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Old Aug 7, 2015 | 04:46 PM
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So last week I get the letter from Audi that discusses the 2G reversion of T Mobile service happening on/about August 20 in "Miami and Vicinity". So I call Audi as the letter suggests and get a perky young thing who is pleasant enough but is not equipped to answer any questions about the fix; i.e. is it reprogramming or hardware upgrades or both? I fax the letter to Braman in WPB and apparently, I'm the first person to inquire about the fix. They do their home work, and today I got called - "Mr. Pardo, the new module is in and when would you like to come in to have it repaired'? They said it'll take a while to install and they've already reserved a loaner for me. I'm bringing it in next Tuesday and my go to mechanic will be doing the repair. I'll let you know how it goes....btw, before I faxed the letter from Audi they had no idea that this was happening. So, I guess I'll be the "Beta Test Site".
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Old Aug 13, 2015 | 04:32 PM
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After consulting with my service advisor and go to mechanic, I decided not to be "the beta test site" for this fix. We opened a ticket, just in case I'm affected by this change. "Miami and vicinity" may not extend to Delray Beach, 60 miles north. I'll see what happens on August 20.
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Old Aug 16, 2015 | 11:21 AM
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I can confirm that it is a hardware module and new MMI update. Had this done earlier this summer as T Mobile updated their network here in Chicago. Went a week or two with 2G service before I got the update done and it was pretty painful. After the update I am back to 3G and coverage seems to be better. Daughter is happy again now that she can stream video on her iPad again.
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Old Aug 27, 2015 | 10:34 AM
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I just bought a used 2012 A7, and enabled my Audi Connect yesterday. I live in the Atlanta area. Does anyone know if the T Mobile changes will be made nationally, and if so, what impact will it have on my MMI?
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I just bought a used 2012 A7, and enabled my Audi Connect yesterday. I live in the Atlanta area. Does anyone know if the T Mobile changes will be made nationally, and if so, what impact will it have on my MMI?
You can read this whole thread for the details.

https://www.audiworld.com/forums/a6-...2883842/page3/

Or you can focus on posts #119 and #129.
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Old Sep 11, 2015 | 04:58 AM
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You can read this whole thread for the details.

https://www.audiworld.com/forums/a6-...2883842/page3/

Or you can focus on posts #119 and #129.
Thanks!
It looks like only some parts of Georgia have been upgraded. I still have my 3G service and in metro Atlanta, get pretty decent coverage for Google Maps.
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Old Oct 7, 2015 | 01:16 PM
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Everything fixed and transferred properly (although did lose some radio presets above "6") strong 3G signal returned. They also did an "adaptive transmission fix". I'm guessing this was to smooth out the shift points and something with the battery. Snagitseven - any answers?
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Everything fixed and transferred properly (although did lose some radio presets above "6") strong 3G signal returned. They also did an "adaptive transmission fix". I'm guessing this was to smooth out the shift points and something with the battery. Snagitseven - any answers?
Rick, if your speaking to the modem update, I'm not sure radio presets would have anything to do with that since my understanding is all they change is the modem module. As to the transmission, sounds like they probably performed the tranny TSB from awhile back which, as you guessed, changed the software mapping to avoid the 1>2, 2>3 jerky shifts some were experiencing. I'm not aware of any battery TSB.
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