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Old 01-15-19, 10:05 PM
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Has anyone had the opportunity to use the wifi capability in either 2018/2019 LS 500 ? If so, can you share your experience here ?
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Originally Posted by TigetJacks
Has anyone had the opportunity to use the wifi capability in either 2018/2019 LS 500 ? If so, can you share your experience here ?
Used it and stopped using it. I found it useless for me since it works only when car is on (obviously), so I would rather use my cellphone. if it worked when car was off I would have a use for my camera. Otherwise I dont have a use, especially being in the city maybe in a rural area it may benefit someone. Speed was around 27-MBPS
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I've been using T-Mobile Syncup and Drive for the last two years. The device costs about $70, it connects to the OBD connector, they provide 2 GB of high speed data a month and it costs $10/month. You can also track where your car is at any point in time and get diagnostics, etc. It stays on for about 5 - 10 minutes after you shut off the car. I haven't tried the Verizon service in the car as yet.
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Originally Posted by nsaldanh
I've been using T-Mobile Syncup and Drive for the last two years. The device costs about $70, it connects to the OBD connector, they provide 2 GB of high speed data a month and it costs $10/month. You can also track where your car is at any point in time and get diagnostics, etc. It stays on for about 5 - 10 minutes after you shut off the car. I haven't tried the Verizon service in the car as yet.
Nice post - I'll have to look into that option - Not sure that I'm the type that would make much use of it, but it could really come in handy when traveling long distances.
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Originally Posted by nsaldanh
I've been using T-Mobile Syncup and Drive for the last two years. The device costs about $70, it connects to the OBD connector, they provide 2 GB of high speed data a month and it costs $10/month. You can also track where your car is at any point in time and get diagnostics, etc. It stays on for about 5 - 10 minutes after you shut off the car. I haven't tried the Verizon service in the car as yet.
Doesn't give me the option to get for our cars, not listed. Although I would not be able to use this since I use my Blackvue camera in the OBD port.
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What’s the monthly cost on the Verizon service after the trial?
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Originally Posted by vantage78
What’s the monthly cost on the Verizon service after the trial?
I'm still in the trial period. I called them and they quoted $20 monthly for the 6Gb plan.
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