faifai83

Lexus Enform: 1 year Complimentary

App Suite - $7/mth

http://www.lexus.com/enform/

Pricing
In addition to the complimentary year of service, Lexus Enform* offers multiple subscription plans to fit your needs.
ANNUAL PLANS
TRIAL PERIOD
ANNUAL FEE
Lexus Enform®* with Safety Connect®*
One-Year Included
$264.90
Safety Connect* Only
One-Year Included
$139.95
ADDITIONAL MONTHLY SERVICES
TRIAL PERIOD
MONTHLY FEE
Lexus Enform* App Suite*
One-Year Included
$7.00
SiriusXM Satellite Radio*
Satellite Radio: XM Select Package
90-Days Included
$14.49
SiriusXM Data Services Package*
NavTraffic™, NavWeather™ & Travel Link
One-Year Included
$8.99
SiriusXM Data Services á la carte*
NavTraffic™
$3.99
NavWeather™
$9.95
Travel Link (Fuel, Sports, Stocks)
$1.99

Toyota Enform: 3 years Complimentary

App Suite - $5/mth

http://www.toyota.com/entune/learnin...e-account.html

Pricing for Entune™ [5] Access (post three-year complimentary access period)

All new Entune™-equipped Toyota vehicles come with complimentary access to Entune™ apps and data services for three years, active from the point of sale.

After three-years of complimentary access, Entune™ users can elect to continue their access to Entune™ apps and/or data services for a monthly access fee:

Display Audio
with Navigation and Entune™ Premium HDD Navigation
with Entune™
Apps $5/month* $5/month*
Data Services** $5/month*
NavTraffic™ = $3.99/monthˆ
NavWeather™ = $9.95/monthˆ
Travel Link™ (Fuel and Sports & Stocks) = $1.99/monthˆ
SiriusXM [8]
Data Services Package N/A $8.99/monthˆ
XM Select Package $14.49/monthˆ $14.49/monthˆ
• Note that Satellite Radio (XM Select Package) requires a separate SiriusXM [8] subscription after the 90-day trial period and is available for an additional $14.49/month.ˆ
* Pricing for Entune™ access post three-year complimentary access period is an estimate. The addition of new Entune™ applications and services may warrant a price change. Applications and data services are subject to change without notice. Currently there is no charge for Pandora®.
** SXM data is delivered directly to the multimedia unit via satellite. SXM data services do not rely on the customer's cell phone data plan. SXM data services provide an "Always On" feature.
ˆ Other fees and taxes may apply. Subscriptions are continuous until you call 1-866-635-2349 to cancel. See SiriusXM [8] Customer Agreement at www.siriusxm.com for details. SiriusXM [8] prices reflect non-negotiated rates and are subject to change.

drdigital1

The comparison is depressing:
1. Lexus buyers get 1 year complimentary services while Toyota owners get 3 years
2. Once the complimentary period expires, Toyota owners can purchase the app suite for $5/month while the same app suite will cost the Lexus owners $7/month PLUS $265/year for Enform with Safety Connect (one cannot subscribe to the Lexus apps suite without subscribing to Enform which in turn requires to subscribe to Safety Connect). So a Lexus driver who wants only the apps suite will have to pay $349/year ($265 + 12 * $7).

faifai83

The Lexus Suite contains Yelp! ...and a 12.3" screen! ;P

...while Toyota has a max ~7" screen?

drdigital1

You are right: indeed, when you buy a computer with a 22” monitor you pay more for Microsoft Office software than when you buy a computer with a 17” monitor.

MichaelLop

where did you get this information from? it specifically says the app suite is only $7 a month. enform includes destination assist and eDestinations, not the app suite. so one can subscribe to the app suite separately which would come out to around $84 a year. i'm getting this straight from a Lexus representative on the phone. she didnt know the answer at first and had to ask a supervisor just to make sure.


you did pay more money for the 22" screen didnt you? and why? i think the point of that statement was that the larger screen adds more value to the overall experience.

mrcheerio

iTrader: (1)

whats stupid is that i highly doubt lexus/toyota will even update the apps on it, what you see is what you get or in 2 years they will realease a new updated os and you will have to fork up $ to upgrade similar to navi ...stupid prepratory crap..

Liferules

Rumor has it that Lexus will back away from the annual Enform subscription and maybe only charge $7 or even less for the apps. Seems they're getting feedback already of how stupid this is and how likely it will be that no one will "re-up" after their first complementary year...

MichaelLop

proprietary? That's the whole benefit to teaming up with these app providers. It will be up to the companies behind yelp, Pandora, and bing (microsoft) to keep up with updates. remember the first thing you did when you got in the car and booted up app suite? it went through the update process. and what it was most likely doing was applying house keeping updates from the app designers getting the system finalized. it's most likely you will see that screen again and hopefully it will happen because they are pushing out updates. I have already sent a few emails to these companies asking if they plan on updating their apps and optimizing them for the 12.3" screen so i will know for sure shortly. but based on speculation it seems likely. when apps first came out for the iPad they were sloppy enlargements of the original but over time app developers started making specific design changes aimed at improving the app usage on a tablet. It is my hopes that the same mentality will be carried through with this nav screen. it's a huge benefit for the companies to be utilized in a Lexus vehicle so i can't imagine them dropping support or updating them at the pace Lexus updates it's nav versions. Lexus has offloaded the responsibility to the app providers so that choice will either make or break this interface.

flipside909

There are more available apps on the Lexus Enform App Suite compared to the Toyota Entune system. Also you must tether your smartphone to the Entune system while you can use Bluetooth 2.0 to connect to Enform.