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If Tesla's full connectivity plan approaches the cost of adding a WiFi hotspot to my smartphone I'll definitely pass on it, add the WiFi hotspot to my smartphone and tether the car to it. Isn't this what most people would do?
If Tesla's full connectivity plan approaches the cost of adding a WiFi hotspot to my smartphone I'll definitely pass on it, add the WiFi hotspot to my smartphone and tether the car to it. Isn't this what most people would do?
I actually don't expect that. Otherwise they would not be offering the tethering option. They'll probably just have you sign up directly with AT&T, esp. if Tesla has its own dedicated connectivity for remote diagnostics.
Well, that's the pickle they are in. They don't have their own dedicated connectivity for diagnostics. If they allow you to sign with AT&T, then they lose the remote diag ability if you cancel your AT&T contract. Additionally, their connectivity would be riding on your data plan. Not necessarily a _bad_ thing, just a different thing. There is only one 3g radio in the vehicle and it can only be associated with one account, theirs, or yours. Personally, I would rather own control of the connectivity unless Tesla gets some awesome "group buy" and can charge less than AT&T etc..
Also, as someone else pointed out - paying anything over $10 for 3g (three gee) connectivity is ridiculous. Furthermore, think about the hourly rate - just how often are you in the car, and just how much data are you downloading? It should be "free" unless there is some killer app for the Tesla that is released.
If we're going strictly by track record, the hardware and enabling of options is sometimes expensive but there's no "usage" charges for anything yet.It doesn't matter what I'd pay, remember we ARE talking about Tesla, the same Tesla that overcharges for just about every option.
Nope. Canada gets a better deal here. Canadian cars get working 3G in U.S. but U.S. cars don't get working 3G in Canada. At least that's my recollection.I'd imagine the same applies to US Tesla owners coming up to Canada.
Nope. Canada gets a better deal here. Canadian cars get working 3G in U.S. but U.S. cars don't get working 3G in Canada. At least that's my recollection.
Excellent point. Thanks for bringing that up.Seems in my personal example (Verizon with iPhone 5) that phone calls will mostly go straight to voicemail so I'd lose phone call function while the car was tethered.
I think they will have you sign up directly with AT&T for data. In your MVPA there are multiple clauses saying if you have a data plan Tesla can use your plan for diagnostics. And if you cancel your data plan you are supposed to notify Tesla so that they can re-enable a data plan so they can continue to pull diagnostics.
So, only one clause in my MVPA that has any mention of a data subscription. What are the other clauses you have? Is your MVPA newer?
Anyhow I do hope whatever plan they offer allows bidirectional seamless data for US & Canada, without crazy roaming rates (eg a reasonable fixed cost).
We're up in BC 1-2x per year -- my in-laws live on Saltspring Island...
FWIW, international roaming on AT&T can be ridiculously expensive, especially for data. Without a plan, roaming to Canada is $0.015 per KB / $0.0195 for other countries -- so $15-$20 per megabyte. You could get monthly plans that included certain levels of MB -- but it was something like $30 for 25MB, $60 for 50MB, $120 for 100MB, etc. They reduced the monthly plan rates in the last ~2 years -- now $30 for 120MB / $60 for 300MB and $120 for 800MB. Still expensive, but reasonable considering that AT&T pro-rated them and you could turn it on the day you left the US and turn it off the day after you got back to minimize the fees.
Voice is still at ridiculous price levels. Looks like AT&T now offers roaming packages for voice -- which is nice. Previously, only their per-minute charges applied -- which range from $1/min to $2.50/min depending on country. I was in Russia a couple years ago -- and tried not using my phone, but ended up having to take a call that went over an hour. Huge bill that month!