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11-29-2018, 07:52 AM
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I tried USMobile, problem in my area is the crapping signal so anything connected to car WiFi can't even connect to simple webpages, etc. Yes it's cheap but it's worthless with the signal strength issues.
11-29-2018, 08:10 AM
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I suspect I may have the same problems. We live in a rural area and the Freedompop doesn't work in our area, which is why I was going to try the US Mobile.
May have the same problem. Where we reside is a dead zone for cell phones. We have Satellite Internet and TV.
Won't know until activated.. That is what I have to do. I will post the outcome.
May have the same problem. Where we reside is a dead zone for cell phones. We have Satellite Internet and TV.
Won't know until activated.. That is what I have to do. I will post the outcome.
12-13-2018, 05:53 AM
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OK I activated the US Mobile sim for data only. $5 plus tax....
I had no expectations which was just as well. Before I go any further, I must clarify that we live in a rural setting by choice and we live in a dead zone for cell phones. Our cell phone works when we go into town and patchily along the highways around here.
So with that caveat I really had no expectations on the sim. Yes it works in town and is very slow in loading. Like our cell phone it doesn't work in dead zones etc.
So my thoughts are that if you reside in a city with excellent coverage it is doable. But for our purposes it does not. Therefore I will not be renewing it. Also Audi has advised that google earth will not be supported by Audi after 2020.
Fortunately the GPS works wonderfully well and I will be updating the maps soon.
I had no expectations which was just as well. Before I go any further, I must clarify that we live in a rural setting by choice and we live in a dead zone for cell phones. Our cell phone works when we go into town and patchily along the highways around here.
So with that caveat I really had no expectations on the sim. Yes it works in town and is very slow in loading. Like our cell phone it doesn't work in dead zones etc.
So my thoughts are that if you reside in a city with excellent coverage it is doable. But for our purposes it does not. Therefore I will not be renewing it. Also Audi has advised that google earth will not be supported by Audi after 2020.
Fortunately the GPS works wonderfully well and I will be updating the maps soon.
12-13-2018, 07:32 AM
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The only thing I use mine for other than looking at the Google maps, is sending directions to the unit... And that's pretty rare, honestly with Waze, I use the nav more as something to glace at (better than looking at the Sirius media screen); if we could get Carplay to interface, we would ALL be better off!
12-13-2018, 09:39 AM
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The only thing I use mine for other than looking at the Google maps, is sending directions to the unit... And that's pretty rare, honestly with Waze, I use the nav more as something to glace at (better than looking at the Sirius media screen); if we could get Carplay to interface, we would ALL be better off!
12-13-2018, 12:53 PM
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OK I activated the US Mobile sim for data only. $5 plus tax....
I had no expectations which was just as well. Before I go any further, I must clarify that we live in a rural setting by choice and we live in a dead zone for cell phones. Our cell phone works when we go into town and patchily along the highways around here.
So with that caveat I really had no expectations on the sim. Yes it works in town and is very slow in loading. Like our cell phone it doesn't work in dead zones etc.
So my thoughts are that if you reside in a city with excellent coverage it is doable. But for our purposes it does not. Therefore I will not be renewing it. Also Audi has advised that google earth will not be supported by Audi after 2020.
Fortunately the GPS works wonderfully well and I will be updating the maps soon.
I had no expectations which was just as well. Before I go any further, I must clarify that we live in a rural setting by choice and we live in a dead zone for cell phones. Our cell phone works when we go into town and patchily along the highways around here.
So with that caveat I really had no expectations on the sim. Yes it works in town and is very slow in loading. Like our cell phone it doesn't work in dead zones etc.
So my thoughts are that if you reside in a city with excellent coverage it is doable. But for our purposes it does not. Therefore I will not be renewing it. Also Audi has advised that google earth will not be supported by Audi after 2020.
Fortunately the GPS works wonderfully well and I will be updating the maps soon.
I use my phone for everything else.
Audi has great tech stuff, but I am finding a lot of others surpassing them in many ways.
Either way, we still love our Q for now!
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