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Wonder if this could work with the Calyx sim now that they have BYOD.
by dawnerd 1y ago
Wonder if this could work with the Calyx sim now that they have BYOD.
- gruez 1y agoAs per the OP, there's no advantage of doing this if you're in a region that Tesla officially supports, because Tesla already has free connectivity with the free built-in SIM. The only use of this is if you're in a region where Tesla isn't supported, and thus Tesla won't have the necessary roaming agreements for its built-in SIM to work. The Calyx sim only supports US and Puerto Rico, so it's of no use. There's no privacy benefit either, because the phone can still upload your location/telemetry regardless of what SIM you're using.
- NewJazz 1y agoWouldn't this be relevant for those who want to decouple their car from Tesla tracking? Obviously only a partial solution, but still.
- gruez 1y agoHow are you decoupling from Tesla tracking by using your own SIM? The car has a built-in GPS so even if it can't track you by cell tower pings, it can upload your location to Tesla servers all day long.
- NewJazz 1y agoI'm sorry did you miss the part where I said "obviously, only a partial solution"?
- gruez 1y agoIt's unclear whether Tesla even does any tracking through the cellular connection, when it can get far better accuracy through the GPS receiver and myriad of cameras/sensors in the car itself.
- dawnerd 1y agoMaybe I misunderstood and assumed this would allow premium connectivity as Tesla is no longer footing the data bill. But if that’s not the case then ya it’s kinda pointless.