Major, major Bluetooth improvement
#61
Re: Major, major Bluetooth improvement
Bah... I wish I'd found this forum earlier...
I have the Samsung a900 POS (Piece of ****) Blade...
Naturally, it has a lousy battery and poor reception, but I was willing to overlook that because it was thin and cool looking!!
But the final straw is that it is barely compatible with the bluetooth in the Camry non-Nav hybrid, AND it won't turn on if the car is already running with bluetooth enabled!
When I told Bell about this, they said they'd have my phone repaired... well, they resoldered it and flashed it... didn't work.
I took it in again... they sent it out again... they "upgraded the software"....didn't work...
Took it in a 3rd time... and this time I asked what happens if they can't fix it... the lady at the repair desk told me that she's had people send in a900s 5-6 times... I asked what happened to those poor saps...
She said "I wrote an email to Bell on their behalf. Bell responded saying there was nothing they could do - the poor saps eventually gave up and were forced to live with it!!!"
Well, I'm NOT going to live with it... I'm going to force them to give me a new phone (I paid $450 CAD for this phone because I was assured it was the best phone Bell has, and that it would work seemlessly with my car!!), and I won't take no for an answer!
Anyone a Canadian with Bell and can recommend a phone that will work?
I have the Samsung a900 POS (Piece of ****) Blade...
Naturally, it has a lousy battery and poor reception, but I was willing to overlook that because it was thin and cool looking!!
But the final straw is that it is barely compatible with the bluetooth in the Camry non-Nav hybrid, AND it won't turn on if the car is already running with bluetooth enabled!
When I told Bell about this, they said they'd have my phone repaired... well, they resoldered it and flashed it... didn't work.
I took it in again... they sent it out again... they "upgraded the software"....didn't work...
Took it in a 3rd time... and this time I asked what happens if they can't fix it... the lady at the repair desk told me that she's had people send in a900s 5-6 times... I asked what happened to those poor saps...
She said "I wrote an email to Bell on their behalf. Bell responded saying there was nothing they could do - the poor saps eventually gave up and were forced to live with it!!!"
Well, I'm NOT going to live with it... I'm going to force them to give me a new phone (I paid $450 CAD for this phone because I was assured it was the best phone Bell has, and that it would work seemlessly with my car!!), and I won't take no for an answer!
Anyone a Canadian with Bell and can recommend a phone that will work?
#62
Re: Major, major Bluetooth improvement
What are your choices. I'll assume you use GSM phones. If yes, any unlocked Bluetooth enabled Sony Ericsson GSM phone less than a few years old would work flawlessly.
#63
Re: Major, major Bluetooth improvement
Bell doesn't use GSM...
My options are the Motorola RAZR, the Sanyo Katana, and the Samsung m500...
Until the a900, I had always really liked Samsung - now I'm leaning towards the RAZR or the Katana...
My options are the Motorola RAZR, the Sanyo Katana, and the Samsung m500...
Until the a900, I had always really liked Samsung - now I'm leaning towards the RAZR or the Katana...
#64
Re: Major, major Bluetooth improvement
My wife's Sprint branded Katana works fine. The Razor should work but you can't transfer your whole phone directory in one operation with any Motorola phone.
#65
Re: Major, major Bluetooth improvement
Since I own the non-Nav, tranferring the phonebook is irrelevant - only room for 20 entries...
Anyone know why Toyota only made room for 20 entries?? I mean, the space required to hold 1000 entries (like the NAV has) would be less than 1 MB... seems a pretty sneaky thing to do in order to make us shell out the extra 3 grand...
Anyone know why Toyota only made room for 20 entries?? I mean, the space required to hold 1000 entries (like the NAV has) would be less than 1 MB... seems a pretty sneaky thing to do in order to make us shell out the extra 3 grand...
#66
Re: Major, major Bluetooth improvement
Since I own the non-Nav, tranferring the phonebook is irrelevant - only room for 20 entries...
Anyone know why Toyota only made room for 20 entries?? I mean, the space required to hold 1000 entries (like the NAV has) would be less than 1 MB... seems a pretty sneaky thing to do in order to make us shell out the extra 3 grand...
Anyone know why Toyota only made room for 20 entries?? I mean, the space required to hold 1000 entries (like the NAV has) would be less than 1 MB... seems a pretty sneaky thing to do in order to make us shell out the extra 3 grand...
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