• Reygle@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    People buying vehicles that have LTE connections and then complaining about connectivity problems deserve exactly what they get.

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      2 months ago

      it’s getting hard to not get that. Anything that’s onstar capable still calls home even if you don’t pay for the service, you just don’t get the benefit from it

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        2 months ago

        Is it really though? While few new vehicles are “cell-less”, countless relatively new used vehicles are not only “unplugged” but also less than 1/2 the price of the identical “new” version of that model.

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        2 months ago

        Don’t buy new cars then? Not like there’s a shortage of used cars in the world. It’s better to prevent waste anyway.