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I heard a bit about the new Ford and Microsoft Sync interface. Supposedly it gives easy voice control over Phones and Mp3 players. What do you guys think about it? Any actually tried out first hard?
Is a great new feature, maybe even help Ford get technological edge? Or is just another useless feature.
It's pretty much the same thing that GM pioneered a few years ago, called OnStar. It's a great system if you have a need for all the features. We use the telephone feature, it's great, hands free system. You can store numbers, or just push the button and tell the operator the number you want. It takes better care of you than Yo mama.....
You also have GPS system. Push a button and an operator answers immediately. Tell him/her where you want to go, and they know where you are, so they give to step by step instructions. Great safety tool, also. You drive off a mountain road in a snow storm, and they know exactly where you are.....
It has a million features, but we don't use the car enough to make it cost effective. If I were a person who lived in my car, i.e., salesman, etc, it would be very worth while. We have had our car nine months, and just turned 3k miles, so we would never get out moneys worth.
One feature I like, I get a monthly email from OnStar with a complete report on my vehicle. It tells me the condition of every system in my car, including the air pressure in each tire, when you will need an oil change, how many minutes I used on the phone that month, many more things. It does everything but cook breakfast.
It all depends on how you use your car, if it's worth the cost or not. Same with satellite radio, we got a free three month trial. it's fantastic, but for $15 a month, and we only use the cars a few times a month, it isn't worth it to us.
Google the company and see what all they offer, it's really great if you need it. There are different levels of service, the top one costing around $500 a year, cheap if you can write it off....!
Now that that is clear, its one of the better in-car multimedia systems - it works well and is getting good reviews.
I didn't say it was OnStar, I said it is Ford's version, and is the a same thing as OnStar, with a different name, which is exactly what it is. Thanks for your way too late, and wrong, imput....
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