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‘ VW wouldn’t help locate car with abducted child because GPS subscription expired ‘
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Hmmm... I'd like to know if VW's "addressing the situation" with the third party tracking vendor was more along the lines of a session of screaming various versions of "What the hell is wrong with you?!" or a rather sheepish "Yes, you did exactly as we asked, but from now on we'll make an exception when law enforcement is involved".

I'm tempted to go on a long rant about buying a piece of technology then having to maintain a paid subscription to a service to make the technology you already paid for work. BMW's $18 a month to "activate" (unblock access to) the heated seat feature already completely installed in it's cars is just the latest and most egregious example of this trend.

GM's OnStar is a more direct comparison, and was the first of that type of service I recall being installed in an automobile. The initial versions used an off-the-shelf Motorola GPS unit that was wired in and always on, yet as far as I'm aware GM made no provision for the vehicle's owners to be able to track the vehicle themselves once the OnStar trial period ended. I suppose if one really wanted to one could figure out their car's locator code or ID number by using a tracker or scanner, but still.
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Re: ‘ VW wouldn’t help locate car with abducted child because GPS subscription expired ‘ - by Thrift Store Scott - 02-27-2023, 07:49 PM
Oh, and... - by RAMd®d - 02-27-2023, 11:05 PM
Re: Oh, and... - by RgrF - 02-28-2023, 01:10 AM

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