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Old Aug 3, 2023 | 12:12 PM
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About 2 months ago I got a CPO 2019 LS 500. Recently, i have been receiving calls regarding joining a trial for Enform. I turned the offer for the trial because i didn't think it would useful (and don't like signing for things over the phone). However, after researching Enform, I am having a rethink. I didn't ask about the trial length.

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Did you all sign up for Enform? Is it useful?
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Old Aug 3, 2023 | 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ciscovp
About 2 months ago I got a CPO 2019 LS 500. Recently, i have been receiving calls regarding joining a trial for Enform. I turned the offer for the trial because i didn't think it would useful (and don't like signing for things over the phone). However, after researching Enform, I am having a rethink. I didn't ask about the trial length.

My question is:
Did you all sign up for Enform? Is it useful?
I subscribed to the remote start app part for $80/year.
Can now remote start the car from my phone from anywhere which is so much better than using the key fob which you need to be in line of site and relatively close.
It also allows you to lock/unlock vehicle, turn on hazard lights which is great if you are parked in a parking garage or parking lot to help you find your car, shows you a map of where your car is, odometer mileage, distance in miles till empty or range, as well as track your past and future service appointments. It also has guest driver features and valet that I have not used yet to track to get alerts if driven and how fast etc. It has a few other goodies as well.

Overall good value since the hardware is already installed on vehicle.

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Old Aug 27, 2024 | 04:32 PM
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I subscribed to the remote start app part for $80/year.
Can now remote start the car from my phone from anywhere which is so much better than using the key fob which you need to be in line of site and relatively close.
It also allows you to lock/unlock vehicle, turn on hazard lights which is great if you are parked in a parking garage or parking lot to help you find your car, shows you a map of where your car is, odometer mileage, distance in miles till empty or range, as well as track your past and future service appointments. It also has guest driver features and valet that I have not used yet to track to get alerts if driven and how fast etc. It has a few other goodies as well.

Overall good value since the hardware is already installed on vehicle.
I like the Enform app, per se, but NOT the data privacy that comes with it. Just purchased a new '24 Lexus LS500 AWD/Lux Pkg and the exchange rights you give Lexus to use these Lexus apps, i.e. maps, car security, maintenance monitoring, over the air software updates ... etc. is the right to send all tele-metrics from the car, i.e. location, smart phone data scraping, car video, car location/speed, etc., back to Lexus/Toyota. Lexus/Toyota would not say whether they are selling this information to 3rd parties, like insurance companies, or other companies interested in using this information to market goods or services based on this data.... supposedly the data is anonymized ? The Lexus/Toyota corporate office in CA said they don't upload the video data they collect on users from & stored in the vehicle, or outside the vehicle, to their data cloud unless directed to by court order or other authorities? Really... trust me, in this day and time???

I don't use the "hot spot" provided "free", nor connect the vehicle to my home wireless network, which it really wants me to do... The damn thing is almost like "HAL".... on 2001. So if you have cameras in your car, don't do anything in the car you don't want a record of ..... somewhere?
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Old Aug 29, 2024 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by ciscovp
About 2 months ago I got a CPO 2019 LS 500. Recently, i have been receiving calls regarding joining a trial for Enform. I turned the offer for the trial because i didn't think it would useful (and don't like signing for things over the phone). However, after researching Enform, I am having a rethink. I didn't ask about the trial length.

My question is:
Did you all sign up for Enform? Is it useful?
Hell yes. The Remote and Status functions are very useful. Lot's of functionality. I received a 3-month trial on my L-Certified recently purchased.
As far as privacy concerns, if they want to see how much of an uninteresting human I am have at it. I don't drive like an idiot so I'm not worried.
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