Model 3 Already Has WiFi Support

[kbecks13]

Today i found out that the Model 3 already supports WiFi but you need to be at a service center for it to happen

I mention this not as a joke (well, sorta) but because it implies that Tesla has already done much of the software work for enabling WiFi on the Model 3 and hopefully we will get it in a software update in the near future. I noticed this was happening after seeing the regular LTE vertical bars turn into a "radial" style signal strength meter at the service center, which i've never seen before.

 

[run-the-joules]

Yeah, my car was on wifi at the delivery center in fremont. I expect they just need to do the UI and possibly the credential storage.

 

[kaffine]

So has anyone tried to spoof the service center wifi at home?

 

[S3XY]

So has anyone tried to spoof the service center wifi at home?

I'm sure there's a way. You would just need the SSID and password. They're probably hard coded into the car. WIFI doesn't work now because they haven't enabled the software that would let you configure these for your home network.

 

[kaffine]

Sounds like an interesting use for a wifi Pineapple. I don't have a model 3 to try it out on. If they still don't have wifi working by the time I take delivery I will give it a try.

 

[roblab]

My 3 would not connect to my phone app except by bluetooth. I checked the car for a wifi indicator, not there. Phone would not connect from in the house through cell service, the connection indicator would spin until it would say something about wifi and quit.

Then I pushed the button on the wifi to reset it. Went out to car. Still no wifi indicator. Came back in to house, called up Tesla app, and Bingo, immediate connection. First time from inside house. Faster than bluetooth when I'm in garage.

Yeah, I suspect you all knew this already. I'm old. But I futz my way through, and it works. Makes me feel good.

 

[Jason S]

Heh, I hadn't thought of using the Service Center wifi login as my guest wifi at home.

But it is true, the car does attach to the Tesla wifi.

Hasn't been an issue so I'm not going to bother, but that is an interesting workaround if LTE service is non-existent at home.

 

[WileyTheMan]

I'm wondering what the technical hurdle is for enabling wifi in this car. I'd think Tesla would want to get this feature out early so they aren't taxing their cell network service with the constant updates.

 

[CuriousG]

I'm wondering what the technical hurdle is for enabling wifi in this car. I'd think Tesla would want to get this feature out early so they aren't taxing their cell network service with the constant updates.

There aren't enough 3s out yet to tax the network.

 

[run-the-joules]

I'm wondering what the technical hurdle is for enabling wifi in this car. I'd think Tesla would want to get this feature out early so they aren't taxing their cell network service with the constant updates.

Probably building the UI and possibly the credential storage.

 

[Warren Jason]

RobLab:
Please explain exactly what button you are describing.
“Then I pushed the button on the wifi to reset it”
I want to follow your instructions to exactly.
Thanks!

 

[S3XY]

RobLab:
Please explain exactly what button you are describing.
“Then I pushed the button on the wifi to reset it”
I want to follow your instructions to exactly.
Thanks!

Sounds to me like he reset his router because he said after doing that he "Went out to car".

 

[ranss12]

Should I be able to connect my Model 3 to my home WiFi router? The digital owners manual is confusing - at the beginning of the WiFi section it says “Note: WiFi is not yet available”, but then later it says that I should always leave WiFi enabled. I press the LTE button to start the scan but nothing happens even though I know my home WiFi signal reaches the car.

 

[rhaekar]

Should I be able to connect my Model 3 to my home WiFi router? The digital owners manual is confusing - at the beginning of the WiFi section it says “Note: WiFi is not yet available”, but then later it says that I should always leave WiFi enabled. I press the LTE button to start the scan but nothing happens even though I know my home WiFi signal reaches the car.

Non-SC WI-FI is enabled on 2018.24.1.

 

[ranss12]

I guess that explains it. I have 2018.18.13 which I presume is an earlier version. Will the latest version download via LTE so that I can install it? My car was manufactured on May 20th and I took delivery on June 12th. When did 2018.24.1 come out?

 

[Runt8]

I guess that explains it. I have 2018.18.13 which I presume is an earlier version. Will the latest version download via LTE so that I can install it? My car was manufactured on May 20th and I took delivery on June 12th. When did 2018.24.1 come out?

People started reporting it being available last week. At some point you will get it over LTE.

 

[Twiglett]

I guess that explains it. I have 2018.18.13 which I presume is an earlier version. Will the latest version download via LTE so that I can install it? My car was manufactured on May 20th and I took delivery on June 12th. When did 2018.24.1 come out?

Patience grasshopper
Tesla tends to rollout firmware releases slowly at first before a wider release.
If there are too many issues they’ll hold and release a new version, this happened with this release.