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The 7 years free update in the Tech Package refer to the map database of the on board navigation unit.
Another "free" refers to firmware updates that the car will receive. That means at "no cost for the owner to have it installed", but how the update is transferred to the car is at Tesla's decision. They could do it at a service visit via hard wired ethernet connection.
I am not aware that internet connectivity for free was announced since launch of Model S, neither bundled with the car nor any of its options. All owners were left in the dark, if they will find a "buy a data plan to stay connected" on their touchscreen any day. Only the recent "4 years free" announcement cleared this up, buying Tesla time until 12/31/2017 to figure out how to sell connectivity to a car that the must have online access to service it.
Another "free" refers to firmware updates that the car will receive. That means at "no cost for the owner to have it installed", but how the update is transferred to the car is at Tesla's decision. They could do it at a service visit via hard wired ethernet connection.
I am not aware that internet connectivity for free was announced since launch of Model S, neither bundled with the car nor any of its options. All owners were left in the dark, if they will find a "buy a data plan to stay connected" on their touchscreen any day. Only the recent "4 years free" announcement cleared this up, buying Tesla time until 12/31/2017 to figure out how to sell connectivity to a car that the must have online access to service it.
Krugerrand
Meow
Adding: SuperCharger Network has always been free to All Model S owners, Forever, for Everyone around the world. I believe Model X owners are now added to that, and I'm pretty sure it was said not too long ago during the European Town Halls that Gen III owners would also be added, but I'd have to review those videos (or others) to verify the latter.
Elon Musk has also repeatedly said over the years that he has no intention of ripping off any specific market, and wants to be as fair as possible to all, hence the much lower than expected (by others, such as competitor car manufacturers, media etc...) pricing in China.
So just be cool and patient. Eventually all your questions and concerns will be addressed, and I'm confident the Chinese market will be pleased with the final outcome.
lx3h
Charged.hk's Director of Education
I think this thread will be more relevant and attract more input if it is named " Tech Package, Firmware and Internet Connectivity"
JPP
Active Member
When I parse the language on the USA Tech Package, they state that you get onboard maps with free updates for 7 years. This does not necessarily require/guarantee 7 years of free data/GSM connectivity. They could update maps with a tethered connection (or even WiFi) at a Service Center or by a Ranger.
lx3h
Charged.hk's Director of Education
There was map when I test drove MS. Can't remember it was Bing or Google Map. I think it was Google map
I asked Linda about this when I met her last Saturday. She said Tesla is sourcing a local telecom provider for the data plan. When I asked about costs, she said, officially, it's a three-month trial, but they haven't charged a single penny since the Model S first came out, so.... (with a fairly broad smile). My interpretation is, they may charge further down the road, but at least at delivery this summer, we won't have to pay...
I know what you meant, but the way you phrased this makes it easy for it to be misconstrued. Note the underlined. Tesla has never indicated that connectivity is "the same" as supercharging in the "always be free" since.
My recollection is that a year was promised to Sigs and 3 months for non-sigs. But my recollection is that it was for Slacker, and maybe connectivity. I'm starting to get fuzzy memories here but I figured it might be of interest nonetheless.
Probably a case of you see what you want to see. I must have been misguided here, but if this is the case, are there provisions for changing the sim card somewhere? I can just imagine driving across Europe with your own sim card and you end up with a monstrous phone bill because the car is downloading maps and updates.
This made me think of when I had a Citroën C5. It was a quite new model in 2001, and highly integrated and automated. At one stage, one rear side window fell down with a crunch. You could wind it up again, partly, but then it will drop with a plonk sound again. When I called the service center, the first they replied was "What firmware version do you have?". This was clearly a hardware fault, but our cars are more and more becoming gadgets with wheels, rather than cars!
This made me think of when I had a Citroën C5. It was a quite new model in 2001, and highly integrated and automated. At one stage, one rear side window fell down with a crunch. You could wind it up again, partly, but then it will drop with a plonk sound again. When I called the service center, the first they replied was "What firmware version do you have?". This was clearly a hardware fault, but our cars are more and more becoming gadgets with wheels, rather than cars!
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