has anyone used the the blackberry storm with the new 2.0 updates on the f900bt

yep - mine works. i have the f900bt.

i haven't sent over my contacts to the HU yet, but it pairs just fine. one thing i noticed though, is that if i initiate a call from my phone, the end call and volume controls don't show up on the screen. so to end a call, i have to use my phone, unless the other person hangs up first. but if i get an incoming call, they show up.

i'll try to get my contacts sent over today, and post the results.

this happens to me every now and then as well (i dont have the Storm). it is one if the many bugs within the bluetooth system.

FYI, you can also end a call by pressing IN on the rotary commander while a call is in progress. (the same way you would activate voice commands)

I have a storm. Contacts transfer fine, voice dialing works fine (after doing the phone book "fix").

I have a storm and using the 700 BT it works great with the HU and contact transfer was a breeze

I have a storm. Contacts transfer fine, voice dialing works fine (after doing the phone book "fix").

What type of storm are you using?

I hooked up my storm 9500 this morning.

Connection worked great, transfer of phonebook very rapid.

However, the sound is utterly bad!

The sound coming from my speakers is very very overmodulated, and even with all soundlevels set low, it is very very bad. I only have this with the storm.

Any similar complaints?

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I see the storm is using BT version 1.

I run on a 4.0.87 firmware.

Could other storm users perhaps check their FWs?

I just installed my 900BT in my car today and I paired my BB Storm using firmware .109 and the mic volume is so low people can barely hear me. I am a bit frustrated right now since the built in blue tooth is one of the major reasons I went with the 900bt.

It seems this is a FW issue in the blackberry than.

Specs claim it is BT 2.0

however the software version refers to 1.1

Also I'm wondering if no-problem-users just don't know the sound is hideous.

I've hooked up 7 GSM phones so far, nothing sounds as bad (heavily over-modulated) as the storm (9500).

I know my problem is a bit different than yours, my incoming sound is fine but people can barely hear me when on the outgoing side. I firmly beleive this isn't a Storm problem since I paired three other phones and still have the same problem. I wonder if this is a BT firmware problem? What version BT firmware do you have loaded in your head unit?

OK.

Your problems lays in the mic sensitivity.

Loads of users cope with this. As did I.

Eventually I changed the mic to the old Nokia MFH-8 (?) And all is well.

As for my storm problem:

The specs of the storm state: BT version 2.0

The firmware in my storm (4.0.78) states Bluetooth software 1.1

The avic has the latest update (3)

OK.

Your problems lays in the mic sensitivity.

Loads of users cope with this. As did I.

Eventually I changed the mic to the old Nokia MFH-8 (?) And all is well.

 

As for my storm problem:

The specs of the storm state: BT version 2.0

The firmware in my storm (4.0.78) states Bluetooth software 1.1

 

The avic has the latest update (3)

I would def like to try a diff mic and see if that solves my problem. I have a new nav coming in on Friday but I would also like to try a mic just to see if that helps. I found this one locally that I may try this weekend IF the plug is 2.5mm

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... Id=2466269

OK.

Your problems lays in the mic sensitivity.

Loads of users cope with this. As did I.

Eventually I changed the mic to the old Nokia MFH-8 (?) And all is well.

 

As for my storm problem:

The specs of the storm state: BT version 2.0

The firmware in my storm (4.0.78) states Bluetooth software 1.1

 

The avic has the latest update (3)

Hey I found that Nokia HFM-8 mic online, does it plug directly into the 900BT? It looks just like the Motorola mics that come with their bluetooth systems, they are pretty good and nice and loud.

i have 9530 storm running .113 software and it syncs perfect with the F90 and sounds great.

my only problem is it doesn't always give me the hang up button like mentioned before.

OK.

Your problems lays in the mic sensitivity.

Loads of users cope with this. As did I.

Eventually I changed the mic to the old Nokia MFH-8 (?) And all is well.

 

As for my storm problem:

The specs of the storm state: BT version 2.0

The firmware in my storm (4.0.78) states Bluetooth software 1.1

 

The avic has the latest update (3)

Hey I found that Nokia HFM-8 mic online, does it plug directly into the 900BT? It looks just like the Motorola mics that come with their bluetooth systems, they are pretty good and nice and loud.

No you need to solder a 2.5 mm jack to that. (the inner two pins, not the tip)

I thought I give it a try since the mic was still there from my previous carkit install. It work a lot better and it is a much better looking mic to the eye as well.

As for the buttons.

I found when making phone calls fresh from boot, there is a HUGE delay in showing buttons, for it switches to MAP view automatically without confirming the EULA. After accepting safety instructions there doesn't seem to be this lag.

Updated the software to .113 yesterday.

All is as bad as before with the sound

I'm running .113 on my Storm 9530... and I just installed the f90bt last night.

I paired the phone just fine, but I can't send my contacts. I followed the directions in the Pioneer manual, but when I initiate the transfer on my phone, it says it sent all of my contacts, but all I get from the f90 is a window telling me to send the card file from my phone. When I press OK, I get a "waiting..." type message with CANCEL as the only option. I've let it sit there like that for several minutes after my phone says the contacts have been transferred, but nothing ever changes.

In addition, when I try to send my contacts again, it tells me previous contacts will be overwritten, but I have no contacts when I press CONTACTS on the main screen.

Any help? Thanks!

Quick follow up on the Nokia MFH-8 mic.

It does come with a 2.5 mm jack, the same as the one Pioneer uses, but it has a twist and lock base that secures it into something from Nokia. I compared it to my Pioneer mic and the jack length was identical, so I used a breakaway knife and shaved the plastic twist lock material so that the base was flush all the way around. Plugged it into my F90BT and it worked!

Initial impressions are that it isn't that much better than the Pioneer mic. I do have it hanging by it's wire at the top of the A pillar trim so that may account for the noise I'm hearing. Unlike the Pioneer mic that clips on, you have to use double sided tape to adhere it where you want it, and I'm not going to do that until I'm sure I find the "sweet spot" for it. Both mics require me to speak at higher than normal volume--not yelling, but certainly forcefully--louder than to someone sitting next to me. So far, the Pio mic was better at recogninzing voice commands too. I'll try some different positions and post anything positive in case anyone coming along later (like I did) may find it useful.

BTW, I have it paired to a Pantech Matrix C740 phone and it's installed in an E450 Cube Van