PlasticEngineer

Hello All. I decided to leave the gang in the Q5 forum and join all the cool kids here. Just picked up my 2013 P+ A6 last night. Missing the ride height of my Q a bit, but love the quietness and smoothness of the car.
So the question I'm facing (and I have 6 days left to figure it out) is whether or not to drop another $450 for the Pre-pay deal for Audi connect. It seems like there's one in depth forum here that has carried on for about a year ( with great info - thanks). But I'm hoping for a bit more clarity.

So if I may ask the opinion of those who care to share:
1. For those of you that elected to have the Audi Conmect lapse after the 6 mo trial period - do you miss it?
2. For those of you that are using the Tru option - are you still happy with it? How many others have converted!
3. For those on AT&T - same question - still happy? No issues? (AT&T is my current carrier).

I'm a bit concerned that I won't get Tru to work and I'll overload my frustration meter.

Thanks for your time and opinion!

DirkM

Check out the post about ptel.com, might be an option for you. I'm using a $10 AT&T shared data SIM for 2 months now and I'm still happy. Google Earth works resonably fast (sometimes better than with t-mobile due to network coverage), everything else (except WiFi hotspot of course) just works.

psychodo

I let connect lapse after the trial period to see if it would be missed. Funny thing was that I really missed the google maps and the online searches for navigation. Wound up resigning with T mobile for 2 years for a fair rate.

audifiend

It's easy to use the Tru SIM card. You'll be able to do it.

I am very happy with it. Hardly use any data.

So go with the free six months then get a third party card. The reason they are offering the extension is hardly anyone signed up for $30/month on Tmobile Even $15 is too high in my opinion,to commit for 3years, As you'll likely want traffic(Sirius) if you live in a city so that is another subscription.

Nyuni

Sirius traffic, at least, is included with all 2013 models for something like 4 years.

joseaudi

Why don't you have wifi? I'm pretty sure it works with my tru sim

PlasticEngineer

Thanks - I was fiddling on the ATT Website and see that I can get a SIM for 6 bucks and if I read this right, I can get an individual 250MB plan for Tablets for $14.99.

To whomever posted about how easy Tru is - THANK YOU. I do all this reading and I see how username/passwords/etc become an issue and I'm afraid that'll be me. But if so, THANK GOODNESS for AudiWorld.

Ptel - i just logged onto their website. If I read this right, 20 bucks will get you 200 MB that's good for 90 days. Or $100 dollars will get me 1 GB that's good for a year (and then there's everything in between). That sounds like an interesting option as well...

Everyone - thank you for the replies. I appreciate the time you took to do so. I'm going with a big fat NEIN to T-Mobile's "deal" and will roll the dice in six months with Ptel or tru.

DirkM

I do have WiFi, it's just very, very slow on 2G. I'm now using a LTE MiFi like setup which is much faster than 3G t-mobile (in Chicagoland at least).

fender4645

Is there an online source for this? I never heard if this and my trial Sirius sub ends in 2 weeks.

SullyQ5

This was released awhile ago, but does have the information you asked about.

http://www.audiusanews.com/newsrelea...&id=2920&mid=1