Discontinuance of Connected Drive/Assist

[GaryPSU]

I received an email today about the 12/31/16 disconnection of the assist and connected drive for my model. I have a 2012 e93 328i with a certified pre-owned warranty through January, 2018. I am being offered a free retrofit of a new system or $200 cash. I'm not sure what I will lose, other than emergency road service/accident assistance. I have the BMW apps option. If I take the cash, can I assume that my bluetooth hands free connection to my iPhone will still work? I rarely, if ever, use the Apps option that I have. I don't use the google maps send to navigation. Will I still be able to read text and email messages on my nav screen if I take the cash? Any other info that you can give me will be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[Saii]

Get the retrofit....it will make a difference if you decide to sell it later and if you ever go on a road trip your maps will work

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