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Old Jan 29, 2020 | 04:09 PM
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With my new GLE AT&T offers a free 1 GB for one month so you can connect to the internet via a separate cell phone number. My free month is almost up. Is it worth it?
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Old Jan 29, 2020 | 05:15 PM
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With my new GLE AT&T offers a free 1 GB for one month so you can connect to the internet via a separate cell phone number. My free month is almost up. Is it worth it?
I signed up for it after my trial. Since I am already on an AT&T Family Share Plan I was able to add the vehicle as if it was a tablet and use my share data across the 8 (I think that is the number) of devices that can connect at one time in the vehicle. I went like this for about 4 months and realized I just didn't use it, so why pay for it. Well, getting it off the car was no simple matter! the people at AT&T could not find my account. Turns out they had me connected to their OnStar call people! Duh!!! After several days of calls, it was finally removed.

It has been several months since then and I haven't missed it. My cell service is good so I just don't have a need. Your needs may differ.
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Old Jan 29, 2020 | 05:18 PM
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It depends. I am using it to stream via Tune In although I could be doing that through the phone app as I have unlimited Internet on my phone.
Also, it is used for map searching if you are using the MBUX Navigation. And last, but not least, updates.
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Old Jan 29, 2020 | 05:27 PM
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It depends. I am using it to stream via Tune In although I could be doing that through the phone app as I have unlimited Internet on my phone.
Also, it is used for map searching if you are using the MBUX Navigation. And last, but not least, updates.
So will MBUX search and updates not work if you don't have the cellular plan?

Also does it have to be AT&T or can we swap the SIM for another carrier? Does it list what LTE bands it supports?

On my father's XC90 there's a SIM slot in the trunk area and you can swap out the ATT SIM (free 6 month access) for any carrier. We put in a Tmobile SIM and it works fine. So wondering if on the GLE/GLS we can swap out the SIM for another carrier and if the 4G LTE radio supports bands for other carriers or if we're tied to ATT
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Old Jan 29, 2020 | 07:46 PM
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It depends. I am using it to stream via Tune In although I could be doing that through the phone app as I have unlimited Internet on my phone.
Also, it is used for map searching if you are using the MBUX Navigation. And last, but not least, updates.
You do not need to sign up for anything in order to use the MBUX Navigation or to get the updates. That part is free for three years.
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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 10:04 AM
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What I find curious is that AT&T is the carrier tied to the vehicle even though they do not have any presence on the Canadian market.
Who's bandwidth are they piggybacking on? Bell, Roger's, Telus? Can it be switched to either of them as indicated above, by swapping SIMs?

At 20$/month, I find it expensive for services my cellular data plan covers already.
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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 01:23 PM
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What I find curious is that AT&T is the carrier tied to the vehicle even though they do not have any presence on the Canadian market.
Who's bandwidth are they piggybacking on? Bell, Roger's, Telus? Can it be switched to either of them as indicated above, by swapping SIMs?

At 20$/month, I find it expensive for services my cellular data plan covers already.
I drove in Canada and used the Internet service every day to stream via TuneIn, worked well. Btw you can get it for $15/mo
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Old Jan 30, 2020 | 01:55 PM
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What I find curious is that AT&T is the carrier tied to the vehicle even though they do not have any presence on the Canadian market.
Who's bandwidth are they piggybacking on? Bell, Roger's, Telus?
I am an AT&T customer. As soon as I drive across the Peace Bridge I get a text from Roger's telling me how much it will cost to continue using my phone in Canada. Hope that helps.
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I drove in Canada and used the Internet service every day to stream via TuneIn, worked well. Btw you can get it for $15/mo
$15 USD converts to $19.50 CAD with a conversion rate of 30%.
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