zeicht

any1 has the new P900 cellphone from sony ericsson? does it work with the Hands free link? i read somewhere that the previous version P800 doesnt work with the HFL.....

jimthegreek

p900 does.. my friend is using it in his tl, and i just ordered my phone..

waymay1305

Who is the service provider for this phone?

Z Factor

Cingular will have it soon, but they don't have a price yet. Any idea on how much it is costing you?

jimthegreek

i got a unlocked p900 for 635.00 shipped to my door..

activating it with att

Z Factor

:wow: Ouch, that is a little more than I want to spend. I guess I'll wait for a few months until the price comes down. In the mean time my T-616 is doing just fine with the TL.

jimthegreek

price isnt gonna come down much, SRP is 799.99. If you go to sony-ericcson's website, they are takign pre-orders for 799.99...

the p800 is still selling for 499.99
dont look for this phone under 600.00 for at least 6-8 months..

Z Factor

Thanks for the info. Maybe Cingular will have them for less by upgrading my contract, or signing a new one on another line.

zeicht

ok..that's good to hear...let us know if yours works with the HFL...thanks buddy!

YouTellMeWhy

Sorry man your friend lied to you. The p800 & p900 does not have a HFL profile only a headset profile. Trust me I know I had both. I addressed the issue with Sony (why their flagship phone lacked this feature while the cheaper models from 3 years ago did) they apologized and said there was nothing they can do. I sold my p800 and bought my p900 but still use a t68 in the car.

The price now for the p900 is $680.00 without a contract.

hasema

Has anyone tried the sony ericsson z600. Does this one have HFL. I would get this one if it did. i love the clamshell style phones.
Too bad samsung hasn't gotten off their ass yet

rets

YouTellMeWhy,

Your statement understairs is correct. Thanks...


When I got my 610, Acura didn't say it's workable with 04TL until I'd used for 2 weeks already.

But your theory of Handsfree feature seems unassailable. Unnecessary to try...

If really so, those having P900 would get headache... Someone should tell... Thanks.



Acura website only showing these below would work with 04TL.

Nokia N-Gage
Nokia 3600
Nokia 3650
Nokia 6310i
SE Z600
SE T610/616
SE T68i
Siemens S55/S56
SE T608

YouTellMeWhy

Hasema the z600 has the HFL profile and will work. Its a good choice.

Rets your misleading everyone. Just because a phone has bluetooth doesnt mean it will work with the 04tl. Have you noticed that acura has not listed the phone on their site.

The p800 and p900 both due have bluetooth, but only have a headset profile, they lack a handsfree profile which is need to work with the 04TL system. I had both phones and vigerously worked on getting to work. Also with many friends who either worked for ericsson and had the phones.

They p800 and p900 will not work. Period.


PS: If you try you will be able to pair either phone to the 04tl but you will not be able to make a call or use your phone. The system will state "no phones have been found." Dont believe try it yourself.

jimthegreek

well ive seen it work in 2 vehicles already, so i purchased the phoen already.. maybe they fixed the issue with a software upgrade. You might want to check into it, but i have seen it work in person...

zeicht

can u keep us posted when u get ur phone...tell us if it works

Z Factor

Indeed, please do

jimthegreek

sure thing. I have no doubt that it wont work. We've tested my friends p900 on my car already and it works beautifully.

04SSMTLCanada

I have asked this question to Sony Ericsson Canada and this guy whom I know is very knowledgeable and here is his response:

B]00TLOwner,
Unfortuantly the handsfree profile will not be supported on the P900/800. Our T616 however does.
Regards,
Joe XXXX
Service Manager
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications International AB
5255 Satellite Dr
Mississauga, Ont
L4W 5E3 [/B]

I find it very hard to believe that a P900 works (and I mean more than just pair, because even the P800 can pair) with the TL.[

jtruman

I have a P800, and it does NOT work. It's now sitting at the bottom of the drawer, and I am using the crappy Nokia 3600 instead.

Sony-Ericsson tech support said they have no plans to support handsfree profile in P800 through FW/SW upgrade...

Return the phone if you can! It's a ***** trying to answer the phone and shift gear / turn corner at the same time. Now, it's just one touch on the steering wheel.

YouTellMeWhy

The issue was not fixed by Sony as of yet but I am sure its only a matter of software.

The HCB-30 car kit does work with the p800/p900 as it accepts a headset profile. It is possible that your 2 friends have had such installed and bypassed the current system.

If they did indeed have their p900 work, please provide specs. Thanks.

jimthegreek

I dont have specs on what they did. They told me they modded the software in the phone somehow and it now works with the vehicle. Im no phone geek, so i have no idea.

But i just saw the new v600 for at&t and that thing is a sweet looking phone.

YouTellMeWhy

Jim is there anyway you can find out how this was done. I attempted such myself and have been unsuccessful many times. I am willing to pay a reasonable fee for the specs. Thanks.

jimthegreek

Got my P900 and my T616 in the mail the other day.. the T616 worked rifght off the bat with out a problem.. The p900 on the other hand did not, but it does now

My buddy flashed/flexed the phone with some updated/hacked software and i now have a HF profile and the unit works in the car like a gem..

jtruman

Do share with us the code!! I have been forced to use the Ghetto Nokia phone for a while now, and I would love to go back to the P800/P900...

04SSMTLCanada

Can you ask him if he can make the P800 compatible? How much would he charge to do it?

jimthegreek

He said it requires flashing the phone to a different codeplug or some crap like that... its 75.00 to do it.

04SSMTLCanada

Yes, so I am willing to send him my P800 if he can do it. Can you PM me his details?

phonebob

Hi, I have just joined this forum and am very glad that I have. I have been fighting with SE for over a month now since my P900 doesn't work on my 04TL but my T68i does. Jim I am very interested in getting my P900 flashed to work, can you please please send me the details on who to contact.

adam209

ditto

YouTellMeWhy

I am willing to pay for such Jim, anyway you can provide contact info. Please pm. Thanks.

khanam

i will join the line of people interested in finding out how the p900 would work with the TL - please let us know exactly what was done by this fellow to get the p900 to work. i specifically recall having spoken to a sony ericsson rep on the phone who had told me that the phone did not have a HF profile. if there is some way to get the profile on the p900 it would be incredibly useful to many of us.

eaRL

You need to update your P900's firmware to be able to use some of the handsfreelink features. If your Organizer verision is at least R3A06 and Bluetooth version is at least R5D you can make it work in a very crude way. Pairing will work. You won't see anything on the MID and you cannot voicedial or use the handsfreelink's phonebook. But wouldn't you know it, it supports their headsets with caller ID just fine. Sounds like they engineered it to work best only with their overpriced accessories.

SonyEricsson has really basterdized the Bluetooth implementation on the P800/P900. As mentioned above, the phone supports the headset profile and it supports the 'office handsfree' (speakerphone) profile but not the handsfree profile.

I have e-mailed them so many times about this and they have sent me a standard reply each time. I think SonyEricsson is going to miss a significant number of sales of this phone because of the piss poor bluetooth support.

I'm thinking seriously about selling mine but there is nothing else out there with a decent PDA and handsfree support.

YouTellMeWhy

GO_TL

Are you saying that if the P900's firmware is what you described it will work with any other mods or will it require a little more. Id be happy with just being able to dial, the MID is little concern for me. Thanks so much for your input.

I have the same problem, no other phone comes close.

mobilezen

I have a P900 as well but no TL