Purpose of LTE
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Purpose of LTE
Hi all-
So the trial on AT&T’s LTE expired and was wondering if I should continue with the service or not. I noticed that during the trial the car used very little of the available data so that got me questioning as to what is the purpose of this, other than having a different phone number assigned to the car. Can you comment if you use the car’s cellular service and for what purpose? I may be missing some awesome feature of having that feature in the car so I thought I’d reach out!
Thanks!
So the trial on AT&T’s LTE expired and was wondering if I should continue with the service or not. I noticed that during the trial the car used very little of the available data so that got me questioning as to what is the purpose of this, other than having a different phone number assigned to the car. Can you comment if you use the car’s cellular service and for what purpose? I may be missing some awesome feature of having that feature in the car so I thought I’d reach out!
Thanks!
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This service also supports the mobile hotspot. I signed up for the service after my trial because I already have an AT&T Family plan so the cost was minimal. After about 6 months, I found that I never used the hotspot so I cancelled the service. If you have other people in your vehicle that would like to connect to the internet with wifi, the hotspot is a nice feature. An example would be if you have kids with tablets and you are on a trip.
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I have it. All our family phones are with AT&T too so it was relatively cheap to add it to the family plan.
The main benefit is the real time traffic information which requires the LTE connection. If you don’t use the Porsche navigation but only use CarPlay then there won’t be much value.
The other benefit is Porsche Car Connect which uses the LTE for the remote services (sending an address to the car, locking and unlocking the car remotely, turning on the air condition from your phone, checking the petrol and hybrid battery charge level)
The main benefit is the real time traffic information which requires the LTE connection. If you don’t use the Porsche navigation but only use CarPlay then there won’t be much value.
The other benefit is Porsche Car Connect which uses the LTE for the remote services (sending an address to the car, locking and unlocking the car remotely, turning on the air condition from your phone, checking the petrol and hybrid battery charge level)
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You don't need it to make use of remote unlock or any of the associated Mercedes Me service, those go via a separate connection.
What I am using it for exclusively is TuneIn streaming as it's baked into MBUX. I could be using my iPhone app via bluetooth for that but I find the baked in solution to be easier to use.
What I am using it for exclusively is TuneIn streaming as it's baked into MBUX. I could be using my iPhone app via bluetooth for that but I find the baked in solution to be easier to use.
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Speaking of LTE,
Does anyone know how is the remote unlock, GPS destination address, engine information sent/received between MercedesMe App and the car?
Living in Canada, I don't think i ever have LTE services activated and somehow my car is able to receive GPS destination info sent from my phone, the moment I step inside my car that is parked in an underground garage (where there is no cellular reception).
Does anyone know how is the remote unlock, GPS destination address, engine information sent/received between MercedesMe App and the car?
Living in Canada, I don't think i ever have LTE services activated and somehow my car is able to receive GPS destination info sent from my phone, the moment I step inside my car that is parked in an underground garage (where there is no cellular reception).
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Thanks for the response, albeit the one about Porsche Connect😬😂🙄... But yeah, you don't need LTE to get any of the MBUX services. For mobile hotspot I have my phones on a service plan with AT&T that allows for that, so unless I'm missing something, I don't see much value add yet for the extra $10-20 a month....
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The main benefit is the real time traffic information which requires the LTE connection. If you don’t use the Porsche navigation but only use CarPlay then there won’t be much value.
The other benefit is Porsche Car Connect which uses the LTE for the remote services (sending an address to the car, locking and unlocking the car remotely, turning on the air condition from your phone, checking the petrol and hybrid battery charge level)
The other benefit is Porsche Car Connect which uses the LTE for the remote services (sending an address to the car, locking and unlocking the car remotely, turning on the air condition from your phone, checking the petrol and hybrid battery charge level)
Last edited by GregW / Oregon; May 15, 2020 at 01:37 PM.
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