Switch telephone to private

[mastercut]

How can i switch a telephone call from public to private when i have some peolple in my car?
thx

[Politburo]

It's in your phone's options somewhere. On my LG env2, I hit OK during a call, then scroll down to the last option, 'switch to handset'.

ETA: There's also a 'transfer call' button on the screen.

[mastercut]

Originally Posted by Politburo

It's in your phone's options somewhere. On my LG env2, I hit OK during a call, then scroll down to the last option, 'switch to handset'.

ETA: There's also a 'transfer call' button on the screen.

thx a lot i will try!! i have problem copy the contacts from the telephone to the navi unit. It always display transfe but nothing is trasfered.

[Politburo]

I forgot this was the GenIII forum.. I don't have one, so what I posted may no longer be accurate. Can anyone confirm?

[jdcollins5]

The Navigation manual states that you cannot change from Handsfree to cell phone while driving. But they also state that the Call Transfer feature works differently with different phones.

Tonight I made a call with the Handsfree system and the audio stopped and the call was broadcast within the car. I opened my cell phone and pressed Call Transfer. The audio came back on through the speakers and the call was transferred to the cell phone.

So the Call Transfer with my LG VX5500 will let me transfer to my cell phone for privacy.

[Jim Calvert]

If you are the driver, doing so can be dangerous. Initially your call was hands free and public. Now you want to switch to holding the phone with your hands and talking privately. This is a distraction to you as the driver, and a dangerous risk for everyone in the vehicle - and in some states is illegal. Don't do it.

Besides, a Prius is not huge. Everyone in the vehicle (unless hearing impaired) will hear everything you say anyway.

Jim

Originally Posted by mastercut

How can i switch a telephone call from public to private when i have some peolple in my car?
thx

[Bobsprius]

Originally Posted by mastercut

How can i switch a telephone call from public to private when i have some peolple in my car?
thx

I thought there was a "Transfer" button on the NAV/PHONE display????

[mastercut]

Originally Posted by Jim Calvert

If you are the driver, doing so can be dangerous. Initially your call was hands free and public. Now you want to switch to holding the phone with your hands and talking privately. This is a distraction to you as the driver, and a dangerous risk for everyone in the vehicle - and in some states is illegal. Don't do it.

Besides, a Prius is not huge. Everyone in the vehicle (unless hearing impaired) will hear everything you say anyway.

Jim

we are not discussing on what is wrong and what is right anyway thx

[jdcollins5]

Jim does bring up a good point. To clarify my testing, I was sitting in my driveway at the time I tested the Call Transfer feature.

[Betelgeuse]

Originally Posted by Jim Calvert

If you are the driver, doing so can be dangerous. Initially your call was hands free and public. Now you want to switch to holding the phone with your hands and talking privately. This is a distraction to you as the driver, and a dangerous risk for everyone in the vehicle - and in some states is illegal. Don't do it.

Besides, a Prius is not huge. Everyone in the vehicle (unless hearing impaired) will hear everything you say anyway.

Jim

Except that all studies of distracted driving show that there is no significant improvement in driver attention when using a hands free system compared to a handset. It's the talking on the phone that distracts drivers and not the holding of the handset. Talking on the phone while driving -- even with a handsfree setup -- leads to a distracted driver.