Bluetooth Bugs

[JPS48]

I see there have been a few entries over the years about folks having some problems with Bluetooth. I'm not sure my experience today will help any others but thought it worth posting.

My 2009 Hatchback came with Bluetooth functionality and at just under a year of owning it, I finally found a bluetooth equipped phone I liked at the right price with a really cheap prepaid plan (yes, I'm an infrequent user!). Set-up was pretty simple and for about a month now I've been enjoying the merits of having this functionality, especially since cell phone use while driving has been banned here (although you'd never know it but that's another story entirely)

One thing that I found pretty cumbersome was adding names and phone numbers to the car's system by having to recite the numbers, especially when they are all programmed into the phone, but Nokia's documentation on how to transfer numbers from the handset is virtually non-existant. Turns out the Nissan site steps you through how to do this on a model by model basis which I only discovered today.

So equipped with their instructions, I added another listing to the car's phone book using bluetooth transfer. It worked fine, or so I thought until I discovered afterwards that the car system wouldn't accept the 'call' command for the next call I tried to place. I just kept getting 'command not recognized' responses. In fiddling around further, I started noticing other commands that weren't recognized. So I could use the new entry just fine by saying 'call John Doe' but saying just 'call', where you can then say the numbers or previously entered names would come back as unrecognized.

So after a call to my dealer, only to discover they know absolutely nothing about the complexities of Bluetooth, I decided to delete the last (and only) number I had added using Bluetooth Transfer and immediately thereafter, the system recognized me every time with all the previous commands that had failed.

I realize a single number transfer and the first one I attempted may not be enough to form any conclusions on but I thought it worth posting my experiences here for any others that may be experiencing any similar issues. In a way it reminds me of PC related issues where you often have to look no further than to the last thing you did to determine what may be the cause of your latest problem.

And it's ironic that it's a bluetooth issue I'm writing about given the strong speculation that bluetooth will totally replace USB connectivity in the not so distant future.

I'd be interested in hearing from other Bluetooth users as to what issues or tips they may have and in the meantime be assured I'll be sure to post further experiences as they occur with attempts to transfer data to the Nissan system via Bluetooth. . . . . . . . .

[iluvmyVersa08]

When I got the car initially, the salesman hooked up the phone for me and walked me through the steps of setting it up. When I upgraded the initial phone paired with the car's bluetooth, I was able to delete the old phone and add the new one. This past March, I upgraded to an iPhone and again was able to delete the previous phone and add the new one.

I never looked up online how to transfer from the phone directly to the car. I simply add the contacts that I want by spelling out each number and their name. I haven't had any problems. Sometimes I say a word, like "Home" and it will say not recognized. I find it's better to have two syllable words in order for it to distinguish it. That's just my opinion and experience with it so far.

It's been almost 3 years of owning the car for me, and the bluetooth has worked perfectly from day 1.

[srellim234]

Mine has been spotty. No matter who I want to call the car recites one person to call, the same person all the time. Always the same one. I have the few numbers I call on the phone's speed dial so I dial out that way, just feeling for the correct button on the phone while focusing on the road.

Answering incoming calls and talking on the car's system has been perfect.

[Tacuvito]

oh what a bummer, I began to have an issue with my Bluetooth today. I tried to use my phone but it would not connect. My phone reads as connected but nothing come through the speakers. Help!

[kc5f]

If your phone is like mine, it won't send anything to the bluetooth audio if you have a cable plugged into the phone's audio jack. Could that be your problem? It's a pain when I'm listening to internet music from the phone through the AUX IN jack on the stereo and I get a phone call. It cuts off the music, but unless I remember to unplug the audio cable I don't hear a thing...

[JPS48]

Nope. No cable was involved when my problems arose.

[Tacuvito]

Ok, my bluetooth is back on. I deleted the phone information from the car and paired the mobile phone like did the first time that I set up the system. Just wanted to close the loop.