USB Uselessness?

[Bryan Simon]

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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[ZWARRIOR]

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)

 

[Bryan Simon]

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
(more old fart crap)

 

[150ish]

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
(more old fart crap)

"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.

 

[Dan M.]

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.

 

[Kanuck]

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.

Forget that..where is the 8 track?

 

[Bryan Simon]

Forget that..where is the 8 track?

was in my 70 Plymouth Sport Fury GT

 

[Zyvin]

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.

 

[Steverinofla]

My '68 rambler wants to know what an 8 track is

 

[roadPilot]

My '68 rambler wants to know what an 8 track is

Oh, it knows. The 8-track was invented in 1964 and put into the US market in 1965. It was invented by Lear Jet Corporation (yup, the jet folks).

Believe it or not, the cassette tape was invented BEFORE the 8-track (1962).

 

[Ricksc]

No problems running Spotify on CarPlay. Works great. Have done 12 hour road trips with no cell service just runs off what I have downloaded to phone.

 

[dlm2174]

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've been doing it for about 10 years and I'm 63 . Too me its one of the best things about todays vehicles . Tons of music . I can listen to what I want when I want.

 

[SilverPigeon]

Just so you're all aware (in case not), CarPlay uses BT to connect, but then a peer-to-peer wireless network to transmit/receive to/from the phone. It's the wireless app projection (PROJxxxx network) in connectivity settings.

Now that Spotify has lossless (FLAC) music, I'm very happy to listen at my age (62). iOS 26 with CarPlay widgets (up to 5 per stack) sweetens the deal when paired with Dynamic Lyrics so I can understand some of the modern singers

 

[CAD_Jockey]

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've been using USB for my music since 2013. I only hear music I like, no issues in the mountains losing signal (radio or cell), and I don't have to concern myself with how much storage is on my phone. The 128GB usb drive I just put in the truck has over 6000 songs on it, I can road trip anywhere and not hear a single commercial, lol

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