Sweetee
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- Joined
- Jul 14, 2012
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- Location
- Wisconsin
- Ram Year
- 2017 Ram Laramie CC 4x4
- Engine
- 3.6 Pentastar
Greetings! With my birthday just around the corner and feeling a bit miffed, I just needed to rant.
Actually, I love my 2017 Laramie 1500 CC. I found the perfect truck 4+ years ago for my wants and needs. Plus I was able to have NAV added at the dealership. All has been good up until this year. Here is a litany of my frustrations.
1. After the first 6 months free trial, I chose to subscribe to Uconnect Access for $149 a year. I truly liked Send & Go, Vehicle Health Report, remote lock/start/etc. Additionally, I really liked being able to use voice to send or reply texts hands free. While a bit pricey, I chose to subscribe.
2. Last January I again called Uconnect Access to renew my subscription, but was told I had to go on a monthly plan. The dangling carrot was that they would send me an OBD adapter that would allow me to have WIFI in the truck for ONLY $10 a month. Too good to be true, but they assured me this was the future.
3. In February the adapter arrived and I installed it according to instructions. While I was able to pair my smart phone to the adapter, it was connected without WIFI. I called Uconnect Access and they explained that I may live in an area that is not adequately served my T-Moble, but that would improve. The associate said that when I was out of range of T-Moble the adapter would switch over to another provider! NOT SO MUCH! We live about 25 miles from Madison, WI, and when I'd crest a hill about halfway to Madison I'd eventually get WIFI. However, about every month I'd have to reset the adapter to regain connectivity.
4. One of my favorite features of my Uconnect was where I could push the phone button and say "call John Smith mobile." About a month ago I tried using this feature and the first menu line that reads "CALL." has disappeared. Thinking it was a temporary glitch, I waited thru a couple restarts and even disconnected the battery in hopes that it would resolve. No such luck! I then called Uconnect Access and it was explained to me that they are discontinuing 3G towers throughout the land and the new service thru the adapter would not support the "CALL" function in the menu. I expressed my disappointment with losing this feature and the fact that I can't access WIFI in the area where I live. The associate said that this was "progress!" I said that I would be dropping Uconnect Access and she informed me that I would still have to pay the remaining monthly payments. It was totally worth ending my association with Uconnect Access on the spot. Having just changed phone plans, I have more than enough data so the WIFI feature is no great loss, but I am disappointed to lose Send & Go, Health Report, Remote controls and the CALL features.
If any of you find yourself in the same situation, check your cell phone talk and data coverage before committing to Uconnect's idea of "progress." Here is a great link to the 4 major carriers.
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OK! Now I feel better! Happy Holidays!
Actually, I love my 2017 Laramie 1500 CC. I found the perfect truck 4+ years ago for my wants and needs. Plus I was able to have NAV added at the dealership. All has been good up until this year. Here is a litany of my frustrations.
1. After the first 6 months free trial, I chose to subscribe to Uconnect Access for $149 a year. I truly liked Send & Go, Vehicle Health Report, remote lock/start/etc. Additionally, I really liked being able to use voice to send or reply texts hands free. While a bit pricey, I chose to subscribe.
2. Last January I again called Uconnect Access to renew my subscription, but was told I had to go on a monthly plan. The dangling carrot was that they would send me an OBD adapter that would allow me to have WIFI in the truck for ONLY $10 a month. Too good to be true, but they assured me this was the future.
3. In February the adapter arrived and I installed it according to instructions. While I was able to pair my smart phone to the adapter, it was connected without WIFI. I called Uconnect Access and they explained that I may live in an area that is not adequately served my T-Moble, but that would improve. The associate said that when I was out of range of T-Moble the adapter would switch over to another provider! NOT SO MUCH! We live about 25 miles from Madison, WI, and when I'd crest a hill about halfway to Madison I'd eventually get WIFI. However, about every month I'd have to reset the adapter to regain connectivity.
4. One of my favorite features of my Uconnect was where I could push the phone button and say "call John Smith mobile." About a month ago I tried using this feature and the first menu line that reads "CALL." has disappeared. Thinking it was a temporary glitch, I waited thru a couple restarts and even disconnected the battery in hopes that it would resolve. No such luck! I then called Uconnect Access and it was explained to me that they are discontinuing 3G towers throughout the land and the new service thru the adapter would not support the "CALL" function in the menu. I expressed my disappointment with losing this feature and the fact that I can't access WIFI in the area where I live. The associate said that this was "progress!" I said that I would be dropping Uconnect Access and she informed me that I would still have to pay the remaining monthly payments. It was totally worth ending my association with Uconnect Access on the spot. Having just changed phone plans, I have more than enough data so the WIFI feature is no great loss, but I am disappointed to lose Send & Go, Health Report, Remote controls and the CALL features.
If any of you find yourself in the same situation, check your cell phone talk and data coverage before committing to Uconnect's idea of "progress." Here is a great link to the 4 major carriers.
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index.html
OK! Now I feel better! Happy Holidays!