Phones that positively work well with the Prius

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That's worth a lot to me since I just managed to grab a T68i off ebay. It's AT&T but I'm getting the SIM card.

My only concern (besides the phone actually powering up) is whether that's good enough or whether I need to activate it.

 

My guess would be not... I've seen demo T68is running with non-activated SIM cards in the stores.

The T68i is quite a nice phone, except for the interface being horribly slow. You'll find that it takes a minute or so to boot up, after which the interface speeds up, though it's still no speed demon. On the plus side, however, it'll easily fit in the pocket of my jeans.

 

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Looks like the new flash for the V710 takes care of all outstanding issues except phonebook transfer.....gotta find another way to get one's contact list into the car.[/b][/quote]

Does this mean you've already tested it? Because according to Verizon it's supposed to restore the missing profile that prevents phonebook transfer.

 

Not personally, no. I tried to get the flash today at a store that has it but the flash failed. The phone wasn't bricked; the flash simply didn't work. Tech guy said it was a problem they should have resolved by early next week.

However, at least one Prius owner has had the flash done and has reported it does NOT fix the PB transfer problem. Here's the link to HoFo:

HoFo Thread

 

FWIW, I have a LG PM-325 (Sprint). The setup and connection are xlnt. Took a couple minutes to set it up, and it connects within a few seconds of turning on the Prius.

BUT

The sound quality is sooooo awful that it's barely useable. If I can't find settings or something to change the sound quality I think I'll just take the phone back.

Dennis

 

The Nokia 6820 works quite well. Only issues are

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  It's a nice phone - folds open to reveal a full keyboard, but when closed is the exact size and weight of most other Nokia phones. I see it for $49 with activation on Cingular / AT&T
  
  Bill

 

Well, now I have......tested it, that is. I got the flash today and still no PB transfer (pretty much expected that, though). It did, as I expected, knock out the transflash-to-phone audio transfer but I re-enabled that with a seem edit.

I don't know......the car is incapable of "sniffing out" the phonebook (like the BMWs) and there's way to initiate a transfer from the phone.

 

I've had a problem with the V551 that I didn't have with the V710; there is a long delay from the time I dial and send a number to the time that I can hear the recipient answer the phone.

With almost every call, the recipient hears nothing for the first few seconds after they say "hello" nor can I hear them - very annoying. By the time I hear them, they are saying "Hello? Hello?" or have already hung up.

The inability to transfer more than one phone number to the phone's address book at a time is less than ideal.

The V710 had other issues; inability to transfer phone numbers from the phone to the car's address book and the lack of a ring when an incoming call came in.

 

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I have V551 and have been very happy with it ever since. I experienced absolutely no such issue. In fact, the sound quality is so good, it is beyond my expectation. I recommend you get a new unit because the BT cricuitry on your V551 may be broken.

When I got my V551 (two of them), one of them was actually broken. I had to return it. It is not rare to have a broken BT circuitry.

On the distance of connection, I once left my V551 in kitchen and the Prius picked up the connection while I pulled it out of garage.

 

My experience with the V551 and the Prius is that if you have the Bluetooth connection up and dial from the phone, there is the delay previously described in being able to hear the call. If you dial from the car, there is no delay.

 

To add my 2 cents worth... I have the Audiovoxx SMT 5600 smartphone and am quite happy with it, both by itself and with the Prius.

It is simply an outstanding smartphone device in a very small but manageable form factor. It is very capable with its built in applications (Media Player 10) and the loads of software being written for the smartphone platform (please see www.smartphone.net) really make it a continually evolving and improving device.

Now about the Prius: phonebook transfer is one at a time, only the one number per contact (home number by default) and does not ring through the car. These are all the typical characteristics of most BT phones I am aware of. In essence, it does what I want it to do - and does it well with good sound quality. I would recommend it to anyone. Love it. Course my homescreen is a nice portrait of my new best friend - my Prius!

(I still don't have a good name for her yet, any suggestions?)

 

Just to clarify about BT.
V551 does ring through the Prius when dialing out or getting incoming calls. If your BT does not do that then it calls for improvement.
No, transfering phone contact one by one is not perfect to me. Just read that the new BMW 3/7 will have BT that "automatically synchronize" with your phone contacts "everytime" it is connected. No action needed on users' side. Now, that is ease of use!

 

SmartPhones that positively work well with the Prius

Any suggestion on which smartphones work well with Prius? I am looking at the following models.

motorola MPX 220
Blackberry 7100g
Audiovox SMT5600

Quality of the phone? How well it works with Prius bluetooth?

Please help.

Thanks.

 

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Yes, this happens with the RAZR V3 as well. It's really not meant to be dialed from the phone while connected to the Prius.

 

After having received the T68i I bought on ebay, I can confirm that. But the SIM definitely does NOT need to be activated and transferring the phonebook to the Prius is an absolute breeze. I was finished with the entire process in less than 5 minutes despite the fact that I didn't have an instruction manual.

 

People with the SMT5600, how did you get the setttings to work? I have the SMT5600 and when the settings on the MFD asked to input the passphrase, I don't see a reaction on my phone. What am i doing wrong?

 

People with the SMT5600, how did you get the setttings to work? I have the SMT5600 and when the settings on the MFD asked to input the passphrase, I don't see a reaction on my phone. What am i doing wrong?

 

People with the SMT5600, how did you get the setttings to work? I have the SMT5600 and when the settings on the MFD asked to input the passphrase, I don't see a reaction on my phone. What am i doing wrong?

 

The Motorola SLVR works however the signal.battery information does not come across. This is why I usually pair my W600i, unless im im on a one phone day.

 

Finally figured out how to get my Bluetooth on my Audiovox SMT5600 to work. Basically, had to hit the right "menu" button in the Bluetooth section to search for new devices. It picked up the signal from my 06 Prius and now she's online. Way sweet. That with Navi and I'm calling my local Papa Murphy's for a pizza togo!