Audi Connect SIM Options?

[t3han0maly]

Hi All,
My T-Mobile "contract" for Audi Connect finally came due. I'm looking for replacements. I have a Google Project Fi Sim in my phone and they do offer a pay as you use data only SIM for their devices but I dont know if it will work in the car. I am also looking for other options so...

1) Is anyone using Project Fi in their car? Can you outline how you got it to work

2) Is anyone using anything other than the approved vendors for Audi Connect? Which one? How do you get it to work?

Thanks!!

[Tanner]

Found this link the other day..... it is possible to configure the MMI 3G+ to use a USB wireless adapter and your phone's hotspot.

http://*******************/forum/index.php?topic=2443.0

OK, AZ seems to block other sites, so on that note just replace the * above with:

audirevolution dot net

[whiped]

I believe Project Fi is your best bet.

I would be running this in my car if I could. Sadly you have to have another device in order to get a data-only SIM.

There is a thread outlining a few other options somewhere on here.

[rtmeikle]

I'm using US Mobile, which has a fairly affordable monthly data only option. It uses the T-Mo network. Occasionally (maybe once a week or less) I get a weird error message, but it goes away right away. It works well and I'm paying a lot less than with the official Audi contract.

[Lbsigman]

I'm using US Mobile, which has a fairly affordable monthly data only option. It uses the T-Mo network. Occasionally (maybe once a week or less) I get a weird error message, but it goes away right away. It works well and I'm paying a lot less than with the official Audi contract.

I use US Mobile as well and it works perfect. Have yet to have an error message going on 4 months now.

[whiped]

What plan do you US Mobile guys use? 200mb?

[Lbsigman]

What plan do you US Mobile guys use? 200mb?

I have the 250mb plan, but I hardly ever use more than 50 or so mb's a month. Might kick it down until I go on a road trip or what not.

[yjypm]

I'm using an AT&T sim in my car, it's registered as a tablet in my family plan.

[14S4GWM]

I'll leave this right here

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...r-Audi-Connect

[t3han0maly]

I'm using US Mobile, which has a fairly affordable monthly data only option. It uses the T-Mo network. Occasionally (maybe once a week or less) I get a weird error message, but it goes away right away. It works well and I'm paying a lot less than with the official Audi contract.

I use US Mobile as well and it works perfect. Have yet to have an error message going on 4 months now.

Did you guys have to do anything to make it work or just get the sim and drop it into your phone?

[rtmeikle]

You mean drop it into my car? Nope, there was a setting I changed; I can't remember off the top of my head, but I found it on a thread here on Audizine. It was a simple change though.

[JustPlaneChris]

I'm using a Truphone pre-paid sim card in mine, but really only use it for 'send routes to car' and for google searches. Works fine! Here's one of several threads about it:

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...light=truphone

[Lbsigman]

Did you guys have to do anything to make it work or just get the sim and drop it into your phone?

Look at post #93 & #111.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...ile-card/page3

[hotleadsingergu]

I'll leave this right here

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...r-Audi-Connect

And that's where it should be left. They're shady and it's a pain to get working correctly, from what I understand.


I use Project Fi, and couldn't be happier. I've literally spent $0.07, I believe, in the 7 months I've been using it. I don't use Google Earth maps, but I use the internet features (getting directions, pulling my online destinations, etc...) and it works perfectly. With 2013+ models you just have to drop the SIM in and put in a specific code, and it's good to go.

[JustPlaneChris]

I'm super happy with the Truphone solution as well. VERY tiny data usage for downloading directions and doing searches, and it just works.

[hckymstr19]

Anyone have some advice for me, I have the USmobile card with 250mb, I tried the apn =pwg but that never gives me the little two arrows data symbol, so I use the preloaded apn and it give me that symbol lime it's making a connection but it always comes back failed to make an internet connection when trying to search destinations. Any suggestions?

[G_S_4]

I'm using an AT&T sim in my car, it's registered as a tablet in my family plan.

Same here. Using an AT&T sim and told them it was a tablet. Only $10 a month added to my bill.

[linger]

Anyone have some advice for me, I have the USmobile card with 250mb, I tried the apn =pwg but that never gives me the little two arrows data symbol, so I use the preloaded apn and it give me that symbol lime it's making a connection but it always comes back failed to make an internet connection when trying to search destinations. Any suggestions?

I was initially in the same boat. I plugged in the USMobile card first but no data. I then changed the apn to pwg. At first nothing. I was ready to give up and then the next day, everything was working as intended.

[GRUMPY-S4]

I'm using an AT&T sim in my car, it's registered as a tablet in my family plan.

Did you have to do anything to the MMI to accept the ATT Sim rather than the TMobile one?


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[maverickvii]

I just ordered a US Mobile SIM so it's good to hear this before I freak out that it's not working.

[GRUMPY-S4]

Can anyone confirm what Do I have to do to get an ATT Sim to work on my Tmobile equipped MMI?


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[GRUMPY-S4]

Same here. Using an AT&T sim and told them it was a tablet. Only $10 a month added to my bill.

Was your car originally equipped with TMobile? You just plugged in the ATT Sim and it worked with no changes?


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[14S4GWM]

I may be wrong but I don't think it matters whats in your car. The sim just provides the service for your car to get signal.

[GRUMPY-S4]

I may be wrong but I don't think it matters whats in your car. The sim just provides the service for your car to get signal.

Somewhere I read that you couldn't switch carriers... I guess I will try...


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[14S4GWM]

Somewhere I read that you couldn't switch carriers... I guess I will try...


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I have no clue whats in my car but I bought the freedom pop sim and it worked as soon as I put it in and changed the one setting in the mmi

[GRUMPY-S4]

I have no clue whats in my car but I bought the freedom pop sim and it worked as soon as I put it in and changed the one setting in the mmi

How much was that SIM? How much data comes with it and how long does it last? I dont use my car enough... So I wonder if one of those prepaid cards is the way to go for me rather than pat $120 a year with ATT.


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[omegis83]

It's not that you can't switch carriers. On my 2013, T-Mobile supported 3G but carriers like AT&T would show up as 2G. It was based on the factory installed modem in the car. Now, T-Mobile started upgrading their network, which kicked some people down to 2G or no service. Audi is replacing modems, free of charge, for those affected. The plus to this is now I can get HSPA+ with AT&T compared to before. I originally read about this on Audiworld, so go through the thread and verify what I said.

http://www.audiworld.com/forums/a6-c...-data-2883842/

Just an observation, but I think you might need to have active service with T-Mobile for Audi to do the hardware upgrade. I'm not 100% sure.

[14S4GWM]

How much was that SIM? How much data comes with it and how long does it last? I dont use my car enough... So I wonder if one of those prepaid cards is the way to go for me rather than pat $120 a year with ATT.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Heres the thread on it. I'm going to do the downgrade and hope to get free data like others have done.

http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...r-Audi-Connect

[G_S_4]

Was your car originally equipped with TMobile? You just plugged in the ATT Sim and it worked with no changes?


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Bought it used and not sure what it had before but I went to an AT&T store and told them I had an iPad I needed a SIM card for. They added a line to my existing plan for $10/month, gave me a SIM card, popped it in my car and it worked in 3G. They may ask you for a iPad IMEI number or something but just use one from their iPad display section....that's what I did...👍🏽