Tom Tom Traffic, Bluetooth phone & Bluetooth headset

avaya · Occasional Visitor Joined: Mar 16, 2004 Posts: 6

I have Tom Tom 3 set up running Tom Tom Traffic. I also have a bluetooth headset which I use for voice calls. However, I have noticed that once the phone makes a bluetooth connection for traffic updates, I cannot use the headset and vice versa.
Any ideas on how to release the bluetooth connection once the respective connection is not needed?

dunno · Regular Visitor Joined: Jun 15, 2004 Posts: 87

havn't come across that yet as i have only installed traffic this weekend ,i'll see if i come across this as well

MrT · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 2:38 pm Post subject:

Most phones only allow one bluetooth connection at a time.

Darren · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 5:18 pm Post subject:

I use TomTom with a BT GPS, 2210 and Nokia 6310i with a BT Headset and haven't had this issue.

The BT Headset uses a different profile to the BT Dial-up so this shouldn't be a problem. What phone is it?
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MrT · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 7:59 pm Post subject:

Darren · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 8:16 pm Post subject:

I'll test this tomorrow, I can't hold a conversation and have a GPRS data call at the same time as this isn't part of the GPRS Specification but I can maintain a bond with the phone and headset before, and after a GPRS data call from the iPAQ without any issues.
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Alun · Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2004 10:37 pm Post subject:

Lets us all know how you managed to support multiple simultaneous BT connections from your phone, my Nokia 6310i and Nokia 6810 will only support one connection, at a time, either my BT headset or the BT GPRS link to the iPAQ. The iPAQ can support simultaneous connections but the phones cannot. Sad

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MrT · Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:41 am Post subject:

When I try to establish a second BT connection to my 6310i, it asks if I wish to disconnect the other device.

tom9851 · Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:58 am Post subject:

According to Page 60 (Bluetooth Connection) of my Nokia 6310i User's Guide...

"Note that you can have only one active connection at a time"
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Darren · Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 6:01 pm Post subject:

Ok, I'm going to have a large portion of humble pie here as I am of course talking bo**ocks and it doesn't work!

Sorry, I switch between 6310i, SPV E200 and XDAII and got my wires crossed and knotted somwehere! Embarassed

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iwatsonhome · Occasional Visitor Joined: Jul 07, 2004 Posts: 2

Bluetooth comes in two versions. 1.0 and 1.1. The older 1.0 only supports one bluetooth connection at a time. Only if all devices are version 1.1 will you be able to use your bluetooth headset and gprs together. I use nokia 6600, bluetrek g2 headset and 4150, and one of these is obviously only bluetooth v1.0.

DavidW · Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 6:51 pm Post subject:

There's more flavours of the Bluetooth specification than that - there's a pre-1.0 version, also there's now Bluetooth 1.2 (I've got a 1.2 based setup on my Dell Latitude D600 laptop - the 1.2 firmware/software upgrade released just a few weeks ago, and it's based around Widcomm 3.0 software - Widcomm 1.4 software is Bluetooth 1.1).

I'm pretty sure that whilst Bluetooth 1.1 and upwards allows multiple simultaneous connections to or from a device, they don't mandate multiple connection support. I'd think most phones are Bluetooth 1.1 - but I'm not aware of any that support multiple simultaneous connections.

I'm sticking with my 6310i for now. Hopefully there'll be a reasonable 3G handset that supports GPRS and 3G packet data over Bluetooth within another 6-12 months - then I may consider upgrading. An alternative would be to get one of those Vodafone 3G data cards, but, being Cardbus, they will only work in the laptop, and not the Pocket PC. That would leave me SIM swapping if I wanted to use the rather attractive data tariff with the Pocket PC.

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alix776 · Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 7:01 pm Post subject:

the xda2 will support btgps and headset at the same time no probblem ive tried it and it works but 95% of phones wont support gprs and voice at the same time im affraid
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Fuego · Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 9:49 pm Post subject:

Sony Ericsson T68 phone, iPAQ 3870 and SE HBH60 BT Headset. Can only have one active BT connection to phone at one time. Just tested my combo.

MikeB · Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 9:56 pm Post subject:

As far as I know the only Mobile Phone that supports 2 BT connections at a time is the Sony Ericsson P800/P900.

The XDA is a different kettle of fish as it is a proper PDA, as well as a phone. Thought the BT stack implementation leaves a lot to be desired.
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