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Two easy ways to check if GPS is working:
1. See if the blue LED on the backside of the front camera is on. You'll have to do this after driving for 5-10 mins.
2. Watch one of your videos. You should have a speed readout, not just 3 dashes.
RacerX
F1 World Champion #44
I may have missed this in the discussion. In real time can I see whats going on around my car since it has built in WiFi?
Example: In store shopping. Car parked way-way-way across parking lot. Whip out the smartphone see whats going on around car. Tap Tesla app to turn on the A/C to cool it down from 110F.
macd1995
Member
The night recording is so poor on the 650 that I would be very interested in the 750. I need more than what they posted in that video though. Thanks to my Black Vue I was able to identify the Jeep that took out a small piece of my Matt wrap.... I also identified a witness that I will attempt to locate when I get back home. Very worth it.
When my S jumped lanes on Autopilot, I was able to send that footage to Tesla. It is definitely worth it, just if there is an event in low light, the Blackvue is useless. This is why I am interested in looking into the 750. I would do the 4 camera set up on our X and probably put the low light camera on the side.... I think..?
When my S jumped lanes on Autopilot, I was able to send that footage to Tesla. It is definitely worth it, just if there is an event in low light, the Blackvue is useless. This is why I am interested in looking into the 750. I would do the 4 camera set up on our X and probably put the low light camera on the side.... I think..?
Yup! Just make sure you have a wifi hotspot in the car (Verizon/ATT/etc...) You can also get a freedompop hotspot that offers 1gb of data free per month which I use on my X and Acura.
macd1995
Member
I was going to start a thread on what Hotspots people are using. I looked at Freedom Pop, and the review were not great. I want a dedicated Hotspot mostly for my Blackvue, but nothing has been truly compelling. Can you explain why you used Freedom Pop and why you didn't use AT&T, Verizon or Sprint?
kev1n
Active Member
you can buy a $20 freedompop hotspot and it comes with 1gb free per month on sprints network or 700mb on att.
Yup! Because it's free and I don't have to pay $20 per month
Rumor is that there won't be an OBD port on the Model 3. (Or at least not one that will work for much. Navdy was specifically mentioned.)
macd1995
Member
I was going to start a thread on what Hotspots people are using. I looked at Freedom Pop, and the review were not great. I want a dedicated Hotspot mostly for my Blackvue, but nothing has been truly compelling. Can you explain why you used Freedom Pop and why you didn't use At
I didn't know the X had a OBD port. Re the freedom Pop, did you just have it in the cigarette port or did you have it wired to power magic? How long is the battery life? Wondering if charging while driving will be sufficient or if I need to plug it in @ home every couple of days.
Thanks!
wang5150
Member
I use FreedomPop for the free 1 GB of data each month. I have the hotspot plugged into the cigarette port in the trunk area of the Model X. I had it in the front console previously, but that was causing the GPS on the BlackVue to lose contact with the satellites.
I've never come close to the free data limit each month since I only use it to notify me of event triggering a recording when in parking mode, for example.
Hope this helps!
macd1995
Member
Splendid. I just bought it ... I think. $20 + shipping. This covers the device and everything else I would need or do I need to buy a cigarette lighter adopter as well? Do you ever run out of charge? Great idea to place it in the back away from the kids!
wang5150
Member
It has a USB connector to charge the battery that comes with the wifi hotspot. So I got a cigarette adapter that has a USB port to keep it plugged in and keep the hotspot powered up.
macd1995
Member
macd1995
Member
I guess to be clear, I'm wondering which 12V connection K-MTG tapped into, and if K-MTG hid the hotspot at all.
