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56 messages, Last post on Sep 23, 2009 at 3:33 AM
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Having learned from this forum that you can't transfer phone numbers from a Verizon phone to the embedded Bluetooth, I switched to Cingular and traded my Razr V3c for a SLVR L6. The SLVR L6 was not listed in the Lexus Bluetooth compatibility chart but when I called Lexus, the person I spoke with said that one of the people who worked in the department had a new SLVR phone and it worked fine. I also called Motorola beforehand to ask if there was any technical difference between the Razr and the SLVR and was told by Motorola they were the same. Problem is, when I place a call in my car and dial from the handset (can't use the Lexus touchpad when you're moving...)the call connects several seconds before you can hear the party through the handsfree speaker or they can here you. Unless the party is patient, it often results in them hanging up on you. After several calls and emails to Motorola support plus a letter to Motorola customer relations that went unanswered, I finally took the phone to a 3rd level Motorola service center in town. The technician told me right away that this was a problem with the SLVR L6 and L7 that had something to do with the Bluetooth antenna in the Lexus, BMW, and one other luxury car. Apparently whomever I talked to at Motorola before I bought the phone was wrong when they said that the Razr and the SLVR were the same phone. Unless someone's figured out a way to dial out on the navi touchpad while you're moving, I guess I'm stuck with the problem until Motorola addresses it (or not). 
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I have tremendous difficulty with Nextel-605 and the Rx400h, operation wise. The car just would not let me answer calls unless I am at a red light. And when the phone rings, I just can't stop quickly enough to answer it before it goes to voice mail. Does anyone know of a way to override this restriction???? Oddly enough, it lets me make calls while the vehicle is rolling, provided that I store the number in 1-touch mode.
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Replying to: maxamigo (Sep 05, 2005 9:38 pm)
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Replying to: maxamigo (Sep 05, 2005 9:38 pm)
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Replying to: kaperino (Oct 18, 2005 4:03 am) Downloading your phone book is great. You may want to thorough check out the phone's functionality with bluetooth BEFORE you commit to it. Is there a way to do that??
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Replying to: maxamigo (Oct 23, 2005 4:46 am)
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Replying to: tsmith167 (Nov 19, 2005 12:04 am) Hopefully all the states will make it illegal to use your cell phone while driving, period. Where I work if British Petroleum security catch you driving and talking on your cell phone you lose your right to drive on oil field roads. If you have a phone call you pull to the side of the road and talk. Cell phone caused accidents have surpassed driving while intoxicated accidents. |
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Replying to: tsmith167 (Nov 19, 2005 12:04 am) It would be even better if you could voice dial through the car, but if you can, I haven't figured out how. I do think driving while holding the phone up to your ear is quite dangerous, but I can't see how using the speaker is anymore dangerous than talking to a passenger, especially if you are the kind of driver who looks at the passenger when you talk.
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Replying to: wantsrx400h (Nov 20, 2005 3:41 pm) If you do a Google search for "zube dial phone nav screen" you should find a reference to a poster named zube. He has done this mod to several different Lexus vehicles.
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Replying to: dadcat (Nov 23, 2005 3:35 pm) I have an Acura RL and the bluetooth setup and phone seem better thought out. Plus the voice dialing is great. However I have a Treo 650, and haven't been able to transfer the phone book either.
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