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> In article <PxbSh.7754$xT6.2025@newsfe7-gui.ntli.net>, harrogate3
> <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> writes
>
> >"The Drone" <wsne@zzmail.org.uk> wrote in message
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>
> Thank you all for the replies, most helpful.
>
> >>1) I believe it does not have bluetooth. Is there a similar phone
that
> >>will fit the cradle that does? (I'm wondering about a sat-nav with
BT
> >>for traffic updates.)
>
> >>2) We have a charger that was used with a Nokia 3100. That seems
to
> >>fit the charger socket on the phone but does anyone know if it's
> >>suitable to use with the 6210? (Correct o/p voltage, etc.)
> Other posters have said that the charger will work with this phone -
> should it ever be needed. Since the battery has now run down a bit,
I
> have plugged the charger in and it all appears to be working
properly.
>
> >You have a Nokia CARK91 fitted.
> You are quite right. I'd seen the manual for the car kit but hadn't
> twigged it was a Nokia kit; I'd assumed it was generic.
> >In addition to what you already have, in most modern cars it can
also
> >be made to use the car stereo to feed the audio instead of using
the
> >additional speaker.
> The car and its radio are three years older than the phone and car
kit.
> I had been told that the car kit muted the stereo but it doesn't
appear
> to. I suspect that if I got an appropriate modern stereo, it would
have
> a feed from the car kit to do as you say.
>
> >The CARK91 will work with any version of 6210 or 6310 phone, but
you
> >do need the latest phone software (5.51 or above) to make it work
> >properly (*#0000# will show the version.)
> Version 05.56
> >The 6310i certainly (maybe the 6310 also) is a tri-band phone
whereas
> >the 6210 is only dual band (do make sure the external aerial is
dual
> >band.)
> The aerial is glued(?) to the top of the rear screen and is branded
> Vodafone (and about a foot long). I suspect therefore that it isn't
> dual-band but, since we use Vodafone, it's not an issue at present.
I
> guess if we moved to Orange or T-Mobile (or derivatives) we might
need
> to change the aerial - or it might work better if we do?
> >There are adapters available (Nokia and others) to allow the later
> >'pop' connected phones to fit in and work with the CARK91 but you
may
> >have to search a little to find them.
> I assume the 'pop' of which you speak is a later version of Nokia's
> connection?
>
> >One thing you will find however is that the phone will NOT permit
the
> >use of Bluetooth whilst it is in the CARK91 - if BT is switched on
> >when you plug the phone in it will object - so you will probably
not
> >be able to use it with BT-linked satnav.
> I suppose at the time that the only BT accessory would have been a
> headset so there'd be no point with it in a car kit.
>
> That's a blow. On the other hand, since BT won't work in the car
kit,
> there's little point in getting a different phone. (My wife uses her
> phone very little and for calls and text messages only so the other
> 6310i features will be of little use to her.) I'll need to check the
> situation with new stereo/satnav gear. I'd sort of thought that I
might
> get a combined unit - if I do, perhaps the link to the stereo might
> carry the updates for the navigation as well? I have no idea.
>
> >As someone else said the 6310 is probably the best (business user)
> >phone ever produced - which is probably why people hang on to them
as
> >long as possible. By the same token the CARK91 was also probably
one
> >of the best in-car kits also - now superceeded by the CARK123 for
> >'pop' connected phones - which is pretty well every modern Nokia
phone
> >(as distinct from the pda types.)
> It all seems to be pretty good gear, which is gratifying.
>
> Thanks again,
> --
> Peter


Don't be so sure about the aerial - most on-glass types have been dual
band for getting on for a decade. Look on the edge of the internal
unit for a model number and then Google it.

How old is the car and what type/model is the radio. External muting
and/or audio input has been on most radios also for getting on for a
decade. If it is a type with ISO connections (and many are) then all
you need to do is pull the radio out and look at the connections
(you'll find the pinouts again with Google) - ISTR the Nokia mute wire
is yellow (or was it blue?)


--
Woody

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