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I'm trying to get my head around the SIM slot, Audi cordless phone in the console, and using my own phone hands-free.
If I put a SIM in the slot, isn't it useless anyway as 3G is being turned off?
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Bump - anyone?
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I have a SIM in mine and phones used in the car can then access the outside via the cars, more powerful, arial.
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Thanks - so you can use your own mobile to route through the SIM in the car to make calls? (and data?) How does that work?
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Yes, exactly so. When you've inserted your SIM, open the part of your phone that finds available internet connections and select your car. It will be called Audi and some additional characters. I can't recall the exact procedure but it is intuitive and takes you where you need to go. Good luck.
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Thanks.
3G is already switched off and so is unavailable in the UK. I assume the service the car offers is 3G only?
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I need to check. I can see that 3G is being switched off in the UK but I thought my car was still connecting. Hmm
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It depends on your network! According to OFCOM (who ought to know):
Vodafone completed its switch-off in early 2024. EE completed its switch-off in early 2024. Three expects to switch-off by the end of 2024. O2 is planning to switch-off in 2025. I certainly regularly get 3G on my phone on Giffgaff (O2).
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant. 2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation". ![]() ![]() Finally: gone, but not forgotten..... 1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors. e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course. ![]() 1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer. And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850! |
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I don't know what network Tesla use, it also often drop down to 3G but it's almost unusably slow when it does that.
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I put a Vodafone SIM in my car for a trial basis but it's useless. The car DOES get a 2G signal which is good enough for weather reports and text-based stuff, but Google Earth doesn't load up on the Nav system and nothing else seems to work. So I've cancelled the SIM.
NavMan says that the Traffic info isn't available any more anyway due to Trafficmaster discontinuing the service. A fuller post I made is here; https://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17265
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