Tesla Infotainment Upgrade

[audi321]

distinctivedesign said:

I only listen to the radio, but I don't "do" music - only the spoken word (Radio 4, Times Radio, LBC, etc.).

I accept that I am in a minority, but I wouldn't buy a car that didn't have a radio of some sort.

Sorry, I have said it before on this thread, but you do get radio. Albeit internet radio. See www.tunein.com. It has every channel available I can think of (including all the ones you mention above). Tesla give you the premium subscription as part of owning a car.

[LimJim]

distinctivedesign said:

I only listen to the radio, but I don't "do" music - only the spoken word (Radio 4, Times Radio, LBC, etc.).

I accept that I am in a minority, but I wouldn't buy a car that didn't have a radio of some sort.

I 'think' this is just retrofit issue. I'm assuming new s/x have DAB?

[ZesPak]

Yes. Iirc it was an antenna connection that was missing.

[gangzoom]

LimJim said:

I 'think' this is just retrofit issue. I'm assuming new s/x have DAB?

Its not even a retrofit issue, if you really want a radio Tesla will fit one. But am still amazed people get so worked by radios.

[LimJim]

gangzoom said:

Its not even a retrofit issue, if you really want a radio Tesla will fit one. But am still amazed people get so worked by radios.

It's largely a live talk radio thing,

[AstonZagato]

audi321 said:

distinctivedesign said:

I only listen to the radio, but I don't "do" music - only the spoken word (Radio 4, Times Radio, LBC, etc.).

I accept that I am in a minority, but I wouldn't buy a car that didn't have a radio of some sort.

Sorry, I have said it before on this thread, but you do get radio. Albeit internet radio. See www.tunein.com. It has every channel available I can think of (including all the ones you mention above). Tesla give you the premium subscription as part of owning a car.

But not Classic FM which is what my wife listens to all the time.

[audi321]

AstonZagato said:

audi321 said:

distinctivedesign said:

I only listen to the radio, but I don't "do" music - only the spoken word (Radio 4, Times Radio, LBC, etc.).

I accept that I am in a minority, but I wouldn't buy a car that didn't have a radio of some sort.

Sorry, I have said it before on this thread, but you do get radio. Albeit internet radio. See www.tunein.com. It has every channel available I can think of (including all the ones you mention above). Tesla give you the premium subscription as part of owning a car.

But not Classic FM which is what my wife listens to all the time.

It seems to have that too? https://tunein.com/radio/Classic-FM-1009-s8439/

[ZesPak]

AstonZagato said:

But not Classic FM which is what my wife listens to all the time.

It's very simple:

Keep the infotainment the car came with. We've been doing this for decades.

If you upgrade, keeping AM/FM/DAB will cost you extra on top of the upgrade.

Simples.

[audi321]

ZesPak said:

It's very simple:

Keep the infotainment the car came with. We've been doing this for decades.

If you upgrade, keeping AM/FM/DAB will cost you extra on top of the upgrade. OR YOU CAN USE TUNEIN AND STILL GET ALL THE RADIO CHANNELS YOU WANT!

Simples.

Corrected that for everyone who doesn't seem to understand plain English.

[AstonZagato]

audi321 said:

AstonZagato said:

audi321 said:

distinctivedesign said:

I only listen to the radio, but I don't "do" music - only the spoken word (Radio 4, Times Radio, LBC, etc.).

I accept that I am in a minority, but I wouldn't buy a car that didn't have a radio of some sort.

Sorry, I have said it before on this thread, but you do get radio. Albeit internet radio. See www.tunein.com. It has every channel available I can think of (including all the ones you mention above). Tesla give you the premium subscription as part of owning a car.

But not Classic FM which is what my wife listens to all the time.

It seems to have that too? https://tunein.com/radio/Classic-FM-1009-s8439/

It doesn't appear when searching on the car's screen. No idea why. It used to. It then disappeared. It might be to do with the Dutch SIM that Tesla supplies (N.B. may now have changed) with the their cars. I had it saved ass a favourite but then the favourite would no longer load and the station couldn't be found on a search.

I hate that my wife listens to it on the dreadful quality that is DAB or FM.

Edited by AstonZagato on Monday 4th January 18:52

[AstonZagato]

ZesPak said:

AstonZagato said:

But not Classic FM which is what my wife listens to all the time.

It's very simple:

Keep the infotainment the car came with. We've been doing this for decades.

If you upgrade, keeping AM/FM/DAB will cost you extra on top of the upgrade.

Simples.

I get that but I was merely correcting the posters saying one could get any radio station via TuneIn. That is not true. Or at least not on my Model X, frustratingly.

[ZesPak]

gangzoom said:

The biggest gain surprisingly has been Netflix, its amazingly how quickly kids get use to tech!! To think when we were growing up a cassette player was a big thing to have in a car

I thought it was a gimmick. My eldest however is 6 years old. Doesn't have a phone or anything yet but can operate a (smart) TV and the Tesla infotainment.

It's been a godsend! "hey, if you have your jacket and shoes on you can get in the car and watch some Paw Patrol till we leave". Getting the kids ready has never been easier .

[audi321]

AstonZagato said:

I get that but I was merely correcting the posters saying one could get any radio station via TuneIn. That is not true. Or at least not on my Model X, frustratingly.

If you search for Classic FM on the ‘any music’ button it appears on the top left (‘Top Result’). It doesn’t appear under stations for some reason but it is there.

[LimJim]

Lack of buttons also baby proofs for soft play

[AstonZagato]

audi321 said:

AstonZagato said:

I get that but I was merely correcting the posters saying one could get any radio station via TuneIn. That is not true. Or at least not on my Model X, frustratingly.

If you search for Classic FM on the ‘any music’ button it appears on the top left (‘Top Result’). It doesn’t appear under stations for some reason but it is there.

Thanks. I'll try that.

[AstonZagato]

AstonZagato said:

audi321 said:

AstonZagato said:

I get that but I was merely correcting the posters saying one could get any radio station via TuneIn. That is not true. Or at least not on my Model X, frustratingly.

If you search for Classic FM on the ‘any music’ button it appears on the top left (‘Top Result’). It doesn’t appear under stations for some reason but it is there.

Thanks. I'll try that.

Sorry but not for me

[audi321]

What's at the very top left of the window?

I get this:

Edited by audi321 on Monday 4th January 23:03

[AstonZagato]

Thanks but I don’t get that at all.

Very odd indeed.

[audi321]

That is odd. Is there a setting for show ‘Top result’ or anything anywhere?

I’ve just had a software update so might be a new feature I can’t say I’ve ever noticed it before. But still, it confirms Tunein has Classic FM lol. In fact I’ve not found a station Tunein doesn’t have yet (not one that I listen to anyways - and I’m also not into music so like my talk radio stations)

Anyways. Back onto the original topic. Shall I push the button on this upgrade or not. Is £2,400 worth it? @Zespak. The cars not £100k it never was. It’s probably worth about £40k now. So it’s quite a lot in relation to the value

[ZesPak]

audi321 said:

Anyways. Back onto the original topic. Shall I push the button on this upgrade or not. Is £2,400 worth it? @Zespak. The cars not £100k it never was. It’s probably worth about £40k now. So it’s quite a lot in relation to the value

Over here they nearly all were over 100k EUR at least.

What the car is worth now has usually little relation to the value of the parts. Just try and fix up a 20k S-class.