Cardo launches new subscription-based Packtalk Custom

[MotoNews]

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A new communications device has been released by Cardo. The Packtalk Custom offers different features on a subscription-based model.

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[wbw6cos]

I hope they do not activate that, retroactively,  for older devices.  I am satisfied with the function capabilities of my Black.  Periodic software updates make me a little apprehensive in the future.  

 

If they don't get you when you buy it, they will get you later. Technology, right?  

[RandyShields]

24 minutes ago, wbw6cos said:

I hope they do not activate that, retroactively, for older devices.

That would result in a major class action suit that they would be on the losing end of.  Particularly, it they implemented it surreptitiously via an online update.

[Cap]

I saw this announcement in my email directly from Cardo.  I was disappointed that Cardo has decided that they are a software company rather than a hardware company.  I am confident that my existing Cardo devices will continue to work as purchased.  But I won’t be buying any more Cardo devices if they persist in this subscription silliness.  And that is a shame, because their technology is superior to Sena, and my riding buddies and I have all switched to Cardo.  But the service life of these devices is about the same as a helmet, so when the time comes to refresh, my buddies and I will choose the best available mesh intercom system that is not subscription based.

[RogerC60]

My understanding from reading about this on the Cardo website is that only the Custom model is subscription-based. If Cardo continues to produce and sell other models that are fully and permanently functional, I might choose to buy those. I would not buy a subscription-based headset.