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T34ME
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Model 3 doors open and close for you automatically? You never touch the door handles? Is this a new software update?
I actually waited until I had the car a couple weeks before voting, to see what I felt about the phone in real life. I just voted no fob, because the phone seems to work exactly the same as my old S fob and I don't need to carry something separate. Other people are having problems, though.
Sandiegodoug
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The system works perfectly for me. I have a Lexus RX 450h with that wave your hand over handle system and half the time I have to get the k fob out of my pocket to lock/open. I much prefer Tesla system
Sometimes I wonder whether they have always planned to add a fob as an extra, but they have to go through this intermediate period so when they do people's reaction is "woo hoo, they are now offering a fob" instead of "what, they actually charge extra for a fob?"
I don't really think that's the case, but I do wonder sometimes. I wouldn't mind, since I wouldn't bother to buy the fob anyway.
I don't really think that's the case, but I do wonder sometimes. I wouldn't mind, since I wouldn't bother to buy the fob anyway.
cpa
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I waited to vote until today. My wife is the primary driver of the 3. In the 19 days that we have had the car, she has probably left the house 10 times total. Tesla is batting .600 when it comes to her phone unlocking the car without incident. So, I voted for having a fob that she can keep in her purse.
In fact her experiences are quite similar to MattCrowley's story that he related above. It frustrates her more than it pisses her off (although she has never cottoned much to technology. Her fingers are not nimble enough to perform a lot of the tasks that the newest technology requires.)
Personally, it is too much of a crap shoot to see if the phone connects to the car automatically without having to fumble around and try to figure out why there is no connection.
I will hazard a guess that there could be a near-100% reliable means to access our car without having to perform a root canal on the Bluetooth, but Tesla had its reasons to develop this technique.
I hope that Tesla takes our plaints seriously and develops a more reliable and secure means to lock and unlock our cars.
In fact her experiences are quite similar to MattCrowley's story that he related above. It frustrates her more than it pisses her off (although she has never cottoned much to technology. Her fingers are not nimble enough to perform a lot of the tasks that the newest technology requires.)
Personally, it is too much of a crap shoot to see if the phone connects to the car automatically without having to fumble around and try to figure out why there is no connection.
I will hazard a guess that there could be a near-100% reliable means to access our car without having to perform a root canal on the Bluetooth, but Tesla had its reasons to develop this technique.
I hope that Tesla takes our plaints seriously and develops a more reliable and secure means to lock and unlock our cars.
david_42
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T34ME
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iPhone X? $1000 for a key fob that is YUGE, 5 times larger than my current key fob? NO THANKS! Tesla needs to fix this, and fix it now!
jelloslug
Active Member
So you don't carry a phone at all?iPhone X? $1000 for a key fob that is YUGE, 5 times larger than my current key fob? NO THANKS! Tesla needs to fix this, and fix it now!
T34ME
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I occasionally carry an old flip phone with pay as you go for emergencies only. I am retired, why would I want to carry a phone?
jelloslug
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T34ME
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Exactly, and if you don't know why someone would not want to carry a smartphone in retirement, you don't understand either. If you want to carry a smartphone, fine with me. And if I don't want to carry a smartphone and prefer a fob, that should be fine with you too. What we don't need is class warfare on this issue. Why dis seniors?
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jelloslug
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T34ME
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N5329K
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I'm not a "senior" and not retired, and I have no reason to carry a smartphone (except when I take my old Triumph out, and then it's just to transmit an SOS to AAA if needed). No fob (factory or aftermarket), no Model 3 for me.
Robin
Robin
