has anyone used the Sprint Razr w/Prius over Bluetooth?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cwerdna @ Nov 27 2006, 02:25 AM) [snapback]354387[/snapback]</div>

According to Vagabond, our resident Sprint guru, the Sanyo Katana is the only fully functional Bluetooth phone offered by Sprint.



Take a look at these posts.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cwerdna @ Nov 27 2006, 11:33 PM) [snapback]354728[/snapback]</div>

Vagabond is a Sprint employee in their training department. He is familiar with the specification and features of Sprint phones months before they are announced or released for sale. He seems to be pretty unimpressed by any of the RAZR CDMA models.

I, for one, do not chose a cell phone based upon its camera. By the way, in the specs department, the Katana's screen pixel count of 240x320 beats the RAZR's 176x220 resolution by a mile.

 

To each his own.

My criteria has to do with Bluetooth functionality. The Katana can upload the entire contents of its phone book to the Prius all at once. With the RAZR you can only transfer one contact at a time. I find that unacceptable.

 

The Katana and The Sanyo 8400 are simply the best 2 phones for Sprint and the Prius right now, hands down. They function wonderfully. I expect the Sanyo M1 (which will become Sprint's flag-ship phone) will work just as easily.



<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cwerdna @ Nov 29 2006, 11:07 PM) [snapback]355601[/snapback]</div>

Sprint's RAZR does one at a time. I really hate that phone, it's soooooo old. It was ok when it came out, but it really shows it's age. AND, Sprint's version has got ALOT of bugs/quirks. I can't suggest it. I haven't tried a KRZR yet. But it does not have all the bugs and it feels really solid. Too bad it's so expensive.

As for smartphones, the Treo 700wx is said to be stable and work well, but it doesn't really want to work for me at all. I bought bluetooth in my car and I never use it. Sigh.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cwerdna @ Nov 29 2006, 12:31 AM) [snapback]355152[/snapback]</div>

Yea, my bad. I bought a motorcycle and it's become my life. That and I'm spending far too much time getting ready for nursing/physicians assistant school. I wanted a change and a little more knowledge. And since the DICE iPod kit is all good I'm all done with that too.

The Katana is low end - but works really well. Very few complaints and the case isn't as bad as you may think. I have heard no complaints on the case quality. The only complaint is out loud the ringer is when it's laid down since the speaker in on the bottom.
If you want all that stuff, get the 8400. If you want all that stuff and even more keen bells and whistles, wait for the Sanyo M1. Most reports say that it ships in a week or so, but I've seen one or two say that it's January. Sprint has done a good job keeping it quiet.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cwerdna @ Nov 30 2006, 12:48 AM) [snapback]355607[/snapback]</div>

The Razr does certainly feel better in the hand thanks to it's metal case. The battery life is about the same, no one really has complaints more than one or the other on that, but there's so many glaring bugs on the Razr. Let's post the ones Sprint is aware of so far: (This one will matter to you) Pictures you have taken not being displayed at a later time.
It has a habit of powering itself down while not actually powering down. Hard to explain.
(also matter) Bluetooth issues!
Not getting message alerts OR not being able to get rid of the message alert after you get the message.
Lots of complaints on downloaded stuff not working.

And again, if you want it to work well in your car you have to get the Sanyo. Not saying the Razr won't work at all, just not nearly as well.

PS: The 8400 comes in Blue, Black and White. It looks better once you take off the funky removable cover. Sanyo can't make a pretty phone, but they make the best phones.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cwerdna @ Nov 29 2006, 11:07 PM) [snapback]355601[/snapback]</div>

In the 04 and 05 models it is critical, since there is no way to manually populate the car's phone book or add names to numbers that are saved from the incoming (edit) and outgoing call logs into the one touch dial positions. The lack of the ability to add names to the saved contacts makes it impossible to see whom you are calling when the car is in motion, since unlike the names which always display the phone numbers in the one touch screen are not visible when the car is in motion.

Beginning with the 06 model, Toyota added the ability to manually populate the phone books. That can be a tedious task, though, if you have more than a handful of contacts that you want to program in the car's hands free system.

For whatever it is worth, my fourteen years old daughter, for whom bluetooth functionality is not a factor, chose the Katana over the RAZR when I recently upgraded her old phone. She compared them side by side at the Sprint store and liked the Katana’s screen and games better.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cwerdna @ Dec 2 2006, 01:57 PM) [snapback]356757[/snapback]</div>

Yes, but doesn't that defeat the purpose of the Bluetooth system to some degree? I would have to take the phone out of my pocket to dial the call. With some phones it is difficult or impossible to transfer the call from the phone to the car's hands free system once the call has been initiated.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cwerdna @ Dec 9 2006, 08:33 PM) [snapback]359952[/snapback]</div>

Update the software - there's already been an update for it.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(cwerdna @ Dec 11 2006, 12:52 AM) [snapback]360287[/snapback]</div>

You're up to date. Do that every few months, there's gonna be more. Alot more. :lol: