UltimateX

I have had MFT in my Explorer which I bought on Saturday. Overall it could be a split second faster and sometimes the first minute or so after I start the vehicle the screen is very slow, like when I turn on the cooled seats and it takes 3 or 4 seconds to register the click. I am definitely a gearhead so I love the cutting edge and I am willing to accept some minor glitches. I could see this being a problem for some not so technically inclined people. The nice thing is that unlike mechanical system, we can apply and updates to resolve issues and improve usability.

Just got off tech support with a guy on the text chat. Apparently they are having technical difficulties and the system is down right now, at least for some vehicles. I also have 08 Taurus X and I can view all the info fine, but the Explorer I bought yesterday with MFT gives me the error "Our system is unable to retrieve your vehicle's information. Please try again later". Hopefully this will be resolved by tomorrow, but he couldn't give a firm time.

My two year old Motorazr Max Vee worked fairly well except that it could not distiguish between different types of numbers (i.e. Cell vs Home) so it was a little awkward trying to get the right number. The Droid works much better, the only disappointment being the lack of support for text messaging.

I had a similar problem six month ago or so. I reset the iPod and the problem went away. To reset an iPod, slide the hold switch on/then off, then press and hold the Menu and the center button until you see the apple logo. For the record I have a iPod classic.

Honda just announced the the new 2009 Honda, maybe you should go the web site, build your vehicle, order it, take delivery, drive it for a while and then sue them because you just realized it the old 2008 model. A press release is just that, an announcement of something that is going to happen in the future. In August that is all about all the information that was available on the Sync system. I wanted to be an early adopter and I was very careful, to make sure that I understood what I was ordering, since the salesmen still hadn't heard more than rumors (that is about all a press release is anyways). Because of my order, I watched the Ford web pages very closely. There was no mention of the Sync system on the Taurus X product page until the hold on Sync was lifted which happened in Late October or early November. Also it was a late decision to make Sync standard with the Limited, when I ordered mine it was actually a separate item with the price to be determined. Mine wasn't built until December 7th but did not delivered to the dealer until Jan 14th. I am sorry you are disappointed, but unfortunately at the time, unless you knew the order code to get Sync to appear on your order, you would get a standard non Sync vehicle. Taking this to court is absurd, you are waisting my tax dollars and raising cost for manufacturers making my vehicle more expensive. If you want to be an early adopter, do your research, and double check your vehicle before you sign on the dotted line. This article show the price was announced in early August, but would even be available until fall. http://www.autoblog.com/2007/08/09/ford-le...c-for-just-395/ Here is the Ford order guide, it is a Ford internal document, but these things leak onto the internet almost immediately. You can see that Sync is optional on the Limited at the time. http://www.fordtaurusforum.com/downloads/taurusx08order.pdf

Ford didn't even begin installing Sync in any cars until October or November. I ordered my Taurus X back in July with Sync and had to wait until January to take delivery because it was a late availability option. Ford delivered exactly what you ordered, even though it may have not been what you wanted. If you had caught the missing Sync before you signed for the car then you could have refused delivery and re-ordered, but instead drove thousands of miles before you even noticed. Take some responsibility for yourself instead of suing Ford for your mistake.

I think that they have out source the moderation to China. It almost feels like the communist political officer is watching over your shoulder.

I have a Taurus X with the Nav, and while there is no direct way to set the volume in the menus, but I have found that I can turn down the volume while Sync is talking the volume goes down and stays down permanently.

The navigation system has voice recognition regardless of whether you have Sync or not. Until you verbally select "user device" or "phone" I believe that you are rely on the nav system. After that voice recognition get transfered to the Sync. I have noticed that the voice volume under menu affects only the top level menu and navigation features, so if you turn down volume you get a volume mismatch as you transition from the nav to Sync. A pause of about a half second after the system bings, will improve the voice recognition. There is a slight pause before it is listening so it is hearing "R device" instead of "User device"

I have a Taurus X with the Nav and Sync, and I have a couple of issues that I would like to see fixed. Bugs: About 1 in 10 times when I start the car, the "User Device" which I alway want on my iPod, will randomly switch to my BT phone which doesn't even have music on it. I then have press the source button to get it back to where I want it. It seems to be a race condition as to which device Sync finds first. My iPod is dedicated to the car and is rarely removed unless I want to update the songs on it. When connecting to the phone at startup, a little popup dialog appears which says something like "connecting to phone". Sometimes that dialog will not go away unless you switch to a different screen (Nav, phone, menu etc.) Enhancements: I would like to know which playlist is currently playing. There is a status bar at the top when I am viewing the navigation system etc. It would be nice if it showed current track and artist. When I ask for a single track, I would like it to return to the previous playlist when done. Show me album art and lyrics. Allow me to alias the user device so I could call it iPod or Zune instead. User device is just awkward. Allow me to string together commands. "Phone call home" instead of "Phone" <wait> <bing> "Call Home" Over all it is a very good system, but it does have a some rough edges.