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Old 08-19-2015, 03:23 PM
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Good afternoon All,

I was looking at the Truphone sim option but it appears they are not offering in the LA area of California. Can someone confirm for me if this is the case?

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Old 08-19-2015, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by CADiverA6
Good afternoon All,

I was looking at the Truphone sim option but it appears they are not offering in the LA area of California. Can someone confirm for me if this is the case?

Thanks
I saw this thread on the A6 forum and it looks like U.S. Mobile also works. Maybe it's available in your area.

https://www.audiworld.com/forums/a6-...-data-2887211/
Old 08-21-2015, 04:52 PM
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Thanks just ordered one. I'll let you know how it works out.
Old 08-21-2015, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by CADiverA6
Thanks just ordered one. I'll let you know how it works out.
Once you get your US Mobile card and activate it on their website, insert the sim and be sure in the MMI connection settings to enter:

APN: pwg
User name: enter a space
PW: leave blank
Old 08-22-2015, 04:51 PM
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I just bought a 2016 Q5 prem + with MMI and have AT&T as the service provider for Audi connect.

I can't get any better than 3G on Audi connect, and I live in the NY/NJ/LI area where AT&T is all 4GLTE. I've tried a SIM reset and rebooted MMI but no joy.

Does anyone with a 2016 Q5 get 4GLTE via AT&T?

Thanks
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Try calling AT&T to make sure the SIM card is set for LTE, and the account is set for it as well. They may tell you to go to Audi...but make sure AT&T's end of things is right. They can do an over-the-air-reset and change which network a "phone" defaults to using. And AT&T's "4G" service is NOT 4G-LTE, it is "HSDPA+" which is really 3G. (Well, not even that by international standards.)

So unfortunately, you've got two sets of clowns to deal with.
Old 08-22-2015, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Thunder22
I just bought a 2016 Q5 prem + with MMI and have AT&T as the service provider for Audi connect.

I can't get any better than 3G on Audi connect, and I live in the NY/NJ/LI area where AT&T is all 4GLTE. I've tried a SIM reset and rebooted MMI but no joy.

Does anyone with a 2016 Q5 get 4GLTE via AT&T?

Thanks
You might want to check with the provider and see if the card is correctly provisioned for LTE.
Old 08-22-2015, 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Redd
Try calling AT&T to make sure the SIM card is set for LTE, and the account is set for it as well. They may tell you to go to Audi...but make sure AT&T's end of things is right. They can do an over-the-air-reset and change which network a "phone" defaults to using. And AT&T's "4G" service is NOT 4G-LTE, it is "HSDPA+" which is really 3G. (Well, not even that by international standards.)

So unfortunately, you've got two sets of clowns to deal with.
I dealt with the clowns from both circuses today, neither could give me a straight answer.

From your reply, I'm wondering if the MMI will show 3G even if it's in 4G/HSDPA+. I'll call AT&T again.... ugh.

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"I'm sorry but our contact center is currently closed"

This is why I'm a Verizon customer. AT&T just blows.

more tomorrow....
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Originally Posted by Thunder22
"I'm sorry but our contact center is currently closed"

This is why I'm a Verizon customer. AT&T just blows.
^ +1000


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