Premium Connectivity cost $9.99/month for many Model 3 versions

[holmgang]

My premium connectivity now no longer works.
Does anyone else have a similar experience and ,if so, what progress have you made in reversing their decision.I would be interested to know if you think this is honest practice.

It's honest, unless they explicitly said your purchase was eligible for lifetime premium connectivity. Or if they absolutely didnt say anything at all about premium connectivity -- in which case its reasonable for one to assume all equipment and functionality would last in perpetuity.

i dont have a time machine to know what they said back then, but today it is quite obvious and clear on the tesla page that premium connectivity is a limited-duration subcsription

 

[Kevy Baby]

I'm pretty sure it was a typo and he meant $10 a month or $100 a year.

Pretty sure that $10 per month is $120 per year.

Unless this new math changed that (or Tesla came out with an annual option I am unaware of)

 

[DeanP]

I wish there was a $100/year option. There would be a lot more takers.

 

[DopeGhoti]

I would not argue with an annual re-up discount (which is a common practice) but the difference of roughly a pizza a year is not going to make-or-break a Tesla owner.

 

[DeanP]

I would not argue with an annual re-up discount (which is a common practice) but the difference of roughly a pizza a year is not going to make-or-break a Tesla owner.

I think you'd be surprised. Plus, don't like the fact they hit my cc every month.I like one and done. Simpler...

 

[DopeGhoti]

I'd go annual too if I had my druthers. Even if it were $119.88. ($9.99 * 12)

 

[robh230919]

Pretty sure that $10 per month is $120 per year.

Unless this new math changed that (or Tesla came out with an annual option I am unaware of)

Yep, typo, obviously 10 dollars a month. Quite right, I was waiting for someone to pick up on that. Well spotted and thanks for replying.
Are there any other early adopters out there who feels that they are not getting a square deal. I know it’s a trivial amount of money, but Elon is now the fourth richest guy on the planet. He doesn’t need to treat his customers like cash cows.

 

[DopeGhoti]

He doesn’t need to treat his customers like cash cows

On the contrary; Tesla is a publicly traded company. He is required as a matter of Federal when law when issuing directives to Tesla not to do what is ethicially best or best for the planet or the company, but what is best for shareholders' quarterly profits. Woo, unfettered capitalism.

 

[Jazz_MIII]

Since we are on the topic...I thought I'd ask if anyone experiences no wifi for days at a time even though they have premium connectivity? I am now going on almost a week...I did just get my car PPF wrapped and chrome deleted...that could somehow be the cause? Not sure how to resolve, but I've been using Bluetooth this whole time and have no traffic data coming in...I did do a soft reset, but that also was ineffective. Thoughts? TIA

 

[MP3Mike]

Since we are on the topic...I thought I'd ask if anyone experiences no wifi for days at a time even though they have premium connectivity? I am now going on almost a week...I did just get my car PPF wrapped and chrome deleted...that could somehow be the cause? Not sure how to resolve, but I've been using Bluetooth this whole time and have no traffic data coming in...I did do a soft reset, but that also was ineffective. Thoughts? TIA

I assume you mean LTE/cellular data not WiFi. In which case I would say that the people that wrapped your car probably disconnected the antenna when they took the covers off your side-view mirrors. So you probably need to take it back to them and have them check the connections. (You could go to Tesla but they would probably charge since it was probably caused by someone working on your car.)

 

[Jazz_MIII]

I assume you mean LTE/cellular data not WiFi. In which case I would say that the people that wrapped your car probably disconnected the antenna when they took the covers off your side-view mirrors. So you probably need to take it back to them and have them check the connections. (You could go to Tesla but they would probably charge since it was probably caused by someone working on your car.)

Whoops...yes, thank you I do mean LTE/Cellular data! I do have a followup appointment with the shop, so will definitely ask them about this. Thank you!

 

[Michelle_eriw]

Well, we all have a free trial period after which to decide whether to continue with it. So I'm not going to answer the poll yet, because I'd only be guessing.

 

[Sklith]

It's been 2 months since my Tesla Premium Connectivity expired, and haven't missed it. Since I use my phone as a mobile hotspot, I only lost the satellite view & live traffic indicators. Maybe I'll spring for Premium Connectivity when I go on a road trip, and cancel it after that but it's definitely not necessary.

 

[Kevy Baby]

Since I use my phone as a mobile hotspot...

The reason I pay for Premium is that you have to reconnect to the hotspot every time you put the car in Drive. That alone is why I pay for Premium. (I am going to work every day.)

...but it's definitely not necessary.

Well, none of this is NECESSARY

 

[Sklith]

The reason I pay for Premium is that you have to reconnect to the hotspot every time you put the car in Drive. That alone is why I pay for Premium. (I am going to work every day.)

If I had to connect to my hotspot every time I went into Drive, I'd spring for premium like you, for sure. I only use my hotspot when I'm parked, watching Plex.

 

[Kevy Baby]

...watching Plex.

Yeah, I gotta figure out how to connect to my Plex server. Are you just doing it via the browser?

 

[Sklith]

Yeah, I gotta figure out how to connect to my Plex server. Are you just doing it via the browser?

I open the YouTube app, seach for "plex.tv", open the first video, and click on the plex URL in the description. Kind of annoying but it works.

 

[Gasaraki]

Yeah, I gotta figure out how to connect to my Plex server. Are you just doing it via the browser?

ABetterTheater.com - Full Screen Apps

 

[Kevy Baby]

I open the YouTube app, seach for "plex.tv", open the first video, and click on the plex URL in the description. Kind of annoying but it works.

ABetterTheater.com - Full Screen Apps

Thanks!

 

[neurocutie]

I wish there was a $100/year option. There would be a lot more takers.

it would be h*ll of a lot more interesting if it would create a usable wifi hotspot... doesn't even have to be unlimited data, even just a couple/few GBs/mo would be enough.