MPW Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 So cruising down the road messing with the Navigation, and I put gas stations in for a POI. They all came up with current gas prices. I was NOT expecting that. I bought this 2012 Limited used, and have no current Sirius subscription. Any idea where it gets the data? I do have my iPhone plugged in, but I didn't figure that it was using it's data. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 I have an 09 MKX and get the gas station names and info, but not prices. As that would be in real time, it has to be coming in from somewhere. My guess is you are getting updates through your iphone. To test this, you could try this feature with your phone off (do not link before you drive ) and see if you still are getting gas prices. I have Sirius Travel Link and get gas prices on the Travel Link screen, but it does not link to the nav screen. (At least I don't think it does, never seen it do this). Any chance the former owner had an annual subscription to Sirius that may still be continuing? You could check for a Travel Link connection on the info screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls973800 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Sirius and XM are having a free preview for the next week or so. I just tuned into my unsubscribed Sirius today while driving. The gas prices showing may be a part of the free preview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPW Posted February 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Sirius and XM are having a free preview for the next week or so. I just tuned into my unsubscribed Sirius today while driving. The gas prices showing may be a part of the free preview. Ahh ok, that would probably explain it. Can't go check it because it's at Ford getting a PTU seal done this morning. But the Fusion they gave me as a loaner had Sirius working, so yeah. Free preview it must be. Thanks anyway Sirius, but I'll stick with Spotify Free, and Gas Buddy on the iPhone. Thanks ls973! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpepper Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 Gasbuddy app on phone is free & that works GREAT! No need to Pay Sirius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
factor99 Posted February 9, 2015 Report Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) I live in Canada and when there is a Sirius promo I use to get gas prices 100km away in New York... Edited February 10, 2015 by factor99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted February 10, 2015 Report Share Posted February 10, 2015 Gasbuddy app on phone is free & that works GREAT! No need to Pay Sirius I have gasbuddy on my phone as well, and Travel Link on the MKX. What I like about travel link is, not only gives you the gas prices in your vicinity, but you can also pick one on the display and the nav unit will set it as the destination. Makes it easy to use in a strange city rather that struggling with a phone, set at night. Was on business in Louisville earlier this year and had to find a gas station before I checked in to the hotel. Would have been lost had I relied on Gasbuddy, with all the one-way streets and whatnot. Plus you get some extras, like local movies, weather radar. It's easily worth the $2 a month IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpepper Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 How is Travel link in being updated in real time for price? My experience was Travel link was slower in real time updates vs. an app like gas buddy. And since Gas can vary so much per day/week...I like the app ...May depend on area since it is people sourced. "set it as the destination" ok that is a 1 click...but for those interested Gas buddy DOES provide address ...so you can speak or type address into the car nav in exchange for free or just use phone map I have Sirius - but I needed all the energy to get the biggest discount for the music/internet subscription Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPW Posted February 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Ok, and update on this... I checked again this morning. Gas prices are still updating, and are accurate. The free Sirius promotion ended yesterday, so I doubt that has anything to do with it. Anyone who cares to check: On center stack, go to Navigation>Dest>POI>Gas/Fuel stations As it populates, the gas prices will be listed on the right hand side. Also, I went into settings>Sirius, and confirmed that I DO NOT have an active subscription to any Sirius services. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tjames557 Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 I do not have a sirius subscription and I get the gas prices as well. Dont know where they are coming from but i checked them compared to the gas station I was at and there was only a couple cents variance so they must be updated semi regularly..... or maybe it was just luck. who knows but a cool feature none the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Dont know where they are coming from Sirius and XM are having a free preview for the next week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipworkz Posted February 11, 2015 Report Share Posted February 11, 2015 Ok, and update on this... I checked again this morning. Gas prices are still updating, and are accurate. The free Sirius promotion ended yesterday, so I doubt that has anything to do with it. Anyone who cares to check: On center stack, go to Navigation>Dest>POI>Gas/Fuel stations As it populates, the gas prices will be listed on the right hand side. Also, I went into settings>Sirius, and confirmed that I DO NOT have an active subscription to any Sirius services. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
factor99 Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) In my experience the Sirius promos end a few days later than they say they will. The current promo is on until Feb 16. I don't think the list of subscriptions means much during the promos; when they are on, mine says I am subscribed to everything except music, but the music is working. Edited February 12, 2015 by factor99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Perhaps the former owner had an existing subscription to Ford for this. (I admit I know little to nothing about MFT, but I believe there is a subscription service that has gas prices and other stuff. Somewhere I read, probably this forum, that it was $99/year - or whatever). Anyway, maybe you still are running on a subscription service. Anyone have any experience with this? Can you chime in on what's actually covered? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordIVTteam Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 (edited) Hey everyone, Just to confirm what ls973800 and akirby said, SiriusXM is running a free trial right now. I believe it ends today, but sometimes it's still available 24 hours after they stop it. Rebecca Edited February 16, 2015 by FordIVTteam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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