Somebody upgrade MCU2 and lost free premium connectivity?

[Gjy40404]

For cars manufactured before 6/2018 they all come with NVIDIA MCU and free premium connectivity. According to Tesla, this free premium connectivity is only available before retrofit or upgrade.
Is there anyone who has MCU 1 upgrade and still keep free premium connectivity?

 

[Cheburashka]

Never heard of anyone losing the free connectivity after the upgrade. The two are in no way related.

 

[kingkong5]

I got the MCU2 upgrade a few weeks ago on my January 2018 MS 100D, and it still shows Premium Connectivity, Free Unlimited in my account. For now, anyway.

 

[KryoPhoenix209]

For cars manufactured before 6/2018 they all come with NVIDIA MCU and free premium connectivity. According to Tesla, this free premium connectivity is only available before retrofit or upgrade.
Is there anyone who has MCU 1 upgrade and still keep free premium connectivity?

Interesting. Let me know how this ends. As I may have to upgrade in the near future.

 

[ucmndd]

If you have free premium connectivity, you have free premium connectivity. The MCU has nothing to do with it, and upgrades don’t change anything.

 

[Boeingpilot]

For cars manufactured before 6/2018 they all come with NVIDIA MCU and free premium connectivity. According to Tesla, this free premium connectivity is only available before retrofit or upgrade.
Is there anyone who has MCU 1 upgrade and still keep free premium connectivity?

Yes kept it after MCU upgrade 2015 S

 

[gnomee2]

May 2017 MCU2 upgrade along with HW3 because of FSD and Radio Module. Free Premium is still there.

I also received XM update. Told me I had the antennas. That conflicts with some of what I read.

 

[azred]

For cars manufactured before 6/2018 they all come with NVIDIA MCU and free premium connectivity. According to Tesla, this free premium connectivity is only available before retrofit or upgrade.
Is there anyone who has MCU 1 upgrade and still keep free premium connectivity?

”According to Tesla”? Can you be more specific where you got this goofy advice?

 

[Gjy40404]

”According to Tesla”? Can you be more specific where you got this goofy advice?

 

[dannycamps]

That underline is missing some context - if you read the full sentence, it specifically mentions retrofits or upgrades required to establish network connectivity to the car. This would be something akin to needing to upgrade the cellular radio (e.g. 3G to LTE) which you would still need to pay for even if you have premium connectivity.

Of course, Tesla can always change things like they did with FUSC but for now, it appears that free premium connectivity survives the MCU retrofit.

 

[airborne spoon]

I have a 2014 that I did the MCU2 upgrade like 4 months or so ago and I still have free unlimited connectivity. It works fine and Tesla would be wise to not mess with free unlimited connectivity or unlimited supercharging for people that have it.

Although when they did the upgrade they turned off my heated wheel so I had to have them turn that back on OTA the next day.

 

[CFinVancouver]

I had the upgrade done last July with no effect on my previous services.
2015 MS 85D

 

[Big Toys]

Upgraded recently, premium connectivity intact. Works a lot better, actually.

 

[Huachipato]

Look at the MCU2 upgrade page:

Infotainment Upgrade | Tesla Support

Upgrade your Infotainment system to access new features, and for a more advanced and smoother user experience.

www.tesla.com

All that is removed is AM/FM/XM. Unless you pay extra for the FM Tuner in which case all you lose is AM.

Can also testify that I got the MCU2 upgrade myself and Free Premium Connectivity feature was not removed.

 

[MB2MB2]

Same here. Was worried about losing the Radio but Tune In works fine apart from the odd occasion. (UK based)

 

[azred]

Ok, so in other words original post that “according to Tesla” premium connectivity might be eliminated post-MCU2 upgrade was not according to anyone at Tesla. It was according to OP’s unusual interpretation of Tesla verbiage. I was briefly worried, but no longer. I know Tesla staff can be elusive but in the future it is a good idea to discuss concerns with Tesla staff.

 

[BCCA]

Good point azred. I upgraded to MCU2 and did not lose my Free Premium Connectivity.

 

[ucmndd]

Ok, so in other words original post that “according to Tesla” premium connectivity might be eliminated post-MCU2 upgrade was not according to anyone at Tesla. It was according to OP’s unusual interpretation of Tesla verbiage. I was briefly worried, but no longer. I know Tesla staff can be elusive but in the future it is a good idea to discuss concerns with Tesla staff.

Yes, this "concern" is purely miscomprehension.

 

[Pheeva]

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.

 

[Pheeva]

Ok, so in other words original post that “according to Tesla” premium connectivity might be eliminated post-MCU2 upgrade was not according to anyone at Tesla. It was according to OP’s unusual interpretation of Tesla verbiage. I was briefly worried, but no longer. I know Tesla staff can be elusive but in the future it is a good idea to discuss concerns with Tesla staff.

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.