Anyone use a speaker for music?

[TooTechie]

So will these charge your smartphone while plugged in? If so, may need to order 1 of these. My Milwaukee is good, but won't last all day if streaming. Lasts all day with iPod, but I get sick of my iPod playing the same shizz day after day. Whah! Haha.

The sharkk speakers we use have built in rechargeable batteries to power the speaker but not to charge the smartphones. My Note4 streams music all day without needing a charge, but my last phone did need to be recharged in the afternoon and I used a power bank like this:
http://tinyurl.com/od6ut3o

 

[jumpman23]

The sharkk speakers we use have built in rechargeable batteries to power the speaker but not to charge the smartphones. My Note4 streams music all day without needing a charge, but my last phone did need to be recharged in the afternoon and I used a power bank like this:

I use 1 for my Note 2 all day also. Note 5 be out in just 3 months or so, cant freakin wait lol.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Finding a good am/fm radio is like trying to find a VHS players nowadays. They're all bluetooth now... I don't have enough music in my library and pandora eats up all my wireless data allotment.
If you can find a good radio, old school fm radio is the way to go IMO.

 

[jumpman23]

Finding a good am/fm radio is like trying to find a VHS players nowadays. They're all bluetooth now... I don't have enough music in my library and pandora eats up all my wireless data allotment.
If you can find a good radio, old school fm radio is the way to go IMO.

Rhapsody 9.99 a month. Download all the tracks at home on wifi on your phone, and keep them on your external sd card so you don't have to burn up all your data all day, keep mine in offline mode and stream all my music all day no data being burned at all.

 

[Geo926]

Hell yea. I'm nothing with out my tunes and the Jim Rome show. Pluses talking to my boys.

I get what you're saying Belly I get that.

 

[Cementups]

I've been wanting to get a wireless. But then pandora will use all my data.

It doesn't use as much data as you think. My wife and her sister and I are on a Family plan through AT&T with 30GB/month and we don't come anywhere close to using it all and I stream all day 20+ days/month in my UPS truck

 

[dumbmuthertrucker]

... I don't have enough music in my library and pandora eats up all my wireless data allotment.

Build your library!! I can go almost 3 weeks without hearing the same song twice. FM sucks these days.

 

[jumpman23]

I like Iheart radio, good stuff from all over the country

 

[brownmonster]

No.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

It doesn't use as much data as you think. My wife and her sister and I are on a Family plan through AT&T with 30GB/month and we don't come anywhere close to using it all and I stream all day 20+ days/month in my UPS truck

I share a puny 3GB wireless data with my wife. I'd eat that up pretty quick.
I have comcast at home and they limit me to 300GB a month, $10 for each additional 50 GB. I regularly use 500GB+ each month, it's getting costly. I've been thinking of calling and trying to get a business class account setup as there's no data limit on those. I'm a bit of a pirate... arrrghhh.

My problem with using my own music is it's a distraction to me, I'm just too ADD. If it's my own library I'm always trying to skip to the next song or change playlists or whatever. When it's FM it's just background noise to me. Just personal preference I guess.

I'm cover, and lately with vacations in full swing I'm being put on so many routes blind I can't listen to music at all, gotta keep my head in the game if you know what I mean.

 

[dumbmuthertrucker]

...If it's my own library I'm always trying to skip to the next song or change playlists or whatever.

This confuses me. I only have the best of the best on my iPod for work. Almost 1300 songs now that I would never consider skipping. Don't bring your entire library to work. Leave Lady Gaga at home!!

 

[gman042]

Best bluetooth speaker for UPSers that I and others use:
http://www.sharkk.com/sharkk-boombox-bluetooth-4.0-speaker
18 hours of rechargeable battery life, 2 speakers and a sub in the box and it's compact. Blows Bose and UE away and only $63.99 currently.

YES! I have one of these. Just load you a playlist on your phone then you don't use any data streaming music.

 

[selfcancelsignal]

I like Iheart radio, good stuff from all over the country

Love the '80's station out of Wichita!

 

[tapatio75]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GZ...C_SY200_QL40&keywords=anker+bluetooth+speaker

Sounds great, 20 hour battery

 

[jumpman23]

Love the '80's station out of Wichita!

So many good channels on Iheart its ridiculous lol.

 

[jumpman23]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GZ...C_SY200_QL40&keywords=anker+bluetooth+speaker

Sounds great, 20 hour battery

Bluetooth headphones connected to phone, best and easiest way im telling ya lol. So many dudes at my center so out of the loop technology wise its funny as hell lol. They always ask me about my Bluetooth headphones n how I have it hooked up to my phone but once I explain to them the convenience and how easy it is to hookup, they look at me like im talking alien language to them or something lol. Im just like really dude, it it that hard to understand or are you guys just technology retarded lmfao. Im telling ya dude its the easiest n most convenient way to go. You can answer a phone call or make a call with it or just listen or stream stuff from a smart phone. Don't have to worry about missing a call, or turning radio off or turning it down with out your hands coming off the wheel and lets be honest, a customer doesn't want to hear what you are listening to, it could be unprofessional or they take offense to it. I always thought it was unprofessional rolling up to a customer with your music blaring, a customer doesn't want to hear that junk lol.

 

[BrownArmy]

This is what I roll with.

I hope no one will be offended by NPR.

 

[jumpman23]

This is what I roll with.

I hope no one will be offended by NPR.

Old school= WORD roll with what works for you exactly dude lol.

 

[tapatio75]

Bluetooth headphones connected to phone, best and easiest way im telling ya lol. So many dudes at my center so out of the loop technology wise its funny as hell lol. They always ask me about my Bluetooth headphones n how I have it hooked up to my phone but once I explain to them the convenience and how easy it is to hookup, they look at me like im talking alien language to them or something lol. Im just like really dude, it it that hard to understand or are you guys just technology retarded lmfao. Im telling ya dude its the easiest n most convenient way to go. You can answer a phone call or make a call with it or just listen or stream stuff from a smart phone. Don't have to worry about missing a call, or turning radio off or turning it down with out your hands coming off the wheel and lets be honest, a customer doesn't want to hear what you are listening to, it could be unprofessional or they take offense to it. I always thought it was unprofessional rolling up to a customer with your music blaring, a customer doesn't want to hear that junk lol.

I get calls once in a blue moon, and I bring my ipod, so no need to waste my phones battery. And the only ones that listen to my music are the pedestrians that walk behind the pc, and they turn around and enjoy it

 

[BrownArmy]

Old school= WORD roll with what works for you exactly dude lol.

I love how you roll, jumpman, but I can't do the 'in my ear' thing.

Sorry, can't do it.

My problem is, I love music TOO MUCH.

That's why I listen to NPR, I get the news, but also I can zone out while the sound is on, because it's just people talking.

If there's music on, I can't zone out - I tune in to the music, and then I lose my place, so to speak.

I save my music for the BROWNARMYMUSICSTATION at my domicile.

Word.