Windows XP end of support
 

On 2/12/2014 11:41 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/12/2014 11:31 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 2/12/14, 11:25 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 06:50:19 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/11/14, 11:35 PM, wrote:


My wife listens to Bob and Tom on the way to work.
It is not broadcast here so she pulls it off the web.
It bluetooths from the phone.

Everything is hands free on the phone if you do take a call.



I think if we were interested in things to do entertainment-wise while
in the car, I'd get an iPad Air and a dash mount. You can even make
phone calls from an iPad using one of several apps, such as Skype. But
we don't often spend more than an hour or two in the car.

I don't think she was interested in duct taping some other piece of
hardware to the dash and having cables running around.
There is something to be said about a clean factory installed unit.



I'm sure among the next iterations will be a blue tooth connect to the
car speakers. And there are some nice looking mounts I've seen that help
avoid the duct tape look. Not anything that concerns us, though, since
we aren't much into in-car entertainment or calls to or from the driver.



I don't even listen to the radio when driving. I find it distracting.
Someone in my family gave me a Sirius receiver back when I was making
the long drives back and forth to Florida. I think I used it once for
about an hour before shutting it off and never bothered with it again.

The very rare times that I drive any distance I much prefer to watch the
scenery or what's happening around the vehicle. Weird, but that's the
way it is.



I just have a little box I plug into my mp3, or phone, or whatever
device I have and it shoots a signal to my car system... I have about 90
hours of music on my mp3 player, I pretty much leave it on all the time.
Great at races and stuff camping on weekends... No ads, no dud songs...:)

Windows XP end of support
 

Sirius?
My first experience with that service was last spring when we bought the new Highlander.
We were provided with 3 free months and I really liked listening to the 1960's music.
I don't spend enough time in the vehicle most of the year but if I could get a deal on 5 months (June to October), I'd go for it. Up here it would be around $18. per month taxes in.

Windows XP end of support
 

On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 12:02:37 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:31:33 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/12/14, 11:25 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 06:50:19 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/11/14, 11:35 PM, wrote:


My wife listens to Bob and Tom on the way to work.
It is not broadcast here so she pulls it off the web.
It bluetooths from the phone.

Everything is hands free on the phone if you do take a call.



I think if we were interested in things to do entertainment-wise while
in the car, I'd get an iPad Air and a dash mount. You can even make
phone calls from an iPad using one of several apps, such as Skype. But
we don't often spend more than an hour or two in the car.

I don't think she was interested in duct taping some other piece of
hardware to the dash and having cables running around.
There is something to be said about a clean factory installed unit.



I'm sure among the next iterations will be a blue tooth connect to the
car speakers. And there are some nice looking mounts I've seen that help
avoid the duct tape look. Not anything that concerns us, though, since
we aren't much into in-car entertainment or calls to or from the driver.

Next iteration of what? Bluetooth is established technology. Are you
saying Apple can't bluetooth to your car system?
Judy starts up her Bob and Tom on the phone and it comes out the car
speakers as soon as she gets in the car.
Once you have set up the connection (swap magic codes) it happens as
soon as it sees the phone in range. That is actually about 20 feet
away. If I am driving her car and she is walking up, the radio starts
connecting before she gets there. (I see a prompt on the display)

Same with my wife's new VW.

Windows XP end of support
 

On 2/11/14, 8:35 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 21:51:39 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/11/14, 8:16 PM, wrote:
On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 16:22:36 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/11/14, 4:11 PM, wrote:

I finally gave up on the idea because you are going to be replacing
all the capacitors before you start. I am using commercial in dash
players now and they all suck, including the $1000 one in the Lincoln.


You spent $1000 to get a music player in your car?

Really?

Gosh, I just use a $10 cable to plug an iPhone or iPod into the car stereo.

I guess that Vega you have doesn't have a factory sound system with an
MP3 player, 6 pack CD, Nav and blue tooth to your phone.


Actually, my car has all of that, sans the 6 pack CD player. I prefer
the separate garmin nav device, and I also have 3 nav apps on my iphone,
including garmin usa. My iPhone also has 4000+ tunes on it, a tad more
than you can squeeze onto six CDs.

I don't think we have actually listened to a CD for 10 years but it is
there. This thing has a USB port that will take a 32g thumb drive but
you can get more on a 4g than we usually have in a typical play list.



I can talk to my iphone and it talks back. I don't accept incoming calls
when I am driving, unless it is my wife...and I don't listen to web
casts.

My wife listens to Bob and Tom on the way to work.
It is not broadcast here so she pulls it off the web.
It bluetooths from the phone.

Everything is hands free on the phone if you do take a call.


Problem, at least out west and likely in remote Florida, is the Nav App
on the phones do not work if you do not have 3G or 4G connectivity. I
installed an Alpine nav system in my truck when the CD changer went bad.
Will take an Ipod or USB device also, besides CD's. we still play
CD's as wife likes the books on CD and I do not have to put them on a
flash drive for the times we listen to them.

Windows XP end of support
 

On 2/12/14, 9:20 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:57:53 -0500, KC wrote:

On 2/12/2014 11:41 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

I don't even listen to the radio when driving. I find it distracting.
Someone in my family gave me a Sirius receiver back when I was making
the long drives back and forth to Florida. I think I used it once for
about an hour before shutting it off and never bothered with it again.

The very rare times that I drive any distance I much prefer to watch the
scenery or what's happening around the vehicle. Weird, but that's the
way it is.



I just have a little box I plug into my mp3, or phone, or whatever
device I have and it shoots a signal to my car system... I have about 90
hours of music on my mp3 player, I pretty much leave it on all the time.
Great at races and stuff camping on weekends... No ads, no dud songs...:)

I like my tunes. The Blaupunkt I have now in the Honda has a CD and an
SD card. I keep about 170 of my favorites on a CD (MP3 format) and
about 1000 on the SD card so I can easily switch back and forth.
I never turn the radio on.

I like news and sports so listen to those stations when driving. And
here in the Bay Area a 5 mile trip may take a long time depending on
traffic.

Windows XP end of support
 

On 2/12/2014 12:32 PM, True North wrote:
Sirius?
My first experience with that service was last spring when we bought the new Highlander.
We were provided with 3 free months and I really liked listening to the 1960's music.
I don't spend enough time in the vehicle most of the year but if I could get a deal on 5 months (June to October), I'd go for it. Up here it would be around $18. per month taxes in.



When I first subscribed (it was many years ago) they had an option to
pay a one time charge of something like $50 or something for a lifetime
subscription. I think they were trying to build a user base. I did that.

I took the receiver and antenna out of the car or truck or whatever I
had it in and put it in the house for a while, powered by a small 12
volt power supply. I hooked it up to my stereo system and used it
occasionally that way.

The black antenna thing is still sitting outside on a railing on a
porch. I haven't seen the receiver in years. I guess if I could find
it I technically should still be able to use it, but I don't have any
interest in it.

Didn't Sirius and some other satellite entertainment service merge not
too long ago?

Windows XP end of support
 

On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 8:16:16 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 16:22:36 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:



On 2/11/14, 4:11 PM, wrote:



I finally gave up on the idea because you are going to be replacing

all the capacitors before you start. I am using commercial in dash

players now and they all suck, including the $1000 one in the Lincoln.





You spent $1000 to get a music player in your car?



Really?



Gosh, I just use a $10 cable to plug an iPhone or iPod into the car stereo.



I guess that Vega you have doesn't have a factory sound system with an

MP3 player, 6 pack CD, Nav and blue tooth to your phone.

Take a ride in your wife's car sometime.

A grand is really not much for the entertainment system upgrade on a

nice car.

If I was an Apple guy I would say it was free since it was bundled in

the price of a trim package in the Lincoln but that unit was $900 and

change if you put it in your F150.

Can you talk to your Ipod (and does it listen?). Does it mute and

switch over to the phone on command or when you have an incoming call?

Does it bluetooth to your smart phone so you can listen to web casts?

The wife's LS460 has the Mark Levinson sound system in it. Not cheap, but awesome.

Windows XP end of support
 

On 2/12/14, 9:32 AM, True North wrote:
Sirius?
My first experience with that service was last spring when we bought the new Highlander.
We were provided with 3 free months and I really liked listening to the 1960's music.
I don't spend enough time in the vehicle most of the year but if I could get a deal on 5 months (June to October), I'd go for it. Up here it would be around $18. per month taxes in.

After awhile, they will offer you a better deal.

Windows XP end of support
 

On 2/12/2014 1:03 PM, wrote:
On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 8:16:16 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 16:22:36 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:



On 2/11/14, 4:11 PM, wrote:



I finally gave up on the idea because you are going to be replacing

all the capacitors before you start. I am using commercial in dash

players now and they all suck, including the $1000 one in the Lincoln.





You spent $1000 to get a music player in your car?



Really?



Gosh, I just use a $10 cable to plug an iPhone or iPod into the car stereo.



I guess that Vega you have doesn't have a factory sound system with an

MP3 player, 6 pack CD, Nav and blue tooth to your phone.

Take a ride in your wife's car sometime.

A grand is really not much for the entertainment system upgrade on a

nice car.

If I was an Apple guy I would say it was free since it was bundled in

the price of a trim package in the Lincoln but that unit was $900 and

change if you put it in your F150.

Can you talk to your Ipod (and does it listen?). Does it mute and

switch over to the phone on command or when you have an incoming call?

Does it bluetooth to your smart phone so you can listen to web casts?



The wife's LS460 has the Mark Levinson sound system in it. Not cheap, but awesome.


Can it do this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc_LWWgPi0E

Windows XP end of support
 

On 2/12/14, 12:02 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 11:31:33 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/12/14, 11:25 AM, wrote:
On Wed, 12 Feb 2014 06:50:19 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/11/14, 11:35 PM, wrote:


My wife listens to Bob and Tom on the way to work.
It is not broadcast here so she pulls it off the web.
It bluetooths from the phone.

Everything is hands free on the phone if you do take a call.



I think if we were interested in things to do entertainment-wise while
in the car, I'd get an iPad Air and a dash mount. You can even make
phone calls from an iPad using one of several apps, such as Skype. But
we don't often spend more than an hour or two in the car.

I don't think she was interested in duct taping some other piece of
hardware to the dash and having cables running around.
There is something to be said about a clean factory installed unit.



I'm sure among the next iterations will be a blue tooth connect to the
car speakers. And there are some nice looking mounts I've seen that help
avoid the duct tape look. Not anything that concerns us, though, since
we aren't much into in-car entertainment or calls to or from the driver.

Next iteration of what? Bluetooth is established technology. Are you
saying Apple can't bluetooth to your car system?
Judy starts up her Bob and Tom on the phone and it comes out the car
speakers as soon as she gets in the car.
Once you have set up the connection (swap magic codes) it happens as
soon as it sees the phone in range. That is actually about 20 feet
away. If I am driving her car and she is walking up, the radio starts
connecting before she gets there. (I see a prompt on the display)


I dunno, because I've never tried that. As I said, we're not much into
in-car entertainment.

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