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I don't see how $120/year for Premium Connectivity is a revenue stream. That is very close to the cost of such services from any of the major carriers -- MAYBE they can get it for $5/mo wholesale and make $50/year, maybe...$120/year is a revenue stream. They are in fact increasing earnings by charging for the service. In prior years, the accounting and gross margin would factor in the free unlimited connectivity. Now it is not.
Convenience = Not having to turn on, connect to and use hotspot every single time you want to use the hotspot
Ease Of Use = Interacting with the majority of a 15" screen and keyboard vs. a small phone screen and keyboard
State Laws . = It's illegal to use your phone in some states while driving
Sound Quality = Higher bitrate stations could sound better vs listening over bluetooth
Different Wireless Vender (AT&T in the US for Tesla) may = better coverage
I don't see how $120/year for Premium Connectivity is a revenue stream. That is very close to the cost of such services from any of the major carriers -- MAYBE they can get it for $5/mo wholesale and make $50/year, maybe...
Who is the carrier? Unlikely to be Sprint (the cheapest) since their coverage is crap. Probably AT&T. Can't get LTE data from AT&T for $10/mo (certainly not and make a profit)...
Anyone notice this???
Standard Connectivity offers Bluetooth® pairing, FM radio, Sirius XM capability in North America (for XM-enabled and configured cars), playback from a USB drive and music and media streaming over Wi-Fi.
Are there Tesla Models that have Sirius XM in them?
I don't see how $120/year for Premium Connectivity is a revenue stream. That is very close to the cost of such services from any of the major carriers -- MAYBE they can get it for $5/mo wholesale and make $50/year, maybe...
Who is the carrier? Unlikely to be Sprint (the cheapest) since their coverage is crap. Probably AT&T. Can't get LTE data from AT&T for $10/mo (certainly not and make a profit)...
Anyone notice this???
Standard Connectivity offers Bluetooth® pairing, FM radio, Sirius XM capability in North America (for XM-enabled and configured cars), playback from a USB drive and music and media streaming over Wi-Fi.
Are there Tesla Models that have Sirius XM in them? I would love for Tesla to add Sirius like they did for Spotify.
I don't see how $120/year for Premium Connectivity is a revenue stream. That is very close to the cost of such services from any of the major carriers -- MAYBE they can get it for $5/mo wholesale and make $50/year, maybe...
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I know how software works and it does not have to be intrusive. It can be no different than having a backup camera on screen or a browser window. With it I can use any software for music on screen and use Waze, not to mention Google Assistant. I drive most of the time with TeslaWaze which is less than ideal.
No, these apps do not interfere with anything with the Tesla system. It simply reads the cars speed and taps into the Bluetooth audio. it does not take over the entire car! Lol
This sentence is not gonna age well here in a second....
Autopilot and the infotainment functions run on completely separate hardware.
Infotainment runs on the MCU, which doesn't impact AP at all since it runs on its own independent computing system.
You can even reboot the MCU, while driving, and while running AP, and everything keeps working fine.
Now, both systems display info on the same big screen- but it'd be trivial for AA/CP to appear in a window on the right side of the UI far away from where any AP related info displays and not interfere with anything. AA/CP in a window (instead of taking up the whole screen) has been a thing for a couple of years now.
Obviously folks wouldn't be able to use Nav-on-AP if they choose to use CP/AA for maps instead of the built in system.... but that's just as true today if they choose to nav on their phone instead of the built-in nav.
I only agree with your first item. You don't need to use your handheld device once you're connected to the hotspot. For me, the effort of pressing a button on the top right of the screen is not a big deal at all.
Example of CarPlay functioning in a smaller window?
Talking about the hardware isn’t negating anything I said.
Are you even sure there is enough resources to run CarPlay that ensures the rest of the software runs smoothly and cohesively?
Thought so.
In fact, it is:
1. press on wi-fi symbol
2. press wi-fi settings
3.in the new window press on
4. press the x to close window
5. press wi-fi list so it will search networks and find your hot spot
plus on your phone (st least to make hot spot discoverable on my iPhone):
6. pree settings
7. scroll and get into the hot-spot window
EVERY SINGLE TIME AFTER YOU'VE PARKED AND THEN YOU WANT TO USE SPOTIFY
$9.90 is a bit steep for someone who only streams music and uses live-traffic ...
I say it's no big deal now but who knows maybe it'll become a pain in the ass, and I'll spring for the $10/mo premium. And who knows, maybe a later firmware update will automatically connect to available hotspots while driving.Thought so.
In fact, it is:
1. press on wi-fi symbol
2. press wi-fi settings
3.in the new window press on
4. press the x to close window
5. press wi-fi list so it will search networks and find your hot spot
plus on your phone (st least to make hot spot discoverable on my iPhone):
6. pree settings
7. scroll and get into the hot-spot window
EVERY SINGLE TIME AFTER YOU'VE PARKED AND THEN YOU WANT TO USE SPOTIFY
maybe a later firmware update will automatically connect to available hotspots while driving.
Convenience = Not having to turn on, connect to and use hotspot every single time you want to use the hotspot
Ease Of Use = Interacting with the majority of a 15" screen and keyboard vs. a small phone screen and keyboard
State Laws . = It's illegal to use your phone in some states while driving
Sound Quality = Higher bitrate stations could sound better vs listening over bluetooth
Different Wireless Vender (AT&T in the US for Tesla) may = better coverage
It's definitely a "too each their own opinion" situation, and I'm not even sure which way I'm going to land yet, but those points are what is helping me to decide.
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Sorry to go to the well of the better informed again. In many parts of Vermont and other hilly rural areas, whatever mobile carrier you choose will have dead spots between towns. Best you can do is choose a carrier that has best possible coverage as well as decent prices and service. How do Tesla's handle this for maintaining the car's cellular connectivity? I would imagine Tesla has arrangements with all major mobile providers and switches from one to another as needed to optimize the signal and data speed. Sound right? My friend w M3 lives on a small mountain where cell reception is pretty weak. Is there a sub sub screen where status of cellular signal is displayed? How about an indicator showing if a wifi network has been linked and is active? I don't think she has connected to her home network yet. I would imagine the Tesla mobile app on her smart phone would not work (from inside house) with her car unless phone and car have both been linked to her home wifi network.