Electric Machete
P#3820
I don't trust anything that a Tesla rep says anymore. There is just a massive amount of misinformation amongst the Tesla employees. The collective knowledge here is vastly more reliable.
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Connectivity: service plan/upgradability/speed
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I don't trust anything that a Tesla rep says anymore. There is just a massive amount of misinformation amongst the Tesla employees. The collective knowledge here is vastly more reliable.
Todd Burch
14-Year Member
Tesla's service feed is free of charge and cannot be removed.
The data connection for maps, web browsing, internet radio, etc. will cost us. We don't yet know how much.
The data connection for maps, web browsing, internet radio, etc. will cost us. We don't yet know how much.
I do hope there is the option to tether to our phone or wifi at home...
I already pay a ton for data every month. Plus the option to choose data service from different carriers and higher speeds (LTE) would be awesome.
There are parts of Atlanta that have awesome verizon coverage and poor at&t and also vice versa - thats why I have an at&t phone and a verizon ipad....
Todd Burch
14-Year Member
Multiple sources have reported that Tesla is working on this. My guess is that tethering will be available within a month or two.
sublimaze1
8Dec2012 / Leeroy Jenkins
The Tesla is based off of GSM, and SIM cards. And we are all pretty sure no LTE. So Verizon and Sprint are out for sure. Everyone suspects Tesla is using ATT. If you could swap the SIM card, and it is compatible with T-Mobile frequencies (T-Mobile is moving to match ATT for everything) you might be able to swing T-Mobile.
But you are pretty much stuck with ATT or Tesla. However Tesla does it.
Assuming that the car will one day be able to connect to a WiFi data source, I would think that you would could just have a Verizon "MiFi" device in the car for the data. But, I am hoping that Tesla isn't planning to charge $10/month or more.
MiFi or straight wi-fi tethering to your smartphone. I still have unlimited data with hotspot on my phone. I'd really like to use it for data since it won't cost me anything additional, and I'll get LTE speeds.
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TESLA is not charging anything... The carrier will be charging.
You don't pay apple to use your phone do you? You pay ___(insert carrier name here)____.
If wifi is enabled it the assumption is that a MiFi would work, but it may prove more expensive after TESLA negotiates the rate with the carrier and what you plan to use the connection to do.
You don't pay apple to use your phone do you? You pay ___(insert carrier name here)____.
If wifi is enabled it the assumption is that a MiFi would work, but it may prove more expensive after TESLA negotiates the rate with the carrier and what you plan to use the connection to do.
There was talk of Tesla buying up blocks (of capacity or whatever) and then carving up pieces to sell to customers directly. In this sense, we would be paying Tesla directly.
TXjak
Owner/Investor/Advocate
Has Tesla said that it will utilize wifi for the service feed, if it's connected?
kevincwelch
Active Member
If and when the model s gets wifi, tethering it to any device would be possible.
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mknox
Well-Known Member
Probably no one knows yet, but I'm wondering if the basic "service feed" will work with the smartphone app for pre-heating. scheduling etc. or will we need the optional data connection for that.
Todd Burch
14-Year Member
Several sources I've seen have mentioned that the iPhone app will work over the "free", included connection. (Very little data transfer). So everyone will be able to use it, even if you opt to not get a data plan. (Again, this is what I've seen reported in several places on this site).
mknox
Well-Known Member
That would be ideal. I would probably prefer to tether my phone when in the car, but that wouldn't do me much good vis a vis remote warm up if I have my phone with me when away from the car!
