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Old 01-12-2016, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by josiahg52 View Post
Hmm, I have had more failures using a cable with my M5 than with the Carly Bluetooth adapter and application with my X5. So far I have never had my Bluetooth connection "go down" during coding. Has anyone else? How common is this? My failure was directly related to battery voltage getting to low during programming.
All I can tell you is that BMW won't allow wireless connections (bluetooth, wifi, etc) using Rheingold (ISTA/D, ISTA/P) for this very reason - it's an additional complexity that can create issues. Bluetooth is decent, but not perfect, and you are relying on additional components to all work correctly (Bluetooth stack, drivers, etc) compared to using a USB cable.

Not trying to start an argument here at all - just wanted to warn everyone to be careful and know the risks you face by adding in conveniences like Bluetooth.

Chris

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