Connectivity with BMW

[mr_joshua]

I am getting two sided stories everywhere I turn. The BMW dealer, sales rep, and other BMW owners say that the voice commands for dialing numbers works, BUT....AWS, the installer of the BMW assist and bluetooth connectivity stated that the voice command part is not available on the 3 series BMW, only 5 series and above.

Are there any other new 3 series owners that are able to use voice commands to dial names from the phonebook???

I am able to scroll through my phonebook in the radio using the controls in the steering wheel, so my phonebook is in the car's system...but....when I attempt to make a voice commanded call, the system says my phonebook is empty.

Sorry for the long post, just didnt want to leave too much out.

BT works perfectly for me other than the voice command issue.

[troutseth]

Originally Posted by mr_joshua

I am getting two sided stories everywhere I turn. The BMW dealer, sales rep, and other BMW owners say that the voice commands for dialing numbers works, BUT....AWS, the installer of the BMW assist and bluetooth connectivity stated that the voice command part is not available on the 3 series BMW, only 5 series and above.

Are there any other new 3 series owners that are able to use voice commands to dial names from the phonebook???

I am able to scroll through my phonebook in the radio using the controls in the steering wheel, so my phonebook is in the car's system...but....when I attempt to make a voice commanded call, the system says my phonebook is empty.

Sorry for the long post, just didnt want to leave too much out.

BT works perfectly for me other than the voice command issue.

I have the 2006 330i, and I use the voice command constantly. It doesn't use the voice command on your phone, but rather has its own tag. It is the old school version where you record your voice (not recognition). I don't remember where the option was off the top of my head, but it should be in your manual. You need to record the name in your voice and then type in the number in the BMW. This is done regardless of phone. Now when you are paired, you can dial a name by voice and it will send the number to your phone to dial. It works great aside from having to record the names and numbers the first time. Again, it is not due to the Q, as I had the same process with my Treo. It says the phonebook is empty because you have not recorded anything yet.

[bcaslis]

I have the same car and same experience as troutseth. I works fine, but you have to record the name and number in the voice command part of the BMW, it doesn't use the voice command feature in the Q.

Originally Posted by troutseth

I have the 2006 330i, and I use the voice command constantly. It doesn't use the voice command on your phone, but rather has its own tag. It is the old school version where you record your voice (not recognition). I don't remember where the option was off the top of my head, but it should be in your manual. You need to record the name in your voice and then type in the number in the BMW. This is done regardless of phone. Now when you are paired, you can dial a name by voice and it will send the number to your phone to dial. It works great aside from having to record the names and numbers the first time. Again, it is not due to the Q, as I had the same process with my Treo. It says the phonebook is empty because you have not recorded anything yet.