the passenger seat than in the cradles. And I own two cradles, one with audio output capabilities, and one without. Same results.
Could the iPhone 4 be better in this regard? Absolutely. Will I pay $180 to find out? Nope.
Also, the price isn't because of this coupling. The BlackBerry cradles are the same price and they have a direct connection to the antenna connector on the phone.
Could the iPhone 4 be better in this regard? Absolutely. Will I pay $180 to find out? Nope.
Also, the price isn't because of this coupling. The BlackBerry cradles are the same price and they have a direct connection to the antenna connector on the phone.
#153
Here's the answer from Tischer/Getbmwparts on the iphone 4 snap in cradle availability even though their website shows that they have it:
Hey Kenny, thanks for your interest - unfortunately, that item isn't yet available for us to order from BMW. BMW hasn't yet issued an ETA for availability of these for ordering, either.
So, for now, we do not have any stock of these.
Thanks again for keeping us in mind, let me know if you need anything else -[/FONT]
Hey Kenny, thanks for your interest - unfortunately, that item isn't yet available for us to order from BMW. BMW hasn't yet issued an ETA for availability of these for ordering, either.
So, for now, we do not have any stock of these.
Thanks again for keeping us in mind, let me know if you need anything else -[/FONT]
#154
Thanks for the find, but were still in the same boat.
SORRY FOR THE REPOST
Last edited by less2; 02-03-2011 at 08:55 AM. Reason: Repost
#156
#157
You were right the video and audio DO NOT sync
Also with the arm rest the itouch does NOT fit in the track the cables are too long. So I set it on the side, when the car hits a bump I loose the itouch connection
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#159
Worst Nav so far ! ( no speech to text ) " make right 400' etc Live traffic ? Not even close to Live, more like delay. I was sitting in dead traffic on the belt pkwy and the Nav showed cleared road. I have to keep looking at the Nav to see where its taking me . Hope they a fix soon.
I'm ordering a car with connected but without nav, as I've always though in-car nav systems seemed pretty clunky compared to dedicated navigation devices or apps.
#160
I didn't get connected or Nav. My Droid has an app for Houston Traffic which works great. Also the traffic component on Maps works as well. Since I had all this on the phone I figured I didn't need to pay for it on the CM. I have the bluetooth on this Mini and am very sorry it did not come on the previous R56 I purchased off the lot.
Bill
Bill
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#163
MINI Connected questions/answers
Hey all--
Forgive me if this has been posted elsewhere, but I didn't find anything on my limited search. I have a couple of questions regarding use of Connected, and I thought that a thread like this could become a "sticky" for us to post questions and answers regarding its use.
For starters, how do I turn up the navigation voice direction volume? The stereo volume is fine, but when the lady speaks to give me her directions, I can barely hear her.
Also, I consider myself somewhat knowledgeable about techy things, but I'm having trouble sending destinations from Google Maps to the MINI. Any advice?
Thanks--
Forgive me if this has been posted elsewhere, but I didn't find anything on my limited search. I have a couple of questions regarding use of Connected, and I thought that a thread like this could become a "sticky" for us to post questions and answers regarding its use.
For starters, how do I turn up the navigation voice direction volume? The stereo volume is fine, but when the lady speaks to give me her directions, I can barely hear her.
Also, I consider myself somewhat knowledgeable about techy things, but I'm having trouble sending destinations from Google Maps to the MINI. Any advice?
Thanks--
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#166
Also, where is everyone placing their iPhone? The included Y cable which you MUST use for Connected functionality is so short, the only place I can put the phone is with the cable sort of folded and the phone on its side in the rail or on the passenger seat.
You can run the cable under the base of the cell phone holder, but it is a really tight squeeze for the cable, and the holder is a real pain to use to put the phone in with a case on it.
You can run the cable under the base of the cell phone holder, but it is a really tight squeeze for the cable, and the holder is a real pain to use to put the phone in with a case on it.
#167
I hate to be a nuisance and I'm certainly not a moderator, but there is already a very long thread established for precisely these sorts of discussions. As these topics get fragmented due to creation of multiple threads, we lose a great deal of knowledge along with efficiency in finding answers.
Please post threads related to Connected, NAV and telepony in this aptly named thread:
Connected/Nav: Audio,Video,Telephony
If I were the moderator, I would make this thread sticky at the top along with several others (like how to track your MINI order).
Please post threads related to Connected, NAV and telepony in this aptly named thread:
Connected/Nav: Audio,Video,Telephony
If I were the moderator, I would make this thread sticky at the top along with several others (like how to track your MINI order).
#169
#170
Just an FYI....I just talked to the mini parts dept at our local dealer and he told me they are hearing mid-March on the iphone 4 armrest insert. But he did say, "At first we were told by the end of January, then told by the end of February, now we were told mid-March but until we see it who knows."
#171
My friend has an R56 and [this] cable seems to work okay (Amazon link). He doesn't have Connected, so I'm not sure how it'll work with that... For $3 though, it's worth a try. I ordered one and I'm anxiously awaiting the opportunity to test it with my CM when it comes...
Last edited by siriuszero; 03-01-2011 at 01:07 PM.
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#174
The interface continues to baffle. I'd keep getting no BlueTooth connectivity with the car not responding. But the worst was trying to use the nav today. The nav would NOT find the street I was looking for. When I used Google and set the destination that way, it literally created a route it couldn't finish. I got "You have now reached the end of the driveable route." Wow. Finally I put in the zip code and found the street, but not using a city name.
#175
this is a little contrived, but cool.
go to Google Maps from your desktop/laptop.
search for your destination.
click on it and select the "more" dropdown.
click "send".
another window pops up, select "Car", then MINI.
now type in your Connected user name, then click send.
now, run out to your car, plug in the iPhone, goto Connected and select the google send to car link (or whatever it's called)
go to Google Maps from your desktop/laptop.
search for your destination.
click on it and select the "more" dropdown.
click "send".
another window pops up, select "Car", then MINI.
now type in your Connected user name, then click send.
now, run out to your car, plug in the iPhone, goto Connected and select the google send to car link (or whatever it's called)