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moving from a 2008 to a 2010...manually?! Nooooo.!.!.

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Audio and Electronics' started by beachbuggy, Jun 25, 2009.

  1. beachbuggy

    beachbuggy New Member

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    Does anybody know of a way to easily transfer personal data, i.e. the phone book or the nav info, from a 2008 to a 2010? I just talked with a dealer who said the only way is to enter the data manually. I guess we are supposed to sit in the parking lot on "new car day" and go through the whole thing with the cars side by side? My wife so hated that from the awkward and tedious process (just the phone book part) in the 2008, she may veto the 2010 over this. In a world that is fast becoming all about moving data, it seems inconceivable that Toyota or anybody would fail to consider this an important aspect of maintaining a loyal, returning customer base. Frankly, I was a little shocked when told we would have to do it all over again. Who knows the hack, or the absolute bottom line fact that it just can't be done (sigh)?
     
    #1 beachbuggy, Jun 25, 2009
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    You would think that it would be as simple as making a bluetooth connection between the cars and transfering the data, but I can imagine this being one of those little things that the software engineers didn't think about when designing the system.
     
    #2 TabbedOut, Jun 25, 2009
  3. Genoz World

    Genoz World ZEN-style living

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    isn't most of your information already on your CP?

    if it is, can't you just transfer it all via bluebooth from your phone to car????
     
    #3 Genoz World, Jun 27, 2009
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    I can imagine that it was certainly discussed at some point in the process, but was not included due to cost. It's a one-time operation that only a subset of owners will use in the first place.
     
    #4 Politburo, Jun 29, 2009
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