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  1. Bill D

    myQ stopped working this week

    After my free trial expired, I didn't pay. I switched to HomeLink as I've used on my last 2 Teslas for 10 years and it's solid. I also use the free myQ app on my iPhone for alerts and remote access and it doesn't conflict with HomeLink. My opinion - Something inherent about the myQ-Tesla...
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    Angela Chao accident

    On motorcycles you rotate the handgrip backwards to go forward. :)
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    Angela Chao accident

    It seems funny to use the term "gearshift" for anything on electric cars. :) One of my Teslas has a stalk and one doesn't. It's hard to imagine making a mistake with the stalk. Move your hand up for reverse and down for drive, just like every car in the world. The on-screen "gearshift" is...
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    Angela Chao accident

    This article infers Chao's X was 2021+ with laminanted glass, so it probably also had the on-screen shifter. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13177099/Mitch-McConnell-Angela-Chao-tesla-pond-death.html The WSJ article said: "Within minutes of saying her goodbyes, she called one of her...
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    What would happen if you end up in water?

    I don't disagree but in stressful situations muscle-memory often kicks-in. I read she was making a 3-point k-turn on the narrow private road next to the pond and it was very dark. I can imagine she instinctively down-swiped to put it in drive while her attention was focused on her surroundings...
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    What would happen if you end up in water?

    I agree. I have 2 Teslas. One with a shifter stalk and one I just bought with on-screen shifting. When alternating between them, I must admit it's not intuitive to move my hand up to put the car in drive and move it down to put it in reverse. Every other car I've driven was the opposite...
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    Can Y open garage door without myQ?

    I believe what you describe is only true if "Remain Connected in Drive" is checked (its in your car's wifi settings). If it is unchecked your car will only connect to wifi (no matter how strong it is) when your car is shifted into "Park".
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    Can Y open garage door without myQ?

    I was reffering to Mike728's comment "It sometimes gets confused when the car switches between wifi and cellular". I was pointing out that the car's WiFi is never connected while the car is moving unless "Remain Connected in Drive" is checked.
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    Can Y open garage door without myQ?

    Concerning your switching between wifi and cellular - On your wifi settings you'll see a check box "Remain Connected in Drive". If you leave this box unchecked, your car will only connect to wifi when it is in "Park". As long as it's not in Park you'll always be on cellular and never switch to...
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    Can Y open garage door without myQ?

    I've seen in other threads where Tesla myQ users with similar problems changed to a newer model myQ hub and thier problems were solved. I'm wondering which myQ hubs are used by folks here with problems? I have a 10-year old Chamberlain CIGBU/C. Its worked perfectly for 10 years on everything...
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    Can Y open garage door without myQ?

    I ran speedtest.net several times on my car's browser to test my car’s AT&T cellular connection in front of my house: Download 38.91 Mbps - Upload 0.95 Mbps - Ping 90 ms Download 46.67 Mbps - Upload 1.07 Mbps - Ping 95 ms Download 34.38 Mbps - Upload 1.99 Mbps - Ping 101 ms Download 32.58 Mbps...
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    Can Y open garage door without myQ?

    I understand. I'll do it later today several times and post the results.
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    Can Y open garage door without myQ?

    It makes sense that all myQ problems are caused by intermittently bad cellular Internet connections. The folks that have reliable myQ operation probably have consistantly strong cellular Internet. No, I didn't experience the problem you had pulling away but I probably would have eventually.
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    Can Y open garage door without myQ?

    My free trial expired today and I don't feel like paying just to test. I'll try speedtest on my browser, but myQ worked well 80-90% of the time.
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    Can Y open garage door without myQ?

    Since my iPhone's myQ works and my car's myQ is delayed, the problem could well be constant retries from the car that eventually get through. I'm wondering what test I could do to prove the delay is caused by the car's poor Internet connection.