Posted by Jean B. on April 13, 2006, 10:57 pm
bastianjames1001@qwest.net wrote:
> I use Sprint and have an LG PM-325 phone. It's "Blue Tooth Compatible"
> but has only limited connectivity to the Prius Blue Tooth system. As I
> recall, Sprint uses exclusively or primarily a CDMA system and I
> believe that no cell phone that uses this system will have full
> connectivity to the Prius (2004) system. I can receive incoming calls
> on my wireless Prius system, and everytime I start my car it says it
> recognizes my Blue Tooth phone. But to make an outgoing call I have to
> be stopped and manually put in the phone number to be called. I can't
> transfer the phone book from my phone to the Prius or use any of the
> other advantages that the built in Prius system offers. Needless to say
> this has been a continuing frustration since I bought the phone. And
> Sprint hasn't been at all helpful in offering an alternative. So, I
> recommend uing only the phones Toyota recommends - limited in number
> though they are. Good luck!
>
That's good info, because I wouldn't make a call in my car,
while driving. I don't even see any LGs on the two lists I
saw, so maybe that is indicative of Bluetooth phones in
general? I just hate to be limited to 1 or 2 models, which
may not have the features I want.
Thanks!
--
Jean B.
nb: 2 = z in addy
Posted by mrv@kluge.net on April 14, 2006, 2:11 pm
If you can upload your contacts/phone book to the Prius, you can then
select from the Prius' phonebook 17 numbers to put into the 3 pages of
one-touch dial numbers. You can press one of these one-touch dial
buttons on the screen to make an outgoing phone call while driving your
Prius. Also, if your cell phone supports voice dialing, you can dial
out on your phone and the conversation will be over the Prius' system.
Otherwise, you'd have to dial manually on your phone while driving, or
else pull over/stop to dial on the Prius.
Posted by Bill on April 14, 2006, 4:55 pm
> If you can upload your contacts/phone book to the Prius, you can then
> select from the Prius' phonebook 17 numbers to put into the 3 pages of
> one-touch dial numbers. You can press one of these one-touch dial
> buttons on the screen to make an outgoing phone call while driving your
> Prius. Also, if your cell phone supports voice dialing, you can dial
> out on your phone and the conversation will be over the Prius' system.
> Otherwise, you'd have to dial manually on your phone while driving, or
> else pull over/stop to dial on the Prius.
If voice dialing works like the rest of the commands, it will go something
like this:
Driver: Call Jean
Nav Moron: Searching for Jamaican Restaurant
Posted by Jean B. on April 14, 2006, 5:30 pm
Bill wrote:
>
>>If you can upload your contacts/phone book to the Prius, you can then
>>select from the Prius' phonebook 17 numbers to put into the 3 pages of
>>one-touch dial numbers. You can press one of these one-touch dial
>>buttons on the screen to make an outgoing phone call while driving your
>>Prius. Also, if your cell phone supports voice dialing, you can dial
>>out on your phone and the conversation will be over the Prius' system.
>>
>>Otherwise, you'd have to dial manually on your phone while driving, or
>>else pull over/stop to dial on the Prius.
>>
>
> If voice dialing works like the rest of the commands, it will go something
> like this:
>
> Driver: Call Jean
> Nav Moron: Searching for Jamaican Restaurant
>
>
Uh-oh. I am looking at those lists. Seems there are (or
were) more listed in the user guides than appear elsewhere. I
don't know why it seems I have pretty much NO choice of phone
if I want to use this system. There is virtually NO
intersection between the two lists (Toyota's and Verizon's).
--
Jean B.
nb: 2 = z in addy
Posted by mrv@kluge.net on April 15, 2006, 8:24 pm
No, you cannot voice dial with the Prius, so no Navigation needed (you
can have Bluetooth phone support on a 2006 Prius without getting the
Navigation package).
I was mentioning that some phones allow you to give it voice commands
to dial. True enough, the phone may not have very good voice
recognition, but I doubt that the phone would search for a restaurant.
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> but has only limited connectivity to the Prius Blue Tooth system. As I
> recall, Sprint uses exclusively or primarily a CDMA system and I
> believe that no cell phone that uses this system will have full
> connectivity to the Prius (2004) system. I can receive incoming calls
> on my wireless Prius system, and everytime I start my car it says it
> recognizes my Blue Tooth phone. But to make an outgoing call I have to
> be stopped and manually put in the phone number to be called. I can't
> transfer the phone book from my phone to the Prius or use any of the
> other advantages that the built in Prius system offers. Needless to say
> this has been a continuing frustration since I bought the phone. And
> Sprint hasn't been at all helpful in offering an alternative. So, I
> recommend uing only the phones Toyota recommends - limited in number
> though they are. Good luck!
>