[crvgt]

Anyone successfully pair the T-Mobile SDA phone to their E90? Nothing on BMW or T-Mobile web sites (or in these threads), so I am hesitant to buy the phone until someone confirms it will work.
thanks

[mo0620]

i heard the tmobile mda pairs fine in the BMW's so the sda should as well.

[crvgt]

thanks....I'm also interested to know if the phone book can be transferred successfully. Do you know if this aspect works on the MDA?

[bemison]

Everything works great -- there are a couple other posts on this subject (just run a search for "MDA").

[crvgt]

thanks. Yes - found a fair amount of info on the MDA, but not the SDA. I suspect it will probably pair OK, but I'm interested in the phone book aspect. Would be great to find someone who owns both the phone and the car!

[slicck]

The SDA works fine with my BMW.

[crvgt]

Thanks. Bought the phone and set it up. It's all good. Phone book syncs fine as well.

[BKsBimmer]

Yes, T-mobile SDA works flawlessly with E90. Pairs easily with complete phone book and calling features. Awesome phone too!

[getrav]

Originally Posted by BKsBimmer

Yes, T-mobile SDA works flawlessly with E90. Pairs easily with complete phone book and calling features. Awesome phone too!

Its great to know that you could pair the SDA!
I got my car yesterday and the dealer tried to pair the phone. We got to the point where it says something like searching... but it is unable to find the SDA!

On my SDA I set the SDA to "Discoverable".

1. On the SDA do I need to check OBEX passkey required?
2. Do I have to search for new device on my SDA?

• ON SDA: Menu -> 1. Devices -> Menu ->1. New?

[mrbelk]

I got an SDA about a month ago and it's awesome. It paired immediately, and all of my Exchange Server contacts were visible like "<Name> (<h|m|w>)" and the voice dialing responds to "call <Name h|w|m>".

What seems to not work as well is getting incoming calls to ring through the car speakers. I've fiddled with the various ring profiles, but I cannot get that part to work.

-MrB

[mrbelk]

Originally Posted by getrav

Its great to know that you could pair the SDA!
I got my car yesterday and the dealer tried to pair the phone. We got to the point where it says something like searching... but it is unable to find the SDA!

On my SDA I set the SDA to "Discoverable".

1. On the SDA do I need to check OBEX passkey required?
2. Do I have to search for new device on my SDA?

• ON SDA: Menu -> 1. Devices -> Menu ->1. New?

It's the car that should be "discoverable," and the SDA that should be "discovering" the car. OBEX passkey is required as well.

-MrB

[getrav]

Hi mrbelk,
I have OBEX paskey on & I have it set to discoverable.
I waited for 1 minute only as specified by the dealer. Did it take longer for you?
Could you please post a step by step for all who haven't had luck with the SDA?

Did you use:
http://www.jetwaremobile.com/index.htm

I'm going to try again tonight. First I'll reboot the phone for good measure and see. If that doesn't work then I'll try with the jetwaremobile software.

I'll post my findings tomorrow.

Rav

[mrbelk]

Originally Posted by getrav

Hi mrbelk,
I have OBEX paskey on & I have it set to discoverable.
I waited for 1 minute only as specified by the dealer. Did it take longer for you?
Could you please post a step by step for all who haven't had luck with the SDA?

Did you use:
http://www.jetwaremobile.com/index.htm

I'm going to try again tonight. First I'll reboot the phone for good measure and see. If that doesn't work then I'll try with the jetwaremobile software.

I'll post my findings tomorrow.

Rav

I don't think you're going to get very far with that JetWare stuff. It doesn't look like it's a replacement for the bluetooth pairing process, just an extension of what actually happens between the phone and the car after the pairing is accomplished.

I have the Bluetooth set to "On," and the "OBEX passkey required" checked. Then from the main iDrive screen, I press down on the puck to get to the system menu, go to Communications->Bluetooth and enable the bluetooth on the car, then go to the "Devices" section of the iDrive BT settings. You should see something on the iDrive screen to the effect of "Bluetooth discoverable from this location" or somesuch.

It will take a few seconds, but the phone will eventually "see" the car, and you will be able to say whether you want to pair the two devices. Then, you will be able to specify a passkey of your choice on the phone and the again on the car. After that, it's all done.

-MrB

[foofighter]

i have a 3 week old SDA for sale if anyone's interested.

[getrav]

Ok this is what I did to get the SDA to work with 325i w/o nav.
1. I put the car into search for Bluetooth device mode.
2. ON SDA: Menu -> Settings -> Connections -> Bluetooth -> Menu -> 1. Devices -> Menu ->1. New

After a few moments, It will see the BMW on the SDA, select a good passkey (this is getting more important now days). It will only show handsfree but you will be able to use all features.
On the BMW accept this pairing & enter the password.

It will download all the phone numbers into the car! I still have to read the manual to get voice dialing to work.
NOTE: Each entry will be enumerated multiple times if you have multiple phone numbers saved for that entry.

Thanks everyone.

[getrav]

Originally Posted by foofighter

i have a 3 week old SDA for sale if anyone's interested.

Whats the price? Where are you shipping from? What is the condition?

[foofighter]

it's 3 weeks old i got it and then decided to get an MDA instead for work. It's in PERFECT condition with all plugs hardware box manuals etc. 250 shipped

http://e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25544