Autocom Bluetooth

[ciano125]

Hi Chaps,
I've just got a 300 kit while they are half price, love it, its great. HOWEVER, my mobile (Nokia 6300) doesnt work with the lead. The phone picks it up as earphones rather than a handsfree kit so I can hear the phone beeping, ringing, and if i answer it manually (in the garage of course!) then i can hear the person on the other end, but they cant hear me talking.

I sent autocom an email and they said that they thought it was a problem with the software on the phone and suggested their bluetooth dongle. £75 is a bit steep though i reckon, so it got me thinking. Can anyone tell me why one of the following bluetooth dongles with a 3.5mm jack on the end wouldnt work??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Bluetooth-Ste...ryZ86541QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://www.techstore.co.uk/browse.php?a=p&prodLineID=113365

Thanks for your help,
Regards
Cian

 

[gipsymagpie]

Maybe but....

You could use another dongle but it might not necessarily be charged by the Autocom. I had similar problem to you and for convenience and audio quality the autocom bluetooth dongle is actually worth it...just wish it was 15 quid cheaper and then I could have bought a Stebel horn too...

 

[Kritou]

With the Autocom BT dongle the phone's "Auto answer" must be set to OFF. Could it be the same for the lead?

Menu>Tools>Settings>Enhancement>Headset (thats for the N73)

 

[ciano125]

When its plugged in, the phone just sees the autocom as earphones, hence there is no auto answer option. That only comes up when you have a headset plugged in.

For twenty quid i might give it a go, i'm not bothered if it doesnt charge it up while its on really. I might get a stebel horn then too!!

 

[gipsymagpie]

The charging bit isn't really, it just powers it. But honestly it is so so good.