Somebody upgrade MCU2 and lost free premium connectivity?

[ucmndd]

I went in 12-1-21 to get my MCU1 recall done. Tesla Indianapolis was explaining the pros and cons of upgrading to MCU2. The service guy told me I would lose premium connectivity if I upgraded.

The service guy is wrong.

 

[Cheburashka]

I had the MCU1 recall done in Indianapolis. The Tesla service guy was explaining the pros and cons of the MCU2 upgrade. He told me I would lose premium connectivity and have to pay monthly if I did the upgrade. I opted to not to so I can’t confirm or deny if it does in fact strip your premium connectivity but I can confirm this information is coming from Tesla.

That is a lie. The Tesla service people know less than people on these forums.

 

[CFinVancouver]

I went in 12-1-21 to get my MCU1 recall done. Tesla Indianapolis was explaining the pros and cons of upgrading to MCU2. The service guy told me I would lose premium connectivity if I upgraded.

I had the upgrade done after my mcu1 packed it in July 2020, no loss of premium connectivity on my grandfathered 2015 MS 85D. There are no real cons to upgrading, unless you enjoy a slow processor. The mapping refresh rate was much better, and the rear camera brightness has been resolved in updates.

 

[NathanJax]

I had it done a month ago. 100% kept my free premium connectivity. The "free" part is on the car/vin, not on a piece of hardware.

 

[Pheeva]

That is a lie. The Tesla service people know less than people on these forums.

Yea…. I’m beginning to notice that to be true as well.

 

[hingisfan]

I have a non Teck pkg 2014 model S, no nav or trip planning, still 3g. Tech says I'll gain both and LTE by doing the mcu2 upgrade for 2k cdn. I plan to keep the car another 4 years minimum. No brainer to do it? Any chance it gets cheaper?

 

[SanDiegoS70D]

2016 Model S 70D. I just got the MCU2 upgrade (encouraged by screen bubble issue; $800 for screen, $1750 for both screens and the MCU). App still shows free premium connectivity. Seems like we’re OK for now.

 

[Alabaster]

upgraded to MCU2 a few months ago and still have free premium connectivity.

 

[Stayfly2407]

I went in 12-1-21 to get my MCU1 recall done. Tesla Indianapolis was explaining the pros and cons of upgrading to MCU2. The service guy told me I would lose premium connectivity if I upgraded.

That's crazy, I have a 2014 p85 with premium connectivity, I upgraded the mcu2 and I still have it. No issues at all.

 

[Nexeus]

So I'm confused about this thread. As I just bought a 2014 model s 85 with the tech package and on my software screen it says that my premium connectivity will expire next month and I'll have to renew it.

 

[livesmith]

So I'm confused about this thread. As I just bought a 2014 model s 85 with the tech package and on my software screen it says that my premium connectivity will expire next month and I'll have to renew it.

Do you have free supercharging?
Did you buy this car from Tesla?

 

[Huachipato]

If the car passes through Tesla then it is likely that Premium connectivity was removed along with the removal of free supercharging.

 

[Nexeus]

If the car passes through Tesla then it is likely that Premium connectivity was removed along with the removal of free supercharging.

That's pretty lame seeing as how their website still says any car prior to a certain year should have it. I don't have free supercharging so they probably removed both then I guess. I didn't get it directly from tesla I got it from another owner.

 

[Huachipato]

I feel you. I got my car as a lease return at about the same day they decided to removed Free Supercharging. I was pissed a first but later realized I rarely use it. 99% of my charging happens in my garage.

I was fortunate to keep free Premium Connectivity. The upgrade to MCU2 did not remove the free Premium Connectivity.

 

[Nexeus]

I feel you. I got my car as a lease return at about the same day they decided to removed Free Supercharging. I was pissed a first but later realized I rarely use it. 99% of my charging happens in my garage.

I was fortunate to keep free Premium Connectivity. The upgrade to MCU2 did not remove the free Premium Connectivity.

I wonder if I could still get the free premium connectivity even though I don't have free supercharging. Because the website says my car should. So maybe a tech can activate at least that portion again.

And yeah I'm not too upset about the charging. I did want it for free but it's still way cheaper to charge than buy gas and I'll only ever use supercharging for long trips anyway.