SENA SMH10 upgrade

[three west]

Firmware V3.1, I'm happy to say, passed the road test very nicely.  Lots of stopping and starting as I did a bunch of go-ferring today, and the unit kept up, the DINC2 did its part, and the music came out of the ER-6i's just as it should.  I have a Garmin 2460 on order - now to see how well that pairs up and plays with the SMH-10B...

well once you've got a GPS you'll probably want to pair your phone and your sena to that instead

[duoderf]

Slightly different question, but how long dis it take for sena to return the new GPS with the send old one back first option selected. I sent mine out on  1 Aug, and their website still says pending.

[RBEmerson]

My snap reaction is "any day now".  If you don't see it by the weekend, I'd start griping to Sena.

[duoderf]

My snap reaction is "any day now".  If you don't see it by the weekend, I'd start griping to Sena.

I called sena today and they said that the B units were on backorder, they should be shipping them later this week. I wish I would have known that when I ordered it, I wound up going on some longish rides that the sena would have come in very handy on.

[RBEmerson]

Interesting news.  Once the problems with the firmware were sorted out, the SMH10 went back to being a pretty good deal.  I guess the backorder situation is the cost of being popular.  

[atadaskew]

Sorta threadjack....I'm thinking of buying the Sena SM 10.  I only intend to use it for bike to bike intercom.  Seriously.  I'm sick of how crappy my Cardo Q2 units are..

How do I know if I'm getting the lastest model?  Does it matter for intercom?
Best prices I'm seeing is $299.25 from Amazon.

Thanks

[RBEmerson]

Good question.  Looking at the listing on Amazon, I found "Item model number: SMH10D-01B" which is the magic model number you want.  I'd say you're good to go.  And, yes, it does matter for the intercom, too, as Sena tidied up some of the intercom features, made it easier to set options with a PC=based tool, and you can always update the firmware later.  

[atadaskew]

Good question.  Looking at the listing on Amazon, I found "Item model number: SMH10D-01B" which is the magic model number you want.  I'd say you're good to go.  And, yes, it does matter for the intercom, too, as Sena tidied up some of the intercom features, made it easier to set options with a PC=based tool, and you can always update the firmware later.  

Thank you very much.

[RBEmerson]

Da nada!  

[duoderf]

Got the unit today, but I am still being told that they are still backordered for 2 more weeks if you order now

[malbojah]

Funny, I ordered mine off Amazon yesterday (the upgraded B version) and got it today. Granted I choice next day shipping for that instant gratification

[duoderf]

Funny, I ordered mine off Amazon yesterday (the upgraded B version) and got it today. Granted I choice next day shipping for that instant gratification

Amazon isn't the same as trading it in directly with sena, unless the seller is Sena themself

[RBEmerson]

Er, I think you're mixing apples and oranges - Malbojah's talking about buying a new unit, not upgrading an old main unit.  

Agreed that Sena seems to be overwhelmed by the changeover from SMH-10's to SMH-10B's.  

[malbojah]

Amazon isn't the same as trading it in directly with sena, unless the seller is Sena themself

Actually, it was:
http://www.amazon.com/Sena-SMH10-01B-Bluetooth-Intercom-Motorcyles/dp/B0052YQMLA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313464924&sr=8-1

[duoderf]

Actually, it was:
http://www.amazon.com/Sena-SMH10-01B-Bluetooth-Intercom-Motorcyles/dp/B0052YQMLA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1313464924&sr=8-1

Ahhh, someone from another forum i'm on bought the A version the week I sent mine out. I redact my earlier statement

[malbojah]

Ahhh, someone from another forum i'm on bought the A version the week I sent mine out. I redact my earlier statement

No prob, I'm still trying to figure out to to pair my crappy phone to the Sena and my Nuvi @ the same time (saying only 1 audio device at a time)

[RBEmerson]

Er, redact = "someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication".  Perhaps "retract" (to withdraw) is what you had in mind?

Pedantically yours, RBEmerson    

[RBEmerson]

No prob, I'm still trying to figure out to to pair my crappy phone to the Sena and my Nuvi @ the same time (saying only 1 audio device at a time)

Clear the pairing table in the SMH10 (do a "factory reset" - p.16 in the SMH10 manual) and then try pairing the SMH10 to the GPS as an A2DP device and the phone as a headset (pp. 8-10).  Also, it wouldn't hurt to clear the BT pairing tables in the phone and GPS, too.

[Cablebandit]

Depending on the crappyness of the phone he may not be able to clear the bluetooth pairing.  

[malbojah]

Depending on the crappyness of the phone he may not be able to clear the bluetooth pairing.  

It's going on 2+ years now since LG released an update for my LG GR500 (Xenon)