UVO issues

[weew]

So UVO has been a little annoying so far. I tried to register for the app, and the registration failed for some reason.

Called into customer service to fix it, and now it works, but i had to give the person my password. He recommended that i change my password, which I'm trying to do now.

The app works for now, but there's no menu in the app to change the password.

The website is not accepting my login. When i try to reset the password, it says my account doesn't exist. When i try to register, it says my account already exists.

Ugh.

Sent them an email, but i think I'm going to have to find another half hour to sit on the phone...

Anyone else had problems using/registering with UVO? I'll be honest, if simply registering the app is this flaky, I'm not confident they'll be able to call an emergency vehicle to the correct car in a real emergency.

 

[Kazz]

Until it's actually compatible with Android Auto (and, were I an Apple owner, Apple Carplay), I doubt it will get used much. It's an unnecessary hassle for me.

 

[weew]

I was considering it mainly for security, i.e. knowing where my car is if something happened to it. The fact that i need good cell service to activate the functions renders it mostly pointless when I'm in underground parking most of the time

 

[Berzerker]

I get that it may not be the best solution for everyone, especially you being in Canada, but I have a T-Mobile SyncUp drive which is kind of hidden away in the fuse box which tracks the car and provides a wifi hotspot (for the local services (google)).

If that's the only reason why you want the UVO services, I'd look into an OBDII device that can emit a GPS signal over a cell network so you can track it that way. I haven't touched UVO since I signed up for it when I had 12 miles on the car and I haven't really needed it since.

 

[Chris]

I get that it may not be the best solution for everyone, especially you being in Canada, but I have a T-Mobile SyncUp drive which is kind of hidden away in the fuse box which tracks the car and provides a wifi hotspot (for the local services (google)).

If that's the only reason why you want the UVO services, I'd look into an OBDII device that can emit a GPS signal over a cell network so you can track it that way. I haven't touched UVO since I signed up for it when I had 12 miles on the car and I haven't really needed it since.

If all you want is to track the car I put a zubie in my kids car. Tells me where it is at, if he is speeding or braking hard and will ping you if the check engine light pops and will tell you why it popped.
100 a year.

 

[Freelancer]

If all you want is to track the car I put a zubie in my kids car. Tells me where it is at, if he is speeding or braking hard and will ping you if the check engine light pops and will tell you why it popped.
100 a year.

God I'd love that for my cars that my kids drive, the only thing is they will turn off the app on their phones so it would really serve no purpose.

 

[Chris]

God I'd love that for my cars that my kids drive, the only thing is they will turn off the app on their phones so it would really serve no purpose.

It's not an app on their phone. It plugs directly into the obdII port on the car. The app is in my phone. If he unplugs it from the car, it sends me a notification saying it was unplugged. He then loses his car privelages.