iDrive Office who is right?

[ir655]

Do you need to subscribe to connected drive?

I do not know if I need to or not?  so many conflicting reports of how to accomplish this.  from what i have read all over the place, I should be able to code the modules and my phone to recieve emails and text in the idrive.  but really do not know where to start.  I know e series in and out.  my first f30.  i assume given the specs of the car listed above that this should be possible.  I believe i have all the correct hardware.  but a lot of i did this and i did that out there.  

Thanks for the reply
Joseph

I am in no way an expert in this area, I have done some basic coding just for my own F11 NBT.

My car has subscription to connected drive from factory and has the office meny in the idrive (not grayed out).

Just a heads up that the 3G network does not work anymore since they have dropped it in Europe at least. I used to be able to start my Aux heater via the app and send destinations to the Nav via the app, but those things dont work anymore.

I think you need the connecteddrive subscription from what I've read, however dont quote me on that.