news reports are saying tesla and att have announced a new deal. specifically mentioned was how tesla would cover the basics while customers could add access to browser, music, navigation, etc.....
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news reports are saying tesla and att have announced a new deal. specifically mentioned was how tesla would cover the basics while customers could add access to browser, music, navigation, etc.....
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AT-T coverage sucks? Understatement of the year! And no customer service. I wouldn't take AT-T anything if they paid me.I'm worried that they chose AT&T again. Their coverage sucks! And how about 4G?
Is the tech package still worth it with no connectivity to maps for navigation? I would be pretty ticked if I paid for a tech package and ATT also wanted another $10/month.
Little things go a long way for customer service. People already are starting to realize that the annual service is looking really expensive for the service received and maybe even unnecessary. Maybe that $600 visit could include connectivity for the following year.
Depends on your locale. There are places where AT&T coverage is best.
The radio in the car is likely tied to the frequencies AT&T uses. We'd need a hardware change to switch providers.
I have unlimited Verizon Data on my grandfathered account both for me and my wife's iPhone 5. But they want extra for tethering unless I jailbreak or find app that has tethering as a hidden feature. Have to wait and see how this plays out.
So what is the benefit of the tech package if you don't have connectivity? Navigation is generally a $2,500 plus option on most cars. I was assuming that was mainly the reason people would opt for the tech package.
Say the plan is a fixed $15/mo over the next five years, that $3,500 navigation system is now $4,400 or $73/mo for a cash buyer. I think I would save the $4,400, use my unlimited ATT data only cell phone for the gps and use the savings to cut my cell phone bill in half.
Tesla should do everything they can to show everyone all the hidden savings, opposed to hidden costs. Continue to build the company on great customer service (the main advantage in this market) and profits will follow. Don't charge your loyal customer base (who already spent $70-130k on your car) $120-150 a year for a minuscule expense. Maybe keep it free and limit the web browsing and use the tesla approved app based approach.
It takes one lost dummy without a map to run out of battery before reaching a supercharger to get bad publicity on the cover of USA Today.
Sorry for my rant, I just want Tesla to be successful.
Connectivity charges were never a hidden cost. And the tech package provides a nav system - and a bunch of other options as well - that have nothing to do with connectivity. Google maps (which is on your center stack with or without a Tech Package purchase) requires connectivity, but the in-car Nav system will work fine either way.
If you don't like the data plan cost, you can tether to your own data provider.
I expect the data charge will be the same as a monthly data plan on iPad - around $15 if they see ~1GB having been used per car per month to date, or $30 if they see ~3GB is necessary. I'd presume Slacker is the main data user, but I don't have any kind of feel for how much data might be consumed streaming music.
Is the tech package still worth it with no connectivity to maps for navigation? I would be pretty ticked if I paid for a tech package and ATT also wanted another $10/month