Where do you see these Black Friday deals? My MINI Cooper SE was delivered more than 4 years ago, but I don't know if it's been disconnected.
MINI Connected Services Expired at 4 Years
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Puppethead
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mygarage.miniusa.com > my vehicles > vehicle profile is the place to see what you have. It doesn't seem to list what's not active (which is weird in my opinion), but if you go to "Shop MINI Connected" you'll see if you can spend the $100 for the MINI Connected Services package.
The way I found out was by not seeing traffic info on my routes in my SE.
Thanks! It's been many years since I logged into MyGarage. Last login: 08/20/2020 (delivery day).
I didn't know it was possible to obtain the phone number of my Iconic MINI Cooper SE. I haven't tried to call it yet. If one calls their J01, does Spike, the digital assistant dog, answer?
As you can see below, my MyGarage shows which services are active. The Concierge Services is the only one with an end-date, so that must provide the traffic info.
I wonder how MINI decided that subscription would last 4 years, 10 months, 5 days? I'd be surprised if your MINI Cooper SE is more than 4 years, 10 months, 5 days old, so why did you lose your traffic info?
It appears the other services will persist until 4G goes away, which probably won't happen for a long time.
Puppethead
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Concierge Services is different, that's the call for assistance from the vehicle service. I'm sure it was a full 12 months, starting at your vehicle's build date (as opposed to delivery date).
My issue with that web page is you can't see the inactive services on it, which you can only see by going to look at what you can buy. I actually called and talked to a person about it, since I was never notified that the traffic/mapping service had expired. Which it sure looks like yours is expired as well since it's not listed. (MINI navigation still works sans traffic info, and no more OTA map updates.)
It never occurred to me that expired services would simply be deleted from the list of services. I don't remember seeing traffic info the few times I've used my map in the past 4 years.
I went back and clicked on "Shop MINI Connected," then on "See all 6 services," and got this confusing list:
1. MINI Online--this isn't a browser is it? Is it audio or displayed info from the 'net? How does one navigate through this info?
2. Over-the-air Map Update--I remember this happening a couple of times in the past 4 years. Honda charged me $75 for a map update now that my 2018 Clarity is not getting it for free, but I guess $100 for MINI Connected is the fee I'll need to pay for my MINI.
3. Amazon Alexa Car Integration--did I have this before and never knew it? Does it work with F56 MINI Cooper SEs?
4. Real Time Traffic Information--I've only been out of town twice in 4 years, so I'm not missing this yet.
5. Online Speech Processing--did I have this when I first got my SE? It was so inaccurate that I tried it only twice. So if my MINI won't process speech anymore, I won't miss it and if ther is still an in-car speech processing facility that's not as good as the extra-cost Online Speech Processing, it must be truly terrible.
6. MINI eDrive Services--this sounds like what I'm already using, does MINI Connected add to the capabilities my app provides?
Finally, has anyone on this forum ever purchased the MINI Connected package for less than $100 through a "Black Friday" deal?
Puppethead
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MINI is now offering a 20% sale on connected services, one week only. For my SE the only thing I need to purchase is MINI Connected Services (map updates, traffic, voice search).
What's the actual cost? Is it monthly or number of years?
If you go onto the Mini Connected store, or through the app they are all listed there. As mine are still active I can't see the cost and you can only subscribe if they've run out or have less than 30days to run. It's usually an annual renewal.
Puppethead
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$100 annually, so it'd be a $20 savings for one year.
Thanks! I'd been thinking about adding this option for a while. The $80 price for a year was the tipping point.
It took me a while before discovering I had to go to my MINI's profile to see the offer on the website.
CuriousGeorge
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Having directions on the HUD is why I prefer using the built-in navigation vs. my phone.
The J01 is even cooler in the way it projects the path you should follow onto the camera view.
Puppethead
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I decided to get the service for another year, and I did miss it. I think MINI's navigation does a really great job of suggesting alternate routes. Since MINI hasn't implemented CarPlay EV routing I don't get the same "green route" capabilities with CarPlay that comes with the MINI navigation.
I know someone with a Kia EV6 and they said it's $20 per month for the navigation service and also to use the app for remote unlock/climatization. So MINI's price is a good deal, especially at $80/year.
I know someone with a Kia EV6 and they said it's $20 per month for the navigation service and also to use the app for remote unlock/climatization. So MINI's price is a good deal, especially at $80/year.
Quiet Mini
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The Mini price seems excessive. I pay $100 a year for Tesla connectivity and get so much more. I get audio streaming, plus things like Netflix, YouTube, etc. It’s pretty nice while charging. I May have a different opinion when my Mini services expire and see what all is gone.
I have the MINI clock on display all the time so I didn't notice what services went away. However, I didn't mind sending $80 to MINI because they made almost the perfect car for me. They also made the perfect hood I needed to make my MINI perfect.
