shashivr4

Do you guys think a module as shown in the following link could be retrofitted into our cars (to replace the 3G speed) in the future?

http://www.cnet.com/news/auto-suppli...onnected-cars/

ghstudio

Interesting enough, the comand 4.5 cars between late 2011 and 2013 had 4G connectivity through your cell phone. It was not enabled by Mercedes in the US, but the software was in the comand unit and could be enabled using the engineering menus (I did it, as did a few others who posted here). I haven't looked at the engineering menus in my 2014 to see if that capability is still built into the unit or if they have permanently hooked it to the relatively slow 3G connectivity as a part of Mbrace (which is useless IMHO). I actually cancelled my trial after a month because Mbrace and the internet connectivity provided offered me no extra value, other than perhaps being in an accident where I couldn't just pull out my cellphone.

Net...it's very likely that you actually already have the ability to link to the internet through your phone in your 2013....and that capability may still be there in the 2014. I believe I posted how to do it a couple of years ago in this forum....you would probably need a tethering plan (or have some tethering capability installed on your phone).