Does anyone know which phone works well with the 04/TL-Bluetooth? I''m currently shopping around until my car gets here in May. I'm looking to spend no more than $200.

Thanks

 

The Moto V600 is the best BT phone out. Only with AT&T I think. With a 2 yr contract its 199. phone has the most gadget type features. you can play mp3s for ringtones!

 

S/E T616 has worked for me. Paid around $150 with Cingular.

 

i have a SE T630, but its no where near 200... it might be when T-mob officially releases it though

 

I just got a SE T616 free through AT&T and it works perfectly with my TL.

 

I have a Nokia 3650 and it works fine. Does not display battery or signal strength, however.

 

I have the Siemens S56 (less than $100) and it displays battery and signal strength. As an added bonus (all Bluetooth phones have this capability), I can upload address/phone book entries from MS Outlook to my phone using a USB Bluetooth connector. Makes life much easier!

 

http://www.acura.com/models/model_co...asp?module=tl#

Check out its HFL link, click that Cell phone icon, then click its compability.

 

Check out the networks that your provider supports. Almost all of the BT phones work with GSM (the standard in Europe). The Moto V600 is with AT&T (being bought by Cingular) which has their best coverage using TDMA. They are building a second network based on GSM, but the coverage is poorer.

I am using a Sony Ericsson T610, which works fine in the TL. I switched to T-Mobile to get this phone (from an AT&T TDMA phone). YMMV

 

The "best" phone is only relative. If you're talking about having the phone with the most features, the V600 is definitely NOT it. Someone forgot to mention the Sony Ericsson P800 and P900...those are fully featured phones. Same as the Imate/XDA II and so forth. Now if you're talking just phones itself without the PDA feature, the V600 has many but not the most features. The Nokia 6820 has just as many features as the V600 plus it has a flip out keypad.

I would not recommend anyone to a 2 year contract no matter how cheap the phone is unless you have been with that certain provider for so long and don't wish to change. Depending on who your provider is and when you are looking at purchase your phone... If youre provider is 850/1900mhz (Cingular), get the Sony Ericsson T616 or in May the T637 will be around that price. If your provider is 1900mhz, then get the Sony Ericsson T610 or in May the T630 will definitely drop in price. Look on eBay cause there are many reputable e-merchants out there. Best of luck and Welcome to the board.

 

I am considering the Nokia 3650. Do you recommend it?

 

I use a T608 with Sprint. I've had a good experience with it, though many others posting here don't care for it much.

 

I am think of switching to T-Mobile and the Ericsson T610. Good move?

Thanks.

 

Which one sucks least: the Nokia 3650, the Ericsson T610, or the Motorola V66?

Thanks.

 

T610 is probably the best out of those... Battery and Signal don't seem to transfer to HFL with the 3650, and the old V series moto's suck... T610 is your best choice out of those

 

Read a lot of reviews on epinions.com about the T610 being noisy, poor reception, weak signal, etc. Know anything about that?

 

usually fixed with a firmware upgrade, the T616 was is somewhat the same way, thats why i got a T630 off of ebay, works flawlessly with my TL

 

I don't see the T630 on T-Mobile's Web site. If I buy it off of ebay, how to I hook up with T-Mobile?

 

i'm assuming you already have T-mobile, just pop in your SIM card and you're ready to go, no need to call T-mob on it.. the T630 wont be offered for Tmob till at least May.. you can get one off of Ebay now and it'll work with Tmob USA just fine

 

I do not have T-Mobile now. I have Verizon Wireless, but want to get rid of my landline and go cell-only, and T-Mobile's family plan is about $30 less a month. I get my TL tomorrow, so I am understandibly anxious to use my cell phone with it, but my current cell phones is not Bluetood-enabled.

Would you recommend that I wait until May to switch to T-Mobile when I can pick up the T630?

Thanks in advance.

 

I use it also...

Works great for me!!!

 

This weekend, Best Buy had the S/E T616 on Cingular for free ($100 less $100 rebate w/ 1 year agreement).

 

Has anyone been successful at getting data to appear on the MID with the Nokia 3650? If so, what was the trick?

Craig

 

There is no trick. This is how Nokia wanted have their bluetooth setup. You cannot enable anything to make the other things appear on the MID.