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Daz Bogey

Member Since: 07 Feb 2010
Location: Mauritius
Posts: 30

First post!

Hi there,

Having recently purchased a 6 month old XS (which I love!) however am having problems using my £400 phone with the factory car kit.

It's a Nokia N97 which i unfortunately have upgraded with the latest firmware and which connects for a second and then disappears. I've tried it in a different Freelander and the same thing happens.

Has anyone managed to connect and use a Nokia N97 or is my phone useless?

Thanks for any replies

D.Bogey

8th Feb 2010 1:03 pm

adm

Member Since: 02 Jan 2010
Location: suffolk
Posts: 41

hi try this link and go to bluetooth link http://www.ownerinfo.landrover.com/extfree2viewlrprod/index.jsp

8th Feb 2010 3:09 pm

pcheaven

Member Since: 19 Jan 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 1459

N97 - £400

Sorry, I had one of those - it drove me nuts, and never did what it said on the tin.

Got a HTC HD2 and a iPhone 3GS now - both work just fine.

8th Feb 2010 5:52 pm

Rowy

Member Since: 20 Aug 2008
Location: Lake District
Posts: 686

Me too, soft reboot once an hour

8th Feb 2010 5:58 pm

richardk

Member Since: 11 Jan 2009
Location: Norwich
Posts: 909

2013 Freelander 2 SD4 GS Auto Aintree Green

Or try this link..

http://www.landrover.com/microsites/GWS40M...tooth.html

8th Feb 2010 9:34 pm

The Valeter

Member Since: 08 Jan 2010
Location: Medway Towns, Kent.
Posts: 1530

2015 Freelander 2 SD4 Metropolis LE Auto Santorini Black

Re: First post!

Daz Bogey wrote:
Hi there,

Having recently purchased a 6 month old XS (which I love!) however am having problems using my £400 phone with the factory car kit.

It's a Nokia N97 which i unfortunately have upgraded with the latest firmware and which connects for a second and then disappears. I've tried it in a different Freelander and the same thing happens.

Has anyone managed to connect and use a Nokia N97 or is my phone useless?

Thanks for any replies

D.Bogey

The bluetooth set up is hopeless unless you have specific phones. I have the parrot in my other vehicles which works very well but the FL2 one is a pain.
I have a Nokia 6650 & is OK for incoming calls but if you try & make a call via the dash it freezes the phone & that is it - you may as well switch it off. (Past) Freelander 2 HSE 2010 MY In Rimini Red.
(Past) RR Evoque Dynamic Lux Si4 In Firenze Red.
(Past) RR Evouque Pure Tech in Barollo Black with bespoke Firenze Red colour coding.
(Present) Freelander Metropolis 2015 MY In Santorini Black with Ivory Premium Leather.

8th Feb 2010 9:36 pm

Daz Bogey

Member Since: 07 Feb 2010
Location: Mauritius
Posts: 30

it is very very frustrating - how hard can it be to match up the firmware of modern up to date phones? It's only bluetooth at the end of the day

I'm also finding it almost impossible to get Nokia or Vodafone to roll back my firmware too

9th Feb 2010 9:25 am

xtattsbox

Member Since: 26 Jan 2010
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 413

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Never quite got to the bottom of why it is the case, but most in Car bluetooth solutions have glitches with certain phones. I have a BMW with bluetooth that would speak to my SE phone brilliantly, Nokia 6310 fantastic, Motorola RAZR yep, the 3G RAZR - Forget it.

Parrot devices are great, but then they make bluetooth devices for phones and that is their business. I think tha the car ones fall into the "do it, but don't spend too much!!"

If I'm honest I think that the Bluetooth solution is a bit poor really.

1) - The field length on the display is too small and doesn't scroll
2) - It displays each individual phone number, rather than showing a contact and if that contact has more than one number clicking on the contact brings up the options.
3) - It copies numbers that have Fax as the field identifier....erm, why?
4) - The memory is just too small (500 numbers, my phonebook has 600+contacts some with 4 numbers on them)

But, it came with the car, and it does connect with my phone. There is half a workround for the phone numbers, it just is all a lbit of a faff!! Hi Darling, I'll be home in 10 mins. If I'm not back, please read this message again...

9th Feb 2010 10:09 am

Daz Bogey

Member Since: 07 Feb 2010
Location: Mauritius
Posts: 30

pcheaven wrote:
N97 - £400

Sorry, I had one of those - it drove me nuts, and never did what it said on the tin.

Got a HTC HD2 and a iPhone 3GS now - both work just fine.

Well thankfully i didn't pay £400, afaik that is the retail price - i actually paid nothing and, as i have now learned, you get what you pay for... i can't wait to fork out for an iphone in the summer when my contract is up

22nd Feb 2010 12:42 pm

Marvo

Member Since: 14 Aug 2009
Location: Scotland
Posts: 68

2008 Freelander 2 TD4 HSE Auto Caspian Blue

Not much help probably, but my N96 works fine. You have to download the phonebook to the car by 'sending' it from the phone as it doesn't download automatically, but other than that no problems. Mind you I may go the iPhone route when my contract comes up for renewal as Vodaphone offer it as well now.

22nd Feb 2010 7:45 pm

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