Comments on: Mercedes takes the iPhone seriously http://www.intomobile.com/2008/06/20/mercedes-takes-the-iphone-seriously.html Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:35:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Tony http://www.intomobile.com/2008/06/20/mercedes-takes-the-iphone-seriously.html/comment-page-1/#comment-280362 Tony Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:11:26 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/06/20/mercedes-takes-the-iphone-seriously.html#comment-280362 Sounds brilliant except it’s not true. I have an 07 Mercedes CLS with a Comand interface. My old 1st generation iPhone worked great via the iPod lead and Bluetooth module. The new 3G phone doesn’t charge via the iPod lead due to the loss of Firewire capability and the phone book won’t load names (only numbers) via the Bluetooth module. I therefore tried the new iPhone cradle. After much messing around the parts chap at the garage gave up as the phone works fine but there was no access whatsoever to music via the cradle. I think therefore there is either a)a complete lack of training at MB dealerships, b)some rather exaggerated selling of the capability of the new cradle or c) some serious software upgrades needed. Basically the iPhone 3G has been mis-sold as being even better than the old iPhone when in fact for some like me it’s a giant step backwards. I’m told BMW drivers are similarly affected although I’ve no first hand experience of this. Buyer beware!! Sounds brilliant except it’s not true. I have an 07 Mercedes CLS with a Comand interface. My old 1st generation iPhone worked great via the iPod lead and Bluetooth module. The new 3G phone doesn’t charge via the iPod lead due to the loss of Firewire capability and the phone book won’t load names (only numbers) via the Bluetooth module. I therefore tried the new iPhone cradle. After much messing around the parts chap at the garage gave up as the phone works fine but there was no access whatsoever to music via the cradle. I think therefore there is either a)a complete lack of training at MB dealerships, b)some rather exaggerated selling of the capability of the new cradle or c) some serious software upgrades needed. Basically the iPhone 3G has been mis-sold as being even better than the old iPhone when in fact for some like me it’s a giant step backwards. I’m told BMW drivers are similarly affected although I’ve no first hand experience of this. Buyer beware!!

]]> By: Gallo http://www.intomobile.com/2008/06/20/mercedes-takes-the-iphone-seriously.html/comment-page-1/#comment-255726 Gallo Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:40:38 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/06/20/mercedes-takes-the-iphone-seriously.html#comment-255726 What a lame thing to do! What a lame thing to do!

]]> By: Jeff D Brown http://www.intomobile.com/2008/06/20/mercedes-takes-the-iphone-seriously.html/comment-page-1/#comment-255712 Jeff D Brown Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:21:55 +0000 http://www.intomobile.com/2008/06/20/mercedes-takes-the-iphone-seriously.html#comment-255712 I found hi-res photos and in-depth info on the iPhone at Mercedes' website. http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Jun08/19_001204_Mercedes_Benz_Hearts_The_iPod_New_Cradle_Allows_Further_Integration_Into_The_Vehicle_Architecture.html If you look closely at the hi-res photo, it looks like it is an unlocked iphone. I found hi-res photos and in-depth info on the iPhone at Mercedes’ website.

http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Jun08/19_001204_Mercedes_Benz_Hearts_The_iPod_New_Cradle_Allows_Further_Integration_Into_The_Vehicle_Architecture.html

If you look closely at the hi-res photo, it looks like it is an unlocked iphone.

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