discovery3ski
Member Since: 25 Dec 2012
Location: leicester
Posts: 734
  
|
my wifes car has a phone cradle fitted to it which will take a variety of old nokia phones. is it possible to buy a cradle into which we can insert an i phone 4 or 5 please?
is the car fitted with blue tooth? it has the red and green phone controls fitted to the steering wheel. is there a straight forward cost effective way of making and receiving calls from an i phone in the car please? if so where do i go to find it? thanks, john.
|
 9th Jan 2013 6:58 pm |
|
|
wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
Posts: 14368
 
|
no cradle for the iphones unfortunatly
you should have bluetooth
search on your phone for land rover / hands free / ford audio
proper kit should pair with 2121 and aftermarket kit pairs with 0000
depending on your car year ( dosent show in your profile ) you may need a software update to cure pairing issues and give you phone book
all is explained here
www.bluetoothexchange.co.uk G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
|
| 9th Jan 2013 7:21 pm |
|
|
discovery3ski
Member Since: 25 Dec 2012
Location: leicester
Posts: 734
|
thanks for the reply, i will have a go after teaa. itss got so many bloody buttons to press its like a space ship.... Discovery 3 tdv6 HSE 2007
Alfa GTV CUP
Alfa 156 JTS
Alfa Spider TS
Alfa GT Cloverleaf
Volvo XC70
|
| 9th Jan 2013 7:45 pm |
|
|
chrisc
Member Since: 18 Oct 2009
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 362
|
If its the land rover phone kit that has voice control fitted(on the left of the wheel)you don't necessarily need a cradle for the phone,she can keep it in her handbag,as long as the phone still has the Bluetooth switched on from when you paired up(2121)you can walk away from the car and it will pair up automatically when you come back to the car,although leaving bluetooth on can use the phones battery up a little,I stored my most regularly used phone numbers in manually then just use voice control to access them when you're driving by name or the directory you have created and the display tells you who's ringing you if you're driving,hope this helps
|
| 9th Jan 2013 11:17 pm |
|
|
discovery3ski
Member Since: 25 Dec 2012
Location: leicester
Posts: 734
|
thanks for that.i will give it a go tomorrow. this evening has been used up on the tow bar that doesnt want to remove..... john Discovery 3 tdv6 HSE 2007
Alfa GTV CUP
Alfa 156 JTS
Alfa Spider TS
Alfa GT Cloverleaf
Volvo XC70
|
| 9th Jan 2013 11:31 pm |
|
|
chrisc
Member Since: 18 Oct 2009
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 362
|
I gave up on my tow bar a long time ago,I like to think of it as protection for the rear
|
| 9th Jan 2013 11:34 pm |
|
|
discovery3ski
Member Since: 25 Dec 2012
Location: leicester
Posts: 734
|
we have been discussing its imminent removal for the last two hours and i have issued its eviction notice. i have a lovely steel cutting disc in the angle grinder which will cement the deal once i get daylight and the car and me in one place for ten minutes. i may nail it to the garage door as an example to the car of what becomes of reluctant to work objects.........  Discovery 3 tdv6 HSE 2007
Alfa GTV CUP
Alfa 156 JTS
Alfa Spider TS
Alfa GT Cloverleaf
Volvo XC70
|
| 9th Jan 2013 11:40 pm |
|
|
discovery3ski
Member Since: 25 Dec 2012
Location: leicester
Posts: 734
|
right i must say a big thank you to the help with the phone issues. on the way home from work tonight we paired up the i phones and put the code in you suggested and yes the car does have land rover bluetooth and it all works great. thats made my wife very happy now.
if i buy a nokia handset to fit the cradle fitted to the car will this work independently of the bluetooth function? is it hard wired so to speak? will make a neat back up phone in an emergency. thanks again chaps, john. Discovery 3 tdv6 HSE 2007
Alfa GTV CUP
Alfa 156 JTS
Alfa Spider TS
Alfa GT Cloverleaf
Volvo XC70
|
| 10th Jan 2013 6:27 pm |
|
|
Narpy
Member Since: 18 Jul 2011
Location: Stockport
Posts: 7830
|
In my D3, if I have a phone connected in the cradle, the Bluetooth won't connect. Cradle seems to take precedent over Bluetooth. Mods:
Front Fogs + Halos
FBH Remote Control
The 1st Ever RRS Modded Grill
Garmin Nuvi + D4 Surround + Reversing Camera.
D4 Steering Wheel.
Rear Boot Spoiler.
Twin Brake Lights.
Wing Mirror Indicator Repeaters.
Long Roof Rails
Make your own Narpy grill thread
I'm not scared, I'm outta here.
|
| 10th Jan 2013 6:53 pm |
|
|
discovery3ski
Member Since: 25 Dec 2012
Location: leicester
Posts: 734
|
thanks for that. may just buy one and leave it unconnected to the cradle then as a spare phone. they are under twenty quid on e bay. Discovery 3 tdv6 HSE 2007
Alfa GTV CUP
Alfa 156 JTS
Alfa Spider TS
Alfa GT Cloverleaf
Volvo XC70
|
| 10th Jan 2013 7:02 pm |
|
|
Navigator
Member Since: 17 Mar 2010
Location: Stay at Home. One of the lives you save could be your own.
Posts: 5103
 
|
In a weak signal area the fitted phone is far superior to the Bluetooth. Why? Well, the antenna for the phone using Bluetooth is amongst all sorts of junk in the handbag on the floor when the antenna for the fitted phone is up in the clear on the roof. No contest really. A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
|
| 10th Jan 2013 8:11 pm |
|
|
discovery3ski
Member Since: 25 Dec 2012
Location: leicester
Posts: 734
|
cool,another good reason to invest twenty quid in a phone and a tenner in a sim card. Discovery 3 tdv6 HSE 2007
Alfa GTV CUP
Alfa 156 JTS
Alfa Spider TS
Alfa GT Cloverleaf
Volvo XC70
|
| 10th Jan 2013 8:14 pm |
|
|
Treefrog
Member Since: 02 Jul 2012
Location: Wessex
Posts: 61
|
What phones fit these cradles ? Trust in those who dare and you shall also win.
|
| 13th Jul 2014 4:19 pm |
|
|
DrLex
Member Since: 15 Jul 2005
Location: Ciderspace [Oi be in Zummerset]
Posts: 4863
|
Phones that you may find on eBay or being used ironically by hipsters.
Cut and paste job from an old post
Additional Phones as of July 2005
Nokia 6820 Docked - Cradle 3
Nokia 6230 Docked - Cradle 3
Nokia 3100 Docked - Cradle 3
Nokia 6100 Docked - Cradle 3
Nokia 6220 Docked - Cradle 3
Nokia 6230 Docked - Cradle 3
Nokia 6820 Docked - Cradle 3
Siemens S45 Docked – Cradle 4
Sony-Ericsson T610 Docked–Cradle CR-9
---------------
I have a brace of SE T630 left in the cubby for emergencies. Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana
Member of Club Med Sucks
|
| 13th Jul 2014 4:38 pm |
|
|
Treefrog
Member Since: 02 Jul 2012
Location: Wessex
Posts: 61
|
Cheers mate, to EBay I shall go ! ! ! Trust in those who dare and you shall also win.
|
| 15th Jul 2014 8:43 pm |
|
|
