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Originally Posted by jswinden
Unfortunately Toyota's implementation of add-on stuff like using BT with an iPhone or plugging in a USB thumbdrive or plugging in an audio cable from another device is terrible. I can easily do any of those, but it is extremely difficult and non-intuitve to get to a particular song or even album. So imagine driving off a cliff because you are constantly fiddling around with a terrible music navigation system. Toyota dropped the ball big time, IMO. It isn't worth all the hassle, and I really don't like add-on crap anyway. Having to plug in or connect another device via BT is just kluge at best. I like a clean look and a clean operation. Add-on plus Toyota radio equals major frustration and headaches. The only option I see as workable to me is to replace the radio with one that has a built in satellite receiver, but I have no desire to spend several hundred dollars to do this. I simply don't drive enough to justify the expense. I'm retired. If I worked and had to commute an hour or so per day it would be worth the expense, as it would if I drove a lot especially out in the boonies where radio stations are few and far between.
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Yes, driving off of a cliff would definitely be bad
My wife's new Ford is equally bad at that stuff. What I do in my older car is leave a bluetooth speaker in it. It comes in handy when I've been in a doctor's waiting room or such, listening to music on my phone with ear buds, then go to the car and can continue the song or album by just switching on the speaker. My phone only has to be connected once with the bluetooth speaker and it will auto-connect when the speaker is turned on every time.