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vario 2 - how many bluetooth connections at once

found a bluetooth car stereo (Sony MEX-BT2500)
basically it can stream music and take calls over the car speakers from your vario.
i also use tomtom and wanted to know how many bluetooth connections the vario can handle at once.
thanks

At least two. As I can use my BT gps for TomTom & use a BT earpiece for making a call at the same time. I even don't notice a hickup in the gps connection after I disconnect the call, which always happened with my Magician.
Cheers, M

3 bluetooth connections
HI,
I can play music, take phone calls and listen to tomtom instrructions using my itech r35 stereo headphones.
Regards
Richardracer

bongloid said:
found a bluetooth car stereo (Sony MEX-BT2500)
basically it can stream music and take calls over the car speakers from your vario.
i also use tomtom and wanted to know how many bluetooth connections the vario can handle at once.
thanks
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I have the MEX-BT5000 It can stream A2DP and at the same time be used for calls without any problems.
You ROM might not have the optimum stuff for A2DP as this has been known to be buggy as hell. What ROM are you running?

rom version = 1.21.110.3

You would benefit from updating to one of the WM6 cooked ROMs, the A2DP drivers and the BT stack ahs vastly improved since the ROM versions shipped in the devices.
You may find that A2DP skips and is crackly, also that the device might be a bit unstable (if you stick with the ROM you are currently using)

Can I have 2 sets of bluetooth headphones for me and my m8 to listen to music via the a2dp stream at the same time ?
I live in the country, and walk lots.. would be cool to have synced mp3's.

I dont know, but i doubt it. Thats alot of data streaming at once from such a device.
Only thing to do is give it a try.

I dont have any bluetooth headsets yet. would kinda be a expensive test.
I dont 100% understand how the bluetooth pairing system works, but I roughly get it.
Is there maybe a way to have headsets use the same channel/pairing id. the headsets dont need to send any info back, I just wish to recieve the music. which is allready being broadcast, it doesnt need to be broacast 2 times.
Maybe there are special headphones which can share the same id's ?
I dont know the technical terms to describe what I'm after. multiplexing? multistreaming? that didnt throw up any search answears..

The pairing procedure is indeed a 2 way process unfortunatly, thats how the Hermes knows when to quit piping sound over the speaker and microphone in the device.

mrvanx said:
You would benefit from updating to one of the WM6 cooked ROMs, the A2DP drivers and the BT stack ahs vastly improved since the ROM versions shipped in the devices.
You may find that A2DP skips and is crackly, also that the device might be a bit unstable (if you stick with the ROM you are currently using)
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any rom in particular you can suggest ? im actually looking to upgrade to WM6
so need to do a bit of research before i attempt it.
Thanks

ANY of the ones mentioned in my guide thread will do the job (see my sig).
Try one of them out and see what you think, once HardSPL is on your VarioII you can flash away as you like.

do i still have to get hold of windows mobile 6 as well as loading up these roms (newibe question i know)

??? anyone ???

do i still have to get hold of windows mobile 6 as well as loading up these roms (newibe question i know)
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Windows mobile 6 is the rom, so its all just 1 thing. just chosoe a wm6 rom you like.. in the WM6 forum.. and follow the wiki.

Ribdool said:
Windows mobile 6 is the rom, so its all just 1 thing. just chosoe a wm6 rom you like.. in the WM6 forum.. and follow the wiki.
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GPS via navicore SIRF III

I have recently purchased a navicore SIRF III but when i use it with tom tom on my hermes (WM6)I can connect it to the hermes via bluethooth with no problems but I can not get it to connect to a satellite. Tom tom asks me about what com port I am using im not sure what the correct settings are can anyone help me out?
I noticed on the hermes I have external gps settings? also when i connect the device when i search for the device on a tab it has COM ports which has no settings in.
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BT
OK I have the same proglem whit my IGO plus, but the solving problem is very simple, the com port is 0, do not use auto search, simple assignee com port 0
in your navigation software.

Well indeed I have used com0. But actually you can use others like 4 and 9. If one does not work try another. (You may need a soft reset between changes in port settings)
Heres a little bit of info to help you know if what you are trying is working:
In the tomtom satellite screen (the one that shows a series of columns for each satellite - there is a useful verbal comment at the top of the screen it will say one of three things:
1
No GPS Device - (always says this initially for 2/3 seconds. If things are set correctly it will move to 2 (below) but if your ports are wrongly set it will stay on No GPS Device)
2
No Valid GPS Signal - (means it has found the GPS device, you have the ports set correctly and it is now trying to find satellites - anything from 2 or 3 seconds to several minutes if you this is the first time you are using GPS, it will then move to (3 belowi) if you are in range of satellites). Make sure you have an open clear view of the sky at least for the first time you are doing this step.
3
Other NMEA GPS Receiver (or similar)- (says this when locked on to satellites and working correctly)
The above 3 steps are useful just to check whether the setup and port is correct. Even if you do not want to use tomtom it's worth running it at least once just to iron out any port problems.
Mike
NB if you find yourself going round in circles with this and not getting anywhere - clean start by deleting the T partnership turning of the BT device, doining a soft reset. Now start again - what can happen is that after making several port changes etc, you can find that even when you pick one that should work, it doesn't - hence the need to clear out previous failed attempts.
Thankfully once you get it working, it generally works fine after that. (A good reason to have a full backup programme like SPB backup - it saves you the hassle of going through this kind of thing ever again - on this device at least!).
Navicore works well. I use the Sirf Star 3 slim - It's tiny and works well from my pocket:
http://www.blueunplugged.com/p.aspx?p=120534

Xperia as a modem via Bluetooth DUN??

Hi all!
I'm trying to use my Xperia as a BT-modem from my Qtek 9100 (Wizard) using Bluetooth DUN, but with no success!
I can add the Xperia as a BT-device on my Wizard but no services are shown!?
Anyone know how to solve this??
Pretty Please, I'm in great need of this!
I've looked in other threads about BT-DUN issues but I'm not sure if I can use the proposed fixes/patches...
regards
Mike

Anyone???

Bluetooth Dunn Software
I will PM you a link to the bluetooth software that you need, I curious to know if it will works the Xperia X1, it does work like a charm with other wm pda and smartphone devices......!

I have another problem with BT.
X1i is losing the BT connection to my headset and sometime also close down BT. This is even if the GT is configured to be on and visible.
Is this abug or is there a way to configure so that BT is alwys on and does not loose the conection (when the deviceses is in range)?
/Stefan

Registry
I found a dword setting for DUN at HKLM\Software\HTC\HTCSettings\DisableDUN that was disabled "0x1" and I changed It to "0x0".
Now the DUN is shown in the tab "profiles" under Bluetooth settings.
But, I can't get my Wizard to identify the DUN service on my X1i.
Anyone got any answers/solution??
.....Anyone????

No DUN but PAN
I ran into the same problem and started researching this site and google. Apparently since WM5 AKU 3 Bluetooth DUN has been replaced with Internet Connection Sharing. First you need to enable Internet Connection Sharing (in Programs) and then connect your PC to a Bluetooth PAN (Vista: right click on the BT icon, select Join a Personal Area Network)
I haven't tried one of the methods floating around xda-developers and other sites to install a alternative bluetooth stack to enable DUN. ICS works fine for me (branded T-Mobile X1 Dutch) on Vista, XP and a MAC.

PdC said:
I ran into the same problem and started researching this site and google. Apparently since WM5 AKU 3 Bluetooth DUN has been replaced with Internet Connection Sharing. First you need to enable Internet Connection Sharing (in Programs) and then connect your PC to a Bluetooth PAN (Vista: right click on the BT icon, select Join a Personal Area Network)
I haven't tried one of the methods floating around xda-developers and other sites to install a alternative bluetooth stack to enable DUN. ICS works fine for me (branded T-Mobile X1 Dutch) on Vista, XP and a MAC.
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I´ve tried ICS with my pc and It works fine but this is not what I´m trying to acomplish.
I´m trying to get my wizard (qtek 9100) to use my Xperia as a 3G modem.
I didn´t know they rewritten the stack, thanks fo the info.

I can get the computer to recognize the phone, and I enable internet connection program, but it still doesn't work.
Does my computer need specific software installed?

I might have a solution for this
Go to Device Manager
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Go to Bluetooth Radios (Make sure your bluetooth is on or else it won't show up
Right click on you bluetooth device (your might have a different name don't choose enumerator) and choose properties
then in the advanced tab give your bluetooth a proper (nick)name
Then click on the drivers tab, here choose update driver. make sure you have a internet connection up and the cd of the X1 in the drive. Let it automatically search for the latest driver. After finding it, it will display a balloon indicating it has installed software for PAN and more.
Turn on and start up the default bluetooth service from Windows
Add your phone to the list.
Make sure you started up your Internet Sharing option on the X1 and press connect.
Right click on the bluetooth icon in your taskbar, choose join a Personal Area Network.
You will be prompted with such a screen (I removed my personal name, but your will be shown here)
Click connect and your connection should be working
make sure ou have the beam option on your X1
(Sorry if I'm missing some steps for some, I was playing around and after the lasts steps I took I achieved a working PAN/BUN connection, so these steps are the only ones I remember correctly)

Yes indeed you need to use a PAN to access internet using X1i, in USB or BT mode.
On the X1i you need to go to "programs->internet share" then you can choose the connection type (USB / BT PAN) and the network to be used.
As for the BT PAN side, it's like Ves said though the Bluetooth part should already be installed when Active Sync is installed from the X1i CD ROM (or so SE says).
I made a quick guide on my website a while ago:
http://www.lmame-bug.com/index.php?p=645&more=1&page=2
Sorry it's in French but the screen captures should be explicit enough
Works like a charm.

Car bluetooth

Hi everyone, I rooted my x10 the week it was rooted and since that time have always had an issue with my alpine w505 head unit and the blue-tooth.
It works but i have to turn the volume all the way up on the car audio to just barley hear anyone.
I was not to concerned and figured it was just a glitch and was waiting for android 2.1. well with the delay and pending release of the android update I decided to update my x10 from 016 to 026. I did a clean install and thought my blue-tooth issue would be gone, well it it the same.
The alpine unit works fine with my wives nokia, but my x10 is horrible.
I can tell you that it worked great with the default rogers rom. which makes me believe that it's an issue with the packaged files I'm using.
I used the rom from post 4 in the android development thread. as i was going to try and just update. but I did have an issue and decided to do a clean upgrade.
Has anyone else had an issue with a car blue-tooth device? or does anyone have the alpine w505?
Thanks

You are lucky the bluetooth works at all.........................................
The prime reason for me wanting 2.1 is so that the SE flagship experia can do the things my 2007 K800i does..........................................................

ok is everyone having issue's with bluetooth and android 1.6? or is this a x10 issue?

I have a parrot CK3100 and everything works fine, i have to set the volume half the way because it sounds too loud.
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I bet you can't voice dial and the phone book does not transfer though!

I have my xperia on xxxxx24 working in a fashion with a nokia kit. In the menu, you have an option to keep the lights on for development purpose. Say yes to this. Re boot phone, switch on Bluetooth, connect, stick in car charger and it doesn't disconnect while lights are on cos x10 don't sleep.....
Sent from my X10i using XDA App

Bennachie said:
I bet you can't voice dial and the phone book does not transfer though!
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It syncs with the phonebook, i'll take a pic the next time i use my car, about voice dial, i don't know how to do it

Bennachie said:
I bet you can't voice dial and the phone book does not transfer though!
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I can confirm the X10i works flawlesly on the Bury C9060 too, and syncs phone book, also A2DP music works as it should, it never loses sync and bluetooth is available after approx 5 secs of starting the car.
You can also change tracks from the C9060 and voice dial is imo better than the parrot, I checked every device before going for the C9060.
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I can't sync my phonebook on my jvc unit or look at the name of songs that are playing off my phone when I use bluetooth streaming. It works fine with the bold and iphone though

Bennachie said:
I bet you can't voice dial and the phone book does not transfer though!
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Here i am
This is how the Agenda looks when you sync a phone that it isn't able to transfer your contacts(my old LG viewty for example):
X10i linked with parrot, notice the icon located at the low right side, that means it is transfering your contacts:
This is how Agenda looks now:
Let's see if it works...
Yep, working
You can check Exif data to view time/date of the pics and the camera(x10i ), it links 5 seconds after i turn on the car, never disconnects, however i can't do AD2P since parrot CK3100 can't support it

OP-- this sounds stupid but it happened to me so check. The media volume for bluetooth is different from the media volume coming out of the speaker/headphones. Try turning up the volume on the phone.

How I got my eLocity to execute Google Maps with GPS location support

I have Google Maps with GPS location support on my eLocity. This is a short note describing what I put together -- I did no work here, I just found the appropriate notes left by others.
Update: Navigation works too. See below.
I had an eLocity that I put Dexter's v1.42 on. But the market on that does not show Google Maps. So I put Bestialbub's fix on top of that. And that did display google maps, so I downloaded it. However, for whatever reason, the resulting market was very unstable, and would force close, even as a background task when I wasn't using it.
But it was good enough to play with. And with it I got the fundamentals working, however, I did end up reflashing with the latest stock eLocity firmware and installing Bestialbub's market on top of that.
So I installed Google Maps on the eLocity.
The eLocity does not have a GPS, so you need some external GPS device. I used my Nexus One and an app called Bluetooth GPS Output
I believe that app cost a couple of bucks, and there are free apps that will do the samething and should work, but I found pretty good instructions on how to get Bluetooth GPS Output to work here.
What Bluetooth GPS Output does is to take the GPS information on my Nexus One and make it available over bluetooth to any connected bluetooth device that wants it.
I then basically followed the instructions from here.
Bluetooth Pair your phone and Archos tablet (I have the Archos 70 250 gb)
Open Bluetooth GPS out on your phone,and turn it on, you should see a screen showing satellite info
Archos Settings/Location and Security/Bluetooth GPS, then select my paired phone. If that is grayed out, try opening up the app on your phone before actually pairing your Archos with your phone.
Open up maps and enjoy the Navigation!
But the last step isn't that simple because the eLocity doesn't support Bluetooth GPS in the Location & security settings page.
But there are workarounds....
Similar to Bluetooth GPS Output, there are apps that do the reverse. Listen for a Bluetooth GPS Stream, and convert that into an internal android source.
And for that, I chose, an application called BluetoothGPS -- similar name, different developers.
I installed that on the eLocity.
At this point I made the eLocity discoverable over bluetooth and discovered it on my Nexus One. The two devices said they were paired but not connected. I'm not sure what that means. And still with this working, I still see on the eLocity, the Bluetooth is active but not really connected icon, while the Nexus shows a bluetooth connection has been made (though that could be indicating a connection with its dock which is 10 feet away.).
On the Nexus One to get Bluetooth GPS Output talking to Bluetooth GPS I:
Didn't do much if anything in Bluetooth GPS Output, I just started it
On the eLocity, I:
On the device's Application settings page, under development, I enabled "Allow mock locations"
I started the application Bluetooth GPS
On Bluetooth GPS's main tab, I enabled Mock GPS Provider
Bluetooth GPS presented a list box with my Nexus in it, and asked me to connect, so I did.
And on Bluetooth GPS settings tab, I frobbed some reconnect interval settings.
And with that, it basically seems to work. The connection does not seem incredibly stable, I am not sure if it's related to screen display timeouts and devices sleeping, or some other source of flakiness.
But it does seem to work.
So I took it out for a test drive, to see how well it worked. This was typical suburban driving. And only lasted about 30 minutes.
The nexus was plugged into the car, the elocity was on battery. Bluetooth on, Bluetooth GPS Output running, Bluetooth GPS running, and the map showed the current location. Great!
So I directed the map on the eLocity to take us to the post office, and ... waited ... and waited ... and nothing happened.
Aha, it needs data. So I turned on the Nexus One's wifi hotspot, connected the eLocity to that, and, ...
Success! Driving directions and navigation worked just fine, with one caveat. For whatever reason, i would tell me when I started up Navigation that if I wanted voice nav, I needed a plugin from the market, but when I said sure, go get it, the market would force close. However, voice navigation worked anyway.
During the 30 minutes I played with it, the connection between the two devices was nice and stable, and the map always displayed the right location and navigation worked as expected.
The eLocity is a very nice mapper compared to the Nexus One, for whatever reason, at equivalent zoom levels, the eLocity display shows much much more of the surrounding area than does the Nexus One. And physically the screen is about three times larger, and much easier to see in daylight (cloudy day though.)
However, the Nexus One displays a map where your current driving direction is always oriented to the top of the screen. This makes it very easy to orient where the next turn or landmark is.
Presumably because the eLocity does not have a digital compass, the eLocity always displays north to the top of the screen. This can be better at sometimes, as when you are trying to get a feel for where a very long route will take you, and worse at other times, when you're just trying to navigate through streets.
But all in all, pretty cool.
Note the Google Maps blue location dot:
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grax!!!!!
Thanks!!!! great tutorial!!!!!!!