Mercedes Me Connect: USA cell network providers?
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Mercedes Me Connect: USA cell network providers?
Out of curiosity, as a more technical/curious end-user:
In the past, I know Verizon provided telecom connectivity for MB back in the mBrace days.
For the Mercedes Me Connect services in MY19+, is it Verizon, AT&T, or T-Mobile providing connectivity to the car? I did see an AT&T website mentioning some services provided to MB, but I haven't seen anything that says this with certainty.
In the past, I know Verizon provided telecom connectivity for MB back in the mBrace days.
For the Mercedes Me Connect services in MY19+, is it Verizon, AT&T, or T-Mobile providing connectivity to the car? I did see an AT&T website mentioning some services provided to MB, but I haven't seen anything that says this with certainty.
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It is/was AT&T. The thing is, it's not clear anymore. The hotspot service started out as being provided by AT&T, but then was supposed to be switched to T-Mobile, but they ran into issues with switching existing cars and it was abandoned last I heard. Don't know if they managed to switch in the meantime. I'm not using the Wi-Fi hotspot. Supposedly, those who had previously activated the Wi-Fi hotspot would stay with AT&T, but new customers were supposed to be handed over to T-Mobile.
For the other services I'm not sure who is currently the provider. For newer model years it could be T-Mobile, but I'm pretty sure my 2019 is still on AT&T. There was a change for MY21 where before the complementary service was for 3 years, and now it's only 1 year, so not sure if that has something to do with the switch to T-Mobile. T-Mobile coverage is not very good around here, but my car never has an issue getting a signal at the same time my AT&T phone has a signal, which is what makes me believe it's using AT&T and my previous car used T-Mobile initially and reception was always an issue until I got switched to AT&T. On the other hand, I have received several OTA updates for the communication module, so who knows. As long as I have signal everywhere I'm going I don't really care who the provider is.
For the other services I'm not sure who is currently the provider. For newer model years it could be T-Mobile, but I'm pretty sure my 2019 is still on AT&T. There was a change for MY21 where before the complementary service was for 3 years, and now it's only 1 year, so not sure if that has something to do with the switch to T-Mobile. T-Mobile coverage is not very good around here, but my car never has an issue getting a signal at the same time my AT&T phone has a signal, which is what makes me believe it's using AT&T and my previous car used T-Mobile initially and reception was always an issue until I got switched to AT&T. On the other hand, I have received several OTA updates for the communication module, so who knows. As long as I have signal everywhere I'm going I don't really care who the provider is.
