The Samsung SCH-U740 works with basic functionality with the '07 HFL. No battery signal, no antenna bars, and no phonebook import. Dialing and answering work without a problem. Transferring between phone and HFL works like a charm as well.

 

Has anyone tried the LG VX9900 enV? Acura's website says they are still testing it.

 

I had no problems getting the Sprint demo model of the Treo 755P to pair with my 04 TL HFL. It worked better than my Treo 650 ever did. No first call screeches. No reboots. So I decided to purchase it. Now all I have to do is figure out how to replace the 650 in the HFL so I don't have to redo all my numbers.

 

Did you initially have any problems? I'm having issues pairing with mine.

 

What year is your car? I'm considering that phone and will be picking up a 2007 TL, hoping to have the same experience!

 

Sony Ericssons have the best compatibility with the HFL in the 2007TL. My wife just got one (SE s600i) and it does everything the HFL is capable of doing.

 

Had no problems pairing the phone but it cycles from connection established to immediately connection lost. Anyone solve this problem? Thanks

 

2007 TL-S:

I have the LG VX8600 (Chocolate flip) - signal bars are present, battery indicator is present, and it pairs perfectly each time I enter the car. No PB transfer, though.

So, for porkipine, that would be:

LG VX8600 07 O O - O

I'm guessing that the VX8500 (Chocolate) would be the exact same as the GUI is the same as the 8600.

 

I have model LG UX8500 (sliding chocolate) and
everything works fine in my 2004 (traded-in) and
2007 TL-S except the function that allows the phonebook
to be downloaded into the HFL computer.

I'm waiting for my contract to end, so I can get one of the
Sony-Ericsson models that has 100% functionality compatible with
ACURA.

 

Just upgraded T-Mobile Dash to Windows Mobile 6 (from WM5). WM6 adds battery & signal communications to my '04 TL. Good stuff!!

 

Got the Samsung a840 from Verizon and had a very difficult time pairing it. For like 8 times, I got to the last step of finalizing the pair, and the connection dropped. After my relentless persistance, I finally got it but in addition to no battery/signal on the dash, the HFL connection drops intermittently while I'm on a call. Major disappointment and not recommended.

Jim F.
Collegeville, PA
2005 TL

 

I have a Sprint 6700 that constantly drops the TL's bluetooth speakerphone. After some research, a found a patch. The problem has been traced to a bug in the bluetooth software which sometimes shuts the bluetooth radio off when power saving features are enabled.

If you have this issue, try plugging your phone into a car charger and then disabling the "On External Power...Turn off Device if not used for" in the Power control panel.

Also, check out this link for another option:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=247520

 

Nokia 8800 Sirocco works fine, but it won't show Signal bar and when you call someone from your phone, it transfer the voice to the phone instead of the speaker..but when someone calls u, u can answer it with the car and the sound will be on the speaker.

 

Nokia 6300 works good, Signal strength and battery life indicaters work. NO call display though.

 

I just saw on the Acura website the LG Env is compatibable.

 

Hi Everyone,

Request for you... I am about to order up two Sony Ericsson M600i phones, one for me and one for pinky, both acura TL (05) drivers. What's the current status of these phones with HFL? I saw one post saying it works and one that it doesn't work. If you have the phone please also post what firmware if you know it.

Please advise.

 

Yes, the M600i works well with my 05 TL.

 

The Blackberry 8300 Curve works great. Battery and signal strength meters are functional and it seems a little louder than the 8100 Pearl I used before.

 

this was exactly the question i needed answered today. thanks.

 

I just received my Sprint 755p today and the first thing I did was pair with my '04 TL. The car couldn't find the phone but the phone found the car, no problem. I am very pleased after the first couple of hours....

 

New iPhone works flawlessly with the TL HFL. Battery and Signal strength both meters show and was paired to HLF very fast unlike all other phones I've used in the TL. Trasfer function works great too. Call quality is crisp and clear inbound and outbound both.

 

Anyone try the sony ericsson k550i?

 

I just got a Blackberry 8830 World Edition from Verizon and it works great with my '06 TL.

 

I just finished going through this thread because I had a little trouble with my phones. I have an 07' TSX and my phones are a Treo 750W and the sony w800i. My Treo 750w will work about half the time but then sometimes will not pick up in the car. Of course I didn't know about the jet software to upgrade the bluetooth. I think the issue is common with the windows pocket pc phones though, the whole dropping the call thing. My Sony however, will always pickup the first call in the car but the rest will go straight to the phone. But before happening on this thread, I didn't know the transfer command. I haven't really read through all the manual for the car yet so I don't know most of the commands yet. However the sony does work with the signal/batt meters...

But, thanks to this thread I've found a few more phones that I might try just for the sake of finding a stable one. Since I have GSM service, I am limited to what I can try but I'm gonna try the motorola RIZR since it's compatible with everything just like my sony but hopefully it works better in picking up calls....

 

Anyone else have an LG AX245? It's listed as an approved phone on the HFL site but it doesn't work very well. I get a terrible echo and it sounds like the person you're talking to is studdering. I have 04 TL and I asked the dealer to diagnose. They replaced the microphone but not the HFL unit. It it my HFL unit or just the phone?

 

Today I was some how able to get my BB Pearl 8100 to transfer the phone book to my 07 TL-S. I have Cingular/ATT service. I'm not sure the exact steps. I kept messing with it, and suddenly it started to import contacts. I know people have had little luck getting this to work in the past, and I can only attribute it to upgrading the 8100 to the latest firmware. When I have some time I'm going to try and nail down the exact steps, but at least I know it can be done.

 

Ok time to get rid of my Verizon $115/month plan and join Sprint Sero for $50 (more minutes, unlimited everything)

Ordered the HTC Mogul, with WM6......has anyone tried this out yet?

 

Same here for my '05 TL. Great phone!!! Too bad about the lack of display compatibility with the TL.

 

Im using the Katana II with sprint and it works great with my 07 TLS

 

My Nokia 6300 is working great - call display is working fine. Haven't tried the import contacts yet though.

 

Would you please elaborate. Which displays work ie Call Display, Batt.,Signal, etc.

Thanks in advance.
I'm looking for a new phone and one of my main criteria is to have a phone that is fully compatible with my TL as possible.
The best site I've found to determine compatibility is Great site.

John

 

Has ANYONE hacked any Verizon phone to transfer the phonebook? Or hacked it to work with Acura Link?

 

I am not sure if this was said before, I have a 07 TL type S, and the Sony Ericsson W810 is fully compatible with the TL. I get all my numbers on the screen, signal, etc. This is the only phone that works with the TL FULLY! To look at all the other phones, www.handsfreelink.com will tell you what you need. If this was said already, my bad, but just incase it doesnt, I hope This will help some people out. PHONE IS GREAT TOO!

 

This may have already been communicated but the LG VX8700 pairs great with the 07 TLS.

 

I agree that it pairs with the car flawlessly but I was extremely disappointed that my phonebook could not be imported into the car's memory. Instead I was relegated to storing numbers one by one verbally with no way of even scrolling through them or reviewing what I have already stored. I'm pretty sure I'm limited to 50 numbers also instead of 1,000 if you can import your phonebook. I went to the HFL page and I must say that the Acura engineers do not appear to be working overtime on bluetooth/phone compatibility. It appears that no LG phone can import a phonebook. This is my one big disappointment with the car so far.

 

Nokia 6126

- Pairs fine
- Shows battery life
- Shows signal strength
- Shows incoming call phone number
- Dials fine
- Answers calls fine
- Audio is fine
- Cannot import phone book

 

I tried some phones my friends and I have on my 07 TL w/ navi lately.

When I say everything works, I mean call id, battery strength, make/receive calls, call waiting, and phonebook import.

Sony Ericsson W610
-everything works

Sony Ericsson Z610
-everything works

Sony Ericsson S500
-everything works

Nokia 8600 Luna
-everything works except phonebook import

Nokia N95
-everything works except phonebook import

 

For folks with the T-Mo BlackBerry Pearl, T-Mobile finally posted a new firmware update .103 which does resolve the flaky Bluetooth connectivity in the TL. Now I've got rock solid connection and no longer experiencing delays when answering a call on my Pearl. Recommended.

 

Anyone have the Samsung 870, 930, or 990? I'm trying to decide between these phones for my 06 TL....thanks!

Rob

 

I just got a Samsung SCH-u620 but I can't get it to connect to my 07 TL-S. I'm still trying, but I've never done it before and the car won't find the phone.