Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”

2020-10-02 Thread Clay via Mercedes
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

Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”

2020-10-02 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
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

Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”

2020-10-02 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
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,

Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”

2020-10-02 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
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,

Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”

2020-10-02 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
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

Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”

2020-10-02 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
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

Re: [MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”

2020-10-02 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
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

[MBZ] Car insurance— interesting “feature”

2020-10-02 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
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