I use my keypad all of the time. Often times I will lock my key and phone in the truck if I am going to the beach, as I don't want to leave my phone sitting on the beach while I might go in for a swim. Regarding the button design, yeah it seems outdated, but at least with these buttons I don't have to remove my gloves (work gloves or winter ski gloves) to use them.

 

Facial ID!

Fingerprint reader on inside of door handle!

360 camera sees you coming and opens the door for you before you get there

 

I like and use mine all the time. should just be 12345. the 678910 is usless.

 

The 678910 is there to confuse the Chevy owners.

 

If you are willing to pay the extra cost for my trucks and admit that it also still needs the current buttons to retain current reliability

 

My 2 cents, I like em', cosmetics of the things, meh, who cares, its a truck... Real convenient when I'm outside working on something and I don't wanna run inside to get my keys to throw something in the bed (it's covered). My wife's Edge have the capacitive sensor type and I agree with other folks here, they are not as convenient in the winter with gloves on, but are more attractive. On the antenna thing, I've asked some folks at Ford the same question and they stated (and its true), these are my words, shark fins and stubby antennas work like **** for AM and many of the customers for ford trucks are using them for work trucks and in the middle of nowhere and need GOOD AM reception. So if you hate the whip, you have a plethora of aftermarket products to purchase and they are mostly cheap, so go ditch the whip and put a 50 cal. round in its place, but get ****ty AM reception. My 2 cents....

 

Leaving the key in the vehicle can be problematic if someone gains access, unless you get one of the inexpensive faraday bag/pouches to store the FOB.
Sometimes analog is okay. It just works.

 

I mean...every other manufacturer on the planet has figured out how to get AM reception just fine...without the ugly whip antenna. Ford should also be able to figure it out. I've owned multiple versions of every half ton pickup truck on the market, and it's never been an issue in any truck I've ever owned...and most of had the antenna built into the windshield. I'm not an engineer, but again, it can't be that difficult to figure out.

 

The key in the truck is locked out until the keypad code is used. Or you can use another key fob. The fob in the truck is useless until then. If someone breaks in, even with the fob in the truck it will not start.

 

I understand not liking the antenna. On my 2006 Accord it was in the rear window and I did like the cleaner look on that vehicle. I rarely listen to radio but there's two problems I see with it in the window. If someone does listen to the radio and lives in a more remote area they can easily upgrade to a better antenna. I live in a medium sized city but there are still stations that don't quite come in, if I wanted to listen to them. The other problem is I put my Canadian flag on my antenna. I don't like the window flag holders because I sometimes open my windows when I'm driving and I would lose my flag.