M18 radio issue

[glass]

I just bought it and like it but. My phone which bluetooths with my car and pill just fine is choppy and crap with the m18 radio. So back it goes. Anyone have this issue ? Thx

[Bigmikez]

I would just send back and get another one mine doesn't have that problem

[DR99]

It might be a weird phone compatibility problem, or It could be some kind of manufacturing defect. Dan had an issue with his M18 bluetooth radio and Milwaukee swapped it out.

[HiltiWpg]

Turn off wifi. It will clear up.

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[WigWagWorkshop]

What phone are you using?  The reason I ask is, there are various versions of Bluetooth and it may not be compatible. Sometimes deleting the bluetooth profile on the phone, and re-pair it might help.  Once I know what phone you have, I might have a better solution for you.

[HiltiWpg]

Most phones share antennas for Bluetooth and wifi. This can cause issues with Bluetooth streaming while using wifi. A simple test is to turn off wifi and see if the streaming clears up. My m12 Bluetooth speaker does this sometimes with my iPhone 6. Turning off wifi always corrects it. It didn't do it on iOS 8 but since I installed iOS 9 beta it glitches out.

Try it.

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[electromage]

Bluetooth is just the radio protocol, different phones and devices have different profiles, and different audio codecs. It's possible yours is not selecting the best profile or codec to use. Which phone are you using?

[glass]

Turning off wifi would suck than I could not efficiently stream music as I would always have to be on cellular. Again the phone an htc one m8 bluetooth's fine with the car and my daughter 's Pill(even on wifi).

[eltoro]

I had the same issue with the new m18 radio. The m12 was fine. I flashed a new Android rom (that was also a newer version of android) and the problem went away.

I would try a friends phone/ipod/iPad to see if it still does it before sending back.

[electromage]

Turning off wifi would suck than I could not efficiently stream music as I would always have to be on cellular. Again the phone an htc one m8 bluetooth's fine with the car and my daughter 's Pill(even on wifi).

 

Turning off WiFi won't do much good anyway. I think the problem is that your phone is selecting HSP instead of A2DP (or AVRCP). Try installing an app such as A2DP Switcher from the Play store. When you run it, it should list your radio, and you can use that app to select it. It should force A2DP.

 

Out of curiosity, how does the radio appear in your list of bluetooth devices, for example:

[Gatorb888]

Buy a Dewalt, should clear your problem right up 

[electromage]

Buy a Dewalt, should clear your problem right up 

 

You seem to be lost!

[glass]

Problem solved. I returned the m18 radio and bought a regular portable radio from the electronics store. Syncs like a charm. I wonder if milwaukee's new super Bluetooth tools will have trouble syncing and go all wacky.

[Alexwhite207]

I have a friend at work with the m18 and it has this problem with multiple phones, wifi on or off, if it was a new radio i would tell him to go see what they could do but it looks pretty used

[Alexwhite207]

On 9/18/2015 at 11:19 AM, Gatorb888 said:

Buy a Dewalt, should clear your problem right up 

Havnt had any problems with my dewalts, onlyI believe they should have a bigger speaker 🔈 

[Mark22]

I have the same problem with choppy blue tooth , act like it cuts out all the time even with my phone next to it.