I getting ready to submit a factory order for a 2022 Bighorn. This is the first rig I've bought new since my 2004 Dakota and LOTS of things have changed since; like all the sensors, computers, etc. My wife's Mazda is constantly sending data back to Mazda, GPS is constantly displaying every street she drives by, etc. So I'm sure this same sort of thing is going on with these new trucks. Now, I'm not a full-fledged paranoia type, but I generally dislike having my whereabouts and driving habits transmitted, by default, to places and folks unknown to me. I'm also a retired IT network engineer so I'm fairly savvy about the fact that anymore these days no one is really off the grid, especially if one is toting around a cell phone.
In order to get bucket seats instead of the front bench, I have to choose either the Level 1 or 2 package - and with that comes UConnect & SiriusXM. I understand SiriusXM is a subscription for radio, but it is the UConnect that has me curious.
With that said, what device on these Rams trucks is transmitting data via 3G/4G/5G , etc., back 'home', where ever that is? And the BIG question ---- can it be turned off, disabled, yanked out?
I'm quite capable of knowing when to have maintenance done without needing some yahoo back in Dodge Land sending me a note on the screen that I have 20 more miles before a recommended service.
In order to get bucket seats instead of the front bench, I have to choose either the Level 1 or 2 package - and with that comes UConnect & SiriusXM. I understand SiriusXM is a subscription for radio, but it is the UConnect that has me curious.
With that said, what device on these Rams trucks is transmitting data via 3G/4G/5G , etc., back 'home', where ever that is? And the BIG question ---- can it be turned off, disabled, yanked out?
I'm quite capable of knowing when to have maintenance done without needing some yahoo back in Dodge Land sending me a note on the screen that I have 20 more miles before a recommended service.