Cell Phone Hands-Free Importance....

[racerbruce]

....is now law in multiple states, and its growing.

Post your choice for cell phone holders that you are using.

[StickMon]

I have an LG flip-phone. Yea, I'm old.
Gives me an excuse not to reply to texts.
I put a stickyish rubber pad under the hand brake and set it on that.
Next up: Jitterbug.
Soon after: Life Alert.
"I've fallen, and I can't find second gear!!"

[phickson]

Originally Posted by racerbruce

....is now law in multiple states, and its growing.

Post your choice for cell phone holders that you are using.

I like ProClips because they are well-made, albeit a little on the pricey side, but worth it. The customized to your car base mount stays with the car, so if you replace your phone with a drastically different sized one, you only have to buy a new holder to mount to the existing base.

https://www.proclipusa.com/

[Finnegan]

Originally Posted by StickMon

I have an LG flip-phone. Yea, I'm old.
Gives me an excuse not to reply to texts.
I put a stickyish rubber pad under the hand brake and set it on that.
Next up: Jitterbug.
Soon after: Life Alert.
"I've fallen, and I can't find second gear!!"

Funniest thing I've seen today!

I have my iPhone hooked up to the aux input and drop it next to the seat near the seatbelt. Never touch it. Don't like the attention it begs to have due to use/conditioning. Out of sight....

That said I do like RAM mounts for track for video. Heavy. Solid. Keep vibration minimal. Looks like they have other options to.

http://www.rammount.com/part/RAM-HOL-AP18U

[VindieselJetta]

Pro Clip as well. Love it. Gotta pull radio to make it fit though.

[wdb]

CD slot phone mount. I jack the phone into the aux input. I also keep a power cable in the car. I routed the aux cable so it comes up through the ashtray. I can wrap up the power cable in there too and hide the whole works.

I use the phone for maps and Sirius so I like it to be in view. The CD slot mount does that job very well. I may move to an iPad soon for in-car use and if I do I'll probably go with ProClip.

[Huz-Z]

I think I'm one of the rare folks who finds the OEM Bluetooth function in the E85 / E86 Z4 to be more or less okay for making and receiving voice calls, even with the top down. I've seen lots of folks comment that they are very dissatisfied with it, and while I've had the occasional problem getting the voice command to recognize a command, usually with the top down in a noisy location, for the most part its worked well.

I wonder if BMW changed out the unit for the 2006+ life-cycle refresh?

[deemo319]

The OEM Bluetooth phone functionality is less than desirable top up or down in my estimation.

I find my calls (in-coming) to be difficult to hear but have rectified this with an earpiece that works well.

[Huz-Z]

Originally Posted by deemo319

The OEM Bluetooth phone functionality is less than desirable top up or down in my estimation.

I find my calls (in-coming) to be difficult to hear but have rectified this with an earpiece that works well.

Its weird that your set up is like that but mine seems to work reasonably well. With the top up, mine is just as good as the set up in my X5 (in terms of the caller and the called party understanding each other).

I wonder why there is such a difference. Your car is a 2006 or later?

[Hawkeye]

I think mine is called a "pocket". It comes standard on the types of pants I like to wear.

[VindieselJetta]

Originally Posted by Huz-Z

I think I'm one of the rare folks who finds the OEM Bluetooth function in the E85 / E86 Z4 to be more or less okay for making and receiving voice calls, even with the top down.

Hah mine was fine before Euro headers and Stromung, now rendered useless

[GyroF-16]

Originally Posted by phickson

I like ProClips because they are well-made, albeit a little on the pricey side, but worth it. The customized to your car base mount stays with the car, so if you replace your phone with a drastically different sized one, you only have to buy a new holder to mount to the existing base.

https://www.proclipusa.com/

+1 on ProClip. Have one in all our cars, including the Z4MC since purchasing it over 4 years ago. Makes it easier to use Waze and various V1 apps on my commute.

[ncnmra]

I use these:
https://www.amazon.com/WizGear-Unive.../dp/B00PGJWYJ0

They work great and are cheap.

[antennahead]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

I think mine is called a "pocket". It comes standard on the types of pants I like to wear.

Mine is called the storage compartment between the seats

Seriously, when I get in my car it's to drive, not look at my phone

[3002 tii]

On my E90 I use a magnet mount on the cd slot, thin metal with adhesive inside my phone case

[wdb]

I use a magnetic mount in the Lexus. Taped to the dash (I've removed them from cars after years of use with no marks). Very handy. If I wasn't going with an iPad I'd keep using the magnet mounts.

[Twixboy]

Originally Posted by ncnmra

I use these:
https://www.amazon.com/WizGear-Unive.../dp/B00PGJWYJ0

They work great and are cheap.

I have one of these in every car I own as well as my travel bag to put in my rental cars. The metal piece that attaches to the magnet stays wedged between my phone and case. It was something like $30 for 5 sets on ebay.

[CTHuskyinMA]

Originally Posted by Twixboy

I have one of these in every car I own as well as my travel bag to put in my rental cars. The metal piece that attaches to the magnet stays wedged between my phone and case. It was something like $30 for 5 sets on ebay.

I took the advice of a magnetic mount and find that the magnetic attraction with my iPhone 6 in an Otterbox Defender case isn't that strong. I may return it. I love the idea though.

[Twixboy]

Originally Posted by CTHuskyinMA

I took the advice of a magnetic mount and find that the magnetic attraction with my iPhone 6 in an Otterbox Defender case isn't that strong. I may return it. I love the idea though.

Ahh, sorry about that. I use a slim line case so I had no problems w/getting a strong magnetic attraction. I guess now we know it doesn't work with thick cases.

[antennahead]

Originally Posted by Huz-Z

Its weird that your set up is like that but mine seems to work reasonably well. With the top up, mine is just as good as the set up in my X5 (in terms of the caller and the called party understanding each other).

I wonder why there is such a difference. Your car is a 2006 or later?

Mine works well with the top up also. Top down, as long as I'm not on the interstate doing 70 MPH it works ok as well. Secondary roads at 35 to 45 MPH it's fine.... much faster than that and the wind noise gets to be an issue. Sometimes I just yell "I'm driving with the top down, I'll call you back when I reach my destination" ......... imagine that, driving first cell talk second

[Vanne]

pretty sure if you hook your phone up to BT in the car, you can take handsfree calls etc , so it doesn't really matter where your phone is, i chuck mine in the cargo net pax side.

[wdb]

True that the phone can be anywhere for calls, but if you use it for navigation it needs to be visible.

I am trying out an iPad Mini for nav duties. Now I have to find a place to toss the phone!