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      12-04-2007, 09:14 AM   #1
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BT without iDrive?

Hello. So how does Bluetooth work if I decide not to purchase iDrive? Is there any other display/interface in the car that ties in with the BT system?

Sorry if this is an old subject, I did search, honest! :smile:
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      12-05-2007, 09:55 AM   #2
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Hello. So how does Bluetooth work if I decide not to purchase iDrive? Is there any other display/interface in the car that ties in with the BT system?

Sorry if this is an old subject, I did search, honest! :smile:
No functionality/information display difference. You will see the same Caller ID/Phonebook/Phone menus information in the OEM HU display...
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      12-05-2007, 10:22 PM   #3
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Ah, cool, thanks. Sorry if this is common knowledge, I'm a BMW noob.
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      12-06-2007, 05:39 AM   #4
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Ah, cool, thanks. Sorry if this is common knowledge, I'm a BMW noob.
No need to be sorry, that's what forums are for... :biggrin:
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      12-06-2007, 03:00 PM   #5
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How About Bluetooth Without Assist Package?

I want Bluetooth but I don't want the BMW Assist or Navigation. Is there a way to get BMW Bluetooth alone? I realize BMW thinks we Americans are too retarded to navigate an alla carte spec list, so we can't order just Bluetooth. However, is there a cost effective way to get it installed after purchase? Or, is it less expensive to just buy the BMW Assist package?
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I want Bluetooth but I don't want the BMW Assist or Navigation. Is there a way to get BMW Bluetooth alone? I realize BMW thinks we Americans are too retarded to navigate an alla carte spec list, so we can't order just Bluetooth. However, is there a cost effective way to get it installed after purchase? Or, is it less expensive to just buy the BMW Assist package?
It is cheaper, convenient and just best to get the OEM option of Assist/Bluetooth. There's a OEM Bluetooth ULF module available as an accessory but it is only officially available in Europe and not in the USA... and even if you can get one of those it will cost around the same price as the factory option, not including installation/programming costs (if it can be programmed into the USA model at all) and with no free Assist service for 4 years.

In addition, and probably the most important: most of the approved Bluetooth phones are compatible with the factory Bluetooth first, and then the ULF is adapted. Case in point: the iPhone. It was tested and approved fully compatible just before introduction with the factory Bluetooth in all current generation BMW's, but it was not compatible 100% with any accessory ULF until a completely new part was created.

It's a no-brainer... order the sucker from factory. :w00t:
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      12-15-2007, 07:12 PM   #7
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^ I agree.
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