Bichon

Okay, fortunately I bookmarked this one. http://priuschat.com/index.php?showtopic=6017&hl=


DOC file with instructions is at beginning of thread. Haven't tried it with my Lexus, but it looks like it ought to work. As for syncing the phone with Outlook, there are lots of programs (e.g. MPT, Datapilot, etc. that can do that)

JMgs300

If you go back and READ my post you will see that i didnt say that the phone carrier you use has anything to do with what works and what doesnt work in your car... My statement was that Cingular and Tmobile are GSM carriers so they will have a BIGGER selection of bluetooth phones. After all ericsson is the company that the invented bluetooth and ericsson is a gsm only phone manufactuer.

Orignally bluetooth wasnt invented so you can talk handsfree in your car while doing 90 mph down the highway.... bluetooth was invented to use a handsfree headset so your statement about not needing bluetooth cause cars didnt have it is BS....

I was using a bluetooth phone and headset 4 yrs ago with my cingular phone... if you do your research both CDMA carriers (verizon & sprint) just put out their first bluetooth compatitable phone about 1 yr ago.

Its funny you say youve worked for sprint for yrs and never heard of Cingular lol ... Cingular has been around for yrs, maybe in Kanas it was At&t but now its all Cingular and they remain to be the #1 carrier in the US.

kensteele

http://www2.sprint.com/mr/news_dtl.do?id=1620

OneOfOne

Orignally bluetooth wasnt invented so you can talk handsfree in your car while doing 90 mph down the highway.... bluetooth was invented to use a handsfree headset so your statement about not needing bluetooth cause cars didnt have it is BS....



bluetooth was not invented for phones or cars. bluetooth was invented as a shortrange wireless network for computers and peripherals. its basically irrelevant because of wifi. not as irrelevant however as the old irda ports.

Tony1

Since when has sprint had a CDMA system? I was under the impression
that Verizon was the only carrier to have the CDMA.. ? Then again the last
time i looked into that was about 3 yrs ago.. Did Sprint finally upgrade??

Bichon

Verizon, Sprint, Alltel and US Cellular are all CDMA carriers. Sprint has used CDMA for as long as they have had digital phones. You were probably just confused by the terminology, as Sprint uses the terminology "PCS". Sprint PCS is CDMA on the 1900Mhz band. Verizon's digital network is dual band CDMA 800/1900Mhz. As a matter of fact, Verizon and Sprint even roam onto one anothers networks in some locations.

kensteele

Sprint had a CDMA system before Verizon Wireless even became the wireless company that it was today.
Sprint had the very first GSM network in the US before Cingular was even a GSM company.

Trust me, I was working at Sprint when all of this happened. Doesn't exactly mean Sprint is the best....

pearl85

In your opinion what is the best and why? Is it network, most used locations, CDMA vs GSM etc and thanks to kensteele for insight

kensteele

I'm biased so I can't really give you a fair opinion on "the best", maybe others should weigh in with their experiences. But I can tell you that in the past Sprint has been dedicated to working with car manufacturers and the the companies that manufacturer their bluetooth kits to maximize the compatibility. Unfortunately I don't think Lexus is at the top of the list (like Chrysler, Acura, and some others) but now with Sprint Nextel, things might be changing a bit.

Also now that I drive a Lexus (used to drive the Acura), I will do my best to make it known that Lexus is the most important now.

Bichon

I've had Cingular, Sprint and Verizon, and I'd rate them, worst to best, in that order. Yes, Verizon has the highest prices, no 7:00 evenings or rollover minutes, heck, they even cancelled their policy of giving free calling on holidays. Their latest and greatest in phones, the Razr, was on Cingular and T-mobile a year ago. But their network, at least in the places I travel, blows the other companies away. And for me, the ability to make and receive calls anywhere, without dealing with dropped calls and incomprehensible speech, is my most important criteria.

IS2Sav

my verizon motorola v710 works just fine...

Goldglv

I have Verizon and just recently purchased the Blackberry 7130e and it works fine. I haven't tried to sync the phone book, from what I understand you can only do that with a cingular plan. I used to have the Motorola V710 and that worked ok but a lot of times the bluetooth connection would say it failed. Now, as soon as I get in the car, it connects to my Blackberry 7130e right away.