335i Wins 'Best Communicator' from CNET

That sounds like a strange category to me

Best Communicator

For this category, the title says it all--we've narrowed our list to determine the top five communicating cars. These cars come with voice command systems as well as Bluetooth cell phone integration. While many of our nominees include both, some are exemplary in one or the other area.

Winner - 2007 BMW 335i
Mercifully, iDrive is not needed for the BMW 335i's Bluetooth hands-free phone interface, which is integrated into the BMW Assist or can be added as an option or as part of the Premium package. Pairing a phone to the system is easy and intuitive, and once paired, hands-free audio performance is as good as any other that we've tried. Where the system did excel was its adoption of one of the more advanced Bluetooth profiles, which allowed portions of our Treo 650's call favorites and history to be copied into the car's memory. That meant calling one of our speed-dial numbers or returning a missed call did not require ever touching the phone; those selections are echoed on the car's display for easy execution.

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-10846_7...?tag=cnetfd.mt

i agree that the BT is great. i have verizon and they dont work well normally with bmw but it found the phone immediately. of course the phonebook didnt work but since mine is so small i just made a phone book on the cars BT which didnt take too long.

so far the quality is great on both sides and it has never failed to find my phone.