MG4 internet, data limits

[Mouss]

I waited midnight, so far nothing.
I'll check later...

 

[Ian Key]

06:30 still nothing.

I suspect the data usage being renewed on the first of every month is MG's customer service usual bullshit. It's more likely that they haven't renewed the service providers contract or paid the bill and they've been cut off.

 

[wandle MG4 trophy]

I listen to Radio 4 on BBC Sounds via CarPlay (phone connected to USB socket in the car by cable). Anyone know if I am using my phone’s data or the car’s data? Thanks

 

[Mouss]

Radio = high frequency so no data.

Data is use by Trophy versions for GPS, Amazon Music, voice command (certain commands), iSMART commands.
So if you don't do this, you'll use a few data.

 

[dave99]

I listen to Radio 4 on BBC Sounds via CarPlay (phone connected to USB socket in the car by cable). Anyone know if I am using my phone’s data or the car’s data? Thanks

unless you turned on the hotspot manually it would have been your own phone's data.

 

[DenisG]

My Data is back this morning here in Spain. Everything working as it should. I guess I will have to be more careful not to use the Amazon music and hotspot, shame though I like the idea of no

 

[Mouss]

Same to me.
I so confused and got so many question for MG...

 

[Martinonline]

For UK Owners theme question is: does the 1Gig limit apply here?

Will those posters who had trouble with their internet connection please report if the problem has been fixed.

If not then it may not be a data-limit issue but rather a fault that needs dealer intervention.

 

[saf87]

I am a UK owner. Prior to August had no issues with data usage. Had the same response as others from the iSMART team. My data has started working again today.

So it would seem there is now a 1GB monthly data limit for UK owners.

 

[phil99]

Well my “Data Traffic” icon is now active again but the hotspot still doesn’t seem to be working.

Though I am at Loxwood in the middle of nowhere so who knows whether the car has any actual signal… it claims full 4G.

 

[bileva]

My data came back on today too (UK).

 

[PeteC]

And mine (UK)

 

[Ngall]

Not back for me in ireland unfortunately so must be more than one issue causing it.

 

[phil99]

Not back for me in ireland unfortunately so must be more than one issue causing it.

What are your symptoms? What version of infotainment?

What is the Data Traffic icon showing on the left/right drop-down? Blue and togglable or greyed out?

 

[Ngall]

What are your symptoms? What version of infotainment?

What is the Data Traffic icon showing on the left/right drop-down? Blue and togglable or greyed out?

Symptoms are data traffic is greyed out, entertainment toggle is off and turns itself off when you turn it on. No weather, amazon or traffic updates though bars for 4G are always full.

 

[Aneirin]

UK user here.

Traffic data has turned back on, hotspot still not working, although that may be tied to the software version.

I've previously had no issues at all with a data cap, having used a lot more than 1 GB in a month. If it's a thing now, it's certainly a change.

 

[Jeroen]

Weather widget updated again on September 1st, so I guess my MG is back online (Dutch owner).

 

[Ngall]

Symptoms are data traffic is greyed out, entertainment toggle is off and turns itself off when you turn it on. No weather, amazon or traffic updates though bars for 4G are always full.

OK so strangely I came out of the supermarket this afternoon, the 2nd Sept, and for no apparent reason the data is back blue again and weather, ev routing and traffic info all available again. Now paranoid of overusing data again before end of month. 1 gb is tiny for even using amazon music, nevermind the hotspot for the kids.

 

[haloweenhamster]

OK so strangely I came out of the supermarket this afternoon, the 2nd Sept, and for no apparent reason the data is back blue again and weather, ev routing and traffic info all available again. Now paranoid of overusing data again before end of month. 1 gb is tiny for even using amazon music, nevermind the hotspot for the kids.

You could always hotspot your phone for the kids / car

 

[Ngall]

You could always hotspot your phone for the kids / car

Yes this is possible but on long journeys my phone is already working hard and heating up at times if its connected to odb dongle and ABRP navigation plus android auto so in those times I was able to just open up the car hotspot for the kids to play on their tablets. I'll maybe test the limits this month to see what I can get from the car.