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  • lezinterracial
    Confirmed User
    • Jul 2012
    • 3117
    #1

    dumb question, why do cars have wifi access points?

    dumb question, why do cars have wifi access points?

    Notice when cars go by I see "Tina's Tahoe" or "mychevrolet". Why do cars have wifi access points? Can mechanics connect and see issues? Is it connected to the internet via GSM so users can use the internet in cars?
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    • Adraco
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      • May 2009
      • 3745
      #2
      Yes, most modern cars today have a built in mobile connection. This is mostly used to update the software in the car and the maps but also gives the option to setup your own hotspot, I imagine the thinking is to entertain the kids with potentially ipads without own mobile connection.
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        • mechanicvirus
          Confirmed User
          • Feb 2005
          • 4219
          #3
          Probably has to do with software like Adraco said, but let's say you're an idiot and believe in conspiracies, then it's a WOKE tool to control the libs to make them eat soy while wearing adult diapers.

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            • Huggles
              GFY'S #1 retard
              • Feb 2003
              • 12506
              #4
              Originally posted by mechanicvirus
              Probably has to do with software like Adraco said, but let's say you're an idiot and believe in conspiracies, then it's a WOKE tool to control the libs to make them eat soy while wearing adult diapers.
              Theoretically, cars like the Cybertruck, with no direct connection between the steering wheel and the tires... could someone hack the truck and send someone's vehicle off a cliff?

              I hate the idea that my steering wheel isn't directly connected to the steering rack, and yeah, I know, airplanes are all fly-by-wire these days but they still have mechanical backups if needed...
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                • sarettah
                  see you later, I'm gone
                  • Oct 2002
                  • 14293
                  #5
                  I have a hotspot in our malibu.

                  We have cheap phone plans so my wife only has 3gb of 5g data and I have 5gb of 5g data.

                  On trips, everybody in the car can hook to the hotspot. Kids can play games or listen to spotify or whatever apps they want to use. I switch between my sirius and amazon music and spotify. Also run google maps with android auto through the hotspot.

                  Onstar also uses the hotspot for some things.
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                    • lezinterracial
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jul 2012
                      • 3117
                      #6
                      Originally posted by sarettah
                      I have a hotspot in our malibu.

                      We have cheap phone plans so my wife only has 3gb of 5g data and I have 5gb of 5g data.

                      On trips, everybody in the car can hook to the hotspot. Kids can play games or listen to spotify or whatever apps they want to use. I switch between my sirius and amazon music and spotify. Also run google maps with android auto through the hotspot.

                      Onstar also uses the hotspot for some things.
                      Cool, So you do you have to pay a monthly internet access fee with your car? Or is that included in the price of the car?
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                        • blackmonsters
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                          • Nov 2002
                          • 20961
                          #7
                          Originally posted by sarettah
                          Onstar also uses the hotspot for some things.
                          Onstar sends me a monthly email on the condition of my car.
                          From tire pressure to remaining oil life to average speed driven.
                          It even knows my exact millage on the vehicle.
                          I'm like WTF did I buy? A spy machine?
                          I can cancel at any time it says; but I bet it keeps tracking after I cancel.
                          I even get a Carvana report of what I can sell the car for.
                          They charge me $40 a month for it too.
                          I just agreed to everything when I bought the car so that was added on.

                          I pay $480 a year to be followed, and they can kill my car engine if I report is stolen.
                          I'm undecided if this is good or bad.

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                            • Rochard
                              Jägermeister Test Pilot
                              • Dec 2001
                              • 75733
                              #8
                              I do not understand why cars need this.

                              My stereo in my old Jeep Grand Cherokee connected to my cell phone from Bluetooth, and one day I noticed my Jeep was connected to my home wifi network. Turns it out it was downloading map updates for GPS. WTF?

                              I have a new Jeep Grand Cherokee and again it uses bluetooth to connect to my cell phone. I do not need my stereo or Jeep connecting directly to the Internet. I use Amazon Music and Google maps. That's it.
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                                • Rochard
                                  Jägermeister Test Pilot
                                  • Dec 2001
                                  • 75733
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by blackmonsters
                                  I even get a Carvana report of what I can sell the car for.
                                  I bought my car from Carvana too. It was fantastic. I got to pick the exact car I wanted and didn't have to talk to a salesman. The showed up, dropped it off, nearly a year later no issues.
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                                  Brooklyn, NY

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                                    • TheLegacy
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                                      • Apr 2003
                                      • 18078
                                      #10
                                      If you're worried about someone stealing your wifi then you're driving to damn slow
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                                        • blackmonsters
                                          Making PHP work
                                          • Nov 2002
                                          • 20961
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by Rochard
                                          I bought my car from Carvana too. It was fantastic. I got to pick the exact car I wanted and didn't have to talk to a salesman. The showed up, dropped it off, nearly a year later no issues.
                                          I did not buy my car from Carvana; my car reports to Carvana through OnStar.

                                          That's fucked up.

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                                            • King Mark
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                                              • Aug 2016
                                              • 27033
                                              #12
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                                              This is one (of many) reasons I tell y'all the fight against AV is over. Too many higher powers want your data, and that helps them get it.

                                              Got a better chance pre-emptively going after Project 2025, as that project cuts data supply to some important people, who might help.

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                                                • abshard
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Jan 2002
                                                  • 6524
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by Rochard
                                                  I bought my car from Carvana too. It was fantastic. I got to pick the exact car I wanted and didn't have to talk to a salesman. The showed up, dropped it off, nearly a year later no issues.
                                                  Carvana is great if you are selling, my niece had a newer car that had all type of issues. Some guy came by picked it up didn't do any inspection and gave her a check.

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                                                    • sarettah
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                                                      • Oct 2002
                                                      • 14293
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by lezinterracial
                                                      Cool, So you do you have to pay a monthly internet access fee with your car? Or is that included in the price of the car?
                                                      i pay $50/month for Onstar's premium package. it includes the internet access. the net alone bills at $15/month
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                                                        • sarettah
                                                          see you later, I'm gone
                                                          • Oct 2002
                                                          • 14293
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Rochard
                                                          I do not understand why cars need this.
                                                          Cars don't need it. it is a nice to have thing if you like it.

                                                          it is needed for certain Onstar things.
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                                                            • KrisKross
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Jan 2006
                                                              • 5025
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by lezinterracial
                                                              dumb question, why do cars have wifi access points?

                                                              Notice when cars go by I see "Tina's Tahoe" or "mychevrolet". Why do cars have wifi access points? Can mechanics connect and see issues? Is it connected to the internet via GSM so users can use the internet in cars?
                                                              GM cars have had some level of mobile connectivity for a long time, initially reserved for OnStar. About 10 years ago, they started integrating LTE hotspot capabilities as well.

                                                              There was a window of probably a few years where this was very desirable, at a time when many mobile plans still offered limited data, smartphones weren't quite ubiquitous yet and not all offered hotspotting. Plus there's the convenience factor.

                                                              We got a new car somewhere around late 2015 and they gave us a free trial of OnStar that also included something like 10 GB of data for 3 months. We primarily used it on a road trip from Canada to the US and what was nice was that we didn't have to worry about roaming charges (the plan included Canada and US coverage at a time when that wasn't common). We used it for phones, tablets and even some quick work on the laptop.

                                                              Nowadays, though, with 200 GB of data monthly and Canada/US coverage, it just isn't worthwhile at the price point (1.5 GB for $15). I'd maybe do $5 for a chunk of 2-3 GB just for the convenience, especially if I could do it without monthly commitment.

                                                              Originally posted by Huggles
                                                              Theoretically, cars like the Cybertruck, with no direct connection between the steering wheel and the tires... could someone hack the truck and send someone's vehicle off a cliff?
                                                              This is possible in a "normal" car and was demonstrated back in 2015:

                                                              https://fractionalciso.ca/the-ground...cybersecurity/
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                                                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK0S..._channel=WIRED

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                                                                • sarettah
                                                                  see you later, I'm gone
                                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                                  • 14293
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by KrisKross
                                                                  it just isn't worthwhile at the price point (1.5 GB for $15).
                                                                  Current price is $15 for unlimited data for a GM hotspot.
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                                                                    • KrisKross
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Jan 2006
                                                                      • 5025
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by sarettah
                                                                      Current price is $15 for unlimited data for a GM hotspot.
                                                                      Not in Canada

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                                                                        • Huggles
                                                                          GFY'S #1 retard
                                                                          • Feb 2003
                                                                          • 12506
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by King Mark
                                                                          This is one (of many) reasons I tell y'all the fight against AV is over. Too many higher powers want your data, and that helps them get it.
                                                                          All power is being consolidated as fast as possible!
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                                                                            • sarettah
                                                                              see you later, I'm gone
                                                                              • Oct 2002
                                                                              • 14293
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by KrisKross
                                                                              Not in Canada
                                                                              Canadian air is thicker, harder to get a cell signal through it.
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                                                                                • candyflip
                                                                                  Carpe Visio
                                                                                  • Jul 2002
                                                                                  • 43069
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  I've got the new Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe and it's got one. I can do all sorts of things to the vehicle from my phone. And it uses ATT so I can use it as a hotspot when I'm at camp, where my Verizon connections suck.


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