With pay-per-feature becoming “a thing” on cars (want your BMW heated seats to work? that’ll be £10 a month thank you very much), the transfer of the purchase model across to tech-heavy accessories in the motorcycle world was almost inevitable. Bluetooth comms system maker Cardo is one of the first to jump on the subscription bandwagon, offering its Packtalk Custom with three service plans that dictate the level of features available. The Packtalk Custom unit itself is €279.95, and as standard it includes Dynamic Mesh communications, over-the-air updates and Bluetooth 5.2 to connect it to a smartphone. Above and beyond that users can choose the Silver package (€2.99 per month) which adds music sharing and speed dial; Gold, which adds universal Bluetooth intercom an a second channel connection; or Platinum (€6.99 per month) which further adds voice controls and eco mode.
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