Volume on Bluetooth calls

[Dodge62]

I have a GO 920T and a Nokia 6021. I'm impressed by the Bluetooth functionality, but the volume is so quiet its pretty much unusable. The nav instructions are plenty loud enough routed through the internal speaker, but phone calls definitely aren't.

Is there a way to change the volume (perhaps in some hidden config file?) Does it depend on the phone? I could consider upgrading the phone if it's going to make a difference.

[shadamehr]

[Andy_P]

As it is the INCOMING volume on the TomTom you are asking about, I don't think the above will help you.

Anyway, to give you the quick answer, there IS a hidden volume control.

Basically if you go to the normal TomTom volume control page DURING a call (tap screen, bottom left), you get another volume control for calls only, but it's often on full already!

[shadamehr]

[Andy_P]

Over to you Dodge....

[Dodge62]

Thanks guys - no, I haven't actually tried that. I had upped the volume to max on the phone when it wasn't in use, but it didn't occur to me it would have effectively a second volume control for Bluetooth. I assumed Bluetooth would be at a fixed level - equivalent to a "line" level, and any volume changes would be made on the receiving device.

Will try it first thing tomorrow and report back.

[DennisN]

[Johnny_D]

shadmehir is technically correct - During a BT headset call the BT volume can be adjusted.

However it's how Nokia handles itself when it believes it's in a car-cradle. Which is what the Nokia believes when it's connect to a TTG.

So you need to adjust the volume on the TTG - Not the phone :D

JD
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Navman F20 USB Fell off
TTG 520 Third time lucky?
Bloody Superb PGPSW Camera Database.
Not much else!

[DennisN]

There y'go -just like me and bungee jumping. Technically possible , but physically impossible.
Thank goodness we've got a Nokia expert in at last - I've had more than a dozen TT GOs, all of which needed the volume adjusting on the TT during a Bluetooth phone call when the Nokia refused to react - I always knew this, now I know why. Johnny_D, may I please preserve this for ever and impress my grandsons with it without ever crediting you?
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If it tastes good - it's fattening.

Two of them are obesiting!!

[shadamehr]

Sighs and bites tongue.
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But thanks Johnny for the other reply.

But again, it depends, as I said right at the start, on the Nokia itself too.

As Johnny, you mention that the Nokia treats the TT as a car cradle.

There is no such Bluetooth Profile, but I know what you mean - you mean it treats the connected device as "Handsfree" BT Profile.

If so, some of my Nokias allow me to increase the volume (forgive me, er "other people", as I am not wanting to fan the flames, but did you all miss the fact that I have stated I can already do this for real with some of my Nokias and TT - I will have to play around again and see which ones it was).

But more importantly, and relevant to what I said, is that not all Nokias work that way - some only see it as a "Headset" profile, which whilst technically poorer, in terms of less functionality and features, certainly allows for volume increase via the phone.

Just to give example, my Motorola, or O2 Blue (a re-branded G-Trek) BT Headset, both have their own dedicated volume buttons, as do a TT device.

But nevertheless, pressing the volume buttons up and down on the phone, or using the equivalent on those many Nokias that don't have dedicated keys, will also increase and decrease the volume through the headset.

So it all depends on the Nokia, and in addition, the implementation of whether it sees the device as "Headset" or "Handsfree".

Oh and of course "A2DP" is filtering through now, but I believe that has little bearing on current TT devices - it would more be for the audio OUT from TomTom in terms of voice commands, to an external A2DP device, as opposed to the other way round.

For telephony, either "Headset" or "Handsfree" BT profile will be used.

My brother's BMW in-built BT car kit, utilises the correct "Handsfree" profile, as does TT on most Nokias.

And yet, he can readily increase or decrease the volume of a call, using the volume on his phone.

All the phone is doing here, is adjusting the level of the sound as passed to the BT device.

Then of course the BT Device (car kit, or tomtom) can then have its OWN volume control to increase or decrease this volume - but it is increasing or decreasing the volume passed to it at the MAXIMUM as set by the device.

If you follow.

Hope this is not seen as either inflammatory, or wandering off topic - as far as I can tell, it's exactly still relevant to the original question asked, or moreover, other people who might look in on the post for their own experiences, based on the title of the post.

Shadamehr.

(Owner, as per his signature strip on other forums, of what is now his Sixty-ninth ever Nokia, since his first mobile brick all those years ago).

[Johnny_D]

Thanks for the kind words Dennis :D

I'm afraid there are two sides to being a nokia expert. Handset and Network. I'm afraid i'm the network end :p

The bottom line is pritty much that each handset has it's own software version. Each network can add or remove certain functionality. Which means you can end up with 1 handset with 6 different variations on functionality. And then Nokia do issue software updates - but these allmost only ever get applied when the handset leaves a network operator (O2, orange ect ect) -OR- goes back for repair, or the user does it themself [Bloody dangerous for those who are not trained].

I'm no handset expert - but each handset will behave slightly differently!

To answer the original post there is another way to increase the BT Volume. Get a standard Blue Tooth headset [Friend, family or your own] connect it up. Make a call [Use voicemail for instance] and set the volume to max.

Then connect it to the TomTom with it's independent BT Volume and you can turn that up as well.

Good luck!

JD
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TTG 300 Died the death of a cracked screen
Navman F20 USB Fell off
TTG 520 Third time lucky?
Bloody Superb PGPSW Camera Database.
Not much else!

[mikealder]

You will have noticed certain posts have been removed - lets keep within the forum rules please, personal attacks and such like are not permitted - Mike

[Andy_P]

Don't want to get into another argument, but seems to me some of the wrong posts got deleted....

If nothing else, can we (as I think someone said)
keep ur posts simple
keep ur posts clear
keep ur posts BRIEF!

[shadamehr]

[klystron_generator]

golden rule number 2:

don't respond if your post is less than 10 screens full of text at the highest screen resolution


golden rule number 3:

don't respond if somebody disagrees with your point of view

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