Bluetooth Phone Question Again

[brn2rnjk1]

I know about the problems with Verizon and Lexus. However, I have a question for people who have their phone fully functional. How do you dial a call when in motion? Isn't everything greyed out so that you cannot use address book or dialer (except for one-touch)? I am looking for a workaround for this that won't require rewiring.

Thanks, Jim

[echrist0]

I know about the problems with Verizon and Lexus.  However, I have a question for people who have their phone fully functional.  How do you dial a call when in motion?  Isn't everything greyed out so that you cannot use address book or dialer (except for one-touch)?  I am looking for a workaround for this that won't require rewiring.

Thanks, Jim

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Jim:

I don't know if this will work in the Lexus (my new Lexus isn't due in for another 3 weeks or so) but I have a excellent workaround in my current BMW. I have Sprint Voice Command (but most carriers have some kind of voice dialing capability). The button on my steering wheel automatically re-dials the last number dialed. The last number that I plug in is "Asterick - Talk." That way, my phone goes directly into Sprint's Voice Command and all I have to do is say the person's name and which number (home, office, or cell) and the phone dials it for me. The names and numbers are added/deleted/changed from my home computer. And, I can just use voice dialing if I want to dial a number that I have not already added to Sprint. A big plus is that, when I am out of my car, I still have the voice dialing capability, including when travelling in other cities.

I am anxious to see if this system will work in my new Lexus. Sure beats having to mickey mouse around with entering numbers into the car and/or trying to sync the phone books between the handheld and the car.

By the way, no one at BMW seemed to know that the phone in the car would work this way so it is not documented anywhere. The $5 per month for Voice Command is well worth the conveniece.

Dr C

[brn2rnjk1]

Let me know if it works in the Lexus when you get it. Right now, the voice activation on my phone doesn't work when you use bluetooth, but maybe I need to look into something else. BTW-BMW has a much better user-friendly phone system.

I know about the problems with Verizon and Lexus.  However, I have a question for people who have their phone fully functional.  How do you dial a call when in motion?  Isn't everything greyed out so that you cannot use address book or dialer (except for one-touch)?  I am looking for a workaround for this that won't require rewiring.

Thanks, Jim

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Jim:

I don't know if this will work in the Lexus (my new Lexus isn't due in for another 3 weeks or so) but I have a excellent workaround in my current BMW. I have Sprint Voice Command (but most carriers have some kind of voice dialing capability). The button on my steering wheel automatically re-dials the last number dialed. The last number that I plug in is "Asterick - Talk." That way, my phone goes directly into Sprint's Voice Command and all I have to do is say the person's name and which number (home, office, or cell) and the phone dials it for me. The names and numbers are added/deleted/changed from my home computer. And, I can just use voice dialing if I want to dial a number that I have not already added to Sprint. A big plus is that, when I am out of my car, I still have the voice dialing capability, including when travelling in other cities.

I am anxious to see if this system will work in my new Lexus. Sure beats having to mickey mouse around with entering numbers into the car and/or trying to sync the phone books between the handheld and the car.

By the way, no one at BMW seemed to know that the phone in the car would work this way so it is not documented anywhere. The $5 per month for Voice Command is well worth the conveniece.

Dr C

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[tachy]

Unfortunately it seems when my t-mobile Motorola v330 phone is linked to the bluetooth of my lexus gs 300 (2006), the voice dial feature is not functional, since it seems the phone switches the microphone to the car bluetooth, and it only seems functional once a call is connected. (or for some reason the phone does not hear my voicedial commands in the car).

Lexus in its wisdom seems to have included voice commands for everything BUT its cell phone, which seems like more of an afterthought.

There is no way to dial, except using the one touch dial numbers, and in my case for work and most pager numbers, there is no way to enter extention numbers, so I cannot call work at all while moving. (the p or w function does not seem to work as discribed in the manual)

I did have a verizon phone at first, but the lack of letters on the one touch pages caused me to change to tmobile, so at least I can see where I am dialing when I am moving.

The other alternative seems to be taking the cell phone off my belt, and using its keypad while moving, which clearly to me seems more dangerous than on the car. (but releives lexus from its liability I guess)