Storing PIN number of Nokia 6700 in a Golf 6

[Tom4103]

Hi all,

Just bought a new Golf 6 with "premium phone" kit. I have a Nokia 6700. Golf Phone Handbook says when you first enter your SIM PIN number you can either "OK" or "save".  With "OK" you have to re-enter it every time you start the car. With "save" it's stored and you don't need to re-enter it every time. I can't find the "save" button either on dashboard display or touch-screen. Garage "expert" can't help.

Any great ideas out there? Many thanks in advance!

Tom4103

[RedHP]

Tom,

Similar to not saving your 'home' address in your car, I would suggest that you do not save any personal details in your vehicle pal

Red

[Jimble]

Sound advice there Red.

[Wayne]

Tom,

Similar to not saving your 'home' address in your car, I would suggest that you do not save any personal details in your vehicle pal

Red

Yep sound advice

[p3asa]

Maybe I've read it wrong but by saving it, all it does is allow the phone and car to pair automatically the next time rather than connecting it manually each time!?

By saving it, what information would be gleamed by anyone who either stole the phone or car?

No information would be saved other than a code which would be unseen to allow this to happen automatically.

[R32UK]

Hi Tom,

Your pin number isnt 4103 is it? 

[ajmoir36]

I releasised you cannot access the phone book info if the phone isn't paired, good security feature.  I have no idea what happens if you try and pair another phone with the same bluetooth name, whether it then gives you the stored name and numbers then, then again not sure if it displays the names so you would know what to call it to try and steal the contact info (have a funny feeling it does).  Anyone got two phones to try it?  then again I am sure they are after the car rather than phoning your mum.

[Jimmymature]

Tom,

Similar to not saving your 'home' address in your car, I would suggest that you do not save any personal details in your vehicle pal

Red

Not sure what risk there is to saving your home address on your sat nav. For this to be a problem they have to steal your car using your car keys. If that happens you know about it and you simply change your locks as you would if you lost your house keys anyway.


I may be missing something here.....



Jim

[R32UK]

Tom,

Similar to not saving your 'home' address in your car, I would suggest that you do not save any personal details in your vehicle pal

Red

Not sure what risk there is to saving your home address on your sat nav. For this to be a problem they have to steal your car using your car keys. If that happens you know about it and you simply change your locks as you would if you lost your house keys anyway.


I may be missing something here.....



Jim

It probably more for if your car is stolen whilst you are away or on holiday

[p3asa]

I releasised you cannot access the phone book info if the phone isn't paired, good security feature.  I have no idea what happens if you try and pair another phone with the same bluetooth name, whether it then gives you the stored name and numbers then, then again not sure if it displays the names so you would know what to call it to try and steal the contact info (have a funny feeling it does).  Anyone got two phones to try it?  then again I am sure they are after the car rather than phoning your mum.

Not really sure what you mean but I've paired mine, my wife and 3 kids phones to the Fiscon bluetooth I have. The stored names all change on the head unit depending on what phone is paired at the time.

When I first set it up a couple of years ago, my wife and I had the same phones with the same bluetooth name (I presume they were the same as we hadn't changed them since purchasing them). Anyway the unit would display the proper stored numbers / names for the phone connected . I hadn't thought about the bluetooth name as being an identifier, I'd always thought the Bluetooth name was just for us (people) to recognise what phone was who's, but the actual phone sent its own unique number like a mac number for any kind of pairing?!?