Why I have used it exactly once. The key fob is much faster and easier.
The only other reason is to manage the trucks wifi. It was the cheapest way to get a mobile connection for my both my laptop and tablet for the business. $200/year for unlimited data was a hell of a lot better than $60-80/month any other route.
I have my KIA connected to home assistant which knows my calendar. Its nice to just have the car warm/cool without thinking about it. But its not necessary, just nice.
There is exactly 0% chance I would ever accept that sort of thing unless the car was talking directly to my Home Assistant server without Kia’s servers in between.
So you can lay in bed on a winter day and trigger the remote start. That’s about it. I have used the “feature” exactly once.
Remote start doesn’t need that though - I’ve installed several since the 90’s and none of them needed internet or an account.
The latest ones take about 15 minutes to install - that includes unboxing, reading the instructions, and finding the connectors.
Why I have used it exactly once. The key fob is much faster and easier.
The only other reason is to manage the trucks wifi. It was the cheapest way to get a mobile connection for my both my laptop and tablet for the business. $200/year for unlimited data was a hell of a lot better than $60-80/month any other route.
Exactly. They deliberately design these things in such a way to force an account so they have an excuse to data-mine your phone.
I have my KIA connected to home assistant which knows my calendar. Its nice to just have the car warm/cool without thinking about it. But its not necessary, just nice.
There is exactly 0% chance I would ever accept that sort of thing unless the car was talking directly to my Home Assistant server without Kia’s servers in between.
My wife does love that feature I must say. Although you can also use your keyfob and point it out the window if your car is nearby.