Blackberry & Uconnect - Help PLEASE

[Dodger]

I have recently purchased a blackberry 8700c. (I have a thirty day trial through cingular.) I cannot get the uconnect to connect on a regular basis. I have Motorola v3 never had a problem.



I have researched other forums on uconnect and blackberry. There are several blackberry users that have posted with out problems. I am wonder if this could be a bios problem with the Bluetooth and uconnect. This is the newest of the blackberries. Thanks for your help.

[Nightshade]

I have a Blackberry 7290 with the aftermarket Uconnect (for now)..

I can connect no problems, but once in a while, it won't connect. I have to take out the battery and put it back in... it will then work again for a while. There seems to be a bug in the bluetooth software somewhere that causes it to loose it's marbles after a while. I find that if I choose the bluetooth disable and then re-enable, it will not work till I pull the battery...

I've talked to friends at RIM (I hang with alot of the guys there) and they aren't aware of the issue. When I am out for lunch with them on friday I will have one of them bind their 8700 to my uconnect and see how it works...



I have recently purchased a blackberry 8700c. (I have a thirty day trial through cingular.) I cannot get the uconnect to connect on a regular basis. I have Motorola v3 never had a problem.



I have researched other forums on uconnect and blackberry. There are several blackberry users that have posted with out problems. I am wonder if this could be a bios problem with the Bluetooth and uconnect. This is the newest of the blackberries. Thanks for your help.

[Dodger]

Thanks Nightshade.. I think - I remember reading your post before on removing the battery. Thanks for the tip. I will try this. Keep me posted after you meet up with the RIM guys. Thanks much

[gamsberry]

I have an 05 Mag with factory uconnect. I used a 7290 with it for about a 10 months with zero bluetooth problems. I swapped to an 8700c right when they came out, mostly it works fine. In the couple of months that I've owned it it has refused to connect twice, once with uconnect & once with a moto headset. Both times turning bluetooth on & off corrected it. Once during a call uconnect announced that the handset connection had been interrupted but reconnected again with out dropping the call. Not really enough problems that I would have noticed at all except that the 7290 had none.

[Dodger]

OK..I deleted my paired device with uconnect. I turned the unit off, took out the battery. I have repaired the blackberry to my uconnect. Pairing was fine.

The phone worked great until I turned my car off. I left the boothtooth on - on the blackberry. Upon restarted the car this is were the unit doesn't connect at this point. I get screen errors on the blackberry - disconnected from uconnect - Waiting for uconnect - Would you like to connect with uconnect- yes or no. The last question flashes for about 2 seconds and then is gone. It will keep doing this, until I turn off the bluetooth. I can select yes but it doesn't respond it just keeps on popping up and then it gone.

I don't think this is my uconnect because my v3 is not having problems.

Nightshade maybe if you read this before your Friday meeting with RIM folks what my errors are.

Thanks

[Xcape Automotive]

Just an idea did you go into the bluetooth on your phone and made sure the pairing was setup to always accept to me it sounds like that if it has problems until the car goes off then that could mean that your 8700 is not setup to always accept a connection from it. Try a diffrent passkey like 1234 and lastly disable security on the 8700 in the BT prefrences.

Edit: Also maybe try the priority on uConnect? Is you v3 still primary?

[Nightshade]

They are not aware of any issues with the bluetooth. They said that you should re-pair it to the uconnect and see if it works. I told them that even on my 7290 I sometimes have problems getting it to connect. They basically told me that the BT on the 7290 isn't that great and is limited. There is new firmware supposedly coming out for it (4.1).

I am trying to get my mits on an 8700r to play with, but nobody wants to share.. hehe

For bluetooth, make sure that you tell it to always allow connect.. under device properties in the berry, Trusted: yes, encryption:yes

Joe


OK..I deleted my paired device with uconnect. I turned the unit off, took out the battery. I have repaired the blackberry to my uconnect. Pairing was fine.

The phone worked great until I turned my car off. I left the boothtooth on - on the blackberry. Upon restarted the car this is were the unit doesn't connect at this point. I get screen errors on the blackberry - disconnected from uconnect - Waiting for uconnect - Would you like to connect with uconnect- yes or no. The last question flashes for about 2 seconds and then is gone. It will keep doing this, until I turn off the bluetooth. I can select yes but it doesn't respond it just keeps on popping up and then it gone.

I don't think this is my uconnect because my v3 is not having problems.

Nightshade maybe if you read this before your Friday meeting with RIM folks what my errors are.

Thanks

[XFIRE&SRT8]

I have a 7100i Nextel Blackberry - it's working flawlessly with uConnect.

[Dodger]

Xcape Automotive- Welcome, I fell honored that your 1st post is on this thread. Thanks for the imput.

Just an idea did you go into the bluetooth on your phone and made sure the pairing was setup to always accept to me it sounds like that if it has problems until the car goes off then that could mean that your 8700 is not setup to always accept a connection from it. Try a diffrent passkey like 1234 and lastly disable security on the 8700 in the BT prefrences.

Edit: Also maybe try the priority on uConnect? Is you v3 still primary?

[Dodger]

Thanks Nightshade. I am going to print all of this tips and go to the car and see if I can get this thing to work.

[Xcape Automotive]

Xcape Automotive- Welcome, I fell honored that your 1st post is on this thread. Thanks for the imput.

No problem I own a small communications company this is what I do I'm all about customer service so next time you buy a BlackBerry you know who to call :mrgreen:

[Dodger]

Great I will keep it mind. I am testing this for the company I own. If I like it - I will need twenty to thirty to start.

No problem I own a small communications company this is what I do I'm all about customer service so next time you buy a BlackBerry you know who to call :mrgreen:

[Dodger]

Thanks for all your help lx'rs. I have uconnect once again. Thanks much.


Just to pick your brains one last time. I

had my blackberry for about two weeks, I love it. Just tonight on the news they said they might block out blackberries over a lawsuit. I did some research and it looks like the black out date is feb. 13th. The judge will give the users thirty days to find other services. WTF!

I have a thirty day money back return. I am going to have to part with my new toy.

How are others feeling about this.

Nightshade what is going on with friends at RIM? What is their vibe>

[JaxHemi]

I have a 7100i Nextel Blackberry - it's working flawlessly with uConnect.

Hey XFire&SRT8... Do you experience echoing though the uconncect with your 7100i? I have a 7520 (first bluetooth that NEXTEL had) and it echo's something vicious. I've monkeyed around with volume and every setting I could find, but nothing works. The volume minimizes it, but then neither the caller nor myself can hear anything. Also, does your caller id give you the name of the caller or just the phone # on your uconnect display? I've stored the same phone number with name in both the phone's address book and in the car's address book, but all that is displayed on the uconnect screen (NAV display) are phone numbers... no names/text. If your 7100i functions better than my 7520 then I'll have to swap mine out.

Thanks!

[larry383]

You might want to ck blackberry. Read on AOL newsblurb Fed judge considering ban on them. I dunno:doh: More gov intervention

[Xcape Automotive]

LOL RIM is a multi million billion dollar company they have 1.5 million set aside here is an article I got from someone I know at RIM pretty high up

From a RIM press realease

February 1, 2006
RIM Provides Update on Patent Reexamination Proceeding

Waterloo, ON - Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) confirmed that it received a copy today of a ruling issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the “Patent Office”) in the Director-initiated inter partes reexamination of NTP, Inc. Patent #6,317,592 (’592 Patent”). This ruling, described by the Patent Office as an Action Closing Prosecution, is comparable to a Final Office Action in ex parte reexamination proceedings at the Patent Office. This ruling from the Patent Office maintains the outright and complete rejection of all claims in the ’592 Patent, which includes five of the seven claims that RIM was ruled to have infringed by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in August, 2005. In addition the ruling confirmed that no grounds for patentability of the ’592 Patent were found by the Patent Office in the course of its reexamination.

As a result of this ruling, NTP’s prosecution of claims in the reexamination of the ’592 Patent is now closed and under these circumstances NTP may not submit new subject matter to the Patent Office for consideration. Similar to Final Office Actions in ex parte reexaminations, NTP may provide commentary to the Patent Office, but the Patent Office is expected to issue a Right of Appeal Notice following a 30-day response period at which point NTP will have the right to appeal to the Patent Appeal Board.

In all of the Patent Office rulings to date relating to the reexamination of all eight of the NTP patents, NTP’s arguments on the merits of patentability have been rejected by the Patent Office.
It is anticipated that the Patent Office will continue its reexamination of NTP's remaining patents with special dispatch leading to Final Office Actions. All of the remaining NTP patent claims have now been rejected by the Patent Office in initial and second Office Actions, based in part on prior art not considered in the 2002 trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

About Research In Motion

Research In Motion is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. Through the development of integrated hardware, software and services that support multiple wireless network standards, RIM provides platforms and solutions for seamless access to time-sensitive information including email, phone, SMS messaging, Internet and intranet-based applications. RIM technology also enables a broad array of third party developers and manufacturers to enhance their products and services with wireless connectivity to data. RIM’s portfolio of award-winning products, services and embedded technologies are used by thousands of organizations around the world and include the BlackBerry® wireless platform, the RIM Wireless Handheld™ product line, software development tools, radio-modems and software/hardware licensing agreements. Founded in 1984 and based in Waterloo, Ontario, RIM operates offices in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. RIM is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Nasdaq: RIMM) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: RIM). For more information visit www.rim.com or www.blackberry.com.

The BlackBerry and RIM families of related marks, images and symbols are the exclusive properties and trademarks of Research In Motion Limited. RIM, Research In Motion and BlackBerry are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and may be pending or registered in other countries. All other brands, product names, company names, trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners.

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Canadian securities laws relating to RIM's plans and expectations regarding its dispute with NTP. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by RIM in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that RIM believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, in particular, the inherent uncertainty regarding the outcome of any litigation, and the risks and uncertainties and potential outcomes that are described in the risk factors titled "The Company May Infringe on the Intellectual Property Rights of Others"and the other risks described in the "Risk Factors" section of RIM's Annual Information Form for fiscal 2005, which is included in its Annual Report on Form 40-F for fiscal 2005, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the three months and nine months ended November 27, 2005 (copies of which filings may be obtained at www.sedar.com <http://> or www.sec.gov <http://www.rim.com/news/Documents%20and%20Settings/mguibert/Documents%20and%20Settings/mguibert/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Local%20Settings/Temporary%20Internet%20Files/Documents%20and%20Settings/mguibert/Documents%20and%20Settings/mgui> ). These factors should be considered carefully, and readers should not place undue reliance on RIM's forward-looking statements. RIM has no intention and undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

I love Blackberry's but I hate them I'm an avid blackberry connect user it's the **** if you'd like to know more PM I know some **** bout some ****....

[quarky42]

Wow that is incredibly hard to read even at 1440x900 resolution. Good thing I can copy and paste that into notepad and wordwrap. heh.

[PaCharger]

I have the cingular 8700c paired with my Charger Uconnect.
It's the 3rd device I've paired since I had the charger. Works well for INCOMING calls; however, when I dial someone, they answer and apparently say "hello" a few times before I hear them. So...there is a delay.

Pretty sure my dealership would be CLUELESS, but not sure where to turn, or if I'm the only one having this issue.

DJ