Hi All - Is there a way to use the car's wifi to create a LAN without buying a data subscription? I'd just like to connect my own devices to share content without internet. We shouldn't need to pay for an AT&T internet subscription to use the wifi hotspot we already paid for with the car... But is that the case? I can't find a way to manage the wifi otherwise. Thanks in advance for your help!
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Wifi w/o Buying Data Plan
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No there is not, we tried at work to do it.
Then we tried to see if we could put in our own SIM card but the Ford modem uses ESIM so you cant swap SIM cards.
Its locked down so you must use their negotiated carrier deals.
Technically the only way is you would have to get very creative and pull the 4G modem and have it taken apart to swap hardware components, it gets very complex.
Then we tried to see if we could put in our own SIM card but the Ford modem uses ESIM so you cant swap SIM cards.
Its locked down so you must use their negotiated carrier deals.
Technically the only way is you would have to get very creative and pull the 4G modem and have it taken apart to swap hardware components, it gets very complex.
I’m trying to visualize a use case for this. How would it work? Is the driver sharing a PDF with the passenger? Just curious.
Also, how much is the data plan? My car didn’t come with a modem because “supply chain”
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Also, how much is the data plan? My car didn’t come with a modem because “supply chain”
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What exactly are you trying to share and to what hardware? without a service provider that will provide you a LAN let alone a WAN you can’t do what you want.
Here is an example. If you have an iPhone, please set it in airplane mode and try to enable it as a hotspot. You can’t. Your vehicle is in the same boat. If you’re not connected to a service provider, it will not act as a hotspot provided that you have the capabilities to be a hotspot. I do not Have 4g capabilities in my ST as it did not come with the option. Nor do I wish I had one.
When I get in my car, I turn the hotspot on on my phone, which creates a lan for anyone that is in the car including the ST itself so it can upload updates.
I know you don’t want a hotspot but you can’t do it any other way
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I'm surprised the use cases aren't more obvious. NAS loaded with media and LAN gaming for my kids, primarily.
@ridered74 - Thanks. That's the exact workaround I came up with as well. Was hoping to avoid adding extra equipment, but oh well.
@Greywolf - Why would a service provider have anything to do with my LAN? I don't want to access any external network/internet at all. Just connect my local devices. I can create a local network with my Android phone without network data enabled (or even a SIM). But just running everything through the car's hotspot would be easier for when others are driving, I need the phone, etc.
@ridered74 - Thanks. That's the exact workaround I came up with as well. Was hoping to avoid adding extra equipment, but oh well.
@Greywolf - Why would a service provider have anything to do with my LAN? I don't want to access any external network/internet at all. Just connect my local devices. I can create a local network with my Android phone without network data enabled (or even a SIM). But just running everything through the car's hotspot would be easier for when others are driving, I need the phone, etc.
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