timeshifter
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I've had my car almost two years and have been through a lot of solutions to get CarPlay. This is the best I've tried so far. But, I'd temper your expectations a bit. It's not going to connect automatically in a way that's magical and you just forget about it. On the other hand it's pretty solid, but you have to get used to it.I am also investigating the best way to ensure the system reconnects automatically when I get back into the car. Should I leave the T2C powered up all the time I’m away (using Sentry mode)? I guess I’ll get all my answers on Saturday when I pick up my car …
I have a USB on-off switch connected to mine. When I get in the car I turn it on and turn it off when I leave. It boots up really quick. The key is getting the WiFi of the Tesla to connect to the device. Sometimes it does it right away, others you have to open the menu and pick it. Once that's done the CarPlay bit pretty much just works.
I'd stared down both pages the other day trying to discern the differences. What you say makes sense as it's newer and it doesn't mention a region choice.The first device supports both sim and bluetooth hotspot, the second one is bluetooth hotspot only.