I have my Verizon Treo 650 linked with my '05 LS. To get it to work with a Lexus, you need to go through these steps (taken from a post on a Treo forum):
After making sure that "Allow Bluetooth to wake up" is enabled in your Treo,
1) Initiate pairing from the car; 2) Respond with passcode from Treo; 3) The Treo will say you connected, the car says it is still waiting; 4) Disregard the car's message; 5) Select the Handsfree as a Trusted Device in the Treo Bluetooth; 6) Initiate a call from the Treo; 7) The car handsfree will pickup the call.
Notes:
1) Incoming calls to the Treo popup on the car screen as well as the Treo's, but even with the ringer on in the Treo, I don't hear an audible ring from the car. 2) Outgoing calls placed from the Treo reliably get routed to the Handsfree; 2) Once paired as above, the car Handsfree will re-pair every time you get in the car or turn the car off then back on.
problem solved--or at least a work around. Thanks to member Mexibe, I soft reset the Blackberry (remove the battery for a few minutes). Presto. It worked again. Even if I lose connection every few weeks, I will just take the battery out and retry. Thanks for the help. THe Infiniti M35 bluetooth is awesome.
I just got an E815 and have paired it on a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Works great except for answering incoming calls. Every time an incoming call comes in and I press the uconnect button the car system drops the call. Anyone else have this problem?
Here is the solution: The E815 has to be set to "normal" incoming call network connections. It has been set to DATA IN incoming call network connections.
Hi, did you ever get an answer to your question on being able to utilize the OnStar components with your cellular phone (i.e. Bluetooth)? I understand that Verizon has an agreement with OnStar but I am with Cingular. I have a 2005 Chev Suburban with OnStar and if possible I'd like to leverage the technology already within my car.
Onstar is compatible with verizonon only if you have a dual (analog/digital) version of Onstar..mine on an 04 Chevy is still an analog system.....if you do you can link the calling account to your verizon cell account and use your verizon plan instead of buying time directly from Onstar...you still maintain the onstar number assigned to you car..the calling still uses the onstar components directly...and I dont believe has a bluetooth interface.
one temporary fix that she gave me appears to work. I disabled the Audible Announcement of an incoming call and the phone has worked consistently without fail with answering incoming calls.
Unfortunately this didn't work for me. I still have the incoming call problem even with the phone set on "ring". Have you heard any updated information on this problem?
Does anyone know if the Motorola V330 from T-Mobile is compatible with the Infiniti M35x? It is too new to have made Infiniti's list of recommended phones, and all they will tell me is "it is being tested for the updated list which will come out in September". According to Motorola, the software is the same as the V3 Razor which is on the list so it "should" work the same, but they won't "guarantee" it.
I would like to get bluetooth capability installed on my car, in the greater SF bay area. I cannot find any leads on anyone who does this. Any references for installers and systems? thanks!
Trying to see if a Motorola E815 will pair with a 2006 Range Rover/Supercharged. The dealer tested it with a different model phone and it worked fine, but the E815 is all Verizon tells me they now carry. I checked the Land Rover boards and couldn't find out any info. Thanks.
I have the Motorola V710 in my TL and it works great. I'm not sure what your definition of "best" is, but when I read all the problems that folks are having with their Bluetooth phones, and realize that I don't have any of those problems, I think the V710 is the best. Also, some of the connectivity problems that people are experiencing may be associated with their provider, and not the phone. So, what may the "best" phone with one provider may not be the "best" for another. For what it is worth, I have Verizon. Bottom line: the Verizon V710 works very well in my TL and I would recommend it.
Can you be more specific? When you are on a call, what would you say is the quality or your voice... and the quality of what you hear? Is there break-up at all?
I have been using my Verizon V710 for about 2 months and during that period, while using the phone in the car, no one I have talked to has ever complained that they could not hear me (i.e., breaking up or poor quality). As far as what I hear, it is as clear as when I am on a speaker phone on a land line. As I said before, I have had none of the problems that have been posted in this forum and have been very pleased with all aspects of the performance of my V710.
I have a 2005 RL and have managed to lock myself out of bluetooth. It automatically set a numerical passcode and I don't know what it is.... the dealer is telling me that we have to replace the whole computer but I find that hard to believe. I would appreciate any assistance in this...
Thanks but that didn't work either. It assigned a 4 digit code when I was setting it up but I don't know what it is -- There must be a reset procedure but no one seems to know what it is including the dealer. Any other suggestions will be helpful. Thanks in advance.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you! I called Lexus, Verizon, Bluetooth, and Palm and nobody could help me. The key is Pairing the phone first, then pairing it as a trusted device the second time. :shades:
It does work! First you add the device and use the 4 digit code 1212 or you can reassign it to another number, I used 9999. Then once the phone pairs (the car will not respond) you "pair" the phone again this time as a trusted device. The second time, it will say " succesful pairing.. you may now make a call. The car will not acknowlege the phone, but from that point on, it will pair when the bluetooth is on on the phone and the car is running. You will not be able to transfer the phone book.
We easily paired our Bluetooth Morotola V551 with our 2004 TL and it is working fine with one exception. When we pick up the phone while in the car to make a private call, all the sounds are muted until the person answers their own phone. There is no dialing or ringing sounds in the phone itself. We use the phone this way to dial a rarely used number that is not stored in the TL.
Our Acura dealer does not have anything to add, nor does Acura customer service or Cingular. Also, Motorola cannot seem to help. Perhaps this is just one of the "features" we will have to accept with Bluetooth. However, this is a small price to pay for a nice safety feature.
Hi I am new to these forums, have been reading posts for months. Just got my 2005 TL and was wondering if anyone has been successful in pairing the Motorola V635 with the TL?
You're very welcome. Glad I could help. I spent a frustrating night when I first got the Treo trying over and over to pair it to the LS. I finally gave up, went inside and started looking at a bunch of phone forums, and finally found the answer. Boy, did I feel foolish when I realized that all along it worked the first time, I just had to ignore the car when it said it didn't work, and go ahead and dial the phone, and voila!
In my experience, no one you can reach at the car dealer, the phone manufacturer, or the cell provider knows anything about making Bluetooth work. There's probably only 2 engineers at each company that have any clue about how this works in the real world. Best bet for info is other end users and techhies on the forums. Same holds true when trying to figure out data plans for cellphone/PDAs.
Well for what I've read here, it seems that this bluetooth technology is not that good. People seem to have problems pairing their phones, and then the darn thing might or might not work. Now this is one thing I'm dissapointed about when it comes to the TL.
Does anybody know if there's a bluetooth adaptor for a regular cell phone that will work with the TL?? I got a Samsung SPH-A660 which is non-bluetooth. My provider is Sprint, and they only have 2 bluetooth compatible phones, which who knows if they will work with this car or not.... Instead of shelling out extra bucks for an extra phone, which sounds pretty stupid to me, why didn't acura go for a more easy way to connect to ANY phone??....The Bluetooth technology seems to work, but there are not a lot of bluetooth compatible phones out there...and then, the few that are out there, might or might not work with this particular system.... Well anyway, does anyone know if there's an adaptor or something we can get? :sick:
Bluetooth technology, when it is embedded in a cell phone, allows one to talk hands-free while driving your Acura. Acura has installed the interface right onto the steering wheel. Some day, it's going to be illegal to talk and drive with a cell phone in your hand, I welcome that day. You have to ask at your cell phone store for a phone with Bluetooth. I have a Sony Ericsson.
Yes, it works great. The only problem I've had occured just once. The car-to-phone connection got lost, but you can re-establish it through the car audio system in conjunction with the phone: they search for each other. The instructions are in the Owner's Manual are clear and it worked.
I was able to pair the LG without any probs. I compared both the Motorola 815 and the LG 8100 and quality seem the same using bluetooth. Which phone is better otherwise?
- Sound quality is the same not using the car but the phone themselves ( i called a relative with both phones at the same location) caller and "callee" sound quality were the same.
- LG is thicker and wider, while the Motorola is longer and heavier (0.5 oz heavier) - at my location, i had 4 bars on the motorola while the LG only had 2 bars (then again, the LG still makes calls at 0 bars - so the bar status is relative and not accurate) - LG has a better alarm clock and tip calculator - Motorola has a weak vibrate alert - Motorola claims to have an extra 60mins in talk time over the LG (i can't verify that) - Motorola screen is better, much better (bigger, brighter, esthetically pleasing menu) - LG has better software (missed calls, received calls, video wallpaper, and maybe others) motorola's missed calls is combined with the received calls - which i didn't like I think the LG camera has a flash, you'll have to verify that
so it's up to you to decide on which phone to buy. Both are excellent phones.
OK, I need to upgrade to a Bluetooth phone for the new car.... but I am currently subscribed to SPRINT. Lexus support appears to be completely ignorant and only reads off of the lexus.letstalk.com website. And letstalk.com has no (read ZERO) business relationships with Sprint and acts like they don't exist. Sprint customer support knows less about Lexus and bluetooth than my pet guinea pig. HELP!
I am currently holding a Treo 600 and happy to pass it on down to my son. But I would have to lay out some serious cash to change my entire family over to another provider. I might do that if someone can tell me of a phone and a provider for which the bluetooth issue works perfectly.
I would prefer a Treo 650 or Blackberry -- I like the razor phones and might just grab a small blackberry for the emails.
I just switched over from Sprint to Cingular mostly because of coverage issues. An added benefit is that my Sony Ericsson S710a works perfectly with my '05 LS430.
If you read the manual, you can probably get it connected on the first try. Or you can do what I did, which is ignore the manual completely and spend two fruitless hours in the sweltering heat of the garage trying to get the darn thing to do what it's supposed to do.
The phone is able to transfer the entire phonebook in one shot, unlike some other models I've read about on the LS forum.
I have a BlackBerry 7100T with a bluetooth headset (M2500), and it works fine. Others at work have the 7290, which also has bluetooth, and the ones using the feature are doing well. We're all on T-Mobile, though.
The catch with the headset if you have to charge it seperately. Kind of a pain.
Don't know about Sprint, but today I paired my Verizon Wireless Treo 650 via bluetooth with my 2005 Audi A6. Did it all from the phone. Went to set up devices, nearby devices, waited for Audi MMI to show up, selected it, entered the four digit code. I tried a few, since no one on earth can actually tell you what code to use. For me, the code 1234 unlocked it and paired it up. Still playing with how to sync and so forth, but if you're the kind of person who can learn by doing, that worked for me. So far, this post is the only place on the Internet where you can read how to pair the A6 with the TREO 650. I know 'cause I looked everywhere! Good luck.
I just got my Acura RL on Sunday, went to Verizon on Monday to get the Treo 650 with bluetooth for the sole purpose of using it via my car and still have my Treo 600 capabilities. After 2 full days of playing with this phone, personally, I have determined that the Treo 650 is a waste of my time. It rebooted so many times, cut off calls, doesnt show up signal strength or battery. It did pair up easy enough, but that was all that worked easy or well (it did un-pair several times too and did drop lots of calls).
After going to Acura Owners online, and seeing the explicit list of 3 PDA's for the RL, I am headed back to Verizon to pickup the Bluetooth 7250 today. Does anybody have any info about this phone working with the RL? It seems, based from Acura, that this phone should work all the way through.
If that doesnt work, I am will to scrap the entire PDA phone and just go with the V710 or something that does work without much flaw.
With my bluetooth head set the sound is OK, the problem occurs when I'm driving with the top down, the wind noise makes it hard to use. This is the 7100T BlackBerry with an M2500 head set.
In a sealed car it's no problem. Walking around it's also fine.
Returned the Treo 650 and got the supported Blackberry 7250 from Verizon. Within 2 minutes, I had the Blackberry linked, paired and working perfectly. It shows the antennae strength and battery life perfectly. Now the trouble is learning how to work the unit.
BTW---so far, no reboots, no dropped calls...just perfect operation. I'll post if something crops up.
I have an 05 TL w/ navi. I initially had problems pairing the 650 until I downloaded the upgrade. And I just got another email from palmone saying there is a newer upgrade available. Currently, the treo works fine sending and receiving calls. I do not get a dashboard readout of the signal strength or battery. My carrier is sprint so I dont know if that has anything to do with it. Keep in mind, the treo 650 is not on acuras list of acceptable phones so I consider myself fortunate that I am able to use the bluetooth feature at all.
I just started using the bluetooth in my 05 TL with my Nextel Blackberry 7520. It works great except that everyone I speak to says I souund low and far away. Has anyone experienced this?
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After making sure that "Allow Bluetooth to wake up" is enabled in your Treo,
1) Initiate pairing from the car;
2) Respond with passcode from Treo;
3) The Treo will say you connected, the car says it is still waiting;
4) Disregard the car's message;
5) Select the Handsfree as a Trusted Device in the Treo Bluetooth;
6) Initiate a call from the Treo;
7) The car handsfree will pickup the call.
Notes:
1) Incoming calls to the Treo popup on the car screen as well as the Treo's, but even with the ringer on in the Treo, I don't hear an audible ring from the car.
2) Outgoing calls placed from the Treo reliably get routed to the Handsfree;
2) Once paired as above, the car Handsfree will re-pair every time you get in the car or turn the car off then back on.
Hope this helps!
I have exactly the same problem. Did you find a solution to your problem?
Thanks,
Boulderrs@yahoo.com
i.e Car unlocks as phone approaches, starts by button or brake pedal...
Has anyone done this?
-Greg
Unfortunately this didn't work for me. I still have the incoming call problem even with the phone set on "ring". Have you heard any updated information on this problem?
Craig
Thanks
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-juice
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:shades:
Good luck !
Our Acura dealer does not have anything to add, nor does Acura customer service or Cingular. Also, Motorola cannot seem to help. Perhaps this is just one of the "features" we will have to accept with Bluetooth. However, this is a small price to pay for a nice safety feature.
In my experience, no one you can reach at the car dealer, the phone manufacturer, or the cell provider knows anything about making Bluetooth work. There's probably only 2 engineers at each company that have any clue about how this works in the real world. Best bet for info is other end users and techhies on the forums. Same holds true when trying to figure out data plans for cellphone/PDAs.
Does anybody know if there's a bluetooth adaptor for a regular cell phone that will work with the TL?? I got a Samsung SPH-A660 which is non-bluetooth. My provider is Sprint, and they only have 2 bluetooth compatible phones, which who knows if they will work with this car or not.... Instead of shelling out extra bucks for an extra phone, which sounds pretty stupid to me, why didn't acura go for a more easy way to connect to ANY phone??....The Bluetooth technology seems to work, but there are not a lot of bluetooth compatible phones out there...and then, the few that are out there, might or might not work with this particular system.... Well anyway, does anyone know if there's an adaptor or something we can get? :sick:
- Sound quality is the same not using the car but the phone themselves ( i called a relative with both phones at the same location) caller and "callee" sound quality were the same.
- LG is thicker and wider, while the Motorola is longer and heavier (0.5 oz heavier)
- at my location, i had 4 bars on the motorola while the LG only had 2 bars (then again, the LG still makes calls at 0 bars - so the bar status is relative and not accurate)
- LG has a better alarm clock and tip calculator
- Motorola has a weak vibrate alert
- Motorola claims to have an extra 60mins in talk time over the LG (i can't verify that)
- Motorola screen is better, much better (bigger, brighter, esthetically pleasing menu)
- LG has better software (missed calls, received calls, video wallpaper, and maybe others)
motorola's missed calls is combined with the received calls - which i didn't like
I think the LG camera has a flash, you'll have to verify that
so it's up to you to decide on which phone to buy. Both are excellent phones.
I am currently holding a Treo 600 and happy to pass it on down to my son. But I would have to lay out some serious cash to change my entire family over to another provider. I might do that if someone can tell me of a phone and a provider for which the bluetooth issue works perfectly.
I would prefer a Treo 650 or Blackberry -- I like the razor phones and might just grab a small blackberry for the emails.
I truly appreciate your help in this matter.
If you read the manual, you can probably get it connected on the first try. Or you can do what I did, which is ignore the manual completely and spend two fruitless hours in the sweltering heat of the garage trying to get the darn thing to do what it's supposed to do.
The phone is able to transfer the entire phonebook in one shot, unlike some other models I've read about on the LS forum.
Hope this helps in your decision making process.
thanks,
Steve
The catch with the headset if you have to charge it seperately. Kind of a pain.
-juice
What is the model year and make of your vehicle, and model of cell phone?
Thanks for the feedback!
After going to Acura Owners online, and seeing the explicit list of 3 PDA's for the RL, I am headed back to Verizon to pickup the Bluetooth 7250 today. Does anybody have any info about this phone working with the RL? It seems, based from Acura, that this phone should work all the way through.
If that doesnt work, I am will to scrap the entire PDA phone and just go with the V710 or something that does work without much flaw.
In a sealed car it's no problem. Walking around it's also fine.
-juice
BTW---so far, no reboots, no dropped calls...just perfect operation. I'll post if something crops up.