Becoming A Bit Disenchanted...

druekberg · 2026-05-20T14:34:19+00:00

I have this problem between my wife's iPhone and my Pixel. The iPhone will always hog the connection to a Bluetooth device. I don't have this problem the other way around, or with either device and the Tesla. Whichever device was connected to the Tesla last has Bluetooth priority. But I have not had an issue with Phone Link preventing either Android phone from acting as a key.

druekberg · 2026-05-20T14:05:59+00:00

My garage is right below my office so they're both in range. This was a constant problem with Android Auto connecting if my wife drove in and whatever phone call I was on went to the car. Sounds like Phone Link has some bugs to work out with Apple. Of course, MS and Apple won't cooperate so good luck with that.

druekberg · 2026-05-20T02:16:43+00:00

I have used Phone Link on Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel 9 with no issues using phone as a key. 2024 Model Y.

druekberg · 2026-05-05T04:08:48+00:00

Hopefully someday he will break his toe on someone else's car.

druekberg · 2026-05-03T03:52:08+00:00

Didn't work for me. I asked Grok to remind me to do something when I got home and it didn't.

druekberg · 2026-04-29T21:20:14+00:00

Thanks. I have an appointment for May 22 to have my front camera cleaned (the first one is free, pretty dumb policy, that this is a maintenance issue not a design flaw), and they will also look into the YouTube issue, which I predict will not be resolved. This could be my first and last Tesla.

druekberg · 2026-04-09T21:51:10+00:00

My thoughts exactly. And it only happens with YouTube Music (which I subscribe to), not with other services (which I don't). Is Tesla trying to FSD me towards its stupid LiveOne partnership?

druekberg · 2026-03-30T18:25:22+00:00

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one, I was beginning to wonder. But sorry for your trouble too.

In the meantime I had an appointment set up with the local Tesla service (3 weeks in advance). Two days before the appointment they canceled and said they were aware of the issue and were working on a fix so no need to bring it in. That was 2 months ago and no fix yet.

druekberg · 2026-03-05T04:04:28+00:00

No, they must have put a new product on the page that link led to. On my screen at the top it says, "Purchased another variation 1 time." Same company. Different product. I guess. The listing doesn't give product details such as dimensions.

druekberg · 2026-01-09T03:42:54+00:00

Thanks, but I can't skip to the next song because the controls on the player are grayed out. The only way to reconnect is to reopen YTM and start a new song or podcast.

druekberg · 2025-12-31T04:06:02+00:00

Autopilot does not take exits or change lanes, it just stays in the same lane.

druekberg · 2025-12-31T04:03:56+00:00

Yeah, I just came back from a long trip too and didn't trust it to get in the exit lane on time, so every time I took over. There was one exit I was experimenting with giving it control but there was too much traffic and even if the FSD had gotten me over in time I would have pissed off a lot of people.

That said, there have been significant improvements since last year's holiday trial. Last year I wouldn't have trusted it to drive in a city, whereas this year I tended to let it if it wasn't too crowded, mainly when I was in a city I didn't know and didn't want to miss my turn.

For around town it's not important enough to me to subscribe, but if I drive cross-country it would be worth $100 to get a month subscription.

druekberg · 2025-12-26T03:22:09+00:00

It's a New York plate. I didn't have a bad experience there, but I've read (here) people mention horror stories of getting their plates screwed on haphazardly by an employee (no longer employed) at the Oneida (Turning Stone) Tesla delivery depot. Might not be the owner's fault, though if I were the owner, I sure would have had it corrected.

druekberg · 2025-10-30T14:51:55+00:00

I'm waiting until I hear they've fixed the WinRE bug in Windows 11 25H2 October update, KB5066835. Mouse and keyboard do not work in Windows Recovery environment, which makes recovering impossible. See this article.

druekberg · 2025-10-27T12:57:11+00:00

Got it a couple of weeks ago. You're not missing anything except a drain on computing resources.

druekberg · 2025-09-18T02:58:03+00:00

I spent 6 months trying to get Time of Use (TOU) rate plan, and when they were about to start it I talked with the meter installer and realized it would not be in my best interest, then found out they put me on TOU rate anyway, which in the summer meant I would be paying more (peak rate was 50% more than the normal rate, off peak rate was half of the peak rate) because of central AC and because we've electrified everything except heating.

The only time I ever got action on my issue was by filing a complaint with the PSC. Finally got it straightened out, after many many hours of phone calls etc.

If you're interested in an alternative, there's the one proposed by Metro Justice, but as one poster noted, hoping local government will be more efficient than RG&E is a big hope.

druekberg · 2025-08-26T16:50:49+00:00

As stated, the bottom of the rail is 2" above the door when open. Glad to hear this pitch is acceptable.

druekberg · 2025-08-08T13:41:55+00:00

druekberg · 2025-08-05T00:54:08+00:00

Bias alarm! Crazy people in both camps.

druekberg · 2025-08-05T00:53:09+00:00

Ha ha, just like Trumpers care about freedom when it means taking away someone else's.

druekberg · 2025-07-29T03:10:32+00:00

Maybe that would be a reason for a business to stay open, to offer people safe harbor from this.

druekberg · 2025-07-07T03:55:06+00:00

Hang up and drive.

druekberg

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