This may sound like a repeat of an older post, where the topic was how most of us have been greeted by a 500$ offer to renew the data plan on earlier Defenders, or else !
Well, I did not took this "amazing" offer from JLR and let it pass. Other than remote lock and unlock, I do not miss anything.
However, under the same account, I have another JLR product, a Discovery 5 , 2022. It has another year until the expiration date.
JLR cut that vehicle also on the same day with the Defender. No explanation, just the same exact email which I got for the Defender.
So my 2 cents advice is that if you have multiple vehicles under the same account, be aware of this situation.

 

You should not have lost remote lock and unlock - that's not part of the $500 Online Pack and Wifi Hotspot Plan.

 

Greetings.
You are totally right. However, the app had to be reset - I had to "create a new account" with the same email....odd.
On both vehicles I got the same messages on my welcome screen that my data has expired. I understand the Defender, however, the Disco is not right to have lost it.

 

I have a 2025 on order and didn't add the wi-fi data plan. will I be impacted on anything? my current LR has a chip for internal satellite NAV which has been way better than my phone based NAV - hope they are not charging for NAV!? I won't use any phone based "lock/unlock" app if it's for a fee. I have 4 key fobs with my current LR and would rather buy that "activity band" than rely on an app that can be hacked.

 

I’m in the US with a 2022 Defender 110, I just got an email to renew what’s called “Online Pack”, the annual subscription fee is $160.00. I was kind of on the fence but at slightly over $13/mo I’m ok with it so I’ve renewed it for one year.