I spoke to a Verizon rep at my job when they came in to sign people up under our corp. discount plan. She said they should have a Bluetooth compatible phone out in the next two months. I assume it is this one

Date Posted: Feb 13, 2004, 2:45 PM
Source: FCC

updated The FCC yesterday approved the Motorola V710, a new tri-mode CDMA phone with integrated Bluetooth for Verizon Wireless. The clamshell-style model sports dual color displays and a camera with flash. A small memory card slot, video messaging, BREW, and "advanced" voice dialing round out the feature set. The FCC documents include photos of the phone with a Verizon logo. The first North American CDMA Bluetooth phone was the Sony Ericsson T608, which has seen only limited production and distribution following Sony Ericsson's exit from the CDMA market. A Motorola spokesperson declined to comment.

http://www.phonescoop.com/news/item.php?n=787

 

Am I the only one that wants better sound quality for cell phones and screw the extra bells and whistles; e.g. camera built in?

I'm glad that Verizon is finally getting a bluetooth phone and I'll probably begrudginly purchase it, but how about a bluetooth phone without a camera- what a waste!

 

I couldn't agree with you more. Just give me a good phone w/ bluetooth & good battery life. Put the R&D into making the phone call a better experience (easy to use, clear calls) rather than camera/video, etc.

 

Me three! I could do without the camera also, but I do want the Bluetooth, so I'll probably buy it also.

 

According to the Motorola site, the V710 should be out "in the first half of 2004." I plan on buying it as soon as it comes out, but I hate myself for it, since I know I'll be paying out the nose for all the useless crap I'll never use.

A colleague of mine switched to a different provider a few months ago just to use the bluetooth in his '04 TL, but I'm sticking with Verizon and just waiting for the V710.

 

...for this damn phone since before I got my car! Why is verizon always so far behind on technology? Great service terrible tech! :piss2:

 

Exactly! Why do they take so damn long! I've been waiting forever as well....

 

I figure Verizon will finally have a bluetooth phone available to buy the day after I trade my 04TL in on a new car in a couple of years...

-r

 

I don't know about Verizon man, I'm this close to switching services.

 

Keep in mind cell phone tech is driven largely by gadget freaks, hence the cameras, etc.

Like the Finns and Japanese. They use cell phones to buy stuff out of vending machines:

http://www.q.co.za/2001/2002/04/03-tech.html

http://www.realtor.org/WebIntell.nsf...0?OpenDocument

 

Can You Hear Me Now ??? ......... Good !!!

 

Can you get a bluetooth adapter for the 02' TL?

 

Hey, isn't the 710 supposed to be out today?

*snicker*

It'll be out when it's out. I can wait.
And who needs a camera on their fricken phone anyway?

 

there is an adapter, but it comes with a speaker. Theres prob a way to hookup to the cars speakers

http://commerce.motorola.com/cgi-bin...37338&zipcode=

 

I happen to know that Verizon is currently testing the Handspring Treo 600. That phone doesn't have bluetooth but the up and coming Treo 610 does. I would assume Verizon will support that phone as well.

 

Here's an interesting note (also posted in 3rd Gen) that i received:
<<Dear Dr. Krudop,

Thank you for contacting Motorola. In reference to your inquiry, Honda Accura has a different software for Bluetooth connection. This software is compatible with different phone brands and it is not Motorola OEM. They have a special division for Bluetooth Support which you can contact at 1-888-528-7876. You can find more information about this at:

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

You might have to copy/paste this link on your browser.

I hope this information will prove useful to you. If you have further comments or questions, please contact our Customer Care Center at 1-800-331-6456, we are available Mondays thru Fridays from 8 am to 7 pm CST.
You can also find informatio on our products and services at http://www.motorola.com/shop
On behalf of Motorola, we appreciate your business and we look forward to serving you in the future.
Best regards,>>

When I called the HFL support number listed above, they said they will have no way of knowing whether the phone is compatible with the car until they receive some sort of notification from Motorola/Verizon that it would be.

Are we back at square 1 again???

 

What an absolute bummer this would be!! Might make me bail out of Verizon.

 

WTF??

Bluetooth is supposed to be a "standard", not subject to manufacture "versions". It is suppsed to have universal compatability with other Bluetooth devices, not hit-or-miss.