Marketing notification!

Well, it is clear to see what the recent Uconnect Telematics Box Module update was really about. This is complete BS to be pushing money-generating ads on privately owned products! While downloaded phone apps do this, Apple and Android core OS DO NOT push ads on the hardware devices we outright own. Rather cheap for them to want to access your personal phone to make money rather than using the Uconnect services phone built. Calling that number royal screws you. They charge full dealer retail price with no discounts when bought directly through Mopar. When I was shopping for mine before discovering Hayes Jeep, I called that number and they wanted 4,280.00 for the same 8/125,000 I got from Hayes for 2,225.00.




Hopefully, they don't start charging us to use our heated steering wheel, seats, and ventilated seats like other brands do. Or our key fobs like Toyota charges 8 dollars a month to use the key fob remote features.

I can see the ads now on the Uconnect screen, "Brrr it's cold outside! Purchase the use of heated seats and steering wheel for a one-time payment of 480.00 or rent for 29.99 a month until canceled." "It's getting hotter! Bet you would love to use the ventilated seats, YEAH I BET YOU WOULD! Purchase now and include the heated seats and steering wheel option for a one-time payment of 599.99 or rent monthly ventilated seats only for 19.99 until canceled."

This ad is a stupid bonehead move on Stellanti's part. Is this saying something they know about build quality and then saying we told you so when problems happen outside of factory warranty?

vsfan said:

I understand that - there is a cost for that, AT&T won’t give free data someone got to pick up the tab…

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The in-vehicle AT&T WiFi hotspot has nothing to do with the car being connected to data. That is a shared connection with a paywall.

Whether you pay for AT&T WiFi or Sirius Guardian Services or don't, the vehicle is always connected to 4G data 24/7. The paywalls granting end-user licensing dictate if you can use the connections for personal use.

Who paid for the 24/7 data without paying for the subscriptions? The original vehicle owner. Whatever the contract FCA pulled with AT&T 5,10,15,35 a month or a one-time fee to keep the data link was wrapped up in the MSRP. Nothing is free. If something claims to be free, you are the product being sold.

If 15 a month 10 years would be 1,800 in the MSRP. The deal pulled was most likely a one-time fee as both FCA and AT&T factor in for disabled/totaled vehicles taken out of service each year.