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#315 of 486 Re: dinged but growing [berri] by steve_ HOST

Oct 26, 2011 (6:12 pm)

Replying to: berri (Oct 26, 2011 6:08 pm)
Already forgot where I stole it.
 
Too bad I'm not in the market; I'd really like Sync hooked up with Pandora. If I lived in my car more, I'd have to break down and either sign up of SiriusXM or get a mp3 player and a cassette thingy.

#316 of 486 Re: dinged but growing [steve_] by robr2

Oct 27, 2011 (9:18 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Oct 26, 2011 6:12 pm)
I have My Touch in my new Explorer and I will admit there is a learing curve to it. I don't drive it everyday so I'm not as familiar with it as my wife whose DD it is.
 
She has created her favorites screen and that's where it boots up to. It allows her to do all the stuff she needs to quickly. She does like the voice activation but has to remember to speak clearly and like the unit expects.
 
For instance when using the NAV you say the street address and city together. The other night I had to go to Tewksbury, MA. I pronounced it Tooks-berry - just like a good Bostonian would. The NAV brought up every town ending in "bury" in MA and asked me which line.
 
Say you need to go to Gloucester, MA. Here we pronounce it Gloss-tah. The NAV doesn't understand Boston accents so you have to say Glaw-ses-ter.

#317 of 486 Re: dinged but growing [robr2] by steve_ HOST

Oct 27, 2011 (9:31 am)

Replying to: robr2 (Oct 27, 2011 9:18 am)
Heh, can you try Ishpeming, Ontonagon, Negaunee or Ossawinamakee Beach on it? Between the Indian names and my Mississippi mumble, voice activation could get me into a lot of trouble.
 
Bet Ford doesn't even offer it in Great Britain.

#318 of 486 Re: dinged but growing [steve_] by robr2

Oct 27, 2011 (10:06 am)

Replying to: steve_ (Oct 27, 2011 9:31 am)
Heh, can you try Ishpeming, Ontonagon, Negaunee or Ossawinamakee Beach on it? Between the Indian names and my Mississippi mumble, voice activation could get me into a lot of trouble.
 
Well here in MA we have Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. I'll see if the POI can find it. BTW it means you fish on your side and I'll fish on mine.
 
Bet Ford doesn't even offer it in Great Britain.
 
Actually Sync is the part of My Touch Ford that houses the voice control. That is offered in England. Bet those Scots and Welsh can't get it to work. I wonder if Neffies in Canada can get it to work??

#319 of 486 Re: dinged but growing [robr2] by mz6greyghost

Oct 27, 2011 (11:07 am)

Replying to: robr2 (Oct 27, 2011 10:06 am)
Doesn't the MyFord and Sync systems offer a "training" program that makes you say and repeat a few words and commands, so it can "learn" your voice and better understand you? I know cell phones do it to "learn" voice commands...

#320 of 486 Re: dinged but growing [mz6greyghost] by robr2

Oct 27, 2011 (11:41 am)

Replying to: mz6greyghost (Oct 27, 2011 11:07 am)
No it doesn't have the ability to learn your voice AFAIK. No mention of it in the manual.

#321 of 486 hard to replace? by steve_ HOST

Dec 05, 2011 (6:28 pm)

"Ford Motor Co. has begun a broad search for candidates to replace current Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally, who is expected to leave the company within two years, people familiar with the matter said."
 
Search Begins for Next CEO at Ford (Wall St. Journal)

#322 of 486 Re: hard to replace? [steve_] by xwesx

Dec 05, 2011 (6:51 pm)

Replying to: steve_ (Dec 05, 2011 6:28 pm)
Absolutely, but he has certainly set the momentum in the right direction!

#323 of 486 Re: hard to replace? [xwesx] by robr2

Dec 06, 2011 (6:50 am)

Replying to: xwesx (Dec 05, 2011 6:51 pm)
I'm sure Mark Fields is ready and willing to continue Mullaly's strategy.

#324 of 486 . by fintail

Dec 06, 2011 (11:27 am)

Ford Europe CEO maybe, the brand has fared well there for some time.

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