Neil McLaughlin Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Just some good news for folks who were looking for this capability. Today, I downloaded the latest operating system for the Bold 9700. It is OS 6. To be sure, I deleted the phone from Bluetooth and then re-paired. On the Sync phone info, SMS now appears for the Bold. Someone sent me a test message and it works great. Sync interrupted the radio and since I had Text to Voice notification active, it advised me who the message was coming from and gave option to read the text message. Several other functions such as pre-written messages, forward, reply, etc. are avaiable. Way cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmwta Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Did the text you received on screen appear while in Park or when the vehicle was moving? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilsons66604 Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 That's great! You'll love it I tested a windows phone for a few days and I really liked the feature. I hope the next iPhone update enables SMS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil McLaughlin Posted February 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 That's great! You'll love it I tested a windows phone for a few days and I really liked the feature. I hope the next iPhone update enables SMS. Yes, message arrive while driving. Without taking hands off wheel or eyes off road, using the wheel controls, a single click reads the message to you. Voice commands can be used to respond. I love it. Regarding Wilson's post with the iPhone, at least the iPhone can be used to tether(USB or BT) for internet access for the Sync. That is also very fun on long drives. I can't wait for the Blackberry to do that. Funny enough, I use the Bold for tethering to my PC and providing internet but for some reason, Sync still does not recognize it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridbidge Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 woot! I will update my phone in the morning! YAY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgieguy Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 i watched today as a 2011 Explorer with V2.7 syncd to a blackberry torch received and read a text msg. I only hope that some developer is working on an Android App so that all the Android phones have this capability. Still exciting though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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