Msnowdon

I just got the new 7290, and want to know if it works with a TL. I will not get it tell next week, and hoping to buy a car this weekend.

Michael

rets

I wanna know this, too...

mobilezen

All signs point to yes with the release of the 7100 and beyond....let us know.

captain

It works. all displays show up.

dutchie

I just purchased the 7290 from Rogers here in Canada, all features show up and it works just fine.

Msnowdon

What type of features do you get? Can you only dial a number or will it allow you to look up a number?

What headset do you use, when you are not in the car?

Michael

Tweaker

You can only dial or call numbers stored in your cars phonebook. The other features are battery indicator and signal strength meter.

I use a Motorola HS810 headset and it works great. Very small and the battery lasts forever.

kmtoner

Do the Blackberry phones display any sort of caller id? If so, does it transfer to the TL's dashboard screen?

Tweaker

Yes, caller id is displayed on the cars display for regular calls and call waiting.

twentworth22

Has someone actually seen caller ID work? I have a BB 7290 paired w/ my 2005 RL and it does NOT show caller id on the dashboard. Everything else does work except for caller ID and the data connection.

Any ideas why caller ID isn't passed from my BB? I tried a SE 637 and it worked fine.

bigdomer

Just upgraded to 7290, also. I have to hit a key on the 7290 everytime I start the car to agree to the blackberry link. I assume that I just need to change a setting. Anyone figure this out that can save me some r&d time?

Thanks

bigdomer

Nevermind - I found an older post on the issue - https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=99875

Msnowdon

How do you like the screen on the 7290? It rocks from the 7210 that I had.

Michael

bigdomer

Love it! Wow what an overall improvement - and I am only coming from the 7280! The screen is much sharper, two levels of very good backlighting, better handheld software, etc.

kmtoner

I just switched from the Motorola v600 to the Blackberry 7290. Both work well with the TL's HFL. With the bberry, I now get a battery strength indicator. One curious quirk, however. After much fiddling, I recorded sufficient PAUSES in my TL Phonebook to get my office voicemail without having to "send" further numbers. The bberry is a different story. I've tried many difference PAUSE sequences, and the Phonebook always clips the last two zero digits from my mailbox. I do not have this problem when I dial directly from the bberry. It only happens when using the HFL feature.

Tommygun

Just got one myself. Replaced a Moto v505. The caller ID works, but shows a strange "_129" after the number (ie 3129046315_129). I can live with it, but it is strange.

Favorite feature is the transfer to headset feature. During a call, you can click the wheel and actually see "transfer to HFlink". I couldn't do this with the Moto.

Another issue, I use the security password (if I loose the phone, there is way to much personal data in there). You cannot make a call from HFlink if the Blackberry is locked. It tries to call and nothing happens.

bigdomer

tommygun - i have the same called id problem with the 7290. it did not exist on my previous sony ericcson t616.

jhunter9999

Does anyone know if the BlackBerry 7230 works with the TL bluetooth?

thebeaud

I don't know if the 7290 model number is exclusive or not, but is that the Nextel version? Are you experiencing any "echo" problems? Mine works fine, with caller ID (& the ..129 issue), but my voice echos and so I don't even use it....

**nevermind - the 7520 is the Nextel version**