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Hi All,

Sorry for the post about such an old phone but searching through i couldnt find anything suitable discussed already.

Basically my mother uses a T68 and it is the only phone we have managed to get her to use and so cant change it. She has recently got a new Toyota Aygo with a built in (and very fancy) in car handsfree. For some reason i CANNOT get her phone to pair with the damn thing. My K750i and other bluetooth phones work fine!??

So I have 2 questions:
- Is there something in the setup which could be wrong here - I have tried all the obvious.
- Is this a firmware issue as this was the first ever bluetooth phone?

If the problem is the second point then obviously this phone is out of warranty and where we live there is NO service centre so taking it in is NOT an option.

Therefore I wish to upgrade/flash the firmware on this phone myself using a data cable that I have. I realise the risks which will be undertaken but this IS something i have done before in the old T10 T18 days (you may notice I have not posted here since about 2000 where i gave people lots of advise on how to do these things). But the phone is useless with the bluetooth working.

I just need to know where I can get the software to flash and the firmware to upgrade (i assume I will need T68i firmware)?!

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Bridgstfer
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Posted: 2007-09-09 13:04:05
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Hello.

First of all the phone may not be compatible with the car even after the firmware upgrade.

Ive have a t68i my self which i did the update on, the phone died but luckly where i live the place isnt that far. But i have still had may problems since the phone not working.

In the end the phone has no only the alarm and the erix gamei can use. Mostly everything else crashes.

I can tell you that the Carphonewarehouse ill do the software update at a cost of a aprox £30. but you will need to ask and check with them first.

There is a couple of places on the web, but agin these are at your own risk.

I think however it may be cheaper and a better option is to upgrade the phone. Sorry
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Posted: 2007-09-16 20:51:23
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Since when does the T68 have bluetooth!!!??
It was both my first phone and an ancient one, too!

[ This Message was edited by: NightBlade on 2007-09-16 20:46 ]
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Posted: 2007-09-16 21:45:19
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since t68m, even t39, r520 has already got bt since ages ago

This message was posted from a E60-1
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Posted: 2007-09-16 21:46:49
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Well the one I used didn't even have infrared.
My old K500i didn't have bluetooth!

[ This Message was edited by: NightBlade on 2007-09-16 20:49 ]
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Posted: 2007-09-16 21:48:45
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then u didnt used t68, cos it has got bt and infra too

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Posted: 2007-09-16 21:50:40
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Ditto. How come you had a t68 and didn't notice it was BT/IR capable?

Btw, the BT version in the t68 is older(1.0) which makes it incompatible with the new devices.
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Posted: 2007-09-16 22:12:00
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We are talking about this phone, right?

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Posted: 2007-09-16 22:17:40
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yes, see the blue light at the top right hand side?

that confirms bluetooth is switched on when it blinks
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Posted: 2007-09-16 22:21:34
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That OLD phone has bluetooth and my K500 didn't???
My perspective of the world has suddenly lost sense...
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Posted: 2007-09-16 22:24:18
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