Bluetooth streaming music is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I know the bottom part with the cassette and CD changer is detachable and separate from the actual display but I have not heard of anybody changing out just this part with something else and I'm not sure if the rest of the display will freak out if it's missing or not. It may or may not be a standard double din size but almost certainly nobody has made a DIN adapter to cleanly do this or a factory harness interface for their decks.
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If you're streaming music and a call comes in, the music automatically pauses when you take a call through the built in bluetooth handsfree on the stereo. Once you hang up, the music resumes. I got mine from Amazon for $45. It works flawlessly with the iPhone 3g and 4g. There are some issues with the Droid X where you have to disable and re-enable the bluetooth at times to force it to pair with the device. However, this is clearly an issue with the Droid X and not the Blackberry Stereo Gateway since I have no issues with the iPhone. Definitely worth it!
Please explain?
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Hope this answers your question.
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Hi, I think I didn't make it clear enough. The 05-07 is the one with cassette on the bottom, what if I swap the whole navi unit out with the newer one, will I get bluetooth audio transfer?
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This is actually an awesome feature. Once you pair your phone (Iphone in my case), it automatically plays when you start the car each time. Not sure about the RX, but on my GS I can fast foward or rewind from the steering wheel controls and the buttons on the car radio. I don't have to touch my phone for it play. Can't really comment on the quality of sound. Everything sounds crystal clear to me. The only thing may be that it doesn't play as "loud" as if you had a cable connected to the ear phone jack.
Great feature!
Great feature!
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Hi,
A friend of mine with an android phone wants to upgrade his 2009 IS250 to a 2011 GS350. Currently, his bluetooth works (not for audio) for phone calls, but he cannot use voice dialing through the phone (no way to have the car inititate the phone).
Does the 2011 also do voice dialing through the phone (not the older style where you save your settings)?
Now, if he holds the search button & says "Call Rich @ mobile" it dials, but its not a great hands free solution.
Thanks,
Rich
A friend of mine with an android phone wants to upgrade his 2009 IS250 to a 2011 GS350. Currently, his bluetooth works (not for audio) for phone calls, but he cannot use voice dialing through the phone (no way to have the car inititate the phone).
Does the 2011 also do voice dialing through the phone (not the older style where you save your settings)?
Now, if he holds the search button & says "Call Rich @ mobile" it dials, but its not a great hands free solution.
Thanks,
Rich
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I love it... Bluetooth streaming with my Iphone 3GS.
My 06 GS300 AWD of course doesn't have this feature but the 2010 HS250 hybrid I have as a loaner has this feature and it is really slick. I'll be listening to some podcast and when I exit the car and re-enter, it starts playing the podcast right where I left off. It paused the audio playback when a call is placed or received.
To bad there's no easy way to upgrade or add this feature to our older cars.
That's one of the nice things I liked about the BMW 5-series... first, they kept the basic electronics and functions the same for many model years. For example, I had a 98 528i with a 4X6 Nav screen and a CD based Nav maps. I was able to upgrade that to a 6X9 Nav screen and a DVD based Nav map system. From 1997 through 2003, I'd say 90% of the stuff was interchangable!! That sure makes it easy to upgrade stuff as new stuff becomes available. I think they used 2 different wiring harnesses. Lexus appears to use a different wiring harness for each different model and each model year.
My 06 GS300 AWD of course doesn't have this feature but the 2010 HS250 hybrid I have as a loaner has this feature and it is really slick. I'll be listening to some podcast and when I exit the car and re-enter, it starts playing the podcast right where I left off. It paused the audio playback when a call is placed or received.
To bad there's no easy way to upgrade or add this feature to our older cars.
That's one of the nice things I liked about the BMW 5-series... first, they kept the basic electronics and functions the same for many model years. For example, I had a 98 528i with a 4X6 Nav screen and a CD based Nav maps. I was able to upgrade that to a 6X9 Nav screen and a DVD based Nav map system. From 1997 through 2003, I'd say 90% of the stuff was interchangable!! That sure makes it easy to upgrade stuff as new stuff becomes available. I think they used 2 different wiring harnesses. Lexus appears to use a different wiring harness for each different model and each model year.
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Now IF one/or both of the above - phone and car unit has only default SBS codec supported, you DO have loss in quality, but to be honest noticeable may be by side by side comparison.
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