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>Here's another thought - if you think Tesla is paying retail data rates for 200,000 LTE connections, you're likely mistaken. I wouldn't be so sure of that. Op
by joecool1029 9y ago
>Here's another thought - if you think Tesla is paying retail data rates for 200,000 LTE connections, you're likely mistaken.
I wouldn't be so sure of that. Operators can and do gouge for data when they know they can get away with it, including rates over what retail would typically be.[1][2]
These are large file downloads and you can best believe operators are not going to give 'bulk discount rates' just to have their network slowed down every time Tesla pushes an update.
[1] https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/60000987609.pdf https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/60000987609.pdf
[2] https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/7521151798.pdf https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/7521151798.pdf
- improbable22 9y agoSurely Tesla could get great price for bandwidth at 3am.