LR/Jag InConnect System Help

[warcalf]

Can anyone tell me about the Jaguar-Land Rover InConnect system?

I want to know how much data I would need from a data only sim, to use in the car. I imagine a lot of this would depend on what the data is used for in the car. Hypothetically, if I used my phone for all internet/data useage (maps, music etc). Do I need a data SIM at all? Does the car do it's updates automatically, or does it use the sims data to update?

Trying to understand if a data sim is even necessary, if I'm going to use my phone for everything...

[bobmedley]

The car uses the SIM for traffic updates, web browsing etc. If you check on the forums it's generally acknowledged that for traffic and minor browsing one GB/month is average.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01M3VJ2B2/ref...

This SIM gives you 24GB over two years, hitting the one GB/month nicely.

Map updates should be done via your PC or laptop as they are about 25GB & are transferred via USB.

[Pintofbest]

Agree with the above - I put a 12 month/12gb in mine and just set the usage capacity to a gb a month. I use it for traffic and searching locations, news (the car reads it out to you), weather (show forecast for today/week for where you are and where the sat nav is set to) and it has never used more than 200mb in a month. I don't use it as a hot spot though.

Also set up an incontrol account and turn on 'Commutes' - then the car tells you the arrival time of your normal journeys so mine tells me what time I'll get to work/home/gym etc without setting the nav and you can quickly figure out whether there are problems on the road.