Posted by Jean B. on April 12, 2006, 1:08 pm
I am wondering whether any of you have reports re various
phones and their compatibility with the Prius's system? I
have to change phones, and am looking at Verizon's
Bluetooth-compatible phones. It seems to me that very few of
them actually work in the Prius (IIRC), and the one that I was
thinking of switching to, which is Bluetooth-compatible (the
LG VX8100) is not in the list I found re phones that worked in
the Prius:
<http://www.alldata.com/tsb/Toyota/1116572400000_1117695600000_EL001R-05/index.html>
Yes, I am looking at the archives! <g> But now I realize
that I have forgotten to look in all my little booklets that
came with the car, so I will also do that....
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Jean B.
nb: ema*l--2 = z
Posted by Michelle Steiner on April 13, 2006, 4:51 am
wrote:
> I am wondering whether any of you have reports re various phones and
> their compatibility with the Prius's system? I have to change
> phones, and am looking at Verizon's Bluetooth-compatible phones. It
> seems to me that very few of them actually work in the Prius (IIRC),
> and the one that I was thinking of switching to, which is
> Bluetooth-compatible (the LG VX8100) is not in the list I found re
> phones that worked in the Prius:
Verizon bluetooth phones work very well with the Prius with the
exception that you can't upload the phone book to the car.
Personally, though, I find that a bluetooth headset works better than
the car's built-in bluetooth. I hear better, and the other person hears
me better.
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Stop Mad Cowboy Disease: Impeach the son of a Bush.
Posted by Jean B. on April 13, 2006, 1:58 pm
Michelle Steiner wrote:
> Verizon bluetooth phones work very well with the Prius with the
> exception that you can't upload the phone book to the car.
All Verizon Bluetooth phones? Looking at the
Toyota-compatible list(s) and what's available at Verizon, I
only see 1 (or two, if the 2006 info also pertains to the 2005
models) point of intersection.
>
> Personally, though, I find that a bluetooth headset works better than
> the car's built-in bluetooth. I hear better, and the other person hears
> me better.
>
Really! That's discouraging. Let me say I RARELY talk in the
car--hate it. Do you think the built-in Bluetooth would be
adequate for very short conversations--like my daughter's
telling me to come pick her up?
Thanks, Michelle.
--
Jean B.
nb: 2 = z
Posted by patwayland on April 16, 2006, 5:20 pm
I use the bluetooth built in all the time with my Ericckson phone, I
get much better clarity with this that with the phone itself. ,I love
the quick one-touch phone numbers on the screen, it uploaded my phone
numbers easily and I can receive call with just a push of the button on
the steering wheel. This is one of my favorite features of the Pruis!
Posted by Michelle Steiner on April 16, 2006, 11:12 pm
wrote:
> > Verizon bluetooth phones work very well with the Prius with the
> > exception that you can't upload the phone book to the car.
>
> All Verizon Bluetooth phones? Looking at the Toyota-compatible
> list(s) and what's available at Verizon, I only see 1 (or two, if the
> 2006 info also pertains to the 2005 models) point of intersection.
That Toyota list is dated January of last year; there are many more
Verizon bluetooth phones released since then.
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Stop Mad Cowboy Disease: Impeach the son of a Bush.
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> their compatibility with the Prius's system? I have to change
> phones, and am looking at Verizon's Bluetooth-compatible phones. It
> seems to me that very few of them actually work in the Prius (IIRC),
> and the one that I was thinking of switching to, which is
> Bluetooth-compatible (the LG VX8100) is not in the list I found re
> phones that worked in the Prius: