New iDrive features

Soft · 03-09-2010, 11:04 AM

Hi all, it seems to bi really hard to find all the nifty bits&pieces around this thing.
Is there a iDrive forum somewhere?, I have tons of questions!!
Is it GSM based?, I do think so
Can I put my own SIM in there?, anwer is no, I think
I want to do so, and use all the embedded functions that is in there, like web acsess, anyone have som "hack iDrive" info?
Is is still vXWorks OS, HD filsystem?, FAT?, acsess to the HD?
And so on :-)

ronald_adi · 03-09-2010, 03:27 PM

Soft, I thought you didnt have your car yet?
Irf the car has connected drive then it comes with a built in SIM with access for 3 yrs. Then you should have RSS, email, internet and some other goodies. but you have to register at bmw online.

Soft · 03-09-2010, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ronald_adi

Soft, I thought you didnt have your car yet?
Irf the car has connected drive then it comes with a built in SIM with access for 3 yrs. Then you should have RSS, email, internet and some other goodies. but you have to register at bmw online.

Yes you Are right, Im just preparing for it :-)
we do not have the option for connect drive here, so Im trying to find a way to use a normal SIM with data tariff for online acsess

Soft · 03-24-2010, 02:50 AM

Ok, bumb... :-)

Here in Norway we do NOT have acsess to BMWConnect/RSS/weather/google map point "send to car".
So, my question is, does anyone know what sort of networking the X6 is using, I do again assume it is some sort of SIM card, and GSM/GPRS/EDGE/3G based modem in there. Have anyone seen that?, or anyone here that have a technical knowledge of how this is set up ?.
I would like to "reroute" the internet "path" in idrive from the non-existing BMWConnect, to simply use my own SIM/Data card.
And last, is there a actual webbrowser in the iDrive.?

X6M · 03-24-2010, 11:25 AM

I would suggest asking over here - http://www.e90post.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=122

Even though you and the X6 (or will have), the i-drive is the same

X6M · 03-24-2010, 11:26 AM

I would suggest asking over here - http://www.e90post.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=122

Even though you have the X6 (or will have) and not E9x, the i-drive is the same

03-09-2010, 11:04 AM	#1
Soft Private 3 Rep 81 Posts Drives: Audi A7 3.0 TSFI Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Norway iTrader: (0)	New iDrive features Hi all, it seems to bi really hard to find all the nifty bits&pieces around this thing. Is there a iDrive forum somewhere?, I have tons of questions!! Is it GSM based?, I do think so Can I put my own SIM in there?, anwer is no, I think I want to do so, and use all the embedded functions that is in there, like web acsess, anyone have som "hack iDrive" info? Is is still vXWorks OS, HD filsystem?, FAT?, acsess to the HD? And so on :-)
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03-09-2010, 03:27 PM	#2
ronald_adi First Lieutenant 39 Rep 399 Posts Drives: X6 40d Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Netherlands iTrader: (0)	Soft, I thought you didnt have your car yet? Irf the car has connected drive then it comes with a built in SIM with access for 3 yrs. Then you should have RSS, email, internet and some other goodies. but you have to register at bmw online.
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03-24-2010, 02:50 AM	#4
Soft Private 3 Rep 81 Posts Drives: Audi A7 3.0 TSFI Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Norway iTrader: (0)	Ok, bumb... :-) Here in Norway we do NOT have acsess to BMWConnect/RSS/weather/google map point "send to car". So, my question is, does anyone know what sort of networking the X6 is using, I do again assume it is some sort of SIM card, and GSM/GPRS/EDGE/3G based modem in there. Have anyone seen that?, or anyone here that have a technical knowledge of how this is set up ?. I would like to "reroute" the internet "path" in idrive from the non-existing BMWConnect, to simply use my own SIM/Data card. And last, is there a actual webbrowser in the iDrive.?
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03-24-2010, 11:25 AM	#5
X6M Private 5 Rep 80 Posts Drives: BMW X6M Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: London, UK iTrader: (0)	I would suggest asking over here - http://www.e90post.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=122 Even though you and the X6 (or will have), the i-drive is the same
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03-24-2010, 11:26 AM	#6
X6M Private 5 Rep 80 Posts Drives: BMW X6M Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: London, UK iTrader: (0)	I would suggest asking over here - http://www.e90post.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=122 Even though you have the X6 (or will have) and not E9x, the i-drive is the same
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