Connected Drive

[LuvMyE92]

Never mind. I figured it out (post 3).

[Bob in IL]

Originally Posted by LuvMyE92

My warranty has expired and with it, my Connected Drive subscription. I was looking to renew it last month, but didn't get around to it. It was $150/yr. and I was debating it. Yes, I'm cheap.

I was driving home last week and got stuck in traffic. My map no longer shows traffic information, so I had no idea how long the backups were (I was on an Interstate) and if I should take a detour. So I decided that I needed to renew the subscription to get this important information.

This morning I go to renew, and the options are down to one, only. "Connected Package" at only $50/yr. gives me Remote Services, BMW Assist eCall and BMW TeleService. No traffic info, apparently.

Any ideas what happened? It's possible that when I last looked at these options, I still had a little warranty left, and maybe the options diminish if I let it expire before renewing. Or it could just be that BMW has decided not to provide traffic information any more, in an attempt to motivate me to buy a Mercedes.

I just noticed this. Both of my cars have ID6, I wonder if support for ID6 is becoming more limited? I'd renew traffic in a couple of months if available but not optimistic at this point.

[LuvMyE92]

Ah, it's their lousy web site that's the problem. I called the Genius line, and she was able to do it for me. "Connected Package Plus" $150

[Bob in IL]

Originally Posted by LuvMyE92

Ah, it's their lousy web site that's the problem. I called the Genius line, and she was able to do it for me. "Connected Package Plus" $150

Good to know. Thanks for the update.

[Derived]

Do you find the traffic info is better than what you might get from Apple Maps? I use Car Play almost exclusively for nav and even though that traffic info is by definition not perfect, it's very helpful.

[Atavus]

Isn’t Waze the better nav for traffic info?

[LuvMyE92]

Originally Posted by Derived

Do you find the traffic info is better than what you might get from Apple Maps? I use Car Play almost exclusively for nav and even though that traffic info is by definition not perfect, it's very helpful.

Originally Posted by Atavus

Isn’t Waze the better nav for traffic info?

I don't have an Apple phone, and I never used Waze because my phone is in my console or in my man purse, never on and distracting me.

I don't know where BMW sources its traffic information from, but I presume that it's someone like Google or Apple who is tracking everyone's phone, constantly, and if they notice that you are traveling on a road, they see how fast you are moving and generate traffic information from there.

Commercial GPS is accurate enough know that they know what lane you're in.