Bob,
Sorry for the delay in responding. I just noticed this in my inbox. Here's the deal. You get Infiniti Personal Assistant free for four years with any new Infiniti purchase. Infiniti Connection, the ability for the car to connect to the IPA and other services, comes free with the car for the first year. In subsequent years, you have to pay for the IC service. There are two options for IC. Basic is $129/year and the more complete version (equivalent to what you got for free first year) adds $179/yr. Total $308/yr. I don't know yet whether Infiniti is willing to negotiate those rates since almost no one has had theirs come up for renewal yet.