[nanook]

I posted this in the newbie section but thought it would be more fitting to have it in the electrical and audio section.

I finally got Uconnect installed and the Ipod cable. The Ipod cable is like $37 and I did not have to pay to have it installed because I asked them to throw it in the purchase of the car as part of the deal.

My impressions:
I am somewhat dissapointed in the functionality of the hands free phone. I had to use a specific procedure that I found on the internet to get my Sprint HtC Evo to pair. Otherwise it would not stay paired and keep disconnecting. The phone will pair up now a minute or so after I get in the car, but a lot of times I will press the "phone" button on the radio and it will not respond and sometimes it will after more than a minute, or say the phone is unavailable, or not at all. I do realize my phone is not on the compatable list so I am hoping with an update on my phone or RHB430N update this will get fixed.

The Ipod control is a bit of a dissappointment too. Sometimes I have to unplug, and plug it back in to get it to recognize it as a aux device. Again, it is a 2nd generation Classic 2006 and it is not on the compatable list. Once it does work though it works great, however I occasionally hear a crackling/static noise that is super annoying.

Lastly, the VR "Voice Recognition" is slow to respond too. Again it seems like the head unit has to warm up or boot up for a bit before it responds quickly to my pressing the button. Once again, when it wants to work, it works great.

In conclusion, i will be asking the dealer for an update for the radio and hope it fixes some issues, and see what they think about the crackling/static noise when I play the Ipod.

 

[jlobaugh]

I know this post is a few months old, but I was wondering if you ever attempted streaming audio from your EVO?

I have a similar setup, minus the mygig. I have an RES with uconnect and the streaming audio does not function properly with my EVO or my iPod. My iPod connection also fails to function, no matter what iPod I plug into it, the radio displays 'UCI Reading...' for a minute or so and follows that message up with 'error occurred'

I had it out to the dealership a little over a week ago, and they were unable to make heads or tails of it, so they gave me my Jeep back and told me they were opening a ticket with the Star Center to troubleshoot the issue, believing it was related to the software on my iPod, but I think that's a load of crap.

When I bought the riot, I had a few small requests that I was not willing to fold on; 4x4, 5-speed, sunroof, BA speakers, and the ability to plug my iPod into the factory stereo. The fact that one of the main reasons I bought this particular Jeep doesn't work is really starting to piss me off.

If the adapter harness for an aftermarket stereo wasn't so expensive, I would pick up and aftermarket head unit and run with it until they figure out this issue, which I have a feeling will take quite a while. Although, I'm going to start calling the service advisor every day until he either gets and answer or just replaces the head unit and/or the Uconnect module and gets everything working.

 

[MrJeepR44]

I have an Evo and have tried streaming audio, but it seemed a little out of sync with the head unit. When it played it was choppy and button responses were delayed. My Evo is rooted however, so I am a few updates behind on the phone. Bluetooth streaming in general seems iffy to me, but phone calls work

 

[jlobaugh]

I have an Evo and have tried streaming audio, but it seemed a little out of sync with the head unit. When it played it was choppy and button responses were delayed. My Evo is rooted however, so I am a few updates behind on the phone. Bluetooth streaming in general seems iffy to me, but phone calls work

Same here, my Evo is rooted and running Gingerbread, but my ipod produces the same result whilst streaming. Like you, my phone calls work fine and no one has ever complained about the quality of the audio, only when my GPS screams directions less that 3" from the microphone.