jasleinstein
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Do many of you regularly use the connected app? If so what is your success percentage to connect? With all the TCU problems of the car, we basically stopped even trying to use the app, but after the last software update (June) I have been trying more often. I get about a %50 successful connection rate. To test, I am only using headlight flasher and horn, no preconditioning, which is a tiny bit more complicated, I get. When it works response time for flashing or honking seems to take 15 to 20 seconds. Sometimes response times take 30 to 45 seconds. weird.
It's unfortunate BMW decided to not use Wifi for at home connections and force all connections thru the cell networks and their service, but it is what it is. I've been told BMW is working on service to improve reliability but I don't see much improvement. BMW NA likes to raise the cell network signal coverage issue to try to defect the problem away from them, but our coverage is very good and I monitor it with a TESSCO network monitor.
I'd like to go back to ignoring the problem, but fall and winter are ahead, and we will want to warm the car in the mornings before long.
Do you use the connected app? If so what is your connect success rate?
thanks for responses.
It's unfortunate BMW decided to not use Wifi for at home connections and force all connections thru the cell networks and their service, but it is what it is. I've been told BMW is working on service to improve reliability but I don't see much improvement. BMW NA likes to raise the cell network signal coverage issue to try to defect the problem away from them, but our coverage is very good and I monitor it with a TESSCO network monitor.
I'd like to go back to ignoring the problem, but fall and winter are ahead, and we will want to warm the car in the mornings before long.
Do you use the connected app? If so what is your connect success rate?
thanks for responses.