I'm thinking about buying a Bluetooth cordless phone set, the type that can link to a cell phone via BT. This is the Vtech phone I'm looking at:
http://tinyurl.com/23b2aou
The way it works is that the cell phone and Vtech pair-up and calls that are received from the cell phone ring on the Vtech when it is in BT range, so I'm able to pick them up on any of the Vtech phones in the house. The Vtech has touch buttons on the touch screen for "Home" and "Cell," so I can use either. This sounds good on the surface but as I understand it there are drawbacks and limitations.
First, I routinely use a BT headset on the cell phone around the house, and BT devices can only be used with one device at a given time? I'm assuming this holds for use, not pairing. My questions are these:
1. While paired with the cell phone will the BT headset still work with the cell phone as long as it isn't taken on one of the Vtech phones?
2. If I get a call on the Home line will I be able to use the BT headset while the Vtech is paired with the cell phone? What about the reverse, if I get a call on the cell phone? I know I can't use the BT headset while receiving or making a cell call on the Vtech.
My understanding is that if BT isn't being used you can use it in another capacity even while paired elsewhere. IOW if the cell phone is paired to the Vtech and I want to use the BT headset with the cell phone I can do it. The same goes for the Vtech, but only on the Home line. That brings up another question:
3. If I push the "Call" button on the BT headset and it is paired to both phones, which phone will respond?
Most of these questions revolve around my inexperience with using two BT devices together. Has anyone owned this or a similar system or have a good understanding of how BT works with three devices and can shed some light on these questions?
Fifty-one people have read this thread and not one has ever done this or knows how Bluetooth would work with this setup?
I have used moto S9 until my son broke it. i had paired it with multiple phones & what i notice is that once you just setup a pair to a device it will search for that device first for a good couple of mins until it does not find it & then will pair up to the other device i want to use it on as long as that device has the bt on. it will not allow you to pair up 2 device unless the settings are setup to allow you too.
groove6969 said:
I have used moto S9 until my son broke it. i had paired it with multiple phones & what i notice is that once you just setup a pair to a device it will search for that device first for a good couple of mins until it does not find it & then will pair up to the other device i want to use it on as long as that device has the bt on. it will not allow you to pair up 2 device unless the settings are setup to allow you too.
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Thanks for the reply. I've got more of a grip on what will happen if I try to pair my BT headset to this land-line phone, but there is one thing that is still up in the air. If I pair the headset to the Vtech phone will it lose its pairing to the cell phone? I read one owner report that headsets can only pair to one device at a time. I would assume there would be a conflict if I used either while both are paired, as how would it know which to give precedence to?
I'm not keen on this idea, but what if I bought another BT headset just like the one I have now? Could I use one on the cell and the other with the land-line phones?
If the Vtech had an audio port I could simply connect a wired headset, which is what I'm doing now with my old land-line phones, but these don't have such ports. They also don't have belt-clips, which for me is a negative. I'm now leaning away from BT for my land-line phone system.
I know this is a long shot but I have a 2015 Hyundai Sonata and I just took the car to the dealer to have the Android Auto Software installed. I had to sideload the AA App on my N7 2013 Wifi. I turned on the hotspot on my phone and connected the tablet to the internet, paired my tablet to the car and connected the tablet to the USB port but I cannot get the AA App to display. I also tried going to TMobile and doing the same thing with a brand new G4 with no luck. I have a Sony Z3 so no Lollipop yet. HELP
My Nexus 6P updated to 7.1 last night and the Pixel came today, so this likely is a 7.1 issue.
I have a 2012 GM Equinox that was working great with teh Nexus 6P pre 7.1, Never tried it with 7.1 because it came after I was home and had no reason to be in the car and the new Pixel came today.
Neither will work with bluetooth, although both say that they are paired, neither connects unless I am in the Android pairing screens. Once off those, the connection goes away, the light on the car goes away, no connection. This was tested on both phones, and the results are the same all the time. The car sees each phone, pairs with each phone, but the magic that happens when you connect doesn't happen.
Other devices are connecting via BT (such as my fitbit) but the car pairs but never connects (again, unless on the android pair screen or if I use the car and select a phone, it'll connect for a second but goes away).
Have seen other complaints, thought I'd add mine to the world
I have an Acadia and mine works perfectly
I have a 2014 GMC Sierra and everything is working perfectly. Calls and music have been flawless so far.
dbrohrer said:
I have a 2014 GMC Sierra and everything is working perfectly. Calls and music have been flawless so far.
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I appreciate that, but on the google pixel help groups, there are a bunch of us with the issue. We all describe it the same as well.
jmcging said:
I appreciate that, but on the google pixel help groups, there are a bunch of us with the issue. We all describe it the same as well.
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I see someone else posted that issue as well. Maybe is because I after market radio in my car
I have a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and my 6p and Pixel XL. They both pair and work fine with the stock radio.
jmcging said:
My Nexus 6P updated to 7.1 last night and the Pixel came today, so this likely is a 7.1 issue.
I have a 2012 GM Equinox that was working great with teh Nexus 6P pre 7.1, Never tried it with 7.1 because it came after I was home and had no reason to be in the car and the new Pixel came today.
Neither will work with bluetooth, although both say that they are paired, neither connects unless I am in the Android pairing screens. Once off those, the connection goes away, the light on the car goes away, no connection. This was tested on both phones, and the results are the same all the time. The car sees each phone, pairs with each phone, but the magic that happens when you connect doesn't happen.
Other devices are connecting via BT (such as my fitbit) but the car pairs but never connects (again, unless on the android pair screen or if I use the car and select a phone, it'll connect for a second but goes away).
Have seen other complaints, thought I'd add mine to the world
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So weird, I just posted the exact same problem in a new thread just below this so mods please delete mine. I have the exact same issues. Both new Pixel and Pixel XL will not fully pair. My truck is a 201o Silverado, the pairing process goes smoothly, the truck says it is paired but the phone does not pair, let's go Google. BTW the XL pairs with my BT speaker in my house so not sure what's wrong
jmcging said:
My Nexus 6P updated to 7.1 last night and the Pixel came today, so this likely is a 7.1 issue.
I have a 2012 GM Equinox that was working great with teh Nexus 6P pre 7.1, Never tried it with 7.1 because it came after I was home and had no reason to be in the car and the new Pixel came today.
Neither will work with bluetooth, although both say that they are paired, neither connects unless I am in the Android pairing screens. Once off those, the connection goes away, the light on the car goes away, no connection. This was tested on both phones, and the results are the same all the time. The car sees each phone, pairs with each phone, but the magic that happens when you connect doesn't happen.
Other devices are connecting via BT (such as my fitbit) but the car pairs but never connects (again, unless on the android pair screen or if I use the car and select a phone, it'll connect for a second but goes away).
Have seen other complaints, thought I'd add mine to the world
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I had a similar problem with my Hyundai Genesis 2011. The problem is the Nexus and pixel phones with Android 7+ can't seem to automatically detect the cars Bluetooth. So on my car I went to phone and clicked add where it tells you your cars Bluetooth password and add device then refresh Bluetooth pairing on the phone and it should appear.
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Thanks, the phone is showing as paired on both the phone itself and on the car, it just never actually connects after pairing, does nothing with contacts nor keeps a connection longer than 4 seconds. It'll say Pixel XL then swap to Onstar Handsfree and the bluetooth connected indicator light simply goes out.
I have the same or exceptionally similar issue... Some better detail on my issue:
Phone: Pixel XL
Car Head Unit: Pumpkin Android Head Unit
Bluetooth worked perfectly with my Note 5.
Pixel detects the "Car Kit"
The head unit detects the Pixel
They pair fine and appear to connect. However after just a few seconds the bluetooth on the phone shows
"Car Kit (No Phone)" - Connected ..... It then disconnects, reconnects and repeats.
Cleared Bluetooth cache on head unit - Can't find a bluetooth cache on the Pixel XL.
No idea where to go from here.
Hi all,
I got a Huawei Smart Watch a few weeks ago to use with my Nexus 6P which I've had for a while.
For some reason when the watch is connected to the Nexus 6P with Bluetooth Audio switched on in the Watch, it won't connect to the Car's Bluetooth when the car is switched on.
Is anyone having this same issue? is there anyway of fixing it apart from turning off the Bluetooth Audio function on the watch?
Surely the phone could priorities the Car's Bluetooth. I don't seem to see this issue with either other watches or phones.
Well the last updated from apple broke my Moto 360 gen 1 working with it. I can get it snyc for a short time then it disconnects only way to reconnect is to reset it. Still works fine with Android. I am looking to replace the watch now since my work requires me to have iphone. Looking for advice on finding a watch with same style that can be side loaded.