Why would you not want remote cellular monitoring/control

[markwj]

]i'll have to go back and read about the SIM card options/costs but i think this thread has catalyzed me into taking the OVMS plunge.

To re-iterate: the purpose of my poll, and this thread, is not to "sell" OVMS/Tattler.

I _really_ want to know why people would not want their car connected. So far from the responses here, the primary reason appears to be hassles and costs involved in the cellular plan. Next down is people don't have a need for it or are waiting for Tesla's solution (if any). Interestingly, privacy and warranty concerns are quite low down.

Does anyone know how many roadster owners are active/lurkers on TMC? A few hundred?

[tennis_trs]

...Does anyone know how many roadster owners are active/lurkers on TMC? A few hundred?

Maybe add a poll with the only vote being: "I own a Tesla Roadster.", or have the variants:
1.5, 2.0, 2.0 Sport, 2.5, 2.5 Sport

[daniel]

Almost every "dumb" phone I've seen in recent years can do texting. That's all you need.

None of my friends or family use texting. So I have no need for a texting plan. But I was getting junk-advertising texts, and being charged 25 cents each for them, since I didn't have a plan. And though my phone can text, it has no keyboard. You press 2 three times to get the letter c. So I have texting blocked. I cannot send texts and I do not receive them.

Sounds like Daniel has a Jitterbug.

Nope. Samsung Convoy. But as noted above, texting is blocked. Maybe the day will come when I unblock it. But for now I have no use for it.

[augkuo]

I think the primary purpose of the OVMS is to know the charging status of your car - if your charger can do that for you then it's a neat app to see if you left the doors unlocked, etc.
I use chargepoint chargers (ChargePoint Network-Fueling the Electric Transportation Industry) which will email/text you if anything goes wrong with the charge and there's also an app to check your status. So yes the
extra hassle of installation, getting a cell plan, etc. is a big barrier.

To re-iterate: the purpose of my poll, and this thread, is not to "sell" OVMS/Tattler.

I _really_ want to know why people would not want their car connected. So far from the responses here, the primary reason appears to be hassles and costs involved in the cellular plan. Next down is people don't have a need for it or are waiting for Tesla's solution (if any). Interestingly, privacy and warranty concerns are quite low down.

Does anyone know how many roadster owners are active/lurkers on TMC? A few hundred?

[daniel]

I think the primary purpose of the OVMS is to know the charging status of your car...

... And my car only charges while I'm sleeping.

[tennis_trs]

...
the recurring cost is a minor deterrent (one thing i like about the roadster is that while my initial cost was high, the recurring (fuel/electrons) cost is low!
...

LOL (the cost of the OVMS hardware plus cellular is insignificant compared to tires and 12month/12,000mile service)

[doug]

Sounds like Daniel has a Jitterbug.

Nope. Samsung Convoy. But as noted above, texting is blocked. Maybe the day will come when I unblock it. But for now I have no use for it.

Heh... well Jitterbug was a joke. But thanks for the clarification.

[NigelM]

I think the primary purpose of the OVMS is to know the charging status of your car -

I find it great to put the car in valet mode from my phone so I don't have to enter the pin number when the valet is standing right beside the car. Also it's a great security feature for tracking the car.

Side note: I accidentally locked the car instead of putting it in valet mode last night at a restaurant. Locked the poor valet in the car, he was nervous 'cos he thought he'd done something wrong.....didn't tell him it was my fault.

[daniel]

I find it great to put the car in valet mode from my phone so I don't have to enter the pin number when the valet is standing right beside the car.

I do not go anywhere where I cannot park and lock my car myself. Even in the Prius.

Humorous aside: In Mexico there is a common scam where someone appearing to be a valet offers to park your car. Gives you a ticket and everything. You never see your car again.

[jerry33]

I didn't realize they even had valet parking anymore. I kind of remember some in the 1960s.