Hi all
Thought I'd share my solution for the Model 3's patchy wifi reception.
For background: I only have on-street parking but do have a front garden and live on the second floor, meaning at a minimum there is 10m distance from the nearest part of my flat to the car, and sometimes much more if I don't park outside. I haven't been able to get reliable wifi reception in the car at all.
I was searching for all sorts of garden / portable wifi repeaters and I came across this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073TSK26W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
For sub £20 it is a fantastic bit of kit which can act as a standalone wifi router, repeater, VPN server, client - you name it, this thing does it and it is smaller than a credit card.
I now have it sitting in the centre console, powered by the rear USB ports (will switch to the front once my hub arrives) and have perfect wifi coverage in the car. I think I'll leave it the car permanently and whenever I go to a family or friend's house, I'll connect it to their wifi once and then use it as a personal router and repeater.
Even if you don't need it for your car, I can't recommend it highly enough for other projects.
Thought I'd share my solution for the Model 3's patchy wifi reception.
For background: I only have on-street parking but do have a front garden and live on the second floor, meaning at a minimum there is 10m distance from the nearest part of my flat to the car, and sometimes much more if I don't park outside. I haven't been able to get reliable wifi reception in the car at all.
I was searching for all sorts of garden / portable wifi repeaters and I came across this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B073TSK26W/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
For sub £20 it is a fantastic bit of kit which can act as a standalone wifi router, repeater, VPN server, client - you name it, this thing does it and it is smaller than a credit card.
I now have it sitting in the centre console, powered by the rear USB ports (will switch to the front once my hub arrives) and have perfect wifi coverage in the car. I think I'll leave it the car permanently and whenever I go to a family or friend's house, I'll connect it to their wifi once and then use it as a personal router and repeater.
Even if you don't need it for your car, I can't recommend it highly enough for other projects.