(No, this is not a variation on The Gifts of the Magi by O. Henry.)
is the fee that Tesla assesses now to push a software update to our car. Really.
We purchased our S in 2014, and we followed up with our 3 in 2018.
Our wi-fi signal is not strong in our garage, and the antenna on the 3 is not located to pick up the signal easily.
I made an appointment on the app for mobile service to push the update in the thought that once someone read the request that they would simply push the update at their convenience. Au contraire! The mobile appointment was kicked over to a service center appointment. They sent me an estimate to approve to push the software for $9.75.
In past years, the Service Center or the mobile tech has always pushed software updates without charge or asking. Now they are making software updates a fee-for-service. Seems petty and greedy to me. Tesla is becoming El Cheapo.
I do not understand all the bells and whistles relating to wi-fi and its cousins. I am not a person to buy new equipment every year to get the latest and greatest. What I have works, and works just fine thank you very much. Buying new equipment that essentially will be a unitasker (not to mention where to place it) is senseless, stupid, and a waste of money.
'Nuff said.
is the fee that Tesla assesses now to push a software update to our car. Really.
We purchased our S in 2014, and we followed up with our 3 in 2018.
Our wi-fi signal is not strong in our garage, and the antenna on the 3 is not located to pick up the signal easily.
I made an appointment on the app for mobile service to push the update in the thought that once someone read the request that they would simply push the update at their convenience. Au contraire! The mobile appointment was kicked over to a service center appointment. They sent me an estimate to approve to push the software for $9.75.
In past years, the Service Center or the mobile tech has always pushed software updates without charge or asking. Now they are making software updates a fee-for-service. Seems petty and greedy to me. Tesla is becoming El Cheapo.
I do not understand all the bells and whistles relating to wi-fi and its cousins. I am not a person to buy new equipment every year to get the latest and greatest. What I have works, and works just fine thank you very much. Buying new equipment that essentially will be a unitasker (not to mention where to place it) is senseless, stupid, and a waste of money.
'Nuff said.