Put your own SIM, will be Premium connectivity?

[AlexUA]

I have a Tesla Model 3

Tesla is not officially present in my country, that why eSIM is not operating.
Singed viewer for SIM card.
I did put SIM, into MCU of Model 3, and asked the service to switch usage of eSIM to a physical SIM in the slot.

Everything is working.
The car has an LTE connection now.

The questions now are :
1) If I pay for a cellular connection should I pay for Premium connectivity?
2) Is there any chance to receive free Premium connectivity, because I have my own SIM card?
3) Anyone knows how Tesla reacts to this kind of request? Any service responses/cases/SB?

 

[rrlevy]

Hi @AlexUA ,

Here in Brazil we also need to use physical SIM. And we have to pay both for our local cellular data plan AND for Tesla Premium Connectivity (even if we are not using their eSIM....)

I haven't heard of anyone here that has requested and got free Premium Connectivity because they use external SIM.

I don't think Tesla would allow that, or else people in the US and other countries served by Tesla would also be requesting to use their own external SIM just to get Premium Connectivity for free....

 

[M3Baha]

Hi, what instructions did you follow to access the sim? I have a M3

 

[AlexUA]

Hi, what instructions did you follow to access the sim? I have a M3

https://service.tesla.com/docs/Model3/ServiceManual/en-us/GUID-93979578-354B-4545-813D-74DF1EC43E7D.html

Keep in mind, Model 3 has eSIM/SIM config option, which someone need to change

 

[ngng]

I have a Tesla Model 3

Tesla is not officially present in my country, that why eSIM is not operating.
Singed viewer for SIM card.
I did put SIM, into MCU of Model 3, and asked the service to switch usage of eSIM to a physical SIM in the slot.

Everything is working.
The car has an LTE connection now.

The questions now are :
1) If I pay for a cellular connection should I pay for Premium connectivity?
2) Is there any chance to receive free Premium connectivity, because I have my own SIM card?
3) Anyone knows how Tesla reacts to this kind of request? Any service responses/cases/SB?

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The cost of the connectivity package includes more than just data. I am also almost 100% sure Tesla will not give you anything, even if you bring your own sim.

 

[AlexUA]

The cost of the connectivity package includes more than just data. I am also almost 100% sure Tesla will not give you anything, even if you bring your own sim.

its actually ONLY data...I replaced e-SIM to SIMcard, and got Premium connectivity included.
Wake up via SMS, if needed.
Case closed.

 

[ngng]

its actually ONLY data...I replaced e-SIM to SIMcard, and got Premium connectivity included.
Wake up via SMS, if needed.
Case closed.

Nice, good to know you got it for free. My understanding was premium included extras beyond data like traffic routing. But, I doubt they have a check on the backend for this.

 

[AlexUA]

Nice, good to know you got it for free. My understanding was premium included extras beyond data like traffic routing. But, I doubt they have a check on the backend for this.

the vehicle is exchanging with mothership with pair of public/private certs, which are issued for 2y, with the following renewal, so not much to route, each request for each region, with each task going directly where it can be processed.

 

[ngng]

the vehicle is exchanging with mothership with pair of public/private certs, which are issued for 2y, with the following renewal, so not much to route, each request for each region, with each task going directly where it can be processed.

no, I meant routing costs money. Tesla pays for Google Maps API access. How much? No idea.

 

[AlexUA]

no, I meant routing costs money. Tesla pays for Google Maps API access. How much? No idea.

Ukraine is absent in Navigation set data, so, I cant make routes...was great on EU2019 version.
That is the biggest issue in our market, together with battery heat up "on demand"...no routing...no SC.,.no heat up battery preparation before DC charging.

 

[ngng]

Ukraine is absent in Navigation set data, so, I cant make routes...was great on EU2019 version.
That is the biggest issue in our market, together with battery heat up "on demand"...no routing...no SC.,.no heat up battery preparation before DC charging.

Oh, I forgot you are not in the US. Nevermind!

 

[Candleflame]

Ukraine is absent in Navigation set data, so, I cant make routes...was great on EU2019 version.
That is the biggest issue in our market, together with battery heat up "on demand"...no routing...no SC.,.no heat up battery preparation before DC charging.

i mean, its not like you have battery preparation if you dont go to a supercharger either. so europe has the same issue.

 

[KBD1112]

its actually ONLY data...I replaced e-SIM to SIMcard, and got Premium connectivity included.
Wake up via SMS, if needed.
Case closed.

Have you made any changes beside switching to SIM? Can you see that Premium Connectivity is active in car's PC?

 

[AlexUA]

Have you made any changes beside switching to SIM? Can you see that Premium Connectivity is active in car's PC?

Its active under autopilot line in software tab

 

[rrlevy]

Ukraine is absent in Navigation set data, so, I cant make routes...was great on EU2019 version.
That is the biggest issue in our market, together with battery heat up "on demand"...no routing...no SC.,.no heat up battery preparation before DC charging.

Hey @AlexUA , we are in the same situation on Brazil: no maps, no heat up before charging, etc.

Do you know if someone in Ukraine was ever successful in solving the map navigation issue, doing something like changing the car map file?

Just wondering if there’s a workaround for that

 

[AlexUA]

Hey @AlexUA , we are in the same situation on Brazil: no maps, no heat up before charging, etc.

Do you know if someone in Ukraine was ever successful in solving the map navigation issue, doing something like changing the car map file?

Just wondering if there’s a workaround for that

Yes, we do customaze maps where Ukraine is present (2019version) all latest 2021-2022 do no have our country included.

 

[taimurasad]

Yes, we do customaze maps where Ukraine is present (2019version) all latest 2021-2022 do no have our country included.

Hello

Is it possible to put custom navigation maps on MCU2 for a country Tesla doesn’t support? Please let me know thanks

 

[rrlevy]

Hello

Is it possible to put custom navigation maps on MCU2 for a country Tesla doesn’t support? Please let me know thanks

Actually, I also want to figure that out…

You would need to root into your MCU to upload new map files. It can be done but hard to do.

 

[Vitalii Krava]

I have a Tesla Model 3

Tesla is not officially present in my country, that why eSIM is not operating.
Singed viewer for SIM card.
I did put SIM, into MCU of Model 3, and asked the service to switch usage of eSIM to a physical SIM in the slot.

Everything is working.
The car has an LTE connection now.

The questions now are :
1) If I pay for a cellular connection should I pay for Premium connectivity?
2) Is there any chance to receive free Premium connectivity, because I have my own SIM card?
3) Anyone knows how Tesla reacts to this kind of request? Any service responses/cases/SB?

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I have a Tesla Model 3

Tesla is not officially present in my country, that why eSIM is not operating.
Singed viewer for SIM card.
I did put SIM, into MCU of Model 3, and asked the service to switch usage of eSIM to a physical SIM in the slot.

Everything is working.
The car has an LTE connection now.

The questions now are :
1) If I pay for a cellular connection should I pay for Premium connectivity?
2) Is there any chance to receive free Premium connectivity, because I have my own SIM card?
3) Anyone knows how Tesla reacts to this kind of request? Any service responses/cases/SB?

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Hi, how I can communicate with you?

 

[lensovet]

I don't think Tesla would allow that, or else people in the US and other countries served by Tesla would also be requesting to use their own external SIM just to get Premium Connectivity for free....

Good luck finding a carrier in the US who will offer you an unlimited data plan for less than what Tesla charges per month.