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Im frankly shocked so many people use USBs to store music and play them in their truck. My dad does but hes like... i dont know 63.
some of these old farts ( like me @almost 61 ) have cars that do not have Bluetooth or wireless ( the hot rods both use USB)
or inexpensive BT units in our older dailys only because I want her to put her damned phone away while driving.
BT works fine for the phone calls, but sucks donkey dicks for music and the phone needs to be tethered to play.

I just don’t listen to radio anymore—-45 min of ads for 15 min of music.
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some of these old farts ( like me @almost 61 ) have cars that do not have Bluetooth or wireless ( the hot rods both use USB)
or inexpensive BT units in our older dailys only because I want her to put her damned phone away while driving.
BT works fine for the phone calls, but sucks donkey dicks for music and the phone needs to be tethered to play.

I just don’t listen to radio anymore—-45 min of ads for 15 min of music.
Well I was thinking plugin in our phone to listen to music on Spotify and the such, since you would be charging your phone, listening to music, and even have the GPS all at the same time.

I am always cautious of BT, like its an amazing technology, but its impossible to expect it to be as reliable and good as a wire. (as of today)
 

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I am always cautious of BT, like its an amazing technology, but its impossible to expect it to be as reliable and good as a wire. (as of today)
I should mention that BT audio is just fine in the new truck.
Apple CarPlay seems a bit temperamental and I just gave up on it.
I would be more inclined to deal with the CarPlay if the iPads would be supported.
But, I am fine with my music starting when I get in and picks up right where it left off on my return trip.

when I’m just sitting and chilling, my tablet is tethered and is an optional music source. I just wish it was capable of CarPlay—I like the bigger display
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I should mention that BT audio is just fine in the new truck.
Apple CarPlay seems a bit temperamental and I just gave up on it.
I would be more inclined to deal with the CarPlay if the iPads would be supported.
But, I am fine with my music starting when I get in and picks up right where it left off on my return trip.

when I’m just sitting and chilling, my tablet is tethered and is an optional music source. I just wish it was capable of CarPlay—I like the bigger display
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"Temperamental" is being kind. My phone constantly gets kicked off or the Carplay button is completely useless. It just stares at me when I tap it countless times. I haven't sat down and tried to figure out to hook in with the ole handy wire.
 

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Im frankly shocked so many people use USBs to store music and play them in their truck. My dad does but hes like... i dont know 63.
I’m like 72 and I do the same thing as your Dad. Back in the day I thought having an FM radio in a car was high tech. :giggle:
 
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I’m like 72 and I do the same thing as your Dad. Back in the day I thought having an FM radio in a car was high tech. :giggle:
Forget that..where is the 8 track?
 

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I have several thousand songs on my usb in my truck and they play fine, with no issues.

I like the USB, because I don't pay for any music services other than amazon (just because I have prime), but to go through and add all of the same music, would take weeks. The free spotify/pandora etc. will just play genres or stations which is pretty much the same as the radio to me.

I like to be able to tell my truck to play "Major Tom" but the Shiny Toy Guns version, without having to dick around with a telephone, lol.

I also take the occasional drive without a phone...crazy I know (I'm 50, so I spent many years without a phone in my hand).

When I initially set up my usb, I used some sort of sync app that finds problems and sets up the playlists etc. so that sync can read it properly. In my old 2013, I had a portable hard drive in the console with 500GB of music on it.
 

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Does anyone have a problem uth the USB connection under the dash not working and then the working again later? I think this happened to me once before and it just came back but not sure how long it took. The port is not working this morning for me and I will see if it's back on after work today.
 

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I just don’t listen to radio anymore—-45 min of ads for 15 min of music.
That's what I love about XM. Other than live sports (Dodgers baseball), I hardly listen to FM any more...
 

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Im frankly shocked so many people use USBs to store music and play them in their truck. My dad does but hes like... i dont know 63.
Right! I’m 51 and reading this like it’s 10 yrs ago. I just use my iPhone. It has shit tons of storage and works flawlessly. 🤣
 

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Does anyone have a problem uth the USB connection under the dash not working and then the working again later? I think this happened to me once before and it just came back but not sure how long it took. The port is not working this morning for me and I will see if it's back on after work today.
Yes, mine will occasionally not work randomly and then start playing AM for no reason but it's rare- happens at startup. Once every few weeks. I've never had it die in the middle of playing music.
 

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Right! I’m 51 and reading this like it’s 10 yrs ago. I just use my iPhone. It has shit tons of storage and works flawlessly. 🤣
I am 62 and also don't need it for music but I'm using a Android box that can install all my APPS just like my phone which turns the screen into my phone, so the USB is very important for me. Hopefully its working after work today.
 

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Well, this sounds encouraging. With no moving parts, and no issue in other vehicles, I came to the conclusion it's the new truck for some reason. I'll buy a new USB and say a prayer.... Thx all.
Maybe its the format of your music? Sometimes head units are very picky.
 

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My USB came back after sitting 8hrs at work
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