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As much as I'm sure this answer will be hated, Tesla cars don't require a subscription for basic remote services. What comes free is:
With the phone app there are zero regular features that require a monthly sub. Free things include:
Tesla does have an optional monthly subscription but that gets you:
However the car operates just fine without any of that optional stuff and therefor there's no mandatory fee for regular functionality.
Those things are free…for now….while they feel like it. There’s nothing stopping them from charging for that stuff when their stock price dips another 20%.
They could change it for cars purchased in the future, but they can't do what Mazda did and start charging for it now. So its either lifetime of free Standard connectivity, or at worst 8 years. These are part of the purchase agreement.
"All new Tesla vehicles ordered on or before July 20, 2022, will have Standard Connectivity features at no cost for the lifetime of the vehicle (excluding retrofits or upgrades required for any features or services externally supplied to the vehicle – e.g. telecommunications network). As additional features and services become available in the future, you will have the opportunity to upgrade your connectivity plan."
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I still don’t understand how that stops them from charging a subscription when their stock drops a bit more.
Contract law.
You know that "Terms and Conditions" you agree to all the time that binds you to things. It binds them too to those terms. The terms I posted above were what both car buyers and Tesla agreed to at the time of purchase.
All very true but they'll also charge you (1-time) to software-unlock your seat heaters, motor and battery.
Oh noes, somebody said something positive about Tesla! Get 'em boys!
Seriously though, I would like to see some legislation that made them offer connectivity free models. All the connectivity crap should be opt-in. If you don't opt in they don't connect the SIM card.
We don't need "connectivity free models", just give us a way to disable it.
On my phone, I just pull down from the dropdown menu and toggle off whatever connectivity I don't want on at the time. EZPZ.
There will be financial repercussions with the car. They want to sell that data, if you're going to deprive them of that, they'll expect recompense.
Teslas unlimited Internet package is also super cheap at $100/year the last time I checked. Competitors are multiple times more expensive.