Gotcha. Although Iām 68, but perhaps more comfortable with tech. My understanding is a phone will be helpful for pretty much everything on this truck. Itāll show important things like charge status and remaining range. Without one, itās sort of like a gasser missing a fuel gauge. (I also suspect that us old people are not a primary target market.)
Great point. I note you have a Bronco. Mine is also a 2 door, with a 7mt. I bet Iāll be able to hear myself whistle more easily in the Slate than the Bronco, but Iām not counting on the same ability to rock crawl.
Agree. I like getting in my truck and starting it up and having music come out of that magic box on my dashboard. Don't want to sit in my driveway and try to link everything up and wait for the satellites to align before I listen to my Rock and Roll. I also purposely leave my cell phone at home much of the time so no one can reach out and touch me.
Radios are obviously very common vehicle accessories. It seems likely that the "Slate access points" will support installation of an aftermarket AM/FM radio, or even a satellite radio, even if those are not officially offered by Slate as accessories.
Haven't listened to free radio since I got my first Sirius radio in 2011. Radio was great when it was music instead of chatter and stupidity.
The phone probably needs to have a data connection. I still frequently drive thru areas with no cell service. (There are probably 20 FM stations floating thru the air.) Possible the radio in the dash is only 12" from the speaker, why use a BT connection when 16" of inexpensive wire would work well?
