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I think some of the reasoning behind the fee is that there's a simcard in the car that needs to be payed for and if you opt out then they don't have to pay for

I think some of the reasoning behind the fee is that there's a simcard in the car that needs to be payed for and if you opt out then they don't have to pay for it. I have the same service and I can't live without the remotly started heating so for me it's worth every krona.

winternett 5y ago
A remote RF device could do that without the Sim card, the same key that unlocks the car... My problem is that I paid for a device (the starter device already installed on my car) that I can't use without a membership. People have had remote start on cars for decades without needing a bloatware subscription to XM radio.... sigh
- Phenomenit 5y ago
  Ok so your device is not supplied by volvo?
  - winternett 5y ago
    No, not the issue at all. The problem is that I refuse to pay a fee and use a tracking app just so I can use remote start features already installed on my car that don't need to be part of any paid monthly service. My car should not require a cell phone with the maker's app installed on it, or even an Internet connection to fully operate... It's insane to think it should from a reliability standpoint.
    - cmurf 5y ago
      If only it were insanity. It might be curible.
mcguire 5y ago
According to the article, the remote start feature from the remote does not use the cell connection.
jkaplowitz 5y ago
That might very well justify some fee, but $8/month is excessive if one only cares about remote start.
- Phenomenit 5y ago
  Yeah I pay less than 40€ per year(390 sek) and with it I also get emergency services with towing etc. There's a button in the ceiling.
  - gambiting 5y ago
    Btw I also own a Volvo and at least here in UK you get emergency services regardless of whether you pay for the Volvo On Call subscription or not. Breakdown cover is provided for every new Volvo as long as you do the service at a Volvo garage, nothing to do with On Call subscription either.

winternett 5y ago

A remote RF device could do that without the Sim card, the same key that unlocks the car... My problem is that I paid for a device (the starter device already installed on my car) that I can't use without a membership. People have had remote start on cars for decades without needing a bloatware subscription to XM radio.... sigh

Phenomenit 5y ago
Ok so your device is not supplied by volvo?
- winternett 5y ago
  No, not the issue at all. The problem is that I refuse to pay a fee and use a tracking app just so I can use remote start features already installed on my car that don't need to be part of any paid monthly service. My car should not require a cell phone with the maker's app installed on it, or even an Internet connection to fully operate... It's insane to think it should from a reliability standpoint.
  - cmurf 5y ago
    If only it were insanity. It might be curible.

mcguire 5y ago

According to the article, the remote start feature from the remote does not use the cell connection.

jkaplowitz 5y ago

That might very well justify some fee, but $8/month is excessive if one only cares about remote start.

Phenomenit 5y ago
Yeah I pay less than 40€ per year(390 sek) and with it I also get emergency services with towing etc. There's a button in the ceiling.
- gambiting 5y ago
  Btw I also own a Volvo and at least here in UK you get emergency services regardless of whether you pay for the Volvo On Call subscription or not. Breakdown cover is provided for every new Volvo as long as you do the service at a Volvo garage, nothing to do with On Call subscription either.