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[–] aksdb@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Good to know. So things to inquire when buying a car will be:

  • What happens when I decline the usage terms of the on board system?
  • How do I disable or remove the SIM card?

I guess in either case the answer will likely mean I will keep driving my existing car until it dies.

[–] library_napper@monyet.cc 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can't you just cut the antennas?

[–] aksdb@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You mean like completely rip open the interior, find the wiring for the antennas and cut them? Yeah, not something I'm gonna do to a machine I just paid tens of thousands of Euros for.

[–] library_napper@monyet.cc 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's designed to be opened without damaging it. Just install a switch

[–] aksdb@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

In the cars I know, the electronics are one of the first things they attach to the bare bone car body. Sure I can get to it... by dismantling half of the car.

[–] botengang@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

SIM card removal, antenna destruction, etc. Will only help us until they play the insurance card. Can't afford shooting down the road in two tons of steel without insurance.