Bluetooth quality

Post by **sp3ctre** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 3:50 pm

My experience of the bluetooth phone feature in the Z4 is that it's very poor... you have to shout in order to be heard. It's bad to the extent that I always try to avoid using it.

Has anyone else found this, and if so has anyone developed a mod to fix it (maybe better mic?)

Color · Post by **Color** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:08 pm

I don't have problems with being heard. On the contrary, people on the other end ask me why I shout, which is an indirect secondary effect of the (listening) volume being too low and me having problems hearinr what they say. Haven't found out how to raise the listening volume either.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:35 pm

Listening volume is raised by using the radio buttons on the MF steering wheel. I have no issues in hearing the people as with the raised volume, they "shout" in the car.

However, top down in the car - forget it ... other party can not hear you

unionjack · Post by **unionjack** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 5:15 am

Mine isn't too bad. It mostly depends on the connection.

Kieffer · Post by **Kieffer** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:49 am

Sp3ctre, I'm with you - mine stinks. No one can understand me, and it's very difficult to understand the voice on the other end, no matter how loud I turn up the volume. I've tried calling my own voice mail and testing it just to hear how I sound - it's awful. One thing to note (if yours is like mine) - the louder you speak, the more the system will compensate and make you almost inaudible to the person on the other end.

I've had it to the dealer many times in the last couple of years. They finally found an antenna problem, but that didn't do much for the voice quality. They even replaced the microphone twice. I've pretty much given up and consider it a costly mistake.

Occasionally I think about just fitting a Parrot system. The sound quality on a Parrot is amazing.

PS: This is my first post on this forum. Really miss the old one..., but glad to find this one!

enfield · Post by **enfield** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:07 am

It works great in my Coupe....

Rick Hunter · Post by **Rick Hunter** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 5:18 am

so-so in my Coupé (haven't used it much)

unionjack · Post by **unionjack** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 6:15 am

Got a new phone (Motorola RAZR V3xx) specifically for the car and it works much better.

Post by **sp3ctre** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:11 am

unionjack wrote:Got a new phone (Motorola RAZR V3xx) specifically for the car and it works much better.

Interesting... what phone did you have before?

unionjack · Post by **unionjack** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:31 am

sp3ctre wrote:
unionjack wrote:Got a new phone (Motorola RAZR V3xx) specifically for the car and it works much better.
Interesting... what phone did you have before?

Siemens SX66 (aka HTC Blue Angel)

Post by **sp3ctre** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:15 am

Mmmm, think I'm going to call my voicemail and leave a message (I use a SE K800i), then get someone with a motorola to do the same and see if there is a diff...

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:24 am

Why do I think of Mr Bean when you say that?

ovrkll · Post by **ovrkll** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:45 am

Kinda like this?

http://www.meanmrbean.com/

Cheers!

rosierobins · Post by **rosierobins** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 2:04 am

I have the Palm Treo 650. Top down its okay if you're not going fast. But generally the mic does't work well even if you lean over to talk right into it. People say it has a reverb/echo.

i hear just fine cause of the 8 speakers they are pretty much being broadcast.

i just hate it when i start up the car and it calls the last person i've talked to....quite embarassing to have a mind of its own.

Rosie

takedown8 · Post by **takedown8** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:38 am

My Motorola RAZR V3 works great. I have to talk pretty loud, but otherwise, no problems carrying on a conversation. Even with the top down, it's okay as long as I'm not on the highway.

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