Like so many people, I think a car’s radio is very important. It connects the driver to the outside world and is therefore a very important piece of equipment on a car.
For right now we have been told the Model 3 will have FM/Internet capable radio. OUCH! There’s that word Internet. If the car is going to have some type of cell service that makes the entire car’s connectivity work and also the streaming Internet radio, what happens when you enter a dead zone for cellphone reception? When traveling this happens a lot to me and others. So what do we do….just live without the radio until we come back from the dark side of the moon?
Satellite radio made life better for a lot of people who drive in areas with little or no radio or cellphone service and therefore no internet capabilities. The satellite radio antenna requires no Internet signal and therefore is almost always available. Yes, there are exceptions on the receptivity of satellite radio but nothing like not having any cellphone service and therefore no internet capability.
As I see it, the Internet is not always going to be available in a car. It is perhaps the weakest link in the Model 3 radio system and frankly surprises me that Tesla would limit the car radio to this degree.
Now, all of this is based on what we have heard thus far from Tesla about the Model 3. All of us are starved for concrete factual information…ALL of the information, not just tidbits.
If you own a MS or MX please share your experience with using Internet radio. Things like dead zones, quality, etc.
