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BMW Bluetooth Compatible Phones

Phone Snap-in Adaptor Part Number Phone Book Transfer Network* Comments
Audiovox SMT5600 Not Available Manual - phone memory GSM Read User Review
Blackberry 7100 Not available Manual - SIM and phone memory GSM Requires manual transmission of phone book entries
Blackberry 7130 Not available Manual CDMA Requires manual transmission of phone book entries
Ericsson T39

84 21 6 925 216 (E46, E53, E83, E85)

Manual - SIM and phone memory GSM 1. You can only pair with one headset device at a time and the BMW ULF is paired as a headset device. If you wish to switch between the ULF and a different Bluetooth headset you must repair from scratch each time.

2. Requires manual transmission of phone book entries

HP iPaq h6310, h6315 Not available Manual - SIM and phone memory GSM Requires manual transmission of phone book entries
LG PM-325 Not available Manual CDMA Phone pairs and works with the BMW ULF, but address book will not auto transfer due to lack of Object Exchange in phone.

On-Line petition asking Sprint PCS to not cripple this phone like Verizon did to the V710

Motorola A630 Not Available Automatic - SIM and phone memory GSM Fully compatible

Review and pics

Motorola e815 84 21 0 393 570 Automatic CDMA Fully compatible

Review

Motorola V330, V505, V551, V525, V600, V620, V635 84 21 0 307 726 Automatic - SIM and phone memory GSM Fully compatible
Motorola V710 84 21 0 393 570

See pics here

Visteon BT Module (pre-2004):

Compatible with 1.3 Software and 552 Module or 1.4 Software and 522 Module but no phone book pairing either way.

Not compatible with 089 or 387 Module

Motorola BT Module (2005 combo Assist/BT module): Pairs fine and supports automatic transfer of the address book

CDMA Verizon's decision to cripple the V710's key BT protocols

Verizon sued by V710 owners over crippling BT

Address book issues

Possible future solution

New firmware released?

Hack to allow the Verizon version of this phone work

V710 Flashing

V710 Info

 

Motorola V80 Not at this time Automatic - SIM and phone memory GSM This is a tri-band phone with no support for 850 MHz.
Motorola RAZR V3 Not at this time Automatic - SIM and phone memory GSM Fully compatible
Motorola SLVR L7 Not at this time Automatic - SIM and phone memory GSM Fully compatible
Nokia 3620, 3650 Not Available Manual - SIM and phone memory GSM The voice dialing works great. The address book only works if sending contacts from the phone when the system is in BT PAIRING mode.

 

Nokia 6310, 6310i

84 21 6 930 108 (E46, E53, E83, E85)

84 21 0 304 651 (E60, E61, E63, E64)

Automatic - SIM and phone memory GSM Fully compatible
Nokia 6230 Not Available Manual - SIM and phone memory

Automatic if phone is upgraded to SW release 5.24 (5.26 in Poland, Hungary, Belgium and Czech Republic)

GSM The phone pairs and works with calls and SMS.  There may be an issue with address book compatibility. 

Address book issues reported to be resolved if the phone is upgraded to SW release 5.24 (5.26 in Poland, Hungary, Belgium and Czech Republic)

Nokia 6600 Not Available Not verified GSM  
Nokia 6820 Not at this time Manual - SIM and phone memory GSM Address book issues
Nokia 8910, 8910i Not Available Automatic - SIM and phone memory GSM Fully compatible for phones with software version 3.75 and later.  Phones with earlier software versions not verified.
Nokia N-Gage Not Available Not Verified GSM  
Panasonic X70 Not Available Not verified GSM  
PalmOne Treo 650 GSM or CDMA Not Available Not Verified GSM and CDMA versions available With the available patch, the phone pairs but may only transfer a limited number of address book entries to the vehicle

How to configure address book

Additional owner experiences

Siemens SX1 Not Available Not verified GSM  
Siemens S55

84 21 0 154 606 (E46, E53, E83, E85)

84.21.6.935.653 (E60)

Automatic - SIM only GSM Fully compatible
Siemens SK65 Not available Automatic - SIM only GSM The Siemens SK65 phone (like a S65 with integrated blackberry) has been tested on a new 645Ci. It works fine with good communication quality, but transfers only the contacts on the SIM-card.

Firmware version of SK65 is V40

 
SonyEricsson T68i

84 21 0 303 561 (E46, E53, E83, E85)

note that this adaptor does not have an antenna connection

Automatic - SIM only GSM Fully compatible for phones with software version R8A and later.  Phones with earlier software versions not verified.
SonyEricsson T610, T616, T630, T637

84 21 0 304 298

cover part no.

84 21 0 306 467

Automatic - SIM and phone memory GSM Fully compatible

T637 a close fit for the T610 snap-in adaptor

SonyEricsson K700i, K750i / W800 Not at this time Automatic - SIM and phone memory GSM

Successor to the popular T610 and T630.

This may a tri-band phone with no support for 850 MHz.

SonyEricsson Z600 Not at this time Automatic - SIM and phone memory GSM Check this post

This is a tri-band phone with no support for 850 MHz.

SonyEricsson T608 Not at this time Automatic with phone software SW:R1E, and hardware R1. Only issue is the contacts do not always stay in the Car Module memory. This may be due to the phone NOT automatically resending them upon re-pairing. CDMA See notes below**

Pairing Issues

Rangerfan's experience_1 and experience_2

Manual phonebook transfer supported with BMW ULF versions from the 84 21 6 945 387. The 84 21 6 955 522 has been successfully tested and is fully supported.

SonyEricsson P910 Not at this time Manual - SIM and phone memory GSM Pairs fine with certain BMW models, but requires manual transmission of phone book entries
SonyEricsson K700i No   GSM This is a tri-band phone with no support for 850 MHz.

Note that where a snap-in adaptor is not available, the reception is solely dependent on the phone's built-in antenna.

Eject box part number for the 2000-2004 e53, e38 and e39 is 84 21 6 933 415 with a pairing button

Eject box for the 2005 e53 comes without a pairing button

The following phones have been tested and are believed to be incompatible:

Phone Models Status
Ericsson T20, T29 Not compatible
Motorola Timeport 280i, A760 Not compatible
Nokia 6210, 7650 Not compatible
Phillips Fisio820, Fisio825 Not compatible
Siemens SX1, U10 Not compatible
SonyEricsson P800, P900 Not compatible

In general, phones that utilize the Bluetooth HANDSFREE protocol "should" be compatible with the BMW Bluetooth systems, although issues with how the handset manufacturer implements this protocol impact overall compatibility as well as automatic phone book and SIM transfer.  BMW's requirements for a phone to work are:: (a) Bluetooth, (b) Handsfree profile, and (c) Object Exchange.

(a) Bluetooth + (b) Handsfree profile => ability to make/receive calls

(c) Object Exchange => transfer of phone book from phone to car

* - In the U.S. market, major carriers that operate GSM networks are Cingular/AT&T Wireless, and T-Mobile.  Carriers that operate CDMA networks are Verizon, Sprint-PCS and Alltel.

** - Sprint-PCS has announced a limited-availability SonyEricsson T608 phone that is Bluetooth enabled and works on CDMA-based networks such as those operated by Sprint-PCS and Verizon.   Several BMW owners have reported that the T608 will pair with the BMW Bluetooth system, with sources within SonyEricsson claiming the Bluetooth functionality is identical to the T616.  To order the phone, you need to call Sprint directly -- it is not in stores nor is it on the web.  See information at http://www.sprintpcsinfo.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=304, and you can see the phone and get more details at http://www.t608.com/.  There is apparently a way that this phone can be unlocked so that it can be used on the Verizon network as well, but it is a hack and likely would not be officially "supported" by Verizon.

Other resources:

BMW North America's BT Phone Compatibility Matrix

BMW North America's BT Compatible Phone Page

http://www.bmwland.co.uk/talker/viewtopic.php?t=10117 - Forum for BMW BT Phones

 http://www.bmw.co.uk/bluetooth/   - Official BMW UK list of compatible phones 

http://www.bmwland.co.uk/talker/viewtopic.php?t=10117&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30 list of ongoing compatibility tests done at BMWland BB




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