Patent ID: 8644889

Claim:
A system for providing a la carte telematics services through a desubscribed telematics unit, the a la carte telematics services comprising unlocking of a vehicle door, dispatching of emergency personnel, and provision of turn-by-turn directions, the system comprising: a telematics communications unit within the desubscribed telematics unit, configured to: activate a personal wireless link between the desubscribed telematics unit and a personal cellular telephone external to the telematics unit; establish connectivity between a cellular component of the desubscribed telematics unit and a telematics services provider; and send a request for one or more a la carte telematics services received from the personal cellular telephone to the telematics service provider; a call center of the telematics service provider, configured to: receive the request for the one or more a la carte telematics services; and provide one or more of the requested a la carte telematics services via the connection between the telematics service provider and the cellular component of the desubscribed telematics unit and via the personal wireless link between the desubscribed telematics unit and the personal cellular telephone without an active subscription for telematics services for the desubscribed telematics unit.