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21 messages, Last post on Nov 02, 2009 at 10:46 PM
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Replying to: sg8 (Jan 22, 2009 6:52 am) 2.yes it imports the entire phone book from mobile device. 3. advantage- bt-audio is great, no messy wires from my blackberry to car audio system, i can't think of any other advantages other than this feature. dislikes- 1. crappy navigation software- i did notice this mazda system tends to take longer/weird route than acura's nav system (& yes, i've the settings right) 2. poor screen resolution/display quality. 3. poor choice of display color- it turns into night mode whenever headlights are on & in night mode the map screen is black with dark grey roads..wtf, its really hard to see anything at night. if i use daytime setting its too bright at night and kept on having glare in my right eye which is annoying. (btw i tried to turn brightness/contrast all the way up  night n it only got worse)
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Replying to: oxox (Jan 22, 2009 9:08 am) I would not expect the nav system to be as good as a garmin portable (they never are) or maybe even an acura. I like to have it as a back up. Having used the system for a while, would you have opted to purchase the system again if you had the transaction to do over? |
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| Buy a Garmin 255W for $175 on ebay and also buy a clip to attach it to the front vent for 6 bucks...its close up, it has better navigation and you can take the $ you save and take your wife out to a nice restaurant which will show up on the Garmin but not on the Mazda navigation unit. Besides the stereo unit without the navigation looks hot. In three years you will be able to buy an up to date unit for only $100 and still save enough to take the wife out to a nice place to eat. | |
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This is the response I received from Mazda regarding map updates for my 2009 6i which came with a 2007 map set: "Thank you for contacting Mazda. At this time there are no updated navigation discs that have been issued. If updated discs become available in the future, part numbers and ordering information will be made available to authorized Mazda dealerships Parts departments. We regret any dissatisfaction with this situation." |
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| Mazda has know about this issue for a long time and knows about all the people struggling to use a 10 plus year old disc. My house and some neighborhoods are not on the map! 4 times I have been promised an updated disc and still waiting..... and waiting. At least they have been honest with me and trying hard with desno to get an updated one, Even sent me a 200 dollar gift certificate for the purchase of the new disc. Like we were suppose to pay for it after a purchase of the new 2009 Mazda 6 vehicle? | |
| Does anyone know the unlock code to inhibit the navigation system for the Mazda 6 from not working during car movement.?... I hear there is a way to allow it to work even during driving. | |
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Replying to: oxox (Jan 22, 2009 9:08 am) 
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I have successfully paired my HTC Mogul phone (Sprint) with my 6i GT via Bluetooth. However I have never been able to import the phone book using the Import Phonebook command. Anyone else having the same problem? My phone is among those listed on the mazdahandsfree.com website as being supported for Bluetooth headset and Bt Audio. All other phone functions work flawlessly. On the same site I found buried in the FAQs (THIS SHOULD BE LISTED IN THE MANUAL that comes with the car) that the phone book must not contain more than 1,000 contacts. So I deleted a ton of contacts that I am not likely to call anyways and got the list down to around 500 contacts. But the import phonebook hangs (well I lost my patience after about 3 minutes). I even unpaired and re-paired but it continues to show the same behavior. I can't believe they charge $2,000 for this nav and still don't get this to work right. Any suggestions? Please email me.
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Replying to: rj123456 (Oct 31, 2009 8:16 pm) However, I've still rarely used the address book. Primarily because I hate receiving calls in my car since my iPhone likes to randomly drop the bluetooth connection and I'm forced to switch to speaker which is a PITA. If you don't mind losing all your saved stations, you might want to try a hard reset via removing a battery cable to clear out all data, and first thing, start the copy over process. If that doesn't work, I don't know what else you can do.
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Replying to: jxc11 (Nov 01, 2009 7:00 pm) BTW with my HTC Mogul the Bt connection is rock-solid. |
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