BlackBerry Stereo Gateway + iPhone 3GS + iDrive/Bluetooth problems

Phil G · 02-25-2010, 11:08 PM

So, I just bought the BlackBerry Stereo Gateway based on recommendations on this forum. Connected to AUX in my car, and it works flawlessly, really cool how I can wirelessly stream music into my AUX port using Bluetooth.

However, now the problem is that I can't pair iPhone to the car's Bluetooth anymore! The phone pairs with the Gateway, but it just showed "Not Connected" for the car. I even told the phone to "forget" the car, unplugged the Gateway, and tried to get the phone to discover the car (thought maybe the Gateway was causing interference with the car's Bluetooth). Now the phone won't even discover the car! And now iDrive won't allow me to disable the car's Bluetooth.

Any idea what this can be, I HAVE to get my car's Bluetooth working again, that certainly is more important than wirelessly streaming music!! Somehow at least a couple of other people on this forum were able to get the phone to pair and work with both the Gateway and the car!

fdriller9 · 02-26-2010, 08:37 PM

Try pairing your phone to your car and then go inside and pair your phone to the gateway. Then go into the car and plug in the gateway. I just ordered this and the member who I got this idea from said that both the car and gateway could be paired simultaneously.

Phil G · 02-26-2010, 09:05 PM

That sounds like a pretty good idea! Well, I ended up finding out that my iPhone just needed a reboot, that seemed to solve the problem pretty well. If it doesn't work, Now my phone works perfectly with both the car and gateway. Sounds great too, if the sound quality isn't as good as hardwired, it's VERY hard to tell! I haven't gotten so excited about a purchase in a while, it's amazing to be able to wirelessly stream downloaded and internet radio music in my car! And it's great to be able to choose music using the iPhone's touchscreen, way better than using iDrive in my opinion. And for only $40! Do I work for BlackBerry or something?

Anyway, thanks for the help!

fdriller9 · 02-26-2010, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Phil G

That sounds like a pretty good idea! Well, I ended up finding out that my iPhone just needed a reboot, that seemed to solve the problem pretty well. If it doesn't work, Now my phone works perfectly with both the car and gateway. Sounds great too, if the sound quality isn't as good as hardwired, it's VERY hard to tell! I haven't gotten so excited about a purchase in a while, it's amazing to be able to wirelessly stream downloaded and internet radio music in my car! And it's great to be able to choose music using the iPhone's touchscreen, way better than using iDrive in my opinion. And for only $40! Do I work for BlackBerry or something?

Anyway, thanks for the help!

Haha yea stop trying to sell this product! JK it's a great invention and I agree that it is allot easier to control from the iPhone itself rather than the iDrive. Glad you got your problem sorted out.

cb1111 · 03-01-2010, 03:15 PM

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Try pairing your phone to your car and then go inside and pair your phone to the gateway. Then go into the car and plug in the gateway. I just ordered this and the member who I got this idea from said that both the car and gateway could be paired simultaneously.

Wait - are you saying that I can pair my phone with both the car and the gateway at the same time? Stream music and have phone calls all at once without having to switch any settings? Does it re-pair to both when you start the car?

fdriller9 · 03-01-2010, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by cb1111

Wait - are you saying that I can pair my phone with both the car and the gateway at the same time? Stream music and have phone calls all at once without having to switch any settings? Does it re-pair to both when you start the car?

Yes. I believe it reconnects to both when your in range/they are on. I'm getting mine this Wednesday so I'll let you know.

cb1111 · 03-02-2010, 08:13 AM

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Yes. I believe it reconnects to both when your in range/they are on. I'm getting mine this Wednesday so I'll let you know.

Cool - Crackberry has a 10% sale until the 3rd. What are you guys paying for the gateway?

fdriller9 · 03-02-2010, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by cb1111

Cool - Crackberry has a 10% sale until the 3rd. What are you guys paying for the gateway?

$29.99 on Amazon. There is also one on Amazon that controls the device. You don't need this one. Mine's coming tomorrow.

cb1111 · 03-08-2010, 09:00 AM

Cool - Is it installed yet? Does it work?

Tiago@VRSF · 03-08-2010, 06:26 PM

I had the same problem when I first installed mine but resolved it by restarting the phone. Since then it's worked perfectly and is my fav mod so far to the car.

I walk into the car, press play on the iPhone and it plays music without me having to plug my iPhone into anything. If you didn't know better you'd think BMW had something built in that sync'd with my iPhone.

fdriller9 · 03-08-2010, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by cb1111

Cool - Is it installed yet? Does it work?

Yupp. It's been installed for a few days but I just blew my underseat subs.

Back to stock + a trunk sub

. Anyway it works perfect. The only gripe I have is that sometimes you need to restart the phone because it skips but this doesn't happen often. Also when I turn my car on the BB gateway "pops" and I think that's what blew my sub. I just turn the volume low when I turn off my car....I usually do this anyway but sometimes I forget and that's how I noticed it.

cb1111 · 03-08-2010, 09:36 PM

Great - so you can use the phone using the car's BT and the iPod portion using the Gateway?

I need to order one. Thanks!

fdriller9 · 03-09-2010, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by cb1111

Great - so you can use the phone using the car's BT and the iPod portion using the Gateway?

I need to order one. Thanks!

Yupp. Music fades out when a call is being taken...then turns back on after you end the call. The volume on the iPhone is locked just as if it were connected to a FM transmitter or the like. You control everything through the HU besides selecting songs.

cb1111 · 03-09-2010, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by *********

Yupp. Music fades out when a call is being taken...then turns back on after you end the call. The volume on the iPhone is locked just as if it were connected to a FM transmitter or the like. You control everything through the HU besides selecting songs.

Outstanding. I guess Amazon will get some of my money.

fdriller9 · 03-09-2010, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by cb1111

Outstanding. I guess Amazon will get some of my money.

Wait. It doesn't control everything from the HU. It sounded like I was saying that. I meant that the volume is controlled through the HU. My bad.

02-25-2010, 11:08 PM	#1
Phil G Dominator of Deep South curvy roads 51 Rep 340 Posts Drives: '07 335i Coupe Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	BlackBerry Stereo Gateway + iPhone 3GS + iDrive/Bluetooth problems So, I just bought the BlackBerry Stereo Gateway based on recommendations on this forum. Connected to AUX in my car, and it works flawlessly, really cool how I can wirelessly stream music into my AUX port using Bluetooth. However, now the problem is that I can't pair iPhone to the car's Bluetooth anymore! The phone pairs with the Gateway, but it just showed "Not Connected" for the car. I even told the phone to "forget" the car, unplugged the Gateway, and tried to get the phone to discover the car (thought maybe the Gateway was causing interference with the car's Bluetooth). Now the phone won't even discover the car! And now iDrive won't allow me to disable the car's Bluetooth. Any idea what this can be, I HAVE to get my car's Bluetooth working again, that certainly is more important than wirelessly streaming music!! Somehow at least a couple of other people on this forum were able to get the phone to pair and work with both the Gateway and the car! __________________ -'07 335i coupe (build date 02/2007) - Space Grey/Black Dakota/Dark Burl - 6MT/ZPP/ZSP/Nav/CA/Heated Seats. Acquired in Munich 3/2007 via European Delivery. 16 years and almost 220k miles of pure joy! -'06 911 Carrera S - Black/Black - Full Leather/Sport Chrono/Porsche Sport Exhaust/Nav - 80k miles. Acquired 1/2021. One needy old German car just wasn't enough!
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02-26-2010, 08:37 PM	#2
fdriller9 Banned 253 Rep 7,089 Posts Drives: '06 AW 330xi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North Jersey/Philly/NYC iTrader: (4) Garage List 2006 330xi [6.44]	Try pairing your phone to your car and then go inside and pair your phone to the gateway. Then go into the car and plug in the gateway. I just ordered this and the member who I got this idea from said that both the car and gateway could be paired simultaneously.
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02-26-2010, 09:05 PM	#3
Phil G Dominator of Deep South curvy roads 51 Rep 340 Posts Drives: '07 335i Coupe Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	That sounds like a pretty good idea! Well, I ended up finding out that my iPhone just needed a reboot, that seemed to solve the problem pretty well. If it doesn't work, Now my phone works perfectly with both the car and gateway. Sounds great too, if the sound quality isn't as good as hardwired, it's VERY hard to tell! I haven't gotten so excited about a purchase in a while, it's amazing to be able to wirelessly stream downloaded and internet radio music in my car! And it's great to be able to choose music using the iPhone's touchscreen, way better than using iDrive in my opinion. And for only $40! Do I work for BlackBerry or something? Anyway, thanks for the help! __________________ -'07 335i coupe (build date 02/2007) - Space Grey/Black Dakota/Dark Burl - 6MT/ZPP/ZSP/Nav/CA/Heated Seats. Acquired in Munich 3/2007 via European Delivery. 16 years and almost 220k miles of pure joy! -'06 911 Carrera S - Black/Black - Full Leather/Sport Chrono/Porsche Sport Exhaust/Nav - 80k miles. Acquired 1/2021. One needy old German car just wasn't enough!
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03-08-2010, 09:00 AM	#9
cb1111 I ask the questions you're afraid to ask. 44 Rep 2,489 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: DC iTrader: (2)	Cool - Is it installed yet? Does it work?
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Tiago@VRSF 2095 Rep 43,350 Posts Drives: F90 M5 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Doral, FL iTrader: (99) Garage List 2014 F30 328xi [0.00] 2015 F82 BMW M4 [0.00] 2013 Ducati 1199 Pa ... [0.00] 2008 BMW 335i [0.00]	I had the same problem when I first installed mine but resolved it by restarting the phone. Since then it's worked perfectly and is my fav mod so far to the car. I walk into the car, press play on the iPhone and it plays music without me having to plug my iPhone into anything. If you didn't know better you'd think BMW had something built in that sync'd with my iPhone.
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cb1111 I ask the questions you're afraid to ask. 44 Rep 2,489 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: DC iTrader: (2)	Great - so you can use the phone using the car's BT and the iPod portion using the Gateway? I need to order one. Thanks!
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