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Chrism · 10-03-2007, 08:44 AM

I've been using a treo 680 for about 5 months, and it connected with my built-in bluetooth connection in my car seamlessly. Last week, it would not pair with my car. A quick call to BMW revealed the phone is not registered with BMW as an approved phone (they hadn't even heard of palm or treo), so, basically, tough.
Wouldn't it be nice if palm had the presence of mind to hook up with all the major car companies (like Apple did with the i-pod), and get the treo approved. It was a great piece of kit, being able to handle calls, operate a tom tom system, all at the same time, but now, sadly, it is just yet another piece of equipment that needs all its own peripherals.
Can we start lobbying Palm to get their products more widely accepted in the mainstream?
If anyone knows a way round this to get my phone to hook up with my car again, let me know.
thanks

Chrism

10-03-2007, 08:44 AM	#1 (permalink)
Chrism Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Bluetooth with a wired car connection I've been using a treo 680 for about 5 months, and it connected with my built-in bluetooth connection in my car seamlessly. Last week, it would not pair with my car. A quick call to BMW revealed the phone is not registered with BMW as an approved phone (they hadn't even heard of palm or treo), so, basically, tough. Wouldn't it be nice if palm had the presence of mind to hook up with all the major car companies (like Apple did with the i-pod), and get the treo approved. It was a great piece of kit, being able to handle calls, operate a tom tom system, all at the same time, but now, sadly, it is just yet another piece of equipment that needs all its own peripherals. Can we start lobbying Palm to get their products more widely accepted in the mainstream? If anyone knows a way round this to get my phone to hook up with my car again, let me know. thanks Chrism