ex-quattro PETE

What max speeds are you observing on your MMI 3G connection over wi-fi? I ran a quick test and got 1.5 Mbps download and 3.1 Mbps upload, which is somewhat odd, however, this was done inside a garage, so possibly too much interference in the way. Will have to try it again in an open area with a good signal...

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jbbarrette

Not sure what our exact speeds were when we had it, but it was super slow. We didn't keep it active

snagitseven

Reports around the forums are that the Audi Connect 3G wifi hotspot is very slow. Not too useful, especially if trying to stream media from the internet.

big residual

The measured speed is "slow as *****" -- I have to remember to turn off wifi when I get in the car and want to stream from Rdio because LTE is sooooo much faster than in-car wifi.

ex-quattro PETE

I am actually pleasantly surprised with the 1.5 Mbps rate. I was expecting worse. This should be sufficient for audio streaming and basic web browsing, assuming good coverage/signal of course. Granted, T-Mobile's coverage isn't particularly good.

Cadx6

In my garage I get 2.5 down & about the same up. However - connection speed is dependent on so many variables that comparing individual tests doesn't really prove much - except that T-Mobile 3G is miserably slow (compared to AT&T & Verizon LTE). Your location in relation to the cell site, current level of traffic on the site, any RF interference in the area, etc., etc. all influence connection speed. The only constant is that T-Mobile can only move data so (not very) fast.
Interestingly, I recently had the cellular modem in my Q7 replaced to accommodate T-Mobile's system "upgrade" here in the Chicago area & I seem to get a little faster loading of Google maps, info, etc. - or maybe it's just my hopeful imagination. We don't do any media streaming, but my wife does e-mail, web browsing, etc & it's definitely useable.

dadizon

As long as the lower right says "3G" and not "2G" my kids have no problem watching YouTube, streaming Netflix, surfing, etc.

audio_video_guy

The speedtest app always overstates the speed. On my Verizon phone, it gets fast response and it says 15MB, when I feel it a bit slow (not very slow), I see it 3MB/s

Hardwired

I can say traveling across western Kansas with 3 bars of 3G it's so slow it won't even update the Waze app and we turned it off and used Verizon instead. So in most cases it's not even worth "free" unless you're in a large city with good coverage and then it is adequate for basic things.

wizard1880

I just tested wi-fi speed with my tablet after (finally!) getting a T-mobile SIM from our family plan to work in the Q7. I got 3.75 Mbit down, 3.5 Mbit up (using speedtest).

Watching some large app updates go through, the throughput was ~400 kbit (ish) which roughly matches this speed. The latency is also very low too! I was impressed, and don't doubt I could stream Netflix or youtube over it.

At first I thought 3G data wasn't included as data usage, as maybe they only charged for 4G LTE, but I checked the account the next day and the usage was shown. Ah well.

Note this is for the older MMI 3G+ systems. Newer cars are going AT&T 4G and the above doesn't apply to those.