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

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On 7/18/2016 2:50 PM, nospam wrote:
> 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.

Now that I think about it, neither of the head units in our cars allow 
for more than one active phone.  Both also establish a hierarchy whereby 
if two phones have bluetooth enabled, the first one on the list gets 
paired.  The order of the list is determined by the order each phone was 
first paired/registered.

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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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