Is It Time To Remove The Keyless Entry Buttons?
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Yeah, it's certainly not outdated because as of right now you can't name a single thing that reasonably replaces it. Outdated indicates an established replacement that is superior exists, which one does not.
It doesn't exist for situations where you have your phone and keys with you and never has. It exists for those times when you don't. Like if you go to the beach and leave your stuff in the truck, or a hike or whatever.There are plenty of times where I have walked out to the truck and left my phone at my desk and was able to get in the truck and lock it again. I agree it doesn't have the wide range of useful situations it had ten years ago, but its time isn't yet gone. There are those on this very forum that don't own smartphones also, you see it in threads where people complain the salesperson insisted on activating FordPass but their phone didn't have Android or iOS, they still exist and they still buy trucks.
I also prefer the physical buttons to the touch panel, at least so far. I can do the buttons without looking and they work every time. The touch sensitive ones have been more hit and miss.
I am as tech forward as a person can be. Newest phone, smart watch, I wired my home for ethernet and have enterprise grade network equipment, etc. But the keypad rules and it doesn't need to go anywhere for some time. The only way I would accept its loss is when Ford finally nails PaaK and it works with a wide range of smart watches too. I know that in much the same way as I mentioned smartphones aren't what everyone uses that not everyone will down with PaaK, but I can actually see a point where a majority of people have at least one of those things with them most of the time in the next few years that we can't say for certain even now.
It doesn't exist for situations where you have your phone and keys with you and never has. It exists for those times when you don't. Like if you go to the beach and leave your stuff in the truck, or a hike or whatever.There are plenty of times where I have walked out to the truck and left my phone at my desk and was able to get in the truck and lock it again. I agree it doesn't have the wide range of useful situations it had ten years ago, but its time isn't yet gone. There are those on this very forum that don't own smartphones also, you see it in threads where people complain the salesperson insisted on activating FordPass but their phone didn't have Android or iOS, they still exist and they still buy trucks.
I also prefer the physical buttons to the touch panel, at least so far. I can do the buttons without looking and they work every time. The touch sensitive ones have been more hit and miss.
I am as tech forward as a person can be. Newest phone, smart watch, I wired my home for ethernet and have enterprise grade network equipment, etc. But the keypad rules and it doesn't need to go anywhere for some time. The only way I would accept its loss is when Ford finally nails PaaK and it works with a wide range of smart watches too. I know that in much the same way as I mentioned smartphones aren't what everyone uses that not everyone will down with PaaK, but I can actually see a point where a majority of people have at least one of those things with them most of the time in the next few years that we can't say for certain even now.
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Um, not quite. That's not what I said, at all. I simply said that Ford using the same keypad from 30 years ago, is akin to having headlights from a 1995 F-150 on my 2021 model. It's a dated look, period! Also, I got my driver's license in 1987, have probably owned 200 plus vehicles in my life, and have never not been able to gain access to any vehicle I've ever owned...whether it had a keypad, or not! Ford has enough tech in the new F-150 that as long as I have my cell phone with me (which I do...100% of the time), I will always have access to my truck, with or without the keypad. Listen...I get it. People have spoken and love these ugly *** buttons that is technogy from the 1980's! It's great that those who love it find it useful, and aren't bothered by the design. It obviously didn't prevent me from buying my current F-150...or the 9 previous F-150's I've owned! It's just a feature I thought would be updated to look a bit more like it belongs in this century....and still work as well as its always worked!
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Of course the reason for ten numbers is that people need to memorize the code and often use numbers that have significance to them to help them remember; you know, things like dates or a code common with their garage door keypads, etc. And before someone asks, yes you can use five numbers to represent any date if you omit a leading zero or just use the last digit of the year.
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It SUCKs!!!! hard to get your finger on the right place and you don't know if you pressed the button or not.. NO THANKS
It takes multiple tries to get the code entered successfully... but hey OP it looks cool.....
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Ok.
This thread prompted me not only to look again at the numbers on the back of the card but more importantly, the instructions.
I can see a use for it in addition to the FordPass app, the key fob and key as methods of unlocking and locking the doors.
And right there are four reasons why I’m liking my Ford experience after 17 years of Honda. Ford gives you a choice, an ability to customize and use the vehicle the way you want it to operate.
This thread prompted me not only to look again at the numbers on the back of the card but more importantly, the instructions.
I can see a use for it in addition to the FordPass app, the key fob and key as methods of unlocking and locking the doors.
And right there are four reasons why I’m liking my Ford experience after 17 years of Honda. Ford gives you a choice, an ability to customize and use the vehicle the way you want it to operate.
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