I'm pretty sure this is a service very similar to Onstar or Sirius Guardian/Uconnect? Your key fob still remote starts, but your remote app is a paid service after the trial period?
The way the article is written, you will lose the ability for the fob to remote start the vehicle.
"Toyota lets you start vehicles like the RAV 4 PHEV remotely in two ways. One is over WiFi/LTE using its Remote Connect apps that cost $8 per month or $80 per year. The other is by using the key fob, which requires that you be relatively close to the vehicle.
Unless they read the fine print, however, owners may not have known that the key fob method was also part of the Remote Connect subscription. Toyota confirmed to The Drive that you'll need a paid subscription on every 2018 and newer Toyota model to use the function."
