Just thought I'd post a conclusion to this and a thanks to those who have advised.  Dad took his Yeti to the dealer this week over a minor issue and while he was there asked them to see why the hands-free wasn't working.  They discovered the Bluetooth to be faulty, so the car's got to go in to have it fixed.

Off topic but this reminded me of an incident in a previous when I was a TV technician. A new TV came in that had auto tuning, first time I'd come across it. The TV was untunable, it just wouldn't hold a station. So, out came the service and the training manuals and I sat and studied them for a couple of hours until I was convinced I knew all about auto tuning.

I then approached the faulty set in high confidence. Four hours later I had run through the complete diagnostic process, result? TV still faulty!

In desperation I changed the tuner, which was a standard component, RESULT!

 

Moral of this story, go for the simple before convincing yourself that it can't be that simple.

I never forgot this and it helped me for many years in my working life.

 

Fred

Is it that the Yeti Bluetooth needs a phone that support RSAP (Remote Sim Access Protocol)? What this means is that basically instead of the phone handling the calls and using it's own GSM radio the car takes control of the SIM card and uses it's GSM radio and antenna etc.

 

If so then one phone that I know supports it is the Nokia 301. I have one sat next to me now and I'm going to use it for my other half when I get Bluetooth fitted to my car.

 

Most of the Samsung galaxy phones support it, some early HTC phones do too (HTC Desire hind of era) and most other Android phones need to be rooted to enable it (very technical!).

 

Here is a list of supported Android based phones:

 

http://www.android-rsap.com/compatibility.html

 

Most of the Symbian Nokia Phones support it out of the box (Like the Nokia 301).

 

Phil

 

Phil,

just to clarify, are you saying that a Nokia 301, out of the box, is fully compatable with the skoda bluetooth.

 

I have a Yeti with a Bolero, and my wifes old samsung. It does not give me my phonebook.

I want the cheapest way to achieve this with my Virgin payg simm card.

My phone use is minimal, £5/10 year credit. I only use it in an emergency or when on a long drive.

 

Colin

Phil,

just to clarify, are you saying that a Nokia 301, out of the box, is fully compatable with the skoda bluetooth.

 

I have a Yeti with a Bolero, and my wifes old samsung. It does not give me my phonebook.

I want the cheapest way to achieve this with my Virgin payg simm card.

My phone use is minimal, £5/10 year credit. I only use it in an emergency or when on a long drive.

 

Colin

I have a Yeti SE+ which comes with the Amundsen unit. I also happen to have had the Nokia 301 since November 2013 (thought I'd "treat" myself following having picked up the Yeti in October!) and I can report that the BT works fine, with syncronisation of the phonebook taking around 20-30 seconds on start-up, then voice control being available a few seconds after this. Skoda-lady nav can mistake commands fairly often but you get used to how to pronounce names after a few weeks of playing with the system. My phone is on a Vodafone work contract.

Phil,

just to clarify, are you saying that a Nokia 301, out of the box, is fully compatable with the skoda bluetooth.

 

I have a Yeti with a Bolero, and my wifes old samsung. It does not give me my phonebook.

I want the cheapest way to achieve this with my Virgin payg simm card.

My phone use is minimal, £5/10 year credit. I only use it in an emergency or when on a long drive.

 

Colin

Colin my wife uses that phone and it's compatible with the Bolero and also the Bluetooth device in her new Saet Mii!

 

Frede

Thanks Gents. Sounds like the problem will be solved. £39.95 at Carphone warehouse.

 

Colin

Update.

 

Nokia 301 ordered as recommended. Set-up could not be easier and the phone-book is there. What more could you want!

 

Colin

You will get the BT on the SE with all the controls on the steering wheel and and voice control, all the info for the phone will display in the MFD in between the rev counter and speedo,

 

I'm puzzled. My new car has reached the dealer today. So I've been reading the instruction manuals carefully.

 

I hadn't ordered the £175 Multi Device Interface or the £120 Premium GSM III because they didn't mean anything to me.  So does that leave me unable to use a Bluetooth phone with the Bolero radio system in any way, or will there be some sort of restricted functionality?   If so, can I get the dealer to do anything, or set up something myself later?

I also did not order the options you mention

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If I plug my ipod nano into the Aux jack in the arm rest I can control it from the radio or steering wheel as AUX. This allows me alter volumn, pause and choose tracks. It will not let me choose albums.

If I bluetooth it through the phone side I get similar control, but it comes up as BT-Audio.

 

As regards the phone, this is also bluetoothed and works fine through the steering wheel. The exception seems to be a lack of compatability with all of your phones functions. I think this is mainly your phonebook, which may not be accessible. This is why I bought the Nokia.

 

Colin.

As regards the phone, this is also bluetoothed and works fine through the steering wheel. The exception seems to be a lack of compatability with all of your phones functions. I think this is mainly your phonebook, which may not be accessible. This is why I bought the Nokia.

Thanks, Colin. That's good news.  I use a Nokia 5800, so I'll hope it too will be OK, for phone and music.

Why not save a lot of hassle and turn your phones off until you get out, and concentrate more on driving?

Valid point, but equally some may be like me. My phone use is minimal. £5 to £10 a year maximum. The only time it is on, or even carried is when on a long solo run away from home. Only a few people know my number, and equally my dislike of mobile phones. To me they are strictly an emergency item. Such a run usually means the 250 miles visit by motorway to my 85 yr old mum. I do not want to travel this distance only to find I have missed a call.

 

Colin

I ring my 88 year old Mum before I leave so she knows I'm on the way. I don't care who calls when I'm driving, I can always check when I stop, there's not much I can do if I'm the road anyway. Why in God's name people have to be on the phone constantly baffles me, as I've said tell them you are on your way, and if you stop for a pee or coffee check your calls, simple. 

I ring my 88 year old Mum before I leave so she knows I'm on the way. I don't care who calls when I'm driving, I can always check when I stop, there's not much I can do if I'm the road anyway. Why in God's name people have to be on the phone constantly baffles me, as I've said tell them you are on your way, and if you stop for a pee or coffee check your calls, simple. 

Circa 2000, it was a difficult week and the wife and I were having a day away and I was driving to Bournemouth. It was my brother calling...yes, I answered the phone while driving, he just said come quick Mum is going now. Now had I not taken that call and waited the extra time...well you know the rest.

Understood, and very sad to hear that, but that is the kind of call no-one should have while driving.