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Originally Posted by shawnhayes
This has a potential HUGE big negative for the future.
Just ask any i3 owner who had a 3g modem who can now NOT ACESS any subscription service, and BMW's answer is "sorry you're screwed".
Imagine your 8 year old BMW disabling all your "subscription" services because it can't connect to the server. That's the reality for i3 owners NOW.
Don't get me wrong, this is a GREAT way for BMW to make more money and sell more cars, but it's to our deficit.
Shawn
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This is why it is absolutely stupid. Features in the car become even more unstable than they already are. Car can’t sync with BMW and now you are stuck without features. As you noted, when the cell connection dies, etc.
If BMW can build the car with the features they can sell it with them all enabled at the base price. After all, they are doing so in this model!