Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”
Those rare moments I am actually in a vehicle this year and use the phone, I tell it I am not driving, but walking. clay “I think it’s time we stopped our cringing embarrassment about our history, about our traditions, and about our culture, and we stop this general bout of self-recrimination and wetness.” B. Johnson 01/09/2020 > On Oct 2, 2020, at 7:16 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > I paid my Allstate car insurance using their app on my phone. The app updated > at some point. > > When I started it a pop-up prompted me to set up some “feature” wherein it > could track my location and driving behaviors or something. I declined to > continue with enabling that “feature” and did not explore its benefits > > --R > Sent from iPhone > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”
Allstate has been advertising "pay per mile" plans here, so it's probaby related to that. Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes writes: > I paid my Allstate car insurance using their app on my phone. The app updated > at some point. > > When I started it a pop-up prompted me to set up some “feature” wherein it > could track my location and driving behaviors or something. I declined to > continue with enabling that “feature” and did not explore its benefits > > --R > Sent from iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”
The app gives you the ability to remove or delete “trips” that it records. For instance, if you’re not driving, you can tell it you’re not. You can also disable the app’s ability to phone home, too, if you want. -D > On Oct 2, 2020, at 12:42 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > So, when you feel like blasting around with you foot down, you "forget" the > phone at home? > > RB > > > On 02/10/2020 11:34 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> I’m using it at present, although grudgingly. Remember, I’m an IT security >> professional. >> >> Why do I use it? Because I get a significant discount with it, like 20%. >> When your insurance costs exceed $3k/year for two cars, ten bucks is ten >> bucks, as Geddy Lee says. I vetted the app and found that it’s pretty >> innocuous for the most part, relying primarily on the accelerometer to >> determine braking, acceleration and speed. Those are the biggies. They also >> ding you for time of day, with late night and early morning being bad times >> to drive statistically. They don’t appear to be getting any sort of location >> information from what I can see. >> >> As long as you don’t exceed 80 mph, change lanes rapidly, or jam on your >> brakes, you’re good. In other words, Mrs. Dan DOES NOT have this app on her >> phone. >> >> My biggest gripe about it? It’s horribly inefficient and sucks battery >> power. I’ve given feedback about it in this regard, and received >> notifications that they’re aware of this and working to make it less of a >> drain. When I was recently up in Indiana for four days I turned it off. >> Yeah, I was driving on occasion, but I also didn’t want to have to have my >> phone on a charger the whole time, either. >> >> If the discount wasn’t as significant I wouldn’t bother with it. Sometimes >> you have to balance security with benefits. In this case I’ll take the money >> and let them look over my shoulder. >> >> -D >> >>> On Oct 2, 2020, at 11:16 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> I paid my Allstate car insurance using their app on my phone. The app >>> updated at some point. >>> >>> When I started it a pop-up prompted me to set up some “feature” wherein it >>> could track my location and driving behaviors or something. I declined to >>> continue with enabling that “feature” and did not explore its benefits >>> >>> --R > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”
On 2020-10-02 11:34, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I’m using it at present, although grudgingly. Remember, I’m an IT security professional. Why do I use it? Because I get a significant discount with it, like 20%. When your insurance costs exceed $3k/year for two cars, ten bucks is ten bucks, as Geddy Lee says. I vetted the app and found that it’s pretty innocuous for the most part, relying primarily on the accelerometer to determine braking, acceleration and speed. Those are the biggies. That's my favorite part. If you stop for a yellow light and check your scorecard afterward, they ding you for a 'hard stop'. If you sail through as or slightly after the light turns red, your insurance score is better. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”
So, when you feel like blasting around with you foot down, you "forget" the phone at home? RB On 02/10/2020 11:34 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I’m using it at present, although grudgingly. Remember, I’m an IT security professional. Why do I use it? Because I get a significant discount with it, like 20%. When your insurance costs exceed $3k/year for two cars, ten bucks is ten bucks, as Geddy Lee says. I vetted the app and found that it’s pretty innocuous for the most part, relying primarily on the accelerometer to determine braking, acceleration and speed. Those are the biggies. They also ding you for time of day, with late night and early morning being bad times to drive statistically. They don’t appear to be getting any sort of location information from what I can see. As long as you don’t exceed 80 mph, change lanes rapidly, or jam on your brakes, you’re good. In other words, Mrs. Dan DOES NOT have this app on her phone. My biggest gripe about it? It’s horribly inefficient and sucks battery power. I’ve given feedback about it in this regard, and received notifications that they’re aware of this and working to make it less of a drain. When I was recently up in Indiana for four days I turned it off. Yeah, I was driving on occasion, but I also didn’t want to have to have my phone on a charger the whole time, either. If the discount wasn’t as significant I wouldn’t bother with it. Sometimes you have to balance security with benefits. In this case I’ll take the money and let them look over my shoulder. -D On Oct 2, 2020, at 11:16 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: I paid my Allstate car insurance using their app on my phone. The app updated at some point. When I started it a pop-up prompted me to set up some “feature” wherein it could track my location and driving behaviors or something. I declined to continue with enabling that “feature” and did not explore its benefits --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”
I’m using it at present, although grudgingly. Remember, I’m an IT security professional. Why do I use it? Because I get a significant discount with it, like 20%. When your insurance costs exceed $3k/year for two cars, ten bucks is ten bucks, as Geddy Lee says. I vetted the app and found that it’s pretty innocuous for the most part, relying primarily on the accelerometer to determine braking, acceleration and speed. Those are the biggies. They also ding you for time of day, with late night and early morning being bad times to drive statistically. They don’t appear to be getting any sort of location information from what I can see. As long as you don’t exceed 80 mph, change lanes rapidly, or jam on your brakes, you’re good. In other words, Mrs. Dan DOES NOT have this app on her phone. My biggest gripe about it? It’s horribly inefficient and sucks battery power. I’ve given feedback about it in this regard, and received notifications that they’re aware of this and working to make it less of a drain. When I was recently up in Indiana for four days I turned it off. Yeah, I was driving on occasion, but I also didn’t want to have to have my phone on a charger the whole time, either. If the discount wasn’t as significant I wouldn’t bother with it. Sometimes you have to balance security with benefits. In this case I’ll take the money and let them look over my shoulder. -D > On Oct 2, 2020, at 11:16 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > I paid my Allstate car insurance using their app on my phone. The app updated > at some point. > > When I started it a pop-up prompted me to set up some “feature” wherein it > could track my location and driving behaviors or something. I declined to > continue with enabling that “feature” and did not explore its benefits > > --R > Sent from iPhone > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”
Big Brother Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, Oct 2, 2020, 11:17 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I paid my Allstate car insurance using their app on my phone. The app > updated at some point. > > When I started it a pop-up prompted me to set up some “feature” wherein it > could track my location and driving behaviors or something. I declined to > continue with enabling that “feature” and did not explore its benefits > > --R > Sent from iPhone > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”
I paid my Allstate car insurance using their app on my phone. The app updated at some point. When I started it a pop-up prompted me to set up some “feature” wherein it could track my location and driving behaviors or something. I declined to continue with enabling that “feature” and did not explore its benefits --R Sent from iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
