I am having trouble using my phone to check my work voicemail while in the car. Most cell phones let you put in a number along with pauses and other characters for that purpose. For instance, to access my voicemail my phone contact list would have the phone number, a pause, then the extension and the “#” character, another pause, and then my password and the “#” character. The total string would look like this: 123-456-7788,,,1234#,,,56789# This works fine from the cell phone directly, but will only work through the cars hands free system if the call is initiated from the cell. The problem would appear to be that the contact list does not transfer to the car the special characters required.
It strips the sequence from: 123-456-7788,,,1234#,,,56789# to simply 123-456-7788.

My ES350 had “speed tones” and pauses that could be programmed to input my extension and my password separately from the phone number. I cannot find any equivalent in the newer GS system. I can do it with voice commands, but it is very awkward. Any ideas?

Pete

 

Bump - Anyone?

Pete

 

I have to admit I've never experienced this particular problem. I recall reading in the owners manual that the dialing sequence for an international call and a domestic is different in the GS system because of that specific number length problem. I would read up on int'l calls and see if that will allow you more dialing flexibility.

 

I'll check that out. Thanks.

Pete

 

Just following up whether or not it worked.

 

Does saying "pound" or "hash" work? Those are the two ways I've heard it called.

 

No, that didn't work. It did show that the format is to use "p" for a pause. However, when I put that into my contacts, the number will not transfer to the car and there is no way to edit or add a contact once it has transferred to the car. I think it is an iPhone issue.

Pete

 

Yes, it works with the voice command, but I think it is a rather clunky way of doing it. I have to press the switch for voice, announce 1, 2, 3, 4, pound. Then a seperate command to "send" that and then repeat it all for the password. The simplilest solution seems to be to initiate the call from the cell itself using Siri and then the whole process is automated. It's just a bit aggravating that it used to work on my ES350, but now it has regressed.

Pete

 

Agreed. Aggravating is the perfect description.