It seems that Malaysia has been added to the checklist of nations the place Tesla’s in-built M2M eSIM works, as found by a parallel import Tesla proprietor right this moment.
Lots of parallel import Teslas have had their eSIM modified to a Malaysian one by the importer however Tesla proprietor Englebert has been utilizing his Premium Connectivity with a WiFi hotspot to this point, so his automobile has had no direct entry to the web.
To his shock, his automobile’s eSIM immediately had LTE connectivity right this moment, and he might use all his Premium Connectivity features with out being linked to his WiFi hotspot.
A fast examine on what IP deal with the automobile was connecting from reveals an IP from a community referred to as “KPN Tesla”. Tesla makes use of Dutch telco KPN to provide M2M eSIM for its European market automobiles. So what has most likely occurred is Malaysia has been added to the checklist of nations the place roaming is enabled.
You probably have a parallel import Tesla and not using a native SIM put in, is that this the case for you as properly, or is that this an remoted case?
Teslas by default include Normal Connectivity. Premium Connectivity is an add on that’s priced in a different way in every market. It’s USD9.99 a month within the US and £9.99 within the UK.
The screenshot above is from Tesla Malaysia’s Premium Connectivity web page. We don’t understand how a lot Premium Connectivity will value in Malaysia but, however all Tesla automobiles shall be delivered with a 30 day trial of Premium Connectivity, after which it is going to revert to Normal.
One other attention-grabbing level to notice is that Tesla UK’s Premium Connectivity comparability desk consists of Sentry mode, but it surely’s lacking from the Tesla Malaysia web page.
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