it wont work- except to charge your phone. the reason is that the bmw version of the star tac has a minor software change that allows the star tac and the bimmer to work together. MB has a similar system. bottom line as far as I know- you gotta get the bmw phone. I hear they are out or will be out with soon a voice activated system so before you buy the star tac phone check on this.
Installing new system today. BMW Startac 7797 with voice activation. Will let you guys know it works.
Someone below complained about not have the internet access and other features below. I think that is getting just a little dangerous. It hard enough to operate the phone or navigation system without crashing the car. Now, they want to read e-mail?
Originally posted by David: There have been numerous posts, but no results. Has anyone actually gotten their non-BMW StarTac to work? Timeport to work? V-phone to work?
To MarkM5Lauderdale or anyone else who knows:
what is the purpose of the PSE box (part #84 11 0 026 229) for the StarTac? My dealer only ordered the other 2: phone and install kit? Is the PSE box the voice recognition? Please let me know asap -- dealer is installing phone tomorrow and has no clue, as usual. Thanks
Argh! Let's try and get BMW to support the new Motorola V-series phone (as they seem to in Europe, see pictures). Let's flood them with mail. (Anyone else hate driving a state of the art car with a Fred Flinstone phone?) Who's with me?
Yes it seems that the "v-phone" or "vader" as we call it in the states is currently the phone being installed in Europe under the model name "Motorola Handy". I hear that BMW is going to offer a new telephone to the U.S. in December. Anyone else?
Yesterday, the parts guy at my BMW dealer told me that the CPT 8000 will be out by spring, not in December. I had the 7797 installed, and it works, but it could be better integrated with the GPS screen. I wonder if the 2001 navigation system works better with the phone. It seems Mercedes and BMW Europe are way ahead of us in phones.
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