Major, major Bluetooth improvement
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Different phone manufacturers choose to support Bluetooth to various different degrees.
Your disconnecting for no apparent reason is NOT normal.
Is your phone set to answer the call on the phone even when it's connected to the handsfree device (your car)?
It should be set to divert the call to the handsfree device when it's connected to the car via BT. My phone has this as a configuration option maybe yours does too.
Also how long it takes for the phone to detect the lost BT connection when you exit the car is also device dependent. Mine takes about 10 seconds.
J
Your disconnecting for no apparent reason is NOT normal.
Is your phone set to answer the call on the phone even when it's connected to the handsfree device (your car)?
It should be set to divert the call to the handsfree device when it's connected to the car via BT. My phone has this as a configuration option maybe yours does too.
Also how long it takes for the phone to detect the lost BT connection when you exit the car is also device dependent. Mine takes about 10 seconds.
J
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Originally Posted by AshenGrey
The best bluetooth phones I've ever used have been from Sony-Ericsson. My current model, the z520, supports the following profiles: serial port, dial-up, OBEX, FTP, Sync (w/ Outlook), and HID (yes, you can actually use this phone as a mouse too!) I can also print pictures taken with my phone directly to my HP Photosmart printer (since it has a bluetooth dongle attached). Anytime I have too many photos in the phone, I can use my computer's FTP view and delete or transfer pictures using the Windows interface instead of having to use the phone's screene. It's REALLY handy. The battery life is pretty good too -- much better than Motorola, and about equal with Nokia.
As far as reception goes, that's hard to tell. Since Cingular basically sucks, I don't know of any phone they sell that doesn't drop calls like a drunken juggler drops *****. (Don't get me started on Cingular: High price, bad customer service, phone spectrum is divided between 850MHZ and 1900MHZ but the phones can't make the jump in frequency, so they just drop calls; way too much multimedia crammed into a very shallow spectrum so it doesn't leave enough tower space for actual PHONE CALLS!!!!)
As far as reception goes, that's hard to tell. Since Cingular basically sucks, I don't know of any phone they sell that doesn't drop calls like a drunken juggler drops *****. (Don't get me started on Cingular: High price, bad customer service, phone spectrum is divided between 850MHZ and 1900MHZ but the phones can't make the jump in frequency, so they just drop calls; way too much multimedia crammed into a very shallow spectrum so it doesn't leave enough tower space for actual PHONE CALLS!!!!)
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The V551 is an excellent phone. It uses the same chipset as the (cheapened) RAZORs.
Unfortunately the phonebook transfer is limited to one entry at a time. I have two V551s as spares. You gotta luv GSM and the ability to swap SIMM cards.
J
Unfortunately the phonebook transfer is limited to one entry at a time. I have two V551s as spares. You gotta luv GSM and the ability to swap SIMM cards.
J
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I have Cingular, and I have a razr - I had a Motorolla V551 up until a week ago. I had the same problems with that phone. Please bear with me - I'm not very cell phone savvy. I think it's configured to divert to the car. When a call comes in, I can hear the phone ring in my purse, but the car shows the incoming call too. I once tried to answer the phone itself since it was in my hand - but it was through the car's bluetooth that I was able to hear the call. How do I get it to change how long it takes to disconnect from bluetooth?
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Originally Posted by bethwisdom
I have Cingular, and I have a razr - I had a Motorolla V551 up until a week ago. I had the same problems with that phone. Please bear with me - I'm not very cell phone savvy. I think it's configured to divert to the car. When a call comes in, I can hear the phone ring in my purse, but the car shows the incoming call too. I once tried to answer the phone itself since it was in my hand - but it was through the car's bluetooth that I was able to hear the call. How do I get it to change how long it takes to disconnect from bluetooth?
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Originally Posted by stevenvillatoro
Firmware hack? Is that legal??? (Referring to your concern for legalities on the DVD 5.1 vs. 6.1 post.)
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Originally Posted by bethwisdom
How do I get it to change how long it takes to disconnect from bluetooth?
J
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Originally Posted by wallpad
Anybody use a smart phone, one that runs Windows Mobile OS?
I just got a Treo 700wx. I cannot figure out how to transfer contacts via bluetooth to the car. My battery and signal strength indicators do not seem to be working, but caller id works. Should I be able to see call waiting caller ID? I suppose that would be too much to ask.
If anyone has any tips for transfering contacts, I would love the help. Do I "beam" them? I have had no luck so far.