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09-01-2011, 08:36 PM | #1 |
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Why can't anyone else do this? RTTI question.
BMW gives you RTTI free. The system picks of FM radio signals from multiple different sources and this feature is built into the Nav system.
Why can't Porsche, Mercedes,Audi,Lexus and other premium segment auto manufacturers do this? Why won't they do this? They give you 3 months free then you have create and account with XM/Sirrius and get traffic from them. I really appreciate BMW offering this system free to it's consumers. Anyone have any insight? |
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Wifey has an 09 MBZ CLS550 and has a subscription to sirius/xm and still gets no traf-uk. How lame is that?? ..and BMW gives it to you, along with a no swiss cheese maint and warrantee. i-drive, is WAY more intuitive than the insane system in her car.....
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I understand that, but why is BMW offering it free but nobody else is?
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Maybe they feel XM/Sirius has more timely/reliable/widespread traffic coverage? I haven't compared the two so that's a total guess on my part, but I can't think of any other possibility short of some consumer-screwing partnership where XM pays Porsche to incorporate their service so Porsche customers have to pay XM to get traffic info. If that's the case, then
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I think that BMW RTTI is free to US customers just because it cost nothing to implement to BMW... this is the same system that BMW uses in Europe.
There's no XM/Sirius over there. |
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All cars get TMC through RDS, RTTI gets transmitted via mobile network. First three years are free as part of connected drive. Best regards, south
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I have traffic in my new CLS, better than the iDrive, no question.
Not sure if it's Sirius traffic or through another system but it works great.
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