I have found a fjcw that i am very keen on but it only has the basic prep bluetooth. What i wanna know is what it the differnce between the two types of bluetooth.

Is the preb one any good/fully functional etc or worth waiting for one with full bluethooth

Its go eveything else & some more that i want & what its hasnt got i can change so its just that.

Cheers guys

As you know, I only have Basic Bluetooth, which I find absolutely fine for my iPhone. It takes all my contacts and allows me to call them from the car's radio, and sound quality is fine. I can have the phone plugged into the USB & Aux socket too and use it as an iPod at the same time. The only thing I can't do is charge it.

Full Bluetooth allows you to charge the phone and I believe boosts the phone's reception, but don't know about using it as an iPod at the same time on a pre facelift R56.

I thought u had the prep one but wasnt a 100% sure. It appeared satisfactory when i saw use it.
Doesnt sound that differnt
Cheers

I don't know if this is correct, but I think the basic bluetooth allows you to make/receive calls & sync contacts.

I think the full bluetooth allows you to stream (wirelessly) stereo music, and control the device (track forward/back). Album art is not supported.

How odd - I have basic bluetooth but it definitely charges my iPhone through the Y-cable?

Slightly different thing, even if you had no bluetooth you could still charge through the USB. It's like plugging your phone into one of those wall socket USB chargers it just supplies the juice to charge the phone

The bluetooth (in this case) allows the Mini to talk to the phone to make calls etc. If you disconnect the USB I'm sure you will still be able to make calls via bluetooth.

With Basic Bluetooth you need the Ipod Y cable to utilise the music on your iPhone via the head unit. With full bluetooth it does it wirelessly. Both give you full bluetooth phone activation - making & receiving calls plus access to the phone book

Steve

Jelster wrote:

With Basic Bluetooth you need the Ipod Y cable to utilise the music on your iPhone via the head unit. With full bluetooth it does it wirelessly. Both give you full bluetooth phone activation - making & receiving calls plus access to the phone book

Steve

This doesn't apply to pre facelift cars though. I have full bluetooth but cannot use the armrest if I want to use iPhone music, and have to stick to the Y Cable. The only use the armrest cradle gives me is the boost it gives the phone signal.

I have the arm rest with the iPhone cradle and I can make and recieve calls, listen to my iPad music, charge phone, and more ie CONNECT. Never used the Y cable.

PhilK wrote:

Jelster wrote:

With Basic Bluetooth you need the Ipod Y cable to utilise the music on your iPhone via the head unit. With full bluetooth it does it wirelessly. Both give you full bluetooth phone activation - making & receiving calls plus access to the phone book

Steve

This doesn't apply to pre facelift cars though. I have full bluetooth but cannot use the armrest if I want to use iPhone music, and have to stick to the Y Cable. The only use the armrest cradle gives me is the boost it gives the phone signal.

That's interesting, as that is what I was told when I bought the car back in 2009. Everything I have read states that this is the case on the current model though.

Steve

I think you also get voice control with it too and the option to program numbers into the car for voice dialling

You do as I have voice control

You just have to talk clearly, which I don't

Jelster wrote:

That's interesting, as that is what I was told when I bought the car back in 2009. Everything I have read states that this is the case on the current model though.

Steve

I was also told my car had it when I bought it - it was only when I went to get a snap-in adapter I was told my car didn't have the media box to make it all work, and that I could only use the charger & signal boost functions of Full Bluetooth!

there are 2 types of snap-in adapters
There is the one i have which just charges the phone & another which nortonski was selling which i think has either media or music printed on the snap-in
for the media snap-in i think you have to have option SA6NF for full media

as I don't have a iPhone it won't worry me

What do i need to get bluetooth in my R56? I can multi control wheel just need the bluetooth box and charge cable?

Whether you can charge an iPhone or not depends largely on they type of Y cable you use. The cable I had in my pre facelift R56 wouldn't charge the phone, the one I have now, in my new JCW does, but I also have the Media Pack with full Bluetooth.

As far as I am aware, the features will vary dependent on model, full or basic Bluetooth and the Y cable used.

Steve

Any ideas on whats needed for mine plug and play to charge?