Can't sync address book from phone. Manually add names?

I feel your pain. I have an AT&T Sync (Samsung SGH-A707) that won't. The phone disconnects after it connects to the Prius when trying to transfer. I got fed up and keyed in the important numbers, like home, on the MFD. Worked fine, I could then add car phonebook numbers to the speed dial screens and even add voice dialing. The car and the phone work OK together to make calls, other than the car not showing the signal strength or phone battery level. I traded a Sony Ericsson S710a, which stopped sending text, for the Sync. That phone was more compatible.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(OlsonBW @ Jul 16 2007, 10:00 AM) [snapback]479556[/snapback]</div>

From my memory alone, if you press the steering wheel off hook button while NOT moving, it should go to 'home screen' of the phone interface (as opposed to the Quick Dial screen when moving). At the bottom there is a Settings button, and within there should be a Phone Book button. Just press Register and start programming away.

As far as BT phonebook transfers, I have the Motorola KRZR phone (k1m, I believe), and while I am able to transfer ONE number at a time, it is so tedious that it is pointless. For each transfer, I need to go into the phonebook setup as above and set the car to receive transfer - which disconnects the 'headset' phone connection - then go into my address book on the phone and transfer. It then sends the data in a couple seconds, then disconnects the data session from the phone (!) and goes back to the regular 'headset' connection. I then have to manually go back into phone book setup, transfer, etc... and re-initiate the whole process again to transfer another phone number. It is just an absurd process for a one-by-one transfer... it is much faster to simply program the car phonebook manually. <_<

Perhaps it would be worthwhile if you can transfer a large portion of your phonebook in one shot, but by the sound of it, phones/providers that allow this are few and far between.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Sarge @ Jul 16 2007, 08:45 AM) [snapback]479601[/snapback]</div>

I got a non-Verizon phone (Sony Ericsson) off of eBay, put the phonebook in that and sent the phonebook in one shot. I needed a sim card, but didn't need service.

 

I feel your pain, my fellow Verizon skumbag users of Vcast crap Payola worthless software designed to take your money for stupid wallpapers & tunes, while most all other cel providers throw it in the feature (that comes stock on the phone but Verizon disables it) for free. Don't even ask me how I REALLY feel
You CAN do it, but it's a pain in the arse work around. The search tool can be your friend, so get busy!
Sorry, I looked ... used it ... but can't find it now.

 

"From my memory alone, if you press the steering wheel off hook button while NOT moving, it should go to 'home screen' of the phone interface (as opposed to the Quick Dial screen when moving). At the bottom there is a Settings button, and within there should be a Phone Book button. Just press Register and start programming away."

Bold part doesn't work this way on my '05. When I hit Phone Book it tells me that it is empty (and therefore uneditable).

Yeah, I have Verizon...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(OlsonBW @ Jul 17 2007, 03:13 AM) [snapback]480111[/snapback]</div>

You're welcome... hopefully my instructions were right, it was from memory. Basically, just press the phone button when you are not moving and go into Settings and it is pretty self-explanatory from there.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(OlsonBW @ Jul 17 2007, 03:13 AM) [snapback]480111[/snapback]</div>

IMHO this is bogus. There is NO chance of someone tapping your information, since it is not a 'dynamic' link. You need to set the car to receive, then initiate the transfer from your phone. Adding a contact to your phone will not make it "magically" appear in the car's phonebook without a manual transfer.

Sounds like someone was talking to make themself sound smart. As for the real reason, I don't know for sure, but I am sure it is not a worry that someone can "steal" your information.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(OlsonBW @ Jul 17 2007, 03:13 AM) [snapback]480111[/snapback]</div>

Heh heh... always a good strategy to threaten to leave. Usually works, provided they have the power to change what you don't like, though I suspect in this case they can't do anything as the limitation likely comes from above...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(OlsonBW @ Jul 18 2007, 12:29 AM) [snapback]480711[/snapback]</div>

You'll have to add voice tags to each entry you want to be able to dial by name. I can't remember exactly how that's done, but it's another step from within each entry in the phonebook.

It's one of those things that the manual explains badly and which the terminology used by Toyota makes more obscure than it should be. It makes programming the thing about as intuitive as knitting a pair of socks behind your back with a blindfold on and wearing thick rubber gloves!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(OlsonBW @ Jul 17 2007, 09:29 PM) [snapback]480711[/snapback]</div>

Actually, the term is seat miles per gallon. You multiply MPG by the number of passengers.

Aircraft often use SMPG in their fuel-economy stats.