Wow Carplay is slick!

[mk7gti]

Darn!

[p3asa]

Can I tag on to this about guide and inform. Anyone able to post a video of it working or your thoughts on it.

[vidman2]

I ordered the TechPack on my new R and it has CarPlay and Mirrorlink as part of the package but CarPlay no great use to me as I do not have a mobile with a Data Contract, I was very disappointed to be told that most apps require a data connection to work properly, just explored Mirrorlink and my phone does not support it.

[mk7gti]

Data is relatively cheap these days time for a contract upgrade

[andrewparker]

A mobile phone contract without an data allowance? How is that even possible in the 21st century?!

[phope]

Probably a Nokia 5210 still on it's original battery charge...

[vidman2]

A little off topic but:--

Being blissfully retired I have no need to be tied to a mobile computer and controlled by my job, no commute means no need to waste time playing silly games or replying to company Emails so who needs a data connection, or come to that a ‘contract’.

Have 2 towers, 2 laptops and 2 tablets at home, and worked in IT all my life so no technophobe but when I see people in cars and in the street glued to their precious giant ‘phone’ I feel sorry for them.

When you retire you will understand there are many other things in life to enjoy.

[fredgroves]

So you were disappointed to find that the mobile data service stuff in MIB2 needed mobile data service and that the smart phone mirroring feature needed a smart phone?

Which bit of IT did you work in? Was it management by any chance? :-P

[p3asa]

I take my hat off to you for managing to go without data, that's some feet in this day and age. I don't play games, don't have work emails to reply to and I'm certainly not tied to a contract but couldn't live without data.
£12 a month, no contract, voice and 2Gb does me.

My family all use WhatsApp to communicate while out. So that alone is enough for me. But you can't beat having that the internet in your pocket while out. You need to embrace the future 
 

[phope]

Oh for the day I can permanently dump my Blackberry, remote access and all other out of hours work stuff