Do you use your phone as your music player in your car?

hurds

I have an audio cable hooked into my sound system (its great how thats a common feature to have an aux outlet on most newer cars) so whenever I drive I use my phone for music. What does everyone else do?

StephenBB81

No

No Almost never!

My PlayBook on rare occasions yes,

StephenBB81

No

What is a becoming a common feature in newer cars, my 2012 GMC Terrain being one of them is music through USB, and native iPod/Phone/Pad sync, if I plug my iPhone in to charge my dumb car will search for music even though there is none there EVERY TIME and there is no way to stop it... just another thing to dislike about the Apple mentality and Apple integration

hurds

Yes

StephenBB81 said:

What is a becoming a common feature in newer cars, my 2012 GMC Terrain being one of them is music through USB, and native iPod/Phone/Pad sync, if I plug my iPhone in to charge my dumb car will search for music even though there is none there EVERY TIME and there is no way to stop it... just another thing to dislike about the Apple mentality and Apple integration

Totally agree. My car won't recognize my old iPhone using the USB so I can't charge it. I'm sure its some proprietary thing.

I use my PB sometimes too but its usually on longer trips.

13echo4

Yes

Yes I do. My mustangs have MS sync over bluetooth. I wish my F250 had sync. I'm currently working on fixing a way to use my PB for a head in my truck. That will be sweet.

belfastdispatcher

Yes, all the time, mainly I like to use headphones though and to connect to my car I use the BB VN-605 handsfree which has a built in FM transmitter.

StephenBB81

No

@Belfastdispatcher
Is it legal to use headphones on that side of the pond? It isn't over here, it is considered distracted driving.

belfastdispatcher

StephenBB81 said:

@Belfastdispatcher
Is it legal to use headphones on that side of the pond? It isn't over here, it is considered distracted driving.

Yes, it is legal as far as I know and judging by how many times I was in traffic beside a police car and never ever said anything to me, I'm pretty sure there's no law against it.

What is illegal here is to hold a phone in your hand while driving or even at the road side but with the engine running. If it's in a cradle you can use away.

kbz1960

No

Nope. I usually listen to the radio in my car even though I have ford sync. I also don't want to listen to the same thing I listen to when I don't have a radio or I don't want to stream from the net.

13echo4

Yes

I tried to vote "other" and explain i listen to music from my phone while driving my tractor but it wouldnt let me. Lol

Lance

Sometimes. Mostly for podcasts. I have an iPod touch that works great with my Kenwood HU so its just a cleaner setup.

Chadd

No

With Sirius and memory card slots in my NAV unit there is no reason for another source. I did have a music gateway installed in a different car for bluetooth streaming. A good option for those with a 3.5mm jack but not bluetooth.

bungaboy

No

No. I have Sirius, USB and iPod connections in all my vehicles, so I am saturated with music options.

rotorwrench

No

No, my aftermarket head unit has USB, BT and an aux port. BT is terrible for quality so I use a USB stick with wav files or my DAP with Flac files through the aux. I prefer lossless recordings and since the BB/PB doesn't support Flac, and wav files use too much memory, I have no music on my BB and very little on my PB.

glassofpinot

No

Not in my car. But YES on my bike, and around the yard.

[Deleted User]

You bet I do! I cancelled Sirius radio, saving some $$$

I use Slacker and my 600 songs ripped from my CDs in my car. Have an aux input

Sounds great; is free!

jafobabe

No

I voted no, since I only drive 3 miles to work.. But I do listen to music on my PB while I work (lets me concentrate on what I'm doing and cuts out the office chatter)