Re: Very odd SMS problem, maybe someone can help.

From	nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: Very odd SMS problem, maybe someone can help.
Date	2016-07-18 14:50 -0400
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<180720161450463714%nospam@nospam.invalid> (permalink)
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In article <nmj70s$cvq$3@dont-email.me>, PAS <abc@doremi.net> wrote:

> >>>>> are both phones paired with the same vehicle? if so, un-pair one and
> >>>>> test, or better yet, unpair both phones and test as you re-pair each
> >>>>> one. if possible, reset the vehicle's bluetooth completely (unpairing
> >>>>> *everything*) and then re-pair.
> >>>> The systems only allow one phone to be paired at any time.
> >>> eh? why? most families have more than one driver per vehicle.
> >> "Connected" is a better term I should have used.  I can pair a number of
> >> phones, only one at-a-time can be connected.
> > pairing is the correct term.
> >
> > many bluetooth devices are multipoint and support pairings with more
> > than one phone.
> >
> > when a call comes in (or text), a connection is established with the
> > correct phone.
> >
> > it can even switch on the fly. you could be listening to a podcast from
> > one device (phone, tablet, ipod) and if a call comes in on a second
> > phone, it'll switch automatically.
> 
> Perhaps my car's head units support this, haven't tried.  Let's suppose 
> it does and present a scenario:  my wife and I are in the car together 
> with bluetooth enabled on our phones.  Her phone is paired.  I receive a 
> call on my phone.  If the system automatically then attempts to pair my 
> phone, the time it takes to pair it takes a few seconds, at least.  By 
> the time the pairing is complete, the call could have gone to voice mail.

pairing adds a device to its internal list, and maybe it limits it to
one phone at any given moment.

i have a bluetooth headset that can pair with up to 8 devices total,
but there can only be two active at any time. whichever phone gets a
call rings through to the headset, without delay.

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Very odd SMS problem, maybe someone can help. PAS <abc@doremi.net> - 2016-07-18 11:12 -0400
  Re: Very odd SMS problem, maybe someone can help. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-07-18 11:24 -0400
    Re: Very odd SMS problem, maybe someone can help. PAS <abc@doremi.net> - 2016-07-18 11:56 -0400
      Re: Very odd SMS problem, maybe someone can help. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-07-18 12:04 -0400
        Re: Very odd SMS problem, maybe someone can help. PAS <abc@doremi.net> - 2016-07-18 12:25 -0400
          Re: Very odd SMS problem, maybe someone can help. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-07-18 12:50 -0400
            Re: Very odd SMS problem, maybe someone can help. PAS <abc@doremi.net> - 2016-07-18 14:26 -0400
              Re: Very odd SMS problem, maybe someone can help. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-07-18 14:50 -0400
                Re: Very odd SMS problem, maybe someone can help. PAS <abc@doremi.net> - 2016-07-18 15:17 -0400
  Re: Very odd SMS problem, maybe someone can help. Micky <NONONObobbyburns1111@gmail.com> - 2016-07-19 21:04 -0400
    Re: Very odd SMS problem, maybe someone can help. The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-07-19 19:23 -0700
      Re: Very odd SMS problem, maybe someone can help. nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-07-19 22:54 -0400
      Re: Very odd SMS problem, maybe someone can help. Micky <NONONObobbyburns1111@gmail.com> - 2016-07-20 04:18 -0400
    Re: Very odd SMS problem, maybe someone can help. PAS <abc@doremi.net> - 2016-07-20 10:07 -0400

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