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Hi, I have a BMW 840i (2021). I know you need wifi for the updates, but I am struggling to see why it is needed normally, in fact when it is on I lose all internet connectivity on the phone as it connects to the car which has no internet connection as such (other than Spotify) so I have now turned it off (so the car connects to 4g etc). Am I missing something? Can you get the phone to connect to the wifi in the car and maintain internet connection on the phone? Can you use the car for the internet? I have a Samsung Galaxy S10+. Cheers. Matt
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To use the BMW Wifi Hotspot you need to suscribe the service here:

https://www.hotspotdrive.com

I don't have any experience with it...
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I never fully understood the point of the car wifi either. I don't need my car to have data as a hotspot. Maybe if you are a business person that needs a hotspot for your laptop and you use your car? Maybe? Otherwise I don't understand why it's not all just bluetooth.
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Can we connect our cars to a WIFI network, or is only way to have internet via the subscription?

To clarify, the car is the endpoint, for things like downloading software updates.

Thx
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snareman wrote
I never fully understood the point of the car wifi either. I don't need my car to have data as a hotspot. Maybe if you are a business person that needs a hotspot for your laptop and you use your car? Maybe? Otherwise I don't understand why it's not all just bluetooth.
I think the most applicable use is for business. It would be nice to have the laptop autoconnect to car's wifi instead of having to set up a hotspot to the cell...but if it doesn't work seamlessly there is no benefit IMO.
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Vivek. wrote
I think the most applicable use is for business. It would be nice to have the laptop autoconnect to car's wifi instead of having to set up a hotspot to the cell...but if it doesn't work seamlessly there is no benefit IMO.
It also works for internet connected radar detectors i.e. escort 360c/ dashcams
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mattgod69 wrote
Hi, I have a BMW 840i (2021). I know you need wifi for the updates, but I am struggling to see why it is needed normally, in fact when it is on I lose all internet connectivity on the phone as it connects to the car which has no internet connection as such (other than Spotify) so I have now turned it off (so the car connects to 4g etc). Am I missing something? Can you get the phone to connect to the wifi in the car and maintain internet connection on the phone? Can you use the car for the internet? I have a Samsung Galaxy S10+. Cheers. Matt[/QUOTE

You don't need WiFi for software updates. They come OTA using built-in mobile internet connection (your car has a built in eSIMM card with its own phone number) that comes with your ConnectedDrive subscription. Your car has a WiFi router that has two SSIDs. One is used for Android Auto (AA) (or CarPlay) and, other is used for connection to MyBMW app and is used for BMW apps (such as Amazon Alexa). The Hotspot is a separate subscription which has limited use since we have unlimited data (and hotspot) on our phones. When the phone is fully connected, your Mobile Devices screen look like the attached pictures, except that my phone is a Google Pixel. When connected, my phone continues to function as normal, except I cannot use Google Maps if it is active in the car, but you can still use Waze. When AA is disconnected, I can use any app on the phone since the phone is still connected to 5G to my mobile ISP.
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