Who's paying for this??

[Bricktop X PWR]

Good Morning Learned Members.

So I am sitting in a car park waiting for my wife to come out of the supermarket and even now, 11 months into ownership, I am still finding things out about my car!

Now I knew I had a way of connecting to my house WiFi through the wireless network, and assumed the wireless hotspot was like a relay station for my home's wifi.

But I connected to the vehicle hotspot which uses the car's data? and was amazed that, not only could I browse the internet, but also the speed of service.

Does anyone know how much data is available and who is paying for it?

What happens if you use it all?

I've not seen any paperwork stating this with my car.

Thanks In Advance. ?

 

[Martinonline]

I've used the hotspot ever since I got the car last year and discovered it. I have a PAYG phone so it's a definite bonus. As to limits, see quote below from the 'Android auto with no SIM card' thread.

My wife streamed 3+ hours of Netflix with no problem using the car's hotspot on a recent long journey. She was using an old tablet with no sim so it was definitely using the hotspot. She's done that a few times on long journeys and so far no limits have kicked in.

 

[mbpits]

I believe that it is included as part of the MG service you have each year, its part of the same service as the emergency calls.

 

[Kithmo]

I think all connected services end after 5 years though, I assume this will be included.

 

[MangoQPR]

If this is true, it's a game changer!

No longer will my wife suffer the call 'Mum, I need your WiFi' from the back seat!

Just connect our DD's tablet to the car and, bingo!!

 

[PeteC]

If this is true, it's a game changer!

No longer will my wife suffer the call 'Mum, I need your WiFi' from the back seat!

Just connect our DD's tablet to the car and, bingo!!

Yep! My wife streams Netflix at the same time as my granddaughter in the back seat streams some other stuff (who knows what?!!) and it all works fine off the car's hotspot.

 

[Martinonline]

Note, afaik the hotspot is not available on SE models.

 

[decrep]

Unfortunately my MG4 SE SR doesn't seem to have this, or maybe I'm missing something?
Could be because we're in Aus, or is it because it's the base model?

 

[siteguru]

As per Martin, the base model (in either battery capacity) doesn't support the hotspot - only the higher models do.

 

[decrep]

bummer

 

[Andrew Hooper]

I found that you can't watch BBC I Player or Sky go as both think the car is not in the UK.

 

[PeteC]

I found that you can't watch BBC I Player or Sky go as both think the car is not in the UK.

Yes, we found that as well.

 

[Anon70]

I wonder if all of the WiFi traffic goes through some lovely Government funded server in China? Should a VPN be considered when using the car as a hotspot?

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

I wonder if all of the WiFi traffic goes through some lovely Government funded server in China? Should a VPN be considered when using the car as a hotspot?

I doubt it!
My server for the test up above was Cilix in Andover.
Anyways, I'm not sure the Chinese government would be interested in me viewing "Cats do the funniest things" on YouTube! ?

 

[mbpits]

I wonder if all of the WiFi traffic goes through some lovely Government funded server in China? Should a VPN be considered when using the car as a hotspot?

they would have to follow UK rules on data management so I don't think this will be an issue.

 

[dave99]

I think everything goes through some vpn to sweden which is why bbc won't work