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Mercedes-Benz scales back electric ambitions as EV pessimism grows (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Just so you know, you can do Spotify and Tidal now with premium connectivity, too. Tidal is basically the only reason I have it, because the speakers are good enough for the sound quality difference to be noticeable. I agree with the rest of your points, though.

[–] partial_accumen 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You could still use Spotify, Tidal, and Netflix on the Tesla screen/speakers without premium connectivity if you use your phone as a hotspot. The car will automatically try to attach to any wifi AP its aware of. You could enable it each time you get in the car or if you want it automatic you'd just need a trigger on your phone to enable hotspot when you get in. Perhaps an NFC tag in the cell phone tray?

So even with those you don't need to pay for a Tesla subscription.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but one of the reasons to pay for Tidal is the sound quality, and bluetooth sounds objectively worse than streaming directly on the car. Also, how am I supposed to maintain a wifi connection while moving? I'm not about to tether my phone every time I get in the car.

[–] partial_accumen 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not suggesting bluetooth. I'm talking tethering.

I’m not about to tether my phone every time I get in the car.

If its automatic, what is your objection to enabling tethering when you get in the car?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean wifi tethering. Sure, I could set up Tasker to turn it on once it detects that I'm in the car, but I'd personally rather save myself the effort.

[–] partial_accumen 0 points 10 months ago

The alternative is paying monthly for a data connection in the car. I'd prefer not to do that, but thats simply my preference.