Alternative To Radio - Streaming Music On Bluetooth Headset From Smart Phone
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Never tried going straight to my Bluetooth at all. Our truck radios have a aux jack built right in so I plug my phone in and go.
I use my bluetooth earpiece to listen to music at work, which like you said is mono, but it beats nothing. The biggest problem I have is that it eats up the battery in both my phone and my earpiece.
I would think you'd get better sound using one earbud plugged into the headphone jack than you would a bluetooth headset.
Based on what both of you guys said, looks like just wearing one ear bud would be best. Thanks for the input!
Hey, 6 string I have hearing aides that are Bluetooth, 20 yrs of construction, listening to the compressors going off and the pi-tuc, pi-tuc of the air guns did me some damage. I have stereo sound and can run them between 3 different sources. I have my phone and the laptop at the moment, I get my radio and tunes off the lap through I heart radio, vevo, etc... They do have Bluetooth spekers and headsets on the market. Good Luck,
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Anybody use their bluetooth headset as a way to listen to music from their smart phone? I just ordered a Road King RK400 and noticed you could stream audio. I don't want to eat up my data plan by streaming live radio, so I was thinking about adding a bunch of mp3 tracks to my Samsung S4 and using it as a juke box. The audio will only be mono, but I'm fine w/ that. Seems like a cheaper alternative to buying a radio box. I'm slip seating, so unless I get a newer tractor, there are no radios. My company started ordering the 2015 Volvos and Freightliners w/ radios. I'm in LTL , so my company tractors don't have all the bells and whistles that an OTR company driver would have.
LTL:
Less Than Truckload
Refers to carriers that make a lot of smaller pickups and deliveries for multiple customers as opposed to hauling one big load of freight for one customer. This type of hauling is normally done by companies with terminals scattered throughout the country where freight is sorted before being moved on to its destination.
LTL carriers include:
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.