dzcad90
Rolex & gin
So when we got our '14 Passat TDI it came with a 6 month trial of CarNet. I activated it instead of losing out on the trial. They didn't require a credit card for activation, so I'm out nothing on this whole deal.
So far, the service is fairly useless for what I've used it for. I'm pretty handy with the Googles if you know what I mean... so pushing the button up top and asking for directions somewhere isn't really my bag. I also use the Waze app more for navigation than I do the RNS-510.
As for the iPhone app, it's fairly useless. It supposedly lets you check the vehicle status and show open doors / trunks and parking location. It also is supposed to let you unlock and lock doors as well as flash the lights / sound the horn to aide finding your car. It also shows you the amount of fuel remaining with an estimate of DTE.
The information provided by the iPhone app, it's usually hours out of date. Clicking the refresh button is futile. Even coming back a few minutes later the car hasn't yet updated it's status with the CarNet service. If the app worked better - I'm also with everyone else, Why no remote start from the app?
I'm sure if there were some type of airbag deployment the service is worth it's weight in gold.. (Even though services have no real weight....) However for $17.99/month it's pretty steep for what you get. The only service discount I could find was prepaying for up to three years. Each year you buy gives you 1 free month of service basically.
Has anyone had a better experience, or am I missing something with this service?
So far, the service is fairly useless for what I've used it for. I'm pretty handy with the Googles if you know what I mean... so pushing the button up top and asking for directions somewhere isn't really my bag. I also use the Waze app more for navigation than I do the RNS-510.
As for the iPhone app, it's fairly useless. It supposedly lets you check the vehicle status and show open doors / trunks and parking location. It also is supposed to let you unlock and lock doors as well as flash the lights / sound the horn to aide finding your car. It also shows you the amount of fuel remaining with an estimate of DTE.
The information provided by the iPhone app, it's usually hours out of date. Clicking the refresh button is futile. Even coming back a few minutes later the car hasn't yet updated it's status with the CarNet service. If the app worked better - I'm also with everyone else, Why no remote start from the app?
I'm sure if there were some type of airbag deployment the service is worth it's weight in gold.. (Even though services have no real weight....) However for $17.99/month it's pretty steep for what you get. The only service discount I could find was prepaying for up to three years. Each year you buy gives you 1 free month of service basically.
Has anyone had a better experience, or am I missing something with this service?