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Mike Lowe
08-08-2012, 11:55 AM
Details:
2008 Grand Cherokee Laredo
HTC Evo 4G (Sprint)

My cell/car work fine together with Bluetooth for phone calls, however I would like to be able to play Spotify through my car speakers as well WITHOUT needing to run an AUX cable (looks cluttered imo). Aside from the clutter, the other reason I'd like to enable Bluetooth for music is because when I have my cell phone charger in the car (it's a legit wall charger...non of this battery-killing micro usb business), I get really bad interference from what my research has told me is a ground wire...I'm thinking this might not happen if the signal was being feed via Bluetooth.

Further research revealed that something called Bluetooth a2dp would work as a 3rd party substitute device to get my phone to connect via Bluetooth to my car for more than just phone calls.

Lastly, what's strange is that I've listened to Spotify via the AUX cable only to have been interrupted by a Bluetooth phone call...(music pauses) at the completion of the call, I remember SOMEHOW having the music played through my speakers with the cable being unplugged.

I can't replicate this, and all I remember thinking at the time was "oooooh, I just need to find a random dead-end phone number to call each time I get in the car." Lame, but the point I'm making is that this might be possible somehow?????

I've done what I thought to be the typical troubleshooting via the Jeep's menus and that of the phone.

I need an expert to help me find a solution or a device that would allow for this. Radioshack and Sprint were C-L-U-E-L-E-S-S.

Option 3 is to just get a brand new stereo face/front or whatever they're called...but I like mine already and don't feel I need to go that far for a solution.

Marc Vaughan
08-08-2012, 12:23 PM
Can't help - but just so you know your're not alone the BlueTooth support on the Ford Explorer is shite also, when it does pick up it flakes out sporadically and the vast majority of the time when you select it despite being hooked to my phone (and handling calls through it) it refuses to play music reliably.

Mike Lowe
08-12-2012, 10:22 AM
Thinking of getting one of these to install:
Jeep Grand Cherokee 2008- 2011 Navi GPS DVD Player,BT+A2DP,Ipod, : Mazda GPS| BMW DVD| VW| In Car PC| In Car| Flip Down | Honda| Chevrolet| Ford DVD| Nissan| Headrest| DVD Player| GPS| Car Navigation System (http://www.cnbuynet.com/jeep-grand-cherokee-2008-2011-navi-gps-dvd-playerbta2dpipod-p-2007.html)

Jeep Grand Cherokee 2008-2009 Navigation GPS DVD player,Radio Jeep Grand Cherokee 2008-2009 DVD radio unit [CBNDJW0006] - $399.00 : Mazda GPS| BMW DVD| VW| In Car PC| In Car| Flip Down | Honda| Chevrolet| Ford DVD| Nissan| Headrest| DVD Player| GPS| Car Navigation System (http://www.cnbuynet.com/jeep-grand-cherokee-20082009-navigation-gps-dvd-playerradio-p-1791.html)
(probably not this one)

2008-2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Car GPS Navigation & DVD Player [JY-JP6633] - $425.00 : diycardvd.com (http://www.diycardvd.com/20082011-jeep-grand-cherokee-car-gps-navigation-dvd-player-p-215.html)

What I want to ensure though is that this will work with my current setup. For instance, I have a rear camera already working in the factory system, and other things like steering wheel control. I don't want to lose that and I guess having the "options" to add these confuse me. Do I need to add them because the system itself needs it, or is this for someone who doesn't have it already as part of their current setup.

Also, the biggest reason I want to get this is to have Bluetooth a2dp so that I can feed Spotify in my car without cluttery wires.

Can anyone make sense of all this?! ;)

stevew
08-13-2012, 12:26 AM
Sprint - All Accessories (http://shop2.sprint.com/NASApp/onlinestore/en/Action/OSBrowseAccessoriesDetail?categoryRefName=Headsets+%26+Speakers&PHONE_ID=APX325CKT&selectedAccessoryID=&topPageNumber=0&subPageNumber=1)


That looks about as good as you're going to get without ripping out the old head unit. 60$, should be minimal clutter.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/9/3010379/htc-car-stereoclip-aux-bluetooth-dongle-hands-on

Mike Lowe
08-13-2012, 05:24 PM
Oh good find Steve that is perfect. One option I REALLY want to have is to not have to flick the stupid thing on every time I get into my car...wasn't clear if this would allow for that.

What about this one? Would this do the same thing at a fraction of the cost?
Bluetooth Music Receiver A2DP Audio Adaptor for iPod iPhone Samsung HTC PC CN21B | eBay (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bluetooth-Music-Receiver-A2DP-Audio-Adaptor-for-iPod-iPhone-Samsung-HTC-PC-CN21B-/230836318989?pt=US_USB_Bluetooth_Adapters_Dongles&hash=item35beeab30d)