On Wed, 28 Sep 2016 04:42:50 -0000 (UTC), HerHusband
wrote:

I've never understood the reason for a remote control in a car stereo. All
of the controls are at my reach on the head unit already.

I suppose it could be handy if you're in the back seat with your sweetie.


I have no intention to get a smartphone, based on the cost.
My prepaid Tracfone is all I need.

You might check out Tracfone's latest offerings. I have Tracfone too and
upgraded to an LG Ultimate 2 L41C last year. It may not be bleeding edge
stuff but it's certainly smart enough for my needs. Sure beats the old flip
phone.

I have my Tracfone, and actually have to make some "regular calls"
or I accumulate too many minutes.

Yeah, I've got 100's of voice minutes that I never use, and Tracfone
doesn't make it easy to just buy service hours. So I end up adding minutes
every year when I don't need them just so I can add service time.

I do hope they have exceeded the 4gb limit though.

I haven't tried it, but I think it will accept a larger drive, it just
won't access more than 4GB.

In any case, that's hundreds of songs and hours of music. Unless you're
taking a road trip, you won't be able to listen to all of the songs on the
drive.

One thing I still dont understand is how to determine what stereos
will fit in my 1996 Plymouth Voyager.

Amazon sells an install kit (adapter plate) for your car for single DIN
radios. So any single DIN stereo should fit, given enough depth behind the
dash (you would probably need to remove the old stereo and measure it, then
compare the new stereo's specifications).

Thanks for all your help!

No problem. I'm happy to help.

Anthony Watson

I dont understand the need for a remote control either. I just hope if
it comes with a remote, it dont lack the controls on the stereo itself
like a lot of tvs do these days. If I misplace my tv remote, all I can
do is turn it on and off from the set itself. Cant change volume or
channels or anything else. Real annoying....

I have about 5gb of songs stored on my computer, and copied to another
portable drive (backup). That is a lot of music. I have not heard all of
them. So, a 4gb flash drive would work just fine. I have another 1gb of
music I ripped from my own CDs as a backup, but they are not in MP3. But
as soon as I get software to convert them, I can add those too. Either
way, one 8 or 16gb flash drive will hold everything I own, and still
have room to spare.

One of these days I might get a new Tracfone, but I am not looking
forward to that day, when I will have to retype about 260 contacts from
my contact list. Otherwise I may have replaced that phone already, since
most of the numbers are worn off the keys and I've had to replace the
battery twice now, and the battery costs as much as a new flip phone.

As far as getting more features, I dont need them, and probably dont
even want to have to learn them. Just like computers, all they keep
doing is making them harder to use, yet add nothing useful, which is why
I stick with Windows XP, and have no intention to upgrade.