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Have I won the lottery? I've never had a single Bluetooth issue with any device I've ever had, except my current vehicle: "All New" 2019 Ram 1500 (If anyone w

Have I won the lottery? I've never had a single Bluetooth issue with any device I've ever had, except my current vehicle: "All New" 2019 Ram 1500 (If anyone works for Uconnect, please email me.) iPhone, iPhone 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 5X, Nexus 7, Razer Phone, Thinkpad Yoga, Thinkpad Book, self-assembled desktop, Toyota Corolla - all have worked perfectly with various, cheap, Bluetooth devices - keyboards, mice, speakers, earbuds, and each other for BT file transfers. (It's really sad that a Corolla has a better Bluetooth experience than a Ram which is 3x in cost.)

solarkraft 8y ago
> Ram 1500 Do you work in agriculture?
- Casseres 8y ago
  No, I'm an Air Traffic Controller who uses a truck to move and tow stuff to help out friends, family, and Scouts. Why?
  - hpkuarg 8y ago
    Some people seem to think that the only acceptable reason to own a pickup truck is if you're plowing fields with it on a regular basis.
  - rsync 8y ago
    "Why?" I believe your parent is trying to level a "all hat, no cattle" claim upon you. I am sympathetic to this line of reasoning - it's difficult to to look upon American truck culture in 2019 and not have that come to mind. I have no comments on your specific situation. Thanks for helping kids with scouts.
    - brookside 8y ago
      I for one do think US truck culture is absurd. Pickups are best selling vehicles by far, yet their beds and towing capabilities are generally used about 1% of the time. The other 99% is commuting in the most wasteful of ways http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/09/04/its-never-too-late-to-ditch-your-gas-guzzler/ http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/09/04/its-never-too-late....
      - mikestew 8y ago
        I am in complete agreement with you, but you know what? Let's not rag on the guy about his truck when he was trying to contribute to a conversation about the annoyances of Bluetooth. Someone daring to type the word "truck" is not our excuse to pile on no matter how far out of context.
      - Casseres 8y ago
        I think it's absurd when the very small fraction of truck owners lift them, trick them out, "roll coal", etc. I think the vast majority of truck owners are reasonable. Who doesn't own or pay for something "just in case"? We have insurance just in case we need it. People pay a little more for a truck instead of a sedan just in case they need it. I didn't mean for this chain of comments to be about trucks, it was just the name of one item where Bluetooth doesn't work that well for me.
  - unethical_ban 8y ago
    It's socially acceptable here to low-key look down on certain luxuries or lifestyles over others.
    - ConceptJunkie 8y ago
      It wasn't so low-key, if you ask me.
      - Zecar 8y ago
        No it was incredibly rude and offtopic
josefresco 8y ago
> Have I won the lottery? Yes. My experience with Bluetooth and kids while driving: 1. Dad, my headphones aren't working. 2. Ok, did you try turning them off an on again? 3. Yes 4. Did you turn BT on your iPhone on/off? 5. Yes 6. Did you "forget" the BT connection and re-establish. 7. Yes child rages 8. Are they ... charged? 9. Child now fully enraged: YEEEESS DAD! I'm not an idiot! 9. Ok ummmm, did you try steps 2, 4 and 6 a couple of times each? 10. child continues to rage, stops asking for help and proceeds to frantically toggle everything on/off/on/off while "tapping" their phone aggressively. 11. 10 minutes later ... Dad they're working now! 11. Awesome, so glad we got you those BT headphones.
- lstamour 8y ago
  There’s a step you forgot — turn your phone on and off. It’s annoying but it can fix problems with headphones when it’s not actually the headphones’ fault.

solarkraft 8y ago

> Ram 1500 Do you work in agriculture?

Casseres 8y ago
No, I'm an Air Traffic Controller who uses a truck to move and tow stuff to help out friends, family, and Scouts. Why?
- hpkuarg 8y ago
  Some people seem to think that the only acceptable reason to own a pickup truck is if you're plowing fields with it on a regular basis.
- rsync 8y ago
  "Why?" I believe your parent is trying to level a "all hat, no cattle" claim upon you. I am sympathetic to this line of reasoning - it's difficult to to look upon American truck culture in 2019 and not have that come to mind. I have no comments on your specific situation. Thanks for helping kids with scouts.
  - brookside 8y ago
    I for one do think US truck culture is absurd. Pickups are best selling vehicles by far, yet their beds and towing capabilities are generally used about 1% of the time. The other 99% is commuting in the most wasteful of ways http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/09/04/its-never-too-late-to-ditch-your-gas-guzzler/ http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/09/04/its-never-too-late....
    - mikestew 8y ago
      I am in complete agreement with you, but you know what? Let's not rag on the guy about his truck when he was trying to contribute to a conversation about the annoyances of Bluetooth. Someone daring to type the word "truck" is not our excuse to pile on no matter how far out of context.
    - Casseres 8y ago
      I think it's absurd when the very small fraction of truck owners lift them, trick them out, "roll coal", etc. I think the vast majority of truck owners are reasonable. Who doesn't own or pay for something "just in case"? We have insurance just in case we need it. People pay a little more for a truck instead of a sedan just in case they need it. I didn't mean for this chain of comments to be about trucks, it was just the name of one item where Bluetooth doesn't work that well for me.
- unethical_ban 8y ago
  It's socially acceptable here to low-key look down on certain luxuries or lifestyles over others.
  - ConceptJunkie 8y ago
    It wasn't so low-key, if you ask me.
    - Zecar 8y ago
      No it was incredibly rude and offtopic

josefresco 8y ago

> Have I won the lottery? Yes. My experience with Bluetooth and kids while driving: 1. Dad, my headphones aren't working. 2. Ok, did you try turning them off an on again? 3. Yes 4. Did you turn BT on your iPhone on/off? 5. Yes 6. Did you "forget" the BT connection and re-establish. 7. Yes child rages 8. Are they ... charged? 9. Child now fully enraged: YEEEESS DAD! I'm not an idiot! 9. Ok ummmm, did you try steps 2, 4 and 6 a couple of times each? 10. child continues to rage, stops asking for help and proceeds to frantically toggle everything on/off/on/off while "tapping" their phone aggressively. 11. 10 minutes later ... Dad they're working now! 11. Awesome, so glad we got you those BT headphones.

lstamour 8y ago
There’s a step you forgot — turn your phone on and off. It’s annoying but it can fix problems with headphones when it’s not actually the headphones’ fault.