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Just got the same email about Connected Drive being Discontinued after February 2022
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The decision to phase out 3G network technology was made at the discretion of the respective cellular carriers and lies beyond the control of BMW. As a result of the sunset of 3G service by wireless carrier partners, by February 2022 your vehicle will no longer be able to receive any ConnectedDrive/BMW Assist services, such as BMW Assist eCall, Advanced Real‑Time Traffic Information, Remote Services and BMW Online, depending on your BMW model. Unfortunately, for your vehicle, there is not a technology upgrade available that would allow you to continue to use ConnectedDrive/BMW Assist services after the expiration of your contract, or February 2022, whichever occurs first. For more details, please refer to the 3G Cellular Technology Discontinuation Frequently Asked Questions or contact BMW Customer Relations at 800‑831‑1117. BMW ConnectedDrive |
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What's odd is that they listed the last four digits of my Vin which led me to believe the notification was indeed non specific. But if a retrofit is indeed possible, I would like to know.
Now wondering if I have to go the android head unit route and use Google maps or Waze which provides rtti. |
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Heard back. "His guy" said he believes there are 3 modules that will be needed to include the radio (HU?) and router to upgrade. He also feels BMW are working on an option that they have yet to announce. He is anxiously awaiting for a resolution. He has done the 2G to 3G combox upgrade. A member here (Grant?) posted a youtube about a combox upgrade; as has Kies Motorsports. I don't know if that was 2G to 3G or just a bluetooth upgrade. |
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Losing 3G also means losing BMW Assist which includes the vehicle location monitoring, in case your car gets stolen. I get a discount on my insurance for having that feature, granted not much but still. I hope there is retofit option gets worked out soon.
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I am outraged. I have a fully loaded 2015 x5 and use these features heavily. I noticed my realtime traffic was not working and like you called to inquire and was informed of the "sunsetting of 3g" effective February 2022. This would render my useless to me as I use the real time traffic, head us display features, calendar connectivity features on a daily basis. I expressed my concern and contacted the CEO's office to voice my opinion, they told my my car still works without the features. I was further outraged. This is a problem because I purchased my vehicle with the knowledge that I have these wonderful features. Can we start a class action?
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I had a 2016 M235i that had different software, if I'm remembering correctly, compared to my current 2016 535i. For that reason, I can see why some are being updated while others aren't. I also half-assedly searched on Wiki (I know it's not the most reliable source) and it mentions something similar. |
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Yes, but what would you be suing them for? They're not breaking any laws.
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Remember that most if not all of the information we have on this (aside from the official BMW email) is all speculative and unverified call agent info, and we all know from other services/products how reliable that can be.
The 2016+ F10/F11s receiving any upgrade sound like BS to me because they share identical design and equipment. For OTHER Fxx series, it does make sense because BMW did switch over from NBT to NBT Evo during LCI production and that utilizes an ATM (cellular module) vs TCB (what F10/F11s have). I hope I'm wrong for all the 2016 F10-ers out there, but my guess is that call agents were mistaking F10 for other Fxx series when they made those upgrade comments.
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Having this happen TWICE in the span of 2 model years will most likely cause me to jump off of the BMW ship. |
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I know this doesn't answer your "why not" question, but at least there are alternatives out there if you're willing to spend some money.
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100% respect everyone's preferences and opinions. We're all made different and that's great. I wouldn't mind if CarPlay info displayed in HUD or my 6WB but I personally derive much greater value from cleaner maps, faster traffic updates (w/ hazard/cops info), 1000% faster and more accurate voice search, and basically all the rest of the goodies that CarPlay brings.
Out of curiosity, what do you use BMW Online or ConnectedDrive for? I feel like I missed out on something for the past 4 years. Quote:
Just the name of the current song when you're scrolling through the playlist.
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That's all the music info I currently get in the HUD. |
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The way I understood it was HUD's turn by turn directions & music info would be eliminated and the HUD would only display the car's speed once upgraded. |
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