Payam

I am about to switch to Sprint and get the Samsung A-900. I was just wondering if anyone on here has hooked that phone up to the bluetooth and if they did, was everything functional. (Ex. Battery meter and signal strength) Also, did the phone book transfer over via bluetooth? TIA.

kensteele

I've never checked out everything else (like signal strength, battery meter, etc while I doubt will work) but the A900 will place and receive calls that I have tried. Haven't tried the phonebook either, sorry.

Payam

Cool, thanks for the reply. At least I know the phone will work...

Heltah

That model isnt listed so I would assume that even if the phone works
there would be limited capabilities.

http://lexusbluetooth.letstalk.com/p...iew=1&model=IS

Payam

Thanks for that site, I actually found it on there.
http://lexusbluetooth.letstalk.com/b...htm?prId=29999

Mickeyc001

I have two Samsung A-900 phones with Sprint. One's my wife's, the other is mine. We have had both of them linked to our IS350 since November of last year, when we got the phones and the car. They work flawlessly. I do not really use the phone number storage cabilities all that much, but I do have a few important numbers stored there. I mainly use the phone number storage in the phones themselves. Anyway, the short of it is, yes the phone works with this car quite well for making and receiving calls. I could not be happier!

Wests

Ive got the A-900 aswell and im having issues with it. It connects just fine, calls can be received and made but, I keep getting phantom phone calls! what I mean is, the car rings and displays on the nav screen like its receiving a call even though no one is actually calling my phone. it keeps doing this until i manually disconnect the phone from the car. Anyone know what's goin on? should i take it to the dealer?

MNguyen281

Any phone should be able to make and receive calls through the car's bluetooth system - it's the same as using a bluetooth headset. as for the phonebook, some may automatically transfer over, but you can always manually send your contacts over bluetooth. what I had to do with my nokia N80 was select all my contacts on my phone and send it over bluetooth to the car, and it works fine. the only things that don't work are signal strength and battery, but i haven't seen it work with anything.

kensteele

that is the essence of it but it is a little bit more complex than that. which is why we have a list of compatible handsets and why everyone always asks. because bt involve profiles and without those profiles (or when they are done incorrect), those different aspects that you mentioned (phonebook all, phonebook one by one, make/receive, signal strength/battery meter, etc) don't work.

kensteele

try upgrading the software in your phone (i believe the "update phone" feature is in the tools menu). the a900 is capable of firmware update over the air so you can do this tonight from the comfort of your home. hopefully that will help.

aarya

The phantom phone call issue is an issue with your phone's firmware, not because of the ISx50; you can consult www.sprintusers.com for more info. There have been many people experiencing that issue with bluetooth headsets as well.

As for the A900 working.... it works great!!! It's not on the Lexus approved "Cell Phone Compatiblity List," which concerned me when I first purchased the car but it DOES work. However, you will not get supplemental phone info such as signal strength, battery life, and caller id info for numbers not stored in the phonebook of the ISx50. As a side note when a call comes in as caller id blocked/unknown it will display your cell phone's number on the screen which was strange the frist time I saw it.

Now for the phonebook transfer... you can transfer them only by individual contacts one by one with that phone. But you can't transfer the entire phonebook at once with one button push (kind of annoying). So I actually found it faster to entire the phone book numbers manually into the car.

Again many of the issues associated with the phone is not a Lexus issue it's a Sprint/Samsung issue. I would refer to the website above. People have been complaining about some of its limitations even though it supports bluetooth. Hopefully they will come up with a firmware that may make some of these features work.

MNguyen281

sorry if i was being vague - but that's what I meant. If your phone supports the bluetooth handsfree profile - if it works with a bluetooth wireless headset, then it will at the very least work making and receiving calls with your car system.

MNguyen281

the phonebook in the car is completely independent from your phone also. you can use the phone with your car without importing any contacts - when someone calls their number will show up on the screen. you can import all your contacts to your car and change phones - the contact list will stay the same.

yov6cam

the phantom ring can be solved by upgrading your software to ZB12, do it at the Sprint store. I also recommend getting Sprint's voice command feature, its a great service. Plus you can make calls while moving just by speaking the name, no nav hack needed.

OneOfOne

simply put yes it works very well. no signal strength or battery meter. you get the 2 blue arcs showing the bt connection. personally I am strongly considering the new treo 700p but havent heard anything about bluetooth compatibility with that phone yet. I DO own the a900. its my second since the first one stopped connecting automatically for some reason but the current one works very well with the 350.