iPhone, Bluetooth 2 and the Prius

[hdrygas]

I have been looking around and can not find an answer to my question. Does anyone have an opinion as to wether the iPhone will able to link to the Prius. It is listed as Bluetooth 2 with EDR. I have looked at Toyota's page and the Bluetooth site and can not determine if they might work together.

[mr_zorg]

Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR is backwards compatible in the same way that USB 2.0 devices will still work on a computer with USB 1.1. They just won't be as fast. In theory, it should work, but nobody will know for sure until one of us actually gets our hands on it.

[hdrygas]

That is the answer I expected. I switched to Cingular from Verizon because Verizon was not going to make their Bluetooth compatible with the Prius. I just did not fit their business plan so I don't give them my business. I guess I wait, unless Steve wants me to be a beta tester?

[Godiva]

People with connections to Apple own Prii. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple made sure the iPhone worked in a Prius. But.....we won't know until someone with a Prius owns an iPhone.

I'll be waiting until there are more iPhone models to choose from, it's unlocked and the price has come down. It will happen just like the iPod.

With luck, I'll get an iPhone to go with my future Plug-In Prius (w/ advanced battery technology of some kind....maybe Lithiumsomething)

It's gonna happen. It's just how and when.

[aaf709]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hdrygas @ Jan 14 2007, 12:22 PM) [snapback]375549[/snapback]</div>

I switched to Cingular from Verizon because Verizon was not going to make their Bluetooth compatible with the Prius.
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Well, that's not quite true I have an e815 with Verizon and it's worked since day one. The phonebook issue is another matter.

[Rangerdavid]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hdrygas @ Jan 14 2007, 03:22 PM) [snapback]375549[/snapback]</div>

That is the answer I expected. I switched to Cingular from Verizon because Verizon was not going to make their Bluetooth compatible with the Prius. I just did not fit their business plan so I don't give them my business. I guess I wait, unless Steve wants me to be a beta tester?
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I have a motorola Q with Verizon and it sync's and pairs nicely with the Prius via bluetooth. So does my wife's LG chocolate with verizon. Actually, the Verizon web site lists the 2006, 2007 Toyota Prius as being one of the vehicles that the bluetooth will work with, including phone book transfer.

Good luck with the Cingular thing though.

[DaveinOlyWA]

the syncing BT ANYTHING with verizon is something relatively new and brought on by customer demand. the moto E-815 is a direct result of that demand, before only audio could be transfered, now much much more is available via BT including contact lists, videos, pix, etc. stereo BT headphones for the music function is the latest wrinkle.

*edit*

for PDA's including the moto Q

http://support.vzw.com/pdf/BT_Chart_PDAs.pdf

phones including the enV

http://support.vzw.com/pdf/BT_Chart_Handsets.pdf

[scoot]

I think that the bluetooth pairing is a function of the phone, not the cellular provider. (Independent of that, I have always dislike Verizon and Sprint, and have always liked Cingular)

[DaveSheremata]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(scoot @ Jan 17 2007, 03:09 PM) [snapback]376945[/snapback]</div>

I think that the bluetooth pairing is a function of the phone, not the cellular provider. (Independent of that, I have always dislike Verizon and Sprint, and have always liked Cingular)
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Yes and no. Well, no - the providers "do" have some control over bluetooth pairing.
Usually they're provided a reference ROM image from the manufacturer and then they customize it - you know, funky ring tones, boot screen, etc.
The distributors develop their ROM images based on these and then send them back to the manufacturers for packaging and re-delivery back again to the providers. The "final" ROMS contain bluetooth "profiles" - basically configurations for what you can do with Bluetooth. Verizon is notorious for turning off bluetooth features in their roms by removing profiles. It almost makes good sense when you consider how many different communication products they sell, and how they wouldn't like you to be using your bluetooth evdo phone as your wireless modem for your laptop when they can sell you DSL, or FIOS, or a separate EVDO card, etc etc....

Fortunately for the world, there are hackers . As an example, check out xdadevelopers.com for several fixes for some of the higher end windows mobile phones with missing bluetooth profiles, etc.

Dave

[STxPrius]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hdrygas @ Jan 14 2007, 12:48 PM) [snapback]375523[/snapback]</div>

I have been looking around and can not find an answer to my question. Does anyone have an opinion as to wether the iPhone will able to link to the Prius. It is listed as Bluetooth 2 with EDR. I have looked at Toyota's page and the Bluetooth site and can not determine if they might work together.
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My iPhone works well in my 2007 Prius.