iPhone vs Nokia 616 car kit

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iPhone vs Nokia 616 car kit

Dear Apple!

I just can't make work my iPhone and a Nokia 616 car kit.

I searching the net for two weeks now, I've eagerly waited for 1.1.4 because of the Bluetooth bugfixes, but it didn't help either.

Nokia 616 is a professional and not too cheap Bluetooth handsfree car kit (price is about 4-500 USD), and it works with all Bluetooth-compatible phone - except of course iPhone. What can be wrong?

I tried with different firmwares (1.1.3 and now 1.1.4), tried to reset both devices many times.

Nokia 616 just can't find iPhone, like it wasn't visible.

iPhone detects the car kit and can be paired too, but after the pairing Nokia just sits, and waiting for a device to connect.

Really can't understand: much cheaper and simpler phones work perfectly, but not iPhone.

Please somebody help to find out what can be wrong. Is there maybe a list about incompatible Bluetooth devices?

Thanks in Advance

Endre

Posted on Feb 29, 2008 11:20 AM

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Bogen

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Mar 9, 2008 8:37 AM in response to Kukipapa

Hi,
I have the same problem, i cannot connect with my brand new iphone to my Nokia 616 handfree, i hope a solution will come very fast because beside the fast that a top high end mobile phone cannot connect to nokia top hand free, it is extremely not save driving like that!

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Kukipapa Author

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Apr 11, 2008 8:20 AM in response to Kukipapa

Anybody?

Will be there any update to make iPhone fully Bluetooth compatible?

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mac-i

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May 15, 2008 3:42 AM in response to Kukipapa

I have the same issue with Nokia 616, same results while trying to connect. Especially annoying that some web pages list iPhone among compatible devices.

Apple, could you patch it somehow?

mac

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AntonyR

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May 26, 2008 11:14 AM in response to Kukipapa

Ive got an older Nokia car kit and I have the same problem. I just have to use a headset, which *****, knowing that the system works fine with pretty much every other BT phone on the planet.

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May 28, 2008 2:50 AM in response to AntonyR

I am having the same problem as mentioned above but with a Nokia CK 7W Car Kit. The phone pairs with the car kit but the car kit continues to search and does not recognise the phone. Can anyone help me out

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AntonyR

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May 28, 2008 7:56 AM in response to Kukipapa

I think it's safe to say that Nokia car kits and the iphone aren't compatible. Is there anyone out there with a hardwired car kit by any other brand that does work? I'd be interested in knowing, since I put this one in, I can always yank it out and replace it with something else.

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mac-i

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Jun 3, 2008 2:12 AM in response to AntonyR

Right, let's stop complaining - and ask openly: which car kit works with iPhone? (amazing - I just realize that it'd be much easier to replace the phone than the car kit, still I do not consider it a realistic solution). If only Apple start making the car kits - how would it look like? Any ideas?

mi

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leecab

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Jun 3, 2008 2:27 AM in response to mac-i

maciwaniuk wrote:
Right, let's stop complaining - and ask openly: which car kit works with iPhone?

http://www.parrot.com/uk/products/hands-free-car-kits/ck3100-lcd

Parrot CK3100 LCD works fine with the iphone

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mac-i

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Jun 3, 2008 7:09 AM in response to leecab

Thanks a lot, but the page does not say anything about iPhone. Do you use it in your car? If so - does it display the caller info on the screen based on iPhone entries, or does it just work as a speaker phone?

mi

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Carcass

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Jun 3, 2008 7:17 AM in response to mac-i

http://www.parrot.com/uk/support/onlinehelpguides/parrotck3100ck3300ck3500/compa tibilite/?idproduct=2&idbrand=50&etape=2

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leecab

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Jun 3, 2008 4:10 PM in response to mac-i

I have it in the 8 seater taxi works great, sync phonebook, caller id does a lot of things.

Bluetooth Features

* Caller identity
* Network level
* Battery level
* Network provider
* Automatic phonebook synchronization supported with this model:
o Phone contacts synchronized, with all numbers and pictures
o SIM contacts synchronized

o Phone contacts synchronized, with all numbers and pictures well pictures not on that mode, probly on Parrot 3200 LS-COLOR model 🙂

Caller comes through the mutli media device i have in the cab.ie sort of the car radio, mutes the audio on the radio as well.

It has voice commands thou i have not try that function out yet , as you can imagine phone home and you get a customer gets in and says take be home 🙂

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mac-i

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Jun 16, 2008 3:12 AM in response to leecab

just ordered it | thanks a lot for recommendation | mac

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Kukipapa Author

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Jul 23, 2008 1:10 PM in response to Kukipapa

OK, here is firmware 2.0, let's see.

Nokia 616 now detects my iPhone, allowing to connect it, downloads contacts, makes calls, but mic doesn't work (I can hear other people but they cannot hear me).

There was some universal solution on this, but I can't find.

Any ideas?

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AntonyR

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Sep 18, 2008 10:02 AM in response to Kukipapa

As of today, I tried again to make it work and now it works fine. There must have been a bug fix in one of the last software upgrades that addressed the Bluetooth 'automatically allow' problem. Very happy now!

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