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.
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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