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      10-27-2021, 03:26 PM   #1
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Connected Booster L

Connected drive seems to have changed. Last week it was showing as the old packages come red Drive plus etc and now shows as Connected Booster L which is £79 and has all the map updates and includes OTA updates of maps. Any one ordered this yet on a 2016 4 series with I drive 4?
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I would hang on until Black Friday when the packages are normally discounted.
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      10-28-2021, 02:29 AM   #3
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I would hang on until Black Friday when the packages are normally discounted.
Yes I was going to - just wondered on all the different packages now. Looks like a total refresh of them all
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      10-28-2021, 03:24 AM   #4
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I just noticed this as my RTTI is due for renewal around Black Friday and it says I will not be able to renew it alone now and have to buy Connected Booster L. Currently it doesnt let me choose Connected Booster M which would be the one I would want as I dont need the other L parts. Will have to see what is available come RTTI renewal time. Disappointing really as I previously only took the map updates every other year but I suppose BMW have realised this!

This may make me think about the MMI route to Carplay now as @£79 per year I would break even after 3 years not renewing with BMW.
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      10-28-2021, 05:51 AM   #5
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I just noticed this as my RTTI is due for renewal around Black Friday and it says I will not be able to renew it alone now and have to buy Connected Booster L. Currently it doesnt let me choose Connected Booster M which would be the one I would want as I dont need the other L parts. Will have to see what is available come RTTI renewal time. Disappointing really as I previously only took the map updates every other year but I suppose BMW have realised this!

This may make me think about the MMI route to Carplay now as @£79 per year I would break even after 3 years not renewing with BMW.
If they knock 30% off on Black Friday like they have done in previous years it will be a steal at £55
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If they knock 30% off on Black Friday like they have done in previous years it will be a steal at £55
very true, lets hope they do.
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On a side not has anyone else’s idrive 6 started showing no connection on the connected drive icon? Usually the weather shows but for the past few days i’ve just had no connection.
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      10-28-2021, 09:40 AM   #8
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On a side not has anyone else’s idrive 6 started showing no connection on the connected drive icon? Usually the weather shows but for the past few days i’ve just had no connection.
Mine does but that's because my subscription ran out.
It is a bit temperamental tbh.
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I previously noted down all the packages [that were] in anticipation of this years Black Friday deals and these were based on last years prices...

Connected Package - £54 incl Remote Services, BMW Online, Online Speech Processing
Connected Package Plus - £99 incl as above plus - USB Map Updates, RTTI
Connected Package Prof - £159 incl as above plus - OTA Map Updates, On-Street Parking

I was going to go for the Connected Package Plus to get the map updates and RTTI but now on looking at Connected Drive I can only get Connected Drive L which if I have ready correctly is basically now the same as Connected Package Plus and is now cheaper at £79...hoping the price remains the same and they do discount for Black Friday.

Edit: just spoken to the Connected Drive team and they have confirmed that Connected Booster L does include USB Map updates...as these packages are new they are still getting used to them and they did agree that the website does need updating...they have flagged this internally as well.
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      10-30-2021, 10:47 AM   #10
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I previously noted down all the packages [that were] in anticipation of this years Black Friday deals and these were based on last years prices...

Connected Package - £54 incl Remote Services, BMW Online, Online Speech Processing
Connected Package Plus - £99 incl as above plus - USB Map Updates, RTTI
Connected Package Prof - £159 incl as above plus - OTA Map Updates, On-Street Parking

I was going to go for the Connected Package Plus to get the map updates and RTTI but now on looking at Connected Drive I can only get Connected Drive L which if I have ready correctly is basically now the same as Connected Package Plus and is now cheaper at £79...hoping the price remains the same and they do discount for Black Friday
When I look at the options on the Connected Drive site I can only see USB map updates within the XL package.
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      10-30-2021, 10:50 AM   #11
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When I look at the options on the Connected Drive site I can only see USB map updates within the XL package.
Just spoken to BMW and updated my post
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      10-30-2021, 11:17 AM   #12
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Just spoken to BMW and updated my post
Thanks for update, reading the "At a glance" it states regular map updates but the "Services include" it isn't mentioned. Lets hope what you have been told from Connected Drive Team is correct.

UPDATE. Just reading the packages again Option M also states regular map updates in the "At a glance" When will BMW have clear information for customers !
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      10-30-2021, 11:31 AM   #13
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Just spoken to BMW and updated my post
Thanks for update, reading the "At a glance" it states regular map updates but the "Services include" it isn't mentioned. Lets hope what you have been told from Connected Drive Team is correct.
Yes hoping so…from what they were saying as the new packages only went live on Thursday they are still getting to grips with the packages and getting the website updated when errors are seen.

They also said I should see Booster packages M, L & XL but I only see L so think it's a bit buggy still
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      10-30-2021, 12:29 PM   #14
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That may be because you are logged in ?
I can see S, M, L & XL if not logged in, the only one that shows if I login is L.
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      10-30-2021, 12:51 PM   #15
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That may be because you are logged in ?
I can see S, M, L & XL if not logged in, the only one that shows if I login is L.
Yes if I logout I see them all [S, M, L & XL], logged in only L is showing...BMW confirmed for my car I should see M, L & XL
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      11-08-2021, 01:16 AM   #16
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The new Connected Packages have now been updated to include the full details of the services you get.

I can still only get package L which seem similar to M so I am assuming that the difference comes down to the compatibility of the hardware (I have ProNav iDrive6)

I'm quite impressed with the new packages, as to get the same items I would have had to buy the Connected Drive Professional package at £159 so for £79 on the new package that's good, just need to see what happens for Black Friday
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Interesting as M package now says that it includes RTTI, USB and OTA map updates. But I can also still only see L as being available for my car and I am sure my car doesnt support some of the other items in L. Does anyone see M available? Maybe they still have to update the mapping of packages to vehicles - I imagine that will take a while.
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Great news.

I tried to blag a free subscription (unsuccessfully!) when I bought my AUC in July.

The Connected advisor suggested that I should wait until Black Friday as there will be a discount.

I was going to buy the Connected Package Professional but the L package would be perfect - especially with the usual 30% Black Friday promotion.

It seems a little strange to introduce cheaper / better value packages before a potential discount, but I'm not complaining
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Great news.

I tried to blag a free subscription (unsuccessfully!) when I bought my AUC in July.

The Connected advisor suggested that I should wait until Black Friday as there will be a discount.

I was going to buy the Connected Package Professional but the L package would be perfect - especially with the usual 30% Black Friday promotion.

It seems a little strange to introduce cheaper / better value packages before a potential discount, but I'm not complaining
Exactly my thoughts
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Great news.

I tried to blag a free subscription (unsuccessfully!) when I bought my AUC in July.

The Connected advisor suggested that I should wait until Black Friday as there will be a discount.

I was going to buy the Connected Package Professional but the L package would be perfect - especially with the usual 30% Black Friday promotion.

It seems a little strange to introduce cheaper / better value packages before a potential discount, but I'm not complaining
Exactly my thoughts
Hmm. Hope so. They haven't reduced it yet mind!
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Hmm. Hope so. They haven't reduced it yet mind!
Thanksgiving is the 25th which kick starts Black Friday so going by last year it was about a week before they did their offers which lasted 2 weeks IIRC
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Does any know if under black Friday deals they drop the price of the online entertainment package? I get Deezer via this and it's expired.
If I can save 30 quid or so I'll hang on til end of November.
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