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Tesla is trying hard to make more money from you
- Thread starter cruzinhk
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AMPd
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How is Tesla trying to make more money off you? ATT is the service provider and I’m sure they aren’t providing it free of charge
Well I can live with that if this charge is stated at the very beginning when I bought the car, not afterward.
The horror, you mean they are participating in Capitalism? Elon is a monster pure and simple.
You did notice it said 2020, right?
BTW, other brands I had with services would not allow using your phone for hot spot if you prefer instead of their service.
You can get everything except traffic, If you wish to use HotSpot off your phone plan.
You also get updated navigation maps for free, where other brands charge you $100 to $250 for an update every year or two (without traffic) that is out of date when you receive it.
BTW, other brands I had with services would not allow using your phone for hot spot if you prefer instead of their service.
You can get everything except traffic, If you wish to use HotSpot off your phone plan.
You also get updated navigation maps for free, where other brands charge you $100 to $250 for an update every year or two (without traffic) that is out of date when you receive it.
kev1n
Active Member
this has been known information that its 1 year free since 2018
willow_hiller
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@cruzinhk here's the FAQ page from a month before you bought your car: Frequently Asked Questions - Connectivity
It states very clearly that all vehicles purchased after June 2018 have a 1 year free trial of Premium Connectivity. And the $10 per month price is only $20 more than their estimated $100 per year.
It states very clearly that all vehicles purchased after June 2018 have a 1 year free trial of Premium Connectivity. And the $10 per month price is only $20 more than their estimated $100 per year.
Rooster
Member
One year free was made clear to me at purchase. I never assumed it was free forever.
This was known to a lot of people, if not most when the car was delivered and/or at time of order.
scottf200
Well-Known Member
Tesla charging for connectivity after a certain date like they said they would. OP pleads ignorances and wants it free.
$10 for unlimited data has to be the best game in town. Honestly, Tesla is still losing money on the deal I suspect.
Betting a LOT of S and X owners paid that much too, getting better as prices come down.
What's surprising isn't that they are charging for premium connectivity - it's how long it took them to start charging, especially since they didn't roll this out when the Model S was introduced, and the number of vehicles covered significantly increased...
Seems like a good business move. It is an ongoing cost that is inconsequential to a customer's budget. But is a large ongoing cost to company with over 500,000 cars.
jeffro01
Active Member
As I have said in other threads, I was never notified. There is nothing on any of my order/delivery paperwork that this fee was coming or even how much it would be. Nothing. I don't see how Tesla can legally do this without being in violation of consumer protection laws. Like I've also said in other threads, I'm not going to worry too much about it until 1/1/2020. If I get in my car that day and it doesn't work like it did the day before then we'll have a problem and then I'll deal with it. Like so many things Tesla, their sheer incompetence prevents them from executing even the most basic of things.
Jeff
Jeff
Guys, its said you get 1 year of free premium connectivity on the configuration pages since the beginning of 2018. This is nothing new. Elon had said ages ago this would cost around $100/year and its $120/year. This is entirely in line with what I'd expected from the time they first announced this.
jeffro01
Active Member
I beg to differ. Also, my Model X order was done by "customer loyalty" (yeah I know, right?) directly and not by me so I never saw the order page and my order confirmation makes zero mention of it.
Jeff
M3BlueGeorgia
Active Member
And, as been said above, it is likely that Tesla are still losing money on this relatively low monthly charge.
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