Has anyone made the bluetooth connection between these 2 devices work???

I have paired my 8700c with my Tomtom 910. It work fine as a hands free device. However it will not work with the Tomtom Plus services because the blackberry can not make a data connection with the Tomtom via bluetooth.

Debra

Exactly what I found

I found the same thing with the Tom Tom 510 too

data connection does not work between 7250 and TOMTOM one also.

When trying to detect my BB with my brand new tomtom GO 910 it does not even seem to bet recognized...

I was able to connect my TomTom 910 to my BB 7130c. Unfortunately, it only works for calls, and even then, you cannot use DTMF. The wireless data profile is not included on the BB. So much for plus features.

I have to say that I am very disappointed with the bluetooth capabilities of the BB.

you have to make your bb disoverable...

options / bluetooth / options / change discoverable to YES and save

now do the search from your tomtom and when the bb asks for the passkey its 0000

The bluetooth capabilities of the Treo are no better. IMHO, I think BT on a $50 cell phone is better than any PDA. That's just wrong...lol

Why the heck is this? I am thinking of picking up a freakin brick phone and just swapping out the SIM card when driving.

Hi,
Just found this thread after posting a question on the general 8700 thread.
Although I can get the BB to pair with the Tom Tom it won't then download any data such as traffic reports.It does however work hands free for normal phone calls.
Is there an incompatibility issue for data?
Thanks.
Chris

I think the blackberry is limited with bluetooth data - it only allows for hands free voice bluetooth, not data.

Its retarded on RIM's part, not tomtom.

Thanks Wangta,
Anyone know why RIM have blocked BT data transfer and if there are any plans to issue a fix?
Thanks
Chris

Solved it today on my first BIG trip out in the car.
I put electrical tape over the hands free connectors on my trusty 6 year old Nokia 6310i and paired that with my Tom Tom,not ideal but hey it works.
Can't believe I didn't research the (low)specs of the BB 8707V before buying it,oh well theres always a possibility that we'll get the 4.2 upgrade(I hope).

I just bought a TomTom One and just to confirm the blackberry 8700 will not work. I'm going to contact the carrier and find out if there are any updates and/or workarounds.

Good luck dood - Tomtom tech support is horrendous. I actually returned my Tomtom and am waiting for a Garmin to get released.

Interesting thread - not sure about the whole data thing since I am using www.wayfinder.com with a a GPS puck. What data are you trying to get on your BB. If you have the TomTom, what do you need except the voice dialing function? Help me learn.

Stinsonddog - the problem with the TomTom Rider and my blackberry 8700c, has been the inability for the tomtom rider to connect to the blackberry, thus I cannot dial people on my tomtom and have it make the call on my blackberry. However, this has worked for some people, but for me this simple feature has not worked.

Other features *could* use if 1) you can connect the tomtom as discribed above and 2) if blackberry could send data over bluetooth, would be the tomtom traffic data. Basically the tomtom connects to phones via bluteooth connections, and the phone utilizes its GPRS or EDGE connection to download up-to-date traffic information from the web, which the TomTom will then use to most efficiently create your route to your destination. Pretty cool feature, but the blackberry is unable to send data through the bluetooth connection.

Ok so here is where the BB programs have an advantage. Are you saying TomTom only can give you traffic if you have a device that connects to the web. Seems so.

Yes, that is correct. Oh, and you also need a TomTom traffic subscription.

Is the whole point of the TomTom traffic subscription and other Plus Services to get the data dollars? I would think that is TomTom's strategy and hence why no BB link. Everyone appears to be jumping down on RIM for this, but I think it is more of a TomTom related issue.

Not following your logic lcater. If you were to get tomtom traffic - you have to pay tomtom for that service. PLUS, you'd have to have a data plan for your phone provider. So - given we got two pieces of the puzzle, the last and crucial key is for the tomtom and the blackberry to connect and pass the data between each other. This is NOT allowed due to the blackberry.

Weak link = blackberry.

Ah okay my miss. Not understanding how TomTom works. In Canada the Plus services are not readily available as they have not linked in the Traffic. So the plus is less of a plus for me. What I'm torn on is I am about 90% complete in having a Panasonic Toughbook solution for Nav. Yes it's big and bulky buy it's a great screen for seeing off, and it's a touchscreen as well. I do like the packaging of the TomTom510 with it's ipod integration. A nice package.
Thanks

I just got my tomtom 510 yesterday and I purchased this model so I can hook into the traffic routing thing. I now see that I wasted my money because this will not work.

Has there been any updates or work arounds on this. Is there any other way to connect to get the traffic?

there is actually a reason that RIM devices can not pair with Tom Tom. Here it is, and its logical.

the origin of blackberry is as a business/government tool, right? (good, glad we established that).

what business/government agency wants YOU, the employee, to be able to wirelessly transmit data? not many that i am aware of...because in that manner, if you are on the BES, your transmissions via blue tooth can not be tracked as they would be when the device is teatherd or over the network (i may be a little wrong there...but it makes sense at least).

now that there is a large consumer market outside of those primary markets, I think it should be a default option to be turned off via the BES of each individual company/gvt agency as they see fit...but apparently RIM does not yet agree with me!

regardless, there is no defeat. RIM Blue Tooth WILL NOT transmit data.

This really stinks-- One of the reasons I purchased the tomtom over cheaper GPS's was because it had the traffice feature which I guess does not work.

Did you manage to get voice commands out of the wayfarer software. I have it installed and linked to a Parrott CK350 phone/GPS Thesoftware runs fine apart from lack of voice

With your pairing of the 8703 and tomtom, does BB allow more than 1 bluetooth enabled device since I cannot get tomtom to recognize bb.

hi debra.....i noticed your partial success in pairing these two devices. I have the new 7130e blackberry and it has bluetooth functionality. My blackberry sees the TT910 as a bluetooth connection but the TT910 does not recongize the blackberry......can you share with me what you did to pair them

thanks
Dale

hi debra.....i noticed your partial success in pairing these two devices. I have the new 7130e blackberry and it has bluetooth functionality. My blackberry sees the TT910 as a bluetooth connection but the TT910 does not recongize the blackberry......can you share with me what you did to pair them

thanks
Dale

I thought I should post even though I have TT-ONE and an 8800, neither are int he subject line.

I recently plugged my TT-ONE into my pc to sync over some POIs. When I did that the TomTom Home software downloaded a new "Phone Update". After downloading this update I was able to connect my 8800 to my TT-ONE. Now I get traffic updates, etc.

Just FYI.

Before the update I was not able to use either my 8800 or my old 8700 with the TT-ONE

If you use Cingular, please reply with your manual settings on the TomTom.
I cannot get it to work using known settings.

Regards,

Doug

I just went through the connection wizard. Be sure to click on the "Cingular Media Works" link when asked what carrier. I assume TomTom meant MediaNet but I'm not picky.

What version of the TomTom software do you have installed as is not working.

Thanks!

Type: Program

Name: TomTom application for GO, ONE and RIDER

ID: Navigator

Version: 6.560

Size: 8.1 MB

dlbrock,

***again on a BB8800 and TomTomONE

I just plugged it in one day and it uploaded something called a "Phone Update"

I reconnected it through the set-up today to refresh my memory..

Tap map screen> ">"(next screen arrow) > Connect to Phone>

Made 8800BB "visible" then Yes
Confirmed connection: Yes
Do you want to use Data connection: Yes
TomTom Plus: Yes
If asked for password type "0000" complete
Select you Phone Model: Other
Select your Country: United States
Select your Provider: Cingular Wireless (medi... can't see the rest of it
WAIT.....

At some point when I first set it up it asked my for my Plus account login information. You can do this online or via your TomTom Home software. I never gave a credit card or anything. I have access to traffic updates. I remember reading somewhere that US gets that for free.

Any other questions fire away.

I am using version 6.524 for the TomTom Firmware. Will update to 6.560 on Thursday when I return home. Everything else is good so that must be the issue. Thanks for your assistance!

Doug

Just an FYI, I have a tmobile bb8700 and there was no update that works. This sucks I really want the traffic feature to work.

What version is your 8800 OS on your Blackberry?

stock out of the box 4.2