Ram Connect subscription expires today

[wrvond]

I don't think I've seen any real benefit during the trial period and am thinking it's a service I'd just as soon not pay for.
Out of curiosity, how many here have kept the service or plan to keep it after their trial period ends?

 

[mikef]

i have it but i will not renew it not worth the cost

 

[arx237]

The only use I ever got on the trial was remote start from deep in the building where the weak fob doesnt work on snowy days. Beyond that it is a solution in search of a problem in my opinion so I let it expire and uninstalled the app from my phone.

 

[Brutal_HO]

It was nice for the wife to pre-cool the truck at the lake after her long walk up the ramp and lot.

 

[jebruns]

I never used the app, so I don't really even know when the trial period ran out. Not a subscriber, obviously.

 

[jsalbre]

I hate how much it costs, but I keep mine active. It gets a lot of use when I travel during the winter. I can start the truck in the parking garage when I land, and by the time I walk across the airport it's warmed up. I do the opposite in the summer when it's really hot as well.

I also like the built in nav because it shows on the digital instrument cluster in 23+ trucks, so I use the app to send destinations to it.

 

[unclelala]

I Don't bother with any of those subscriptions, back in 2010-2011 I got in a huge argument with Sirius about cost. They would negotiate the price for a couple of years but stopped and were trying to get top buck out of me so I dropped it and I haven't looked back. I figure for how much time I spent driving the price per song per hour was crazy.
Maybe if I used my vehicle for work or did more driving it might have been worth it.

 

[Will_T]

I let mine lapse because it is way over-priced for what it is. At maybe 1/4 the price I might have kept it.

 

[unclelala]

I let mine lapse because it is way over-priced for what it is. At maybe 1/4 the price I might have kept it.

Yeah, you may as well have another big whopping utility bill, its the same money in some cases.

 

[DougB]

Didn’t renew after the trial period. Don’t miss the remote start. If they would let the owner control when heated/cooled features turn on via the app for remote start then maybe I would be interested but since it’s preset, nope. Even then I’d only pay $5/no for that feature. It’s not worth more than that imo.

 

[Brutal_HO]

Didn’t renew after the trial period. Don’t miss the remote start. If they would let the owner control when heated/cooled features turn on via the app for remote start then maybe I would be interested but since it’s preset, nope. Even then I’d only pay $5/no for that feature. It’s not worth more than that imo.

You can get that customization with an aftermarket system with LTE and $5.99/mo basic Drone mobile, but that up front hardware costs would take a lot of monthly payments to break even. Believe me, I've strongly considered it (Start-X/Compustar).

 

[DougB]

You can get that customization with an aftermarket system with LTE and $5.99/mo basic Drone mobile, but that up front hardware costs would take a lot of monthly payments to break even. Believe me, I've strongly considered it (Start-X/Compustar).

Wow. Sounds like a hassle when Ram could have easily programmed that functionality into the software and the app.

 

[phatboy64]

I kept it. Like others said, remote start is a plus for me and I like the Drive alert features..especially when leaving the truck at a shop.

 

[roegs]

I let mine lapse because it is way over-priced for what it is. At maybe 1/4 the price I might have kept it.

My thoughts exactly!

 

[swolenpasta]

For me it came down to a question of insurance cost. I can pay the subscription fee with RamConnect and then get a discount on insurance due to the tracking ability that basically covers the cost of the subscription, OR I can not have RamConnect and pay higher insurance premiums. I'm going with the RamConnect option so I get more for my money overall.

Check to see if your insurance offers any discounts for connected/tracking type services.

 

[wrvond]

For me it came down to a question of insurance cost. I can pay the subscription fee with RamConnect and then get a discount on insurance due to the tracking ability that basically covers the cost of the subscription, OR I can not have RamConnect and pay higher insurance premiums. I'm going with the RamConnect option so I get more for my money overall.

Check to see if your insurance offers any discounts for connected/tracking type services.

That's a good point. Early on I checked with insurance and was told I'm maxed out on discounts.