Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world
by zzzoom on Monday November 09, 2026 @11:16AM
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You don't need the internet for any of that. Your phone has a bunch of short-range radios it can use to contact the car directly.
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Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world
by dopamean on Monday November 09, 2026 @01:19PM
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Dude. I had a Chevy Equinox that I brought to a guy to install remote start on my car. It was a few hundred bucks and I got a new key that if I was within range I could use to start the car. No internet involved. I got rid of that car and now have a Mercedes S class and I have to use a phone app to remote start the car. The only improvement from using the app is I can start the car from much farther distances than before (anywhere technically). However the app sucks, has a monthly subscription fee, and likely is not secure. Everything about the experience is worse than what I had in a car that cost a third of the price. It's very annoying.