![]() In doing this they can avoid Apple and force BMW owners to subscribe to and pay apps via BMW and force the need to pay more fees for in vehicle WiFi and bandwidth.Īnyway, just curious who subscribes to the builtin WiFi and what benefits do they have? Is it just so others in your vehicle can connect to the internet or so you can connect other devices to the Internet that do not have cellular service as an example an iPad with WiFi only or no cellular service? If this is the case it would seem that a stand alone mobile hotspot device that I could take with me away from the vehicle would be more beneficial.īy the way: A BMW Genius did provide one benefit to in vehicle WiFi: the vehicle has more antennas that will provide much better reception that you would get using a stand alone WiFi hotspot. I may ask about this in another thread.ĭo not the following apps need an Internet connection and hence a WiFi connection: ParkMobile, BMW Connected, Weather, News, BMW Messages, Software Updates, etc.? In the future I see BMW moving other apps from CarPlay (perhaps Pandora and other music apps, Waze, etc.) to the BMW apps section instead of CarPlay. but I will know more once I re-read the BlackVue manual and continue to try and set it up. I also think the WiFi / BlackVue issue may cause me to be unable to view videos etc. ![]() ![]() CarPlay terminates and then automatically reconnects which terminates the WiFi connection to the BlackVue preventing me from completing the firmware update. When I try and connect my iPhone to my new BlackVue 900S dash cam to update the firmware etc. I confirmed with BMW Genius that WiFi connection between the iPhone and vehicle is required to use CarPlay because there is too much data transferring going on to use Bluetooth. Activate now Im not a Verizon customer Get Verizon Prepaid for your connected car. It also provide telematic features for tracking and vehicle diagnostics. If this is the case it would seem that a stand alone mobile hotspot device that I could take with me away from the vehicle would be more beneficial. Click Activate now to get started with Connected Car Wi-Fi. The SyncUp Drive is T-Mobiles Connected Car widget that plugs directly into a vehicles OBD-II Port, creating a Wi-Fi hotspot within the vehicle powered by T-Mobiles network whenever the ignition is turned on. My question came up as a result of one of the things you referenced that if you connect your iPhone to any other WiFi it disconnects and disables CarPlay. Connected Car Mobile hotspot - Get WiFi for Ford, Toyota, Lexus, Lincoln & Volkswagen Im a Verizon customer Add an in-vehicle Wi-Fi hotspot to your Verizon plan today.
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