CELL PHONE SPEAKER and MIC ... Very Poor

attitude · 02-25-2007, 11:32 PM

<_< The Bluetooth Cell Phone" system works great, but the speaker is a major point of contention to me. There should be a volume control and a BASS/TREBLE control on it and the speaker should be in the roof near your head if they are only going to have one speaker. Some folks I talk with speak quietly and others have too much bass in their voices.

It would also be excellent if the micophones for the cell phones dropped down like a office boom mike, and could be swung around left/right and up/down to fit different size peoples bodies. Heck, how do they expect a 5 foot person to be close enough to the Microphone, in comparison to a 6'4" person. Not all folks are short and skinny like the japenese.

Kindly,

attitude

RobertG · 02-26-2007, 10:43 AM

There is a volume control for the phone speaker, available on the MFD when a call is placed or received.

I called someone from my car recently and he was very impressed with the noise-suppression. (I have a Treo 650 with service from Verizon.) He thought I was at home or in my office.

MegansPrius · 02-26-2007, 11:39 AM

We find the bluetooth connection and sound excellent. There's no need for the car to provide a drop-down mike since, if that's what you really want, there are numerous bluetooth mic/headsets already commercially available.

jimmyrose · 02-26-2007, 11:49 AM

I think the system works well. I had to learn to wait a second or two before speaking when someone called me; my wife told me the mic was not picking up my voice right away (discovered after she called me a few times). Other than that, no complaiints, and I'm about halfway between the two heights you gave....

priusenvy · 02-26-2007, 02:56 PM

If you really think a speaker in the roof and a drop-down mike are what you need, take a look at the BlueAnt SuperTooth II Bluetooth speaker. It mounts on your sunvisor and provides a speaker with volume control, as well as a drop-down mike which also acts as an on-off switch.

They're around $80, cheap enough to leave one in every car you own. It might offer slightly better audio quality than the Prius' built-in solution, but not enough better for me to not use what's already built into the car.

02-26-2007, 02:56 PM	#5
priusenvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Silicon Valley, CA Posts: 1,758 My Car: 2005 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	If you really think a speaker in the roof and a drop-down mike are what you need, take a look at the BlueAnt SuperTooth II Bluetooth speaker. It mounts on your sunvisor and provides a speaker with volume control, as well as a drop-down mike which also acts as an on-off switch. They're around $80, cheap enough to leave one in every car you own. It might offer slightly better audio quality than the Prius' built-in solution, but not enough better for me to not use what's already built into the car. __________________ 2009 Toyota Camry Hybrid Black (hers) JBL Audio, Bluetooth, Moonroof, Alloy Wheels, Pink Fuzzy Dice on rearview mirror 2005 Driftwood Pearl Pkg #6 (mine) Katzkin Leather Interior Diamond Audio D661s Component Speakers JL Audio 8W3 Subwoofer JL Audio CleanSweep CL441dsp MTX Thunder 564 Amp 4x100 watts MTX Thunder 421D Amp 1x300 watts OEM Sirius Tuner 2004 Super White Pkg #9 (hers) - sold

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02-25-2007, 11:32 PM	#1
attitude Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	<_< The Bluetooth Cell Phone" system works great, but the speaker is a major point of contention to me. There should be a volume control and a BASS/TREBLE control on it and the speaker should be in the roof near your head if they are only going to have one speaker. Some folks I talk with speak quietly and others have too much bass in their voices. It would also be excellent if the micophones for the cell phones dropped down like a office boom mike, and could be swung around left/right and up/down to fit different size peoples bodies. Heck, how do they expect a 5 foot person to be close enough to the Microphone, in comparison to a 6'4" person. Not all folks are short and skinny like the japenese. Kindly, attitude

02-26-2007, 10:43 AM	#2
RobertG Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 167 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #6 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	There is a volume control for the phone speaker, available on the MFD when a call is placed or received. I called someone from my car recently and he was very impressed with the noise-suppression. (I have a Treo 650 with service from Verizon.) He thought I was at home or in my office.

02-26-2007, 11:39 AM	#3
MegansPrius GoogleMeister, AKA bongokitty Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 2,182 My Car: 2007 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 2	We find the bluetooth connection and sound excellent. There's no need for the car to provide a drop-down mike since, if that's what you really want, there are numerous bluetooth mic/headsets already commercially available.

02-26-2007, 11:49 AM	#4
jimmyrose Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 644 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I think the system works well. I had to learn to wait a second or two before speaking when someone called me; my wife told me the mic was not picking up my voice right away (discovered after she called me a few times). Other than that, no complaiints, and I'm about halfway between the two heights you gave....