Iphone and the 370
 

For everyone that has an iphone, do you use the bluetooth on the 370 w/ it? How would you rate it and how clear are you when using it? I am about to buy a new phone and I am contemplating on the iphone. What are your thoughts on the phone itself? Would you recommend it and what are the cons of it? Thanks for your input

As an iPhone owner, i have to say buying it was one of the worst decisions I ever made in my entire life. This piece of garbage manages to suck major *** in every way possible by being very inept at performing all of its features. If you do get it, be glad that the bluetooth phone works with it, because it's the only way you'll be able to speak to or hear anyone, period.

If I haven't made my feelings clear, my cousin wants to buy my iPhone when I replace it, but I'd rather destroy it Office Space style.

Maybe I'm lucky but I have found the iPhone to be a wonderful device. It does lack some features (copy-paste, mms) but the user interface is top notch. As far as the Z, I'm sorry but I can't really help there.

It sounds as though your iPhone may be defective-- you're the only person I've ever heard with those gripes.

I'd go to an AT&T stores & make a complaint.

Oh, I've gone to them, and they've done nothing but act like ******** and warn me nt to dunk the phone in water because they'll know.

The problem with the iPhone I have is that it is made with poor parts. The opinion that it has a very weak speaker for listening to calls as well as speaker phone is widespread. The 2G did not address this either.

Amongst phones of its calibur, the iphone has one of the worst cameras, offering no flash, no zoom, low mpixels, and poor grainy quality overall.

As an iPod, the iphone probably fails here the most. Not being able to drag and drop music to it on a computer can make loading it up a long chore, and thenit turns out to be incompatible with the majority of the dock players out there.

The wireless has magical issue connecting to every network I come across, even my own home network.

The reception likes to magically drop from 5 bars to nothing, when standing still in the same spot. Even with 2+ bars, my phone fails to make calls.

I have shown all of these issues to AT&T as well as the Apple store, and they both decided that it worked well enough within their guidelines to not warrant attention, leading me to believe the iPhone really does suck this much.

Having said all that, I don't know any iPhone owners personally, or in passing, that actually like it. Cool features? Yes. Ability to use them? Less than stellar. I am REALLY hoping the June iphone announcement addresses some of these issues.

P.S. The battery is good at least.

My iPhone seems to work well this the 370z's bluetooth system, except the system will not let me view my address book via the car's nav screen. Also I wish the 370z had a better ipod integration system to view cover art and select songs via playlist.

"Anatoray," not to delve too far into off topic, but I've not had any of those issues you've had.

Ironically, my only complaint is the short battery life.

Good luck with your phone.

iPhone works beautifully with my Z.. it connects everytime I start up immediately and people say I sound fine (well they say it sounds like they are on speakerphone, but that's a given) and I hear them just fine.. no crackling/interferences/etc.

HOWEVER.. the bad news.. iPhone doesn't support Contacts transfer (you should already know this, iPhone contact transfer is a no-go for any bluetooth device with the iphone). On the other hand, you can spend some time hand typing in all your contacts into your Navi unit atleast and when that person calls, it will show their name so in the end, you're not missing out on any functionality except for the easy import feature.

I hope that when 3.0 iPhone software comes out they will support contact transfer since they are finally implementing A2DP stereo BT.

Jay

Sounds like you've never used an iPod before your iPhone.. they've always required iTunes to transfer music back and forth. I'll agree there's tons of things that should change for the better on the iPhone but in the end it's features outweigh it's bad points. Where the iPhone gets things right, a lot of other phones do not. And as you know, 3.0 will bring a lot of great new changes (that should have been in at 1.0, of course).

Jay

I have a base, so I had to buy an aftermarket HU to get the feature, BUT i have tried it in my friend's Z, which is a fully loaded touring, and the iphone syncs up with the Z just fine. the only gripe is that like everyone above has said, there is no way to get the address book on the screen of the HU.

and yes, battery life does suck with the iphone. with 3G and BT enabled, i can literally see the battery bar drain to nothingness right before my eyes.

I'm not sure if there's any docks/accessories that can pull the Cover art from an ipod/iphone and display it on a screen. This was a limitation Apple implemented in the software, if it were a possibility, I would think most accessories would feature cover art.

When Bluetooth is enabled on the iphone, the batteries do drain with a quickness, but everything else on the iPhone (wifi, 3g, edge, etc) is very efficient, again, hopefully 3.0 can address the bluetooth load on the phone.

on the 3.0, if you already have an iphone do you just download the updates?

Yes, if you're an iPhone owner, all updates are free. Only people with iPod Touch's have to pay a small fee to upgrade to new firmware.

Jay

Actually, the iPhone WILL transfer contacts depending on the car's system. On my 2007 Audi A4, my entire contacts phonebook was downloaded to the car and I could scroll through them using the car's controls and the car's display. Unfortunately, this doesn't work on the Nissan system (370Z or my wife's Altima with nav).

Wow really.. good to know - sad that it doesn't work for us Nissan people. =(

Love my 370, love my iphone!! They work beautifully together!!

I didn't support iPods until that were windows compatible, and cannot speak of how they work with Apples, but my iPod shuffle and iPod video both allowed me to simply copy and paste music into them using the windows explorer.

Just want to tag along with the other comments. Iphone works fine with my Z, just wish I could transfer my contacts.

I would recommend waiting for the new iPhone, just like you did on the Z. You could have gotten the 08 for a big discount just like getting the iPhone 3G at a discount. You waited for the new the Z so wait a couple of months for the new iPhone.

I love the iPhone, it works well with my 370! Just FYI a new iPhone will be released this summer as well as 3.0 firmware with a ton of new features! I would wait until June to purchase!

Um yeah...I love Apple products!

I went to the cingular store today to get more info about the iphone and updates and what not, anyways they told me that they were not aware of a new iphone coming out anytime soon. They did say that they are coming out with the new software but that will just be a download and that they are not aware of the phone itself changing... Did they just not know what they are talking about or is there really a new phone coming out as well?

AT&T and Apple Stores a like are not allowed to talk about any new products that may or may not exist until they are officially announced by Apple. The 3.0 software was announced something like a month ago, and a new iPhone has been alluded to by way of patents, rumors, and a statement detailing Apple product time frames that mentioned iPhone's in June.

From that statement, past trends, and other evidence, many have theorized that a new, or several new iPhones will be announced in mid June. These range from basic hardware updates, iPhone minis, to a Verizon iPhone like device.

My experience has been the opposite. I think the iphone is an amazing device and has the most easy to use interface out there. My biggest complaint is the battery life, which is horrible. After reading some articles online I have found these helpful tips. Turn off Location Services if you don't need it all the time. Dim the screen down signifigantly. If you don't need 3G all day, turn it off. Leave Bluetooth off in the car if you can't leave it plugged in. I have done these things in different combinations and the battery life has been MUCH better. I know it sucks but you don't have to do them all. The screen and 3G are biggest battery eaters. That being said this device is second to none in my opinion. The 3.0 update will finally give us Cut and Paste and MMS. The camera does suck however. As a frequent flier this device is a life saver when on the road or airplane. Itunes is somewhat of a pain in the @ss. By the way, the Bluetooth works fine in my car although call quality is not the best. There is no new iphone coming anytime soon to ATT, initial discussoins have been made with Verizon, but Apple is locked into ATT until 2011.

Battery life
 

I think the new gen for the iphone is coming out next month sometime. Auto features for increasing battery life were supposed to be addressed.

AT&T sucks. I've read that a lot of people has been complaining that they get drop calls and what not. Personally i've been having a lot of problems with att. Tons of drop calls.
Why don't you get the new blackberry's or the new palm pre that's going to come out in june. Be different.:tup:

It's not the phone man, it's AT&T.

Yeah just disregard what I said about a "new" iPhone. To all who are interested in buying an iPhone buy one NOW! By all means don't wait. :rofl2:

Hi, I just got my 370z pg, orange seats touring, nav. And must say much improvement in Stero system for 2003 bose syst. But I noticed my Iphone sounds muffled over the blue tooth to the point I can't make out the the words.

I have attempted to just the sound, but has not changed anything--has any one had similar problems?
bad370z

To those who have spoken with "experts" on the matter of a new iPhone coming out maybe you should look at Apple's history. Apple does not leak, plain and simple. You usually only hear rumors until the week of a product release.

Seriously, if you plan to buy an iPhone just wait a month or two and be sure.

I stand corrected.

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Hmmm I remember when the Color was coming out rumors showed up a few months before the announcement. Alot of times there are alot of speculations about new Apple products most of the time they are spot on with hardware releases. Apple didnt confirm 3G but everyone knew it was coming.

But on a side note I love Apple products too (except Mac's) the Ipod are great very clean they pay alot of attention of detail.

Dont know what you guys are talking about. But my buddy just leased an ML Benz, and his 3G iPhone phonebook transferred just fine to the car's navi.

As for the battery life. If you simply reduce screen brightness from default 50% to closer to 25-30% (you won't see a difference, unless you're holding two phones next to each other), your bat life will increase dramatically.

I am a very heavy iphone user. Everything, 3G, Wifi, BT, is always on. Email is checking every 15min. I use it as a phone, and as an iPod in my car and pretty much everywhere else. I sit online on it, pretty much every free moment of my life. :( i know.

By the end of the day, my battery is usually only 25% depleted, at worse it's in the 40-50% range. I do not have a car charger, and I only charge at night, every night.

As for the new iPhone. OS 3.0 has been announced and is coming out in June (no one knows when in June, but if I had to guess, it will be one of the last days of June). It will be free to all current iPhone users. Adds many features, including background notification/processes, copy/paste, mms, stereo bt, note sync'ing, and many many others.

On the same day, Apple will likely release the new iPhone. Although practically no one knows this to be the case, everyone who follows Apple DOES KNOW this to be the case, there just isnt (and there never is) any confirmation from Apple or Att.

By all rumors and accounts, and these seem to be getting pretty accurate as of late. You're looking at a somewhat increased speed on the CPU, almost surely a 32GB model offered, improved camera (likely 3megapixels which will likely still suck as a camera, as every phone camera does) along with video-recording abilities. Compass type feature as in G1.

Wow that's amazing... I've probably owned 15 cell phones in my life - including black berry and windows mobile phones - and this is easily the best cellphone I've ever owned.

^ agreed! I was with Verizon for over 6 years and switched to att&t just for the iphone...and I dont regret it for a second! The iphone is amazing! I have not experienced any of the issues Anatoray is having. I know about 10 people with iphones and besides the standard gripes like no MMS and battery life (soon to be fixed in OS 3.0) they all RAVE about it with almost cult-like enthusiasm haha. The service is not Verizon-grade but the features/interface of the iphone more than make up for it IMO.

I haven't spoken with any "experts" but I know that a new iPhone is coming out with new software. ;)

I "jailbroke" my iPhone and have video camera capability already -- pretty good video, as a matter of fact. I also have FTP-like capability for moving large files wirelessly between my MacBook Pro and my iPhone. On a jailbroken phone, there is also an easy toggle feature to access things like the Bluetooth setting and the WiFi setting, to optimize performance in the car and preserve battery life.

iPhone is the finest smart phone by an incredible margin -- truly one of the best devices to come along ever. I'd put it one notch below the regular phone in terms of historical significance.

That's why I'm eager to learn how well it works with the Z. How about the Touring stereo (BOSE)? Without nav, can I run an AUX IN + USB power for an iPhone to the back of the unit and discreetly use the iPod function of my phone while I store it in the center console compartment?

What all have you guys found?

This thread needs some updating! :-p

I'm looking to buy a new 2010 370z and was able to test drive one this weekend with the nav system. I was VERY pleased with how easy it worked with my iPhone 3G! I was a bit shocked the nav system didn't see or couldn't play my videos on my iPhone though.

Any idea about how to get videos to play off an iPhone (while parked of course)?