Good post KodiaqGirl, and these are points im am still struggling with.
I have ordered an 'Edition' and as you point out, it comes with Wireless Bluetooth Phonebox & Charging.
I have also added "Skoda Media Command", "Travel Assist" - not sure how either of these communicate over the airwaves!
In addition - Skoda Connect - provides a number of remote services (for UK - last right column):
Source:
http://www.skoda-auto.com/en/experience/connect/availability-list/
How do these work if you have the "Edition" like me and dont opt for the additional 'bluetooth with LTE' package. That means I am away from my car and so is my mobile phone, so how does the car receive a signal to 'honk and flash; same goes for viewing the car on phone map remotely (while out shopping in the city). The car must have some sort of sim card mechanism already by default to receive the signal and relay the information, over my mobile provider, back to my phone.
Otherwise - this Skoda Connect option 'Remote Access' feature cannot work. ??
Am I wrong?
UPDATE**:
After a bit more research, it turns out the Honk & Flash only works within 500m of the vehicle, the Maps works by uploading the GPS position to the Skoda servers once it pulls up via your phone. Same for vehicle information (its essentially last known info). So it doesnt connect 'live' to your vehicle.
The only one im unsure about is the Anti Theft info. This alerts you if your alarm goes off but this as stated by my premise above would still need a way of uploading the 'alarm alert' to the skoda servers. Maybe it uses the 'robbers' bluetooth! lol