[IK6SPEED]

What Wireless Provider does BMW Connected Drive use in UK?

[sahajesh]

Vodafone.

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by sahajesh

Vodafone.

What about in rest of ECE?

[Wills2]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

What about in rest of ECE?

ECE?

[ian332isport]

Originally Posted by Wills2

ECE?

I think ECE is BMW speak for Europe.

[kitster]

Originally Posted by ian332isport

I think ECE is BMW speak for Europe.

Economic Commission for Europe?

[teaston]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

What about in rest of ECE?

Still Vodafone afaik.

[Wills2]

Originally Posted by ian332isport

I think ECE is BMW speak for Europe.

New one on me, anyway I demand to know who handles it over in the UAS.

[teaston]

Originally Posted by Wills2

New one on me, anyway I demand to know who handles it over in the UAS.

Originally Posted by ian332isport

I think ECE is BMW speak for Europe.

I believe ECE means worldwide market, covering Europe, canada, Australia, mexico, most of South America, Africa and middle/far east. Some regions such as USA, India, Brazil, Thailand, Egypt & China have their own regional variants of BMW models.

[Wills2]

Originally Posted by teaston

I believe ECE means worldwide market, covering Europe, canada, Australia, mexico, most of South America, Africa and middle/far east. Some regions such as USA, India, Brazil, Thailand, Egypt & China have their own regional variants of BMW models.

Best get checking then we need answers!

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by teaston

Still Vodafone afaik.

But Vodafone does not have network in France for example.

Originally Posted by ian332isport

I think ECE is BMW speak for Europe.

Correct.

Note your headlights has ECE logo on the sticker.

It is not ROW.

[kitster]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

But Vodafone does not have network in France for example.

It's prob just like the how we roam in Europe for free (for now). My UK mobile will just connect to any network in France.

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by kitster

It's prob just like the how we roam in Europe for free (for now). My UK mobile will just connect to any network in France.

I don't believe it's done that way for cars sold in France or other Countries.

For example, if that were true, BMW would not use ATT in USA and Rogers in Canada, but just use ATT for all of North America.

And there is a news release I found from several years ago about Deutsche Telekom supplying Mobil Data to BMW in a number of Countries.

[speedski]

Vodafone.

Explains why the updates are so slow over the air...connecting to your home wifi while parked up and doing it all automatically and seeing your car hard drive as a shared drive on your network - if only that was possible we would never need vodacrap for much!

[Wills2]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

I don't believe it's done that way for cars sold in France or other Countries.

For example, if that were true, BMW would not use ATT in USA and Bell Canada in Canada, but just use ATT for all of North America.

And there is a news release I found from several years ago about Deutsche Telekom supplying Mobil Data to BMW in a number of Countries.

TBH it doesn't really matter, it's all seamless my connected drive works when I drive in mainland Europe that's all that matters.

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by Wills2

TBH it doesn't really matter, it's all seamless my connected drive works when I drive in mainland Europe that's all that matters.

Again, so does a USA BMW that drives to Canada and vice-versa.

However, one needs a SIM designated for local Country Provider as BMW would not foot the bill for 100% roaming on Connected Drive Services.

[Wills2]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

Again, so does a USA BMW that drives to Canada and vice-versa.

However, one needs a SIM designated for local Country Provider as BMW would not foot the bill for 100% roaming on Connected Drive Services.

We don't get charged for using connected drive in mainland Europe when we drive there from the UK, so it appears they do....but again who cares!

Nice use of the word "one" is this an episode of The Crown?

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by Wills2

We don't get charged for using connected drive in mainland Europe when we drive there from the UK, so it appears they do....but again who cares!

Nice use of the word "one" is this an episode of The Crown?

It does matter.

Trying to compile a list for all Countries.

Just because you occasionally roam for free in other Counties in your BMW, that does not mean that a Commercial Account (BMW) operates the same way.

[j.s.]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

It does matter.

Trying to compile a list for all Countries.

Just because you occasionally roam for free in other Counties in your BMW, that does not mean that a Commercial Account (BMW) operates the same way.

I highly doubt the build cars with different SIMs, just buy the service from a VNO(virtual network operator) with global agreements. Plenty of those around.

My car was sold in the UK and I exported it 18 months ago, ConnectedDrive works just fine.

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by j.s.

I highly doubt the build cars with different SIMs, just buy the service from a VNO(virtual network operator) with global agreements. Plenty of those around.

My car was sold in the UK and I exported it 18 months ago, ConnectedDrive works just fine.

Exported where?

BMW has ATMs with different part numbers for USA, ECE, ROW, RUS and CHN. Perhaps more. As cars are Country Coded, programming the ATM to that Country really isn't that big of a deal.

[j.s.]

Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

Exported where?

BMW has ATMs with different part numbers for USA, ECE, ROW, RUS and CHN. Perhaps more. As cars are Country Coded, programming the ATM to that Country really isn't that big of a deal.

Exported from the UK to Cyprus. Both in the EU. Maybe it would have been different if it had been exported to say Australia

[IK6SPEED]

Originally Posted by j.s.

Exported from the UK to Cyprus. Both in the EU. Maybe it would have been different if it had been exported to say Australia

Yes, because Cyprus (#7) is roam free with Vodafone UK.

Australia isn't roam free.