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Car kit and GPS advice

Hi all,
Ok, ive had this XDA2s for a while now and think its about time I put the thing to some use!
I spend a lot of time driving and gave up using a bluetooth headset some time ago because of the sheer bloody uselessness of the thing
So... while I have been driving, I have been using a Garmin Navtalk (a mobile phone with built in satnav). This has been fine, except for the constant uploading of maps and switching of the sim card.
Im sure that some of you have successfully got this thing working in a car with hands free operation and utilising GPS.
Can anyone suggest what widgets (including some sort of mount) I should buy to achieve hands free and GPS nirvana?
I dont care if its bluetooth,wired,subspace or telepathic ANYTHING!! :lol:
I would really appreciate any advice.
Cheers
J

Parrot do one that might fit the bill
http://www.driveblue.com/(v35hykes11duiz3sb0stsq55)/Default.aspx?root=ck3300
I have a Parrot Bluetooth CK3000, and have had no problems. You can even update the firmware easily enough via a laptop.

Quality of Blue Angel Bluetooth Audio - Definitive Answer?

Hi all,
I bought my SX66 from Cingular two weeks ago and so far I LOVE IT. Bluetooth, WIFI, PDA, phone, and a QWERTY keyboard all in one slick package.
However, as you all know, the bluetooth audio has MAJOR issues. I have upgraded my radio to 1.13.00 and my bluetooth stack to 3900. The volume level of my bluetooth headset has improved, but one thing remains - the HORRIBLE snap, crackle and pop (noticeable on both ends of the phone call).
Because the radio ROM and bluetooth stack updates have not helped, I am beginning to fear that the problem is a hardware design flaw. However, I'm hoping that some bluetooth headsets may compensate for this better than others.
I have read through all the forums but have yet to come accross a consensus for the best bluetooth headset (the one that has the least crackle and pop interference).
So here's the question - has ANYONE used a bluetooth headset with the Blue Angel that does NOT suffer from the audio problems described above? I would love to settle this once and for all.
I hate to have to spend money on a new bluetooth headset when my Motorola HS820 has worked fine in the past with other phones. However, it would be even more of a shame to turn my SX66 into a glorified $500 PDA and go back to using my Motorola V600 for phone calls.
Thanks in advance for any advice. Also - I am a new member of the XDA Developers forums and I want to say that they have been INVALUABLE to me. The SX66 users manual from Siemens is nothing more than an overview of the Pocket PC 2003 OS. These forums (and the wiki pages) tell me how the SX66 REALLY works.
Cheers,
Warwick

Bad news. I tried with 4 diferents blouthoot head set with the same problems (including the new jabra BT800). I use a cable headset and if I need my hands free I use my Sony Ericson phone.
So from now their is no good option to solve this problem.

FYI - I sent the following e-mail to Siemens customer support, just to see what they'd say:
"I recently bought an SX66 Pocket PC Phone from Cingular.
Everything works great, with one exception - the audio quality on my
bluetooth headset is TERRIBLE. Specifically, there is non-stap crackling
and popping. According to a web site devoted to SX66-like devices
(www.xda-developers.com) there is no known fix for this issue, and it is
a problem with the bluetooth antenna itself. Is this true? If so, the
product is defective and I will be returning it to Cingular for a full
refund. While it is a great device, it is useless to me if I can't use a
wireless headset to talk on the phone. P.S. I have already installed the
latest driver updates on the Siemens Web site."
Their response:
"Dear Mr. Webb,
Thank you for contacting Siemens Customer Care. I would like to thank you
for your trust and support by inquiring about the SX66. I will be glad to
assist you.
I understand that you are having problems with static while using a
Bluetooth headset.
Please understand that there are no settings on the phone that will improve
the function on the Bluetooth on the phone. It either works or it doesn't.
I would recommend trying to pair up another headset to see if the problem is
with the headset or the phone. If another headset gives you the same
problem the phone may be defective. Before taking it in for repair, you
will want to first try a hard reset on the phone. A full device reset
clears memory, deletes all data and restores the SX66 to its default
settings. Programs installed at the factory remain, erasing all data that
you have created and programs you have installed. To full reset the SX66,
press and hold the power button, and then use the stylus to press the soft
reset button at the same time.
**NOTE** Be sure you have backed up all your data in a SD card or on your PC
before performing a full reset!
If this does not resolve your issue and your phone is less than a year old,
then it can be repaired by Cingular. Please take your SX66 to your local
Cingular store for a warranty exchange or repair.
I hope this has brought resolution to your issue and that I was able to be
of assistance. Your case number is XXXXX. If you need further assistance,
please reply to this e-mail. If you reply, please ensure that your reply
contains a copy of this e-mail.
You can visit us on the web at http://www.siemens-wireless.com. We also have
our Customer Care Hotline available Monday through Saturday from 8AM until
7PM Central Time at 888-777-0211.
Thank you for choosing Siemens; have a nice day.
Sincerely,
Siemens Customer Support
"
It either works or it doesn't. GREEEEAAAAAT.

My HS810 set has worked great with limitations. The phone has to be in close proximity to the headset. I have static issues when I have the phone hooked to my belt and am walking briskly. But as far as using the headset in my car with the phone sitting on the passenger seat it is great. I bought a secong set of HS810's and had the same good results.

HBH-300
I'm using the HBH-300 with very little static. The headset has noise-cancellation features which seems to help a lot... according to the folks on the other end of the conversation. Like the previous poster, the SX66 has to be in line of sight to the headset, otherwise I experience static. So for instance, if I carry the PDA in my left hand w/ headset in right ear, I need to make sure my body doesn't block the "line of sight". When the SX66 is on the desk, I have no problems, again as long as I don't block the line of sight.
Shouldn't be this way, but it solves most my problems.... I'm using Radio 1.13 and still 1.40.

VERY poor wifi signal on Universal

Hi,
I am new to Universal (but not to HTC units ), so when I got a used one with a broken LCD last week I was very excited. But after I replaced the display and played around a bit with this toy - I thought it was not worth the hype.
But I got more & more suspicious about its wifi antenna and yes it definitely has some problem. It has 50% of the signal strength a half meter from my wifi router. From three meters it drops to 25%. And after 5 meters it's dead.
I upgraded the Radio stack to 1.14.10, but nothing's changed. Has anybody any suggestion?
The unit was taken apart by the previous owner and it is missing some screws - but all the screws around the antenna is in place...
If somebody needs photos I can post some.
Please advise!
Last state:
QTek ROM
ROM 1.3.77 WWE
Radio 1.14.10
ExtROM 1.30.176 WWE
Cheers

Have you tried going into wireless lan settings, then click on the power mode tab and change to best performance. That should do something. Maybe its set to best battery which would give you crappy performance and range. I am able to log into the internet wifi within my block.

HTC UNIVERSAL wifi power is very very ow i have the same problem and way to solve it. when my laptop says what signal is excelent my ppc cannot connect.

Xeon_IV said:
Have you tried going into wireless lan settings, then click on the power mode tab and change to best performance...
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Thank you for your suggestion - now it's in midway position. It should do better - 4 meter is deadly! I have tried out with an Alpine and a Wizard as well and both done a better job!
Can you do me a favour and test it? I measured it at 0.5 m - 1 m and 4 m without _any_ obstruction (no wall whatsoever) between Universal and my router... That is why I suspected a hw failure.
Thanks,
ym

onlineemails said:
HTC UNIVERSAL wifi power is very very ow i have the same problem and way to solve it. when my laptop says what signal is excelent my ppc cannot connect.
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But _that_ low?!?
Very strange however, since both Alpine and Wizard do a better job than my Asus laptop with built in wifi. So this would be a big surprise for me from a HTC unit...
Today I will test it with a Pretec SD wifi card - if this beast let me install the card's driver at the first place

i can use my exec in bed which is 10 meters, one floor and one wall away.
the signal is at about 1/3 strength at that distance which is ok but not as good as my laptop.
have you changed any settings on your wireless base station as this could also be the problem.

Continuing Uni WiFi problem
Sorry to post in an old thread, but there doesn't seem to have been any resolution here. I have the same problem as the OP, in that my Uni will only detect WiFi about two metres from the router unobstructed. Any further, and the Uni loses the signal. My Laptop gets the signal up to 15 metres away, through walls & floors, and my desktop is in another room using the wireless aswell. If it's any use to possible helpers, i'm running KDS WM6, previously standard WM5, and the router is a TP-Link branded thingy.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, it's intensely annoying being unable to use the WiFi functionality on the PDA.
Thanks in advance.

No real help sorry, but my Exec has terrible WiFi performance too. Within a couple of metres of the router it has max signal, but this drops off to 1/2 after 5m. (Laptop still shows full) And anything over 7/8m you may as well forget. Laptop seems to get twice the range. My old HP Ipaq 5xxx series PDA used to get much better perfromance than the exec, but lasted a lot less on WiFi. Maybe HTC have deliberately sacrificed range for battery life? Even with the device set to max performace? I wonder if anyone could do a registry hack to up the power to the WiFi, or would this potentially burn our the device?

Range issue - power of PDA or router?
Thanks for the reply anyway Steve. I reckon my range is even worse than yours - I mean, seriously, I have to be sat right nest to the router to get a signal. As may be apparent, i'm more of a 'consumer' than a developer when it comes to my Exec, but to continue your line of thought, is it an issue with the power coming from the Universal's Wifi, or from the router itself? I imagine if there are very few of us with this problem, then it's down to some poor router setup/cheap hardware on our part...
But yeah, if anyone with a little more knowhow could shed some more light on our problem, i'm sure we would all be very grateful.
Regards

wow i thought i only had this problem, a friend of mine said upgrading might help. any way i've posted a thread about the same problem here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=321872
doesnt it kills you not being able to use the wi-fi in such a device???????

GurneyHalleck said:
is it an issue with the power coming from the Universal's Wifi, or from the router itself?
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I would bet the Universal, as I've always had the same router, in the same place with every wireless device I've used. The Uni is the worst performing of the bunch by a noticable margin.
Then again, I wonder if it has something to do with where the WiFi antenna is in the Uni itself? If the phone is pointing the wrong way the the phone itself blocks the signal? Every other device I have used has an external antenna (even the Ipaq)...
Hmm help needed from some experts here me thinks!

Expert Help needed, I agree
I doubt it's anything to do with the orientation of the antenna in the device, my lappy has an internal antenna and gets the signal just fine. Also, to add to the list of 'working' wireless devices, even my Nintendo DS picks up the signal throughout the house... Does radio version have anything to do with Wifi reception? I'm using 1.10 - y'reckon I should try 1.18 see if that helps? Rhetorical question, sorry - I'll TRY 1.18 and let you know if it helps.
Regards

not only poor wifi signal, the gsm signal also poor at uni, any solution of the gsm signal become stronger??

Att note 4 car bluetooth workshop

I have a galaxy note 4 and a KIA optima... The car always says "pairing failed" and I reconnect, which only lasts a few days if I am lucky...
This post is an attempt to collaborate and figure out a way to "fix" this issue...
Anyone have any ideas or anything that gas helped them not have this issue?

replace the car
here is some solutions for that
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/galaxy-note-4-problems/10/

I really wish I would have known about this. My Subaru Forester doesn't even recognize media over BT. Phone BT fucntionality works fine, but it won't play/connect to media at all. Both on 4.4 and 5.0/5.0.1.
Worked for my GNote 2 over various ROMs/stock, worked for the wife's GS3 and HTC One M8. It's really frustrating.

Replace the car? Its actually a pretty damn amazing car... Thanks for the lack of good input...
Your link was for devices not connecting.... Mine connects just fine...
But, and it just happened again.... I'll restart my phone and the Bluetooth device (the KIA) is gone... Not even listed as a paid device anymore...
Hard to say that's a KIA problem...

I have a 2015 kia optima lx, without the nav package or the upgraded audio. My note 4 on NIE has no problem pairing or staying paired. It pairs automatically everytime i turn the car on (I see the downloading icon on the radio). My gf's note 4 also pairs fine and works fine. The car switches between primary and secondary phones seemlesly.
And i agree. Amazing little car.. sorry i cant offer any other info, except "mine works".
I dont know what year or model you have, but maybe a trip to the dealer and ask about any firmware upgrades for your headunit. or maybe better yet a trip to www.optimaforums.com and see if anyone else is having issues like you describe.
Optimaforums has a wealth of info from fellow optima enthusiests. You might find your info there if none here can be of help.

Only Android phone that fully (messaging) works with my car. Even on Lollipop

So... Going over my issue... And want to see if others have the same issue... I may have a solution/workaround...
Basically I pair my phone with my kia stereo... It will work fine for a few days... Then it will fail to connect... When I go to Bluetooth settings on my phone, the kia stereo is no longer listed...
Do others have this same issue??

Bluetooth issues?

Anyone else stream music over Bluetooth having "skipping"? Every few minutes there is a second where the music skips. This is connected in my car, an Infiniti jx35. Did not have this issue with my note 4.
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Mine streams fine to my Sony HTIB and head unit in my 2009 335i. I remember reading a while ago there's a chance if you can't upgrade the radios software it can have problems. Even though my old note 2 streamed just fine in my BMW it would lag hard in my grandmother's 2010 Durango and be unusable but phone was fine.

Yeah, I'm thinking it's the car. I bought a Bluetooth adapter for the aux port, and it works a lot better.
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Same here no proble. With s5, note 3, but skips and pauses when connected to car
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I have also had the same thing with my moto buds Bluetooth headphones

Yes- getting the skipping every few seconds in my Infiniti g37x. I believe this is a known android issue that isn't yet completely resolved. It's random for me, but even a reboot doesn't always fix it.

Perhaps a known issue for Infinity? I stream in my Kia Soul with no issues.
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I did a factory reset and it works fine now. I'm thinking it's really an Infiniti thing for my car which is a 2012. I'm going to call them to see if there's a firmware upgrade for my car for bluetooth.

Also skips in Mercedes e350. I think it's the car blutooth

I called Infiniti to see if there was a firmware upgrade for Bluetooth, they said no. Said all my computer updates were up to speed.
Also, the stutter is back - even after a factory reset. Ugh

tfpHumorBlog said:
I called Infiniti to see if there was a firmware upgrade for Bluetooth, they said no. Said all my computer updates were up to speed.
Also, the stutter is back - even after a factory reset. Ugh
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I just got mine today. I'll hook it up to my QX tomorrow and see if it works

listened to an audible book in my '12 Infiniti QX and didn't notice a broblem

Update to this skipping issue with my 2012 g37x Infiniti.
1. Took car to infiniti dealer. No bluetooth updates available. We even went through all firmware updates to see if anything might be useful. Nothing.
2. Got a second Samsung Note 5 - sadly was able to replicate the issue. Still stutters every few seconds exactly as the first Note 5. Tested in about a dozen audio apps.
3. Heard back from Infiniti - they're able to replicate the issue, but don't know if it's an Infiniti issue or a Samsung Note 5 issue. The engineers are looking into it.
My guess is that bluetooth tech has evolved since 2012 and the car's firmware just needs a tweak.
If you have any ideas, let me know. Thanks!

I don't think it's limited to infinity. I've been experiencing issues since the most recent OTA on all of my bluetooth devices, including my pioneer head unit in my jaguar, my bluetooth Rev jams headphones, and my Plantronics bluetooth earpiece.
In addition, I use a Gear Live smart watch and it's constantly disconnecting and reconnecting. These issues all started right after the update. There is a thread on android central about this as well so we are not alone. Samsung broke something and hopefully it gets fixed soon.
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I am currently using an Note 4 and experience the same problem. Both with my car and my Jaybirds wireless earbuds. My guess, it's an Android problem as I've exhausted all methods of troubleshooting this.
Try this, keep your screen on and see if that resolves your skipping problem. It's a dumb solution but until Samsung/Android can resolve the problem, there are not a whole lot of options.

0 bluetooth issues with mine. 2015 car.

I'm having major issues all of a sudden. I've had the phone since launch day. And out of no where about 2 weeks ago I've had issues with the Bluetooth with all my devices from my 14 silverado stock radio and also with the new Alpine 957bt I put in here. Same issues as well as my LG tones and bose Bluetooth Speaker. Once I cover the phone with my hand or if it's in my pocket it cuts out constantly. I feel like it happened right after the recent ota update. I'll be reformatting the phone here soon once everything is backed up. So I know it's the phone for sure.
Update: Alright I did the restore in the phone it didn't work unfortunately I'm gonna try contacting Samsung and see what they can do.
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Been having same issue and with WiFi it keeps connecting and disconnecting major issues with Bluetooth same as WiFi but also keeps skipping on music and when on phone the other end can not hear me tried 4 different devices

I had the same issue and had to send my note 5 to Samsung for repairs. They replaced the motherboard. I havent had the issue return.

Been using my Note 5 with a LG headset from new and no issues and a couple of weeks ago got a Gear S2 watch.
All good but all of a sudden getting skipping on the headset and Bluetooth dropping out on the watch.
Irritating must say.
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