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bmw in car GSM phone model?

asphotos

asphotos

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long shot, anyone know the brand/manfacturer of the in car phones found in some of the higher speced bmw's?.

given most of the ecu/subsystems are bosch, would it be safe to assume its also a bosch unit?

(damm work problems) :p
 
no, the phone thats built into the control system,

a number of the higher speced bm's offer a sim car holder and integrated phone (non bluetooth)

seems they don't like (my) network. im trying to make them work :p

(i work for a carrier in australia)
 
asphotos said:
no, the phone thats built into the control system,

a number of the higher speced bm's offer a sim car holder and integrated phone (non bluetooth)

seems they don't like (my) network. im trying to make them work :p

(i work for a carrier in australia)
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Maybe it isn't dual-band, and your operator only uses 1800???
 
nope, all of the aus operators offer dual band (only) none are limited to a single band (as is common in europe, etc etc) a 900Mhz only handset issingle band, but the network is setup to use 900Mhz for signiling and 1800 for traffic.

we also have a 3g network, but thats a different kettle of fish.,

im after the handset type, so we can problem solve it, seems to be a sim card issue (not the size/etc) but the configuration. deeper down, the vendor of the sim card, and its operating voltage (we believe).

ill keep digigng, im sure bmw australia will give me a hard time if I ask (or) more honestly wont know the FFF im talking about.

so, im trying a different approach..

google isnt my frind for this issue. :(
 
asphotos said:
nope, all of the aus operators offer dual band (only) none are limited to a single band (as is common in europe, etc etc) a 900Mhz only handset issingle band, but the network is setup to use 900Mhz for signiling and 1800 for traffic.

we also have a 3g network, but thats a different kettle of fish.,

im after the handset type, so we can problem solve it, seems to be a sim card issue (not the size/etc) but the configuration. deeper down, the vendor of the sim card, and its operating voltage (we believe).

ill keep digigng, im sure bmw australia will give me a hard time if I ask (or) more honestly wont know the FFF im talking about.

so, im trying a different approach..

google isnt my frind for this issue. :(
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Ah, ok. I've already seen a lot of new phones that don't operate with older SIM cards. Ask for a newer card, with the same number (don't know how to call it, here it's 2nd-way).
 
im the operator, im the engineering manager for the operator, our sims are new, modern, compatable,

seems not so in bmw's. im trying to determine why..

:p
 
a brand new bmw or a slightly older one


I know around 98 or 99 is when the in car 7 serries phone changed to digital. (motorolla was the manufacturer I think)

www.roadfly.org I've seen many a phone thread in the 7 e38 forum there
 
asphotos said:
im the operator, im the engineering manager for the operator, our sims are new, modern, compatable,

seems not so in bmw's. im trying to determine why..

:p
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Have you tried with any other card? When you can, ask a friend(s) and try it out.

Oh, and I think anywhere around the world, except USA, uses digital...
 
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