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Well I got my Nokia 6220 Classic now....

I can't seem to get bluetooth Audio/Music player thing to work.

I press AUX twice, and nothing happens. USB is out.

Yes I know, I could use USB, but I'm fussy and wanna try all these little gadgets out! :-)

I definitely don't see a Mobile Navigation option, but another thread said that's not an option for any Fiesta before July 09.

I brought the Nokia 6220 Classic because of all these added features...... somebody please show me how to bring out the whole bluetooth shabang.

P.S. bluetooth phone works perfectly

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most dealerships wont even attempt a retro fit, parts might be cheap but bet u would have a 3-4 hour labour bill at £60 an hour..... not really worth it!!!!

is it possible to be done tho i keep getting pulled over and warned by polices for changing track even when it side of the road and sick of it

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Hi,

I just bought a second hand fiesta (October 2009).

I has a stereo with bluetooth and No USB port. I have an iPod nano 2g (2007) without bluetooth..

I saw some A2DP extension module (BT 2.0) on eBay for iPod, according to you is it possible to sync it with the Fiesta and play my old iPod music with the head unit ?

And what about controlling the ipod with the steering wheel ?

Thank you very much !

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Hi,

I just bought a second hand fiesta (October 2009).

I has a stereo with Bluetooth and No USB port. I have an iPod nano 2g (2007) without Bluetooth..

I saw some A2DP extension module (BT 2.0) on ebay for iPod, according to you is it possible to sync it with the Fiesta and play my old iPod music with the head unit ?

And what about controlling the ipod with the steering wheel ?

Thank you very much !

I'm not sure if you can stream your iPod via bluetooth, but I'm almost certain you can't use your steering wheel controls.

If I were you, I would buy one of those FM/radio transmitters, which creates your own radio station, and then tune your stereo to it - easier, definitely works and cost effective.

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I'm not sure if you can stream your iPod via bluetooth, but I'm almost certain you can't use your steering wheel controls.

If I were you, I would buy one of those FM/radio transmitters, which creates your own radio station, and then tune your stereo to it - easier, definitely works and cost effective.

I tried an FM transmitter on other car, and the sound was terrible.

ok fo the steering wheel control, but I really don't know if anybody succeeded to stream audio from AD2P device to Fiesta with bluetooth but no USB ?

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I'm not sure if you can stream your iPod via bluetooth, but I'm almost certain you can't use your steering wheel controls.

If I were you, I would buy one of those FM/radio transmitters, which creates your own radio station, and then tune your stereo to it - easier, definitely works and cost effective.

I tried an FM transmitter on other car, and the sound was terrible.

ok fo the steering wheel control, but I really don't know if anybody succeeded to stream audio from AD2P device to Fiesta with bluetooth but no USB ?

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Having looked a bit further into it, it seems that you can tell if the stereo supports bluetooth audio if the keys on the numberpad are alpha numeric, rather than just numeric on the older models like I have.

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Hi ddub,

Can you tell me how you found this out? I am having the same issue where I cant get the car to play any music via BT. I have tested my iPhone 4, a Samsung and a Nokia 5230 and NONE play. Each phone connects successfully to the car, can make a receive calls, and believe they are playing music via BT, but the car itself doesn't play anything. Took it to the garage and was told the audio engineer was able to connect and play music fine, but I have my doubts.

A question for all members: If the bluetooth module and the radio were both updated with the latest software, would all my radio stations and BT bonded phones still be there or would it all be wiped? I would have expected that, after a software update everything would have been reset to factory settings?

Thanks,

prolix

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I have an 09 Fiesta without the usb port and I cannot stream from my Android to the car.

However, if I am on a phone call through the sound system, anything else working on the phone, such as Sat Nav directions, comes out over the phone call at the same time, so it is working.

However there is no option to initiate a stream from the Droid, it only works when a phone call is happening...

The prob I have, is that the Droid thinks it's sending via b/tooth and so won't use the 3.5mm jack, unless I turn bluetooth off, and then I can't use the sound system for phone calls! Aarrhgghh!

Is there any upgrade to allow audio streaming in this configuration?

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Hey all,

Just an update with my BT iPhone 4 issues. Brought it to garage and they said there were no updates. Even rang Ford and they couldnt tell me if it would or wouldnt work for BT music streaming.

So i brought it back to garage again and they had a different audio specialist in. When he checked first, there were no updates, but then he realised there was a software update for the computer they hook the car up to. He updated that, and hey presto, 3 updates for my car appeared.

One for the BT module

One for the radio

One for the display screen

So my advice to anyone with this issue is to go back to your garage and get them to check for updates. My car was built in Sept '08 so in theory that means even the early production run cars should be able to play music via BT.

Good luck!

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Prolix have you got USB?! Or just aux and voice control?

I had the same problem and took my car to the dealers, they also told me there were no updates available, my iPhone 4 would play music via BT intermittently which was frustrating to say the least! Took it back yesterday and they updated the firmware and hey presto it works! thanks guys!

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Hey Ben,

Yes I do have the USB port in the car.

But i don't see whether having the USB port should make a difference. Can you make a receive calls via BT? If so then your car should have the ability to receive streamed music. It really does seem to depend on how good the audio guy in your garage is. I had to take mine in 3 times for the issue to be sorted. The first two times i think all they did was connect their own phone to it and make a call. Im sure they thought i was stupid. They just didn't get what i was trying to explain to them.

So it might be worth a try either speaking to their audio guy in person, or bringing it to another garage?

Good luck!

P

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I had my car to 2 different ford dealers and they updated the firmware at the first place and that didn't help.

Both of them stated that I do not have that opportunity with my stereo even if I have the "big" audio system.

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Hhmmm, any news on if this is possible?

I have the Titanium November 2010 model which has the Sony radio fitted now as standard.

I have a Blackberry Curve mobile with BT and it works fine as a phone and also can play my music from the phone to the Fiesta. with this phone I can't look at what is on the phone music wise or choose tracks . I have to do that on the phone itself.

In my opinion the sound quality coming via BT isnt nearly as good as via a USB stick so that is what I use and it sounds fantastic.

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I have the Titanium November 2010 model which has the Sony radio fitted now as standard.

I have a Blackberry Curve mobile with BT and it works fine as a phone and also can play my music from the phone to the Fiesta. with this phone I can't look at what is on the phone music wise or choose tracks . I have to do that on the phone itself.

In my opinion the sound quality coming via BT isnt nearly as good as via a USB stick so that is what I use and it sounds fantastic.

It won't be - Audio Streaming (bluetooth with A2DP) works, but it requires a lot more processing than simple playback - and then you need Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) to actually get track info / switch tracks etc. and a good signal between car and phone. For long journeys you're going to have to have at least a USB cable to charge your phone, so why not use that to play back? Simples.

That said, the following phone OS's and versions support A2DP (Source Wikipedia):

  • BlackBerry - Supports A2DP in Operating System 4.2.
  • iPhone and iPod Touch - All iPhones support HFP and PBAP. Version 3.0 of the operating system added support for A2DP, limited AVRCP and PAN for iPhone 3G/3GS and iPod Touch 2nd/3rd generation only. iPod Touch 2g is now compatible with headsets that use the PAN profile.[3] Original iPhone (iPhone 2G) bluetooth chip can provide A2DP as well, but Apple decided not to enable it. However, A2DP can be enabled in a jailbroken iPhone 2G by a special utility.
  • Windows Mobile (previously Pocket PC): Version 4.0 and newer via a Widcomm third party add on. Version 5.0 and newer (with AKU 2.0), thus far based on the Windows CE 5.0 kernel, fully support A2DP if an appropriate device is present.
  • Windows Phone 7: Supports A2DP 1.2.

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Had my car in at Ford today.

If you have Bluetooth handsfree and AUX, then you have ice level 3

If you have bluetooth handsfree, AUX and USB, then you have ice level 4. Bluetooth audio is only available with this setup.

Ben

which ford dealer was this. Did they explain why it is only possible with option 4 and not option 3. Surely if you have a bt module they can update the firmware for both the bt and radio. I spoke to a ford technician who told me that there is a USB which is situated somewhere behind the glovebox and this is how they update the firmware. I really can't see why the USB connector by the aux cable is required as everything is done wirelessly.

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I know. I can't understand it myself either. Ford aren't the easiest people to deal with when it comes to stuff like this. And I said surely the same bluetooth module is used. The bluetooth audio would just need activating so that when AUX is pressed twice it works. The phone already syncs with bluetooth for the handsfree. But they said because all the stereos are factory setup, the wiring for the Bluetooth audio is not in place, only for the handsfree. They did update the software on the stereo though

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Im booking mine in soon, The ford Tech I spoke to is looking into this for me and trying see what can be done I.E upgrade the BT module loom ETC. On speaking to him he is going try play the problem as a fault so if he can upgrade the spec of the BT module he will. I am going to book it in for next week he asked for a couple of days to play around with some of the cars at the dealership before I brought mine in.

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Caveman do you just have aux, or do you have USB as well?

Sounds like your Ford technician is being a lot more helpful!

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