Annoying Bluetooth Cellphone Connection Delay

I know what you mean. Now that I have had 2 different phones and service providers that it varies by phone and/or service provider. It is more noticeable with Cingular and the Treo than it was with Verizon and v710. Happens with incoming calls as well. It is less noticeable when using the one touch on the MFD. That may be because the car has to set up the link first then dial. With Verizon it also varied from day to day and time to time during the day. I would imagine that may have something to do with how busy the network is? What phone do you have, service provider, Car package and year?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(05PriusDriver @ Apr 1 2006, 11:55 AM) [snapback]233459[/snapback]</div>

What kind of phone do you have?

 

The only way I know of to get around this is to initiate the dialing from the car. Though, I have had some weird instances where the network droped the call, the phone hung up, but the prius didn't disconnect. the next call I made from the phone in this circumstance was pre-connected and did not have the delay. I know of no way to predicably and reliably do that, though.

 

I had the same problem in my 2004 with a Treo 650 and found a cure that makes it work perfectly - buy a 2006. Toyota changed something in the 2006 Bluetooth system that makes the connection instant whether I'm dialing from the MFD or the phone. This is one of the most satisfying benefits of moving to the 2006.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(05PriusDriver @ Apr 2 2006, 07:29 AM) [snapback]233748[/snapback]</div>

I also use T-Mobile, but with a Motorola V600 and have never experienced the delay that is the subject of this thread. My guess is the network has nothing to do with it but the specific phone is the culprit.

David

 

I also have this problem in my 05 with a Nokia 6230 (Cingular).

I have already ordered my 2006, so I'm REALLY HAPPY to hear that it's fixed in that version!

I have also had the occasional situation where the phone & car LOSE each other, and don't find each other again until I power cycle the car. (So I know it's not the phone. I can even tell the phone to LOOK for devices, and it says it cannot find any!)

It's like the car gets confused and stops looking for paired devices. Happens maybe once every 2-3 months? The only solution I have found is to power the car off and on. No biggie.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Armature @ Apr 3 2006, 01:07 PM) [snapback]234275[/snapback]</div>

Correct. It's your phone model, not the car.

 

its the way the phone treats handsfree
my old sony-ericsson 610t would have a 1.5 second delay
my new T-mobile MDA has no delay because it never disconnects, it keeps the connection open until power is cut

 

I have a 2006 and have this problem too- so its not the car model year! I have a Verizon Razr and 2006 pkg. 7

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(05PriusDriver @ Apr 2 2006, 10:29 AM) [snapback]233748[/snapback]</div>

There is sort of a way around that part, but its a fair bit of extra work. First, set up anyone you would like to be able to call as memory points in the nav system. The points don't have to have anything to do with the actual location of you callee. You can then attach a name and phone number to each memory point.

Then, while driving, use the nav override sequence. Then go as if you were going to set a destination from a memory point to the callee. Then you get to the map screen where it lists the destination on the top, but before you commit the destination, there will be an info button beside the destination name. Click that to get to the screen with the destination details. There will be a phone icon beside the phone number. Click that to start the call without the connection delay. This will also work from the map screen if you can see the intended memory point. If you click it, you get the same info button available. It's a bit of a pain, but it works.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hawkjm73 @ Apr 15 2006, 10:51 AM) [snapback]240213[/snapback]</div>

Clever

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(David @ Apr 2 2006, 07:10 AM) [snapback]233753[/snapback]</div>

I just bought my 2006 Prius last week. I registered the bluetooth using my Treo 650. It was working fine up until now. Every now and then I had to re-register the signal. I now cannot get a connection. My phone shows as connected, but my Prius is not connecting. Any suggestions ? David