jerseygirl18
jersey girl
I have to pay I think $10 a day for a hot spot on ATT when I use it...is that something you are not paying extra for?
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Staying On Standard Connectivity?
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some plans include it. I have it for free with VZW. the way I look at it subsidizes my $40 Unltd. plan
TomB985
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It would be great, but nowadays most cell providers charge for data consumption, not just the connection. I have no idea what arrangement Tesla has with their cell phone provider, but I bet the bill is already astronomical.
Having another feature for people to consume tons of bandwidth would probably be very expensive.
Having another feature for people to consume tons of bandwidth would probably be very expensive.
I signed up for it. Kind of dumb to not have optimal behavior for $120/yr
It’s not worth messing with phone to set hotspot up every time you get in the car. Hotspot intensionally stops sharing after disconnect and you have to go into menus to activate it again.
I find satellite useful sometimes finding stuff. Like drive way in some rural area. Traffic is useful.
I do use the music streaming.
It’s not worth messing with phone to set hotspot up every time you get in the car. Hotspot intensionally stops sharing after disconnect and you have to go into menus to activate it again.
I find satellite useful sometimes finding stuff. Like drive way in some rural area. Traffic is useful.
I do use the music streaming.
I don't think OTA updates are coming since even voice control doesn't auto turn on wifi. It just brings up menu
how do you set an android phone with a routine to auto-enable hotspot once Bluetooth connects? I love the fact my Echo auto connects via BT w/o doing anything..
RoBoRaT
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I don't think OTA updates are coming since even voice control doesn't auto turn on wifi. It just brings up menu
how do you set an android phone with a routine to auto-enable hotspot once Bluetooth connects? I love the fact my Echo auto connects via BT w/o doing anything..
I use Samsung Bixby app to set up routines.
Sorry, I never saw your question to my post, but better late than never. As @vickh notes, some cell carriers don't require you pay extra. I'm on Verizon. I don't pay extra to create a hotspot.
I doubt I'd use hotspots, if I had to do it all the time, but for occasional use, it's fine. Setting it up, really only takes effort the first time, after that, you can quickly turn on your hotspot, and the car finds it. With the new iOS14, I think I could probably put a widget to turn on the hotspot on the home screen.
thodgdon66
Member
Staying on standard here. The traffic display and functionality is awful compared to Waze, so I'm stuck having my phone running that anyway. Have been using the phone as hotspot as others have detailed in previous posts and that works great. I didn't buy the car to impress anyone except my own butt-torque meter so don't need the pretty sat maps. I don't care about the $10, just a personal decision.
How about a subscription service for more torque...you can never get enough.
How about a subscription service for more torque...you can never get enough.
jerseygirl18
jersey girl
id like to sign up now but have looked all over the website . It is not available from there...although a lot of advise says find "manage" on your acct page
i'm not finding that. In a chat they said call service Mon...i'd like to do online if anyone has the info to direct me towards..(more than find "manage" on your acct!!)
Thanks in Advance
TigerNinety
Member
I've been going without Premium for a couple of months on my 2016 MS 75D/MCU1. Would the benefits of paying the $120/yr be nice? Sure. Can I get by with a BT connection to my iPhone for most things (iTunes and TuneIn Radio)? Yes.
Would I pay $10/month for Apple CarPlay integration? Even though I shouldn't have to, I'd much rather pay for that than what I'd get for Tesla's premium connectivity. Tesla's integration with cell phones is about 10 years behind the curve, IMHO.
Would I pay $10/month for Apple CarPlay integration? Even though I shouldn't have to, I'd much rather pay for that than what I'd get for Tesla's premium connectivity. Tesla's integration with cell phones is about 10 years behind the curve, IMHO.
Knightshade
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You get live traffic in the sense the nav system is aware of it and uses it for routing purposes.
You don't get it displayed on the screen though.
It's funny because I subscribed a few weeks ago to avoid having to constantly reconnect to my WiFi hotspot... until I realized I could easily stream from my phone via BT. I could care less about sat nav, and the traffic info seems spotty at best.
Now if I try to cancel the subscription in my Tesla acct, it always says, "something went wrong, please try again later.". I assume because it's been less than a month??
Now if I try to cancel the subscription in my Tesla acct, it always says, "something went wrong, please try again later.". I assume because it's been less than a month??
Starlink requires phased array antennas which Teslas don't have and won't be able to fit in the cars.
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