Ford Smartlink
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From: Annapolis, MD
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I`ve been waiting on this since last year so hopefully it`ll finally come to fruition this year.
I`m very interested in hearing what kind of rip off installation fee dealers are going to charge but the $17.00 monthly fee sounds very reasonable to me.
I`m very interested in hearing what kind of rip off installation fee dealers are going to charge but the $17.00 monthly fee sounds very reasonable to me.
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From: Weatherford Texas.
It is plug and play, but if you don't have Verizon you will have to with it, thatsvthe service it uses.
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/3/21/17143428/ford-smartlink-obd-dongle-lte-hotspot
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/3/21/17143428/ford-smartlink-obd-dongle-lte-hotspot
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From: SE Michigan
It is plug and play, but if you don't have Verizon you will have to with it, thatsvthe service it uses.
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbrea...le-lte-hotspot
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbrea...le-lte-hotspot
This will require a $16.99/month cost, and that's just for the various vehicle services. If you want 4G for your passengers, that's an additional cost. And that's all on top of the cost of the dongle itself.
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From: Charlotte, NC
Sounds like it's a partnership between Ford / Verizon piggybacking on VZW's "Hum" OBD dongle. Depending on the level of integration Ford applies to this, it could be very interesting. Nice find.
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Anyone heard anything about Smartlink availability??
My dealer does not even know what I'm talking about....
I have a new Perimeter plus and Remote Access that I'll put in the 18 if smart link is not out soon...
My dealer does not even know what I'm talking about....
I have a new Perimeter plus and Remote Access that I'll put in the 18 if smart link is not out soon...
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From: Burton NB Canada
no luck with my dealership. They said if I had a part number they’d get it for me.
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I'm happy with what I have. If Verizon is involved in the new system I'd pass for sure. I was chained to them long enough for cell phone service and finally broke away last year.
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From: GA
Now that things are getting a bit more clear, especially that tease of $17.00 dollars per month, i`m going to pass on SmartLink
Hmmmmmm
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Things with SmartLink that I don`t need for more than $17.00 dollars per month.
I don`t have a need to start, lock, or unlock my vehicle via my cell phone because I have Intelligent Access on my Lariat, I don`t need multiple Hot Spots, I don`t need vehicle location because I always know where it is or where I parked it, I receive vehicle health reports via the Ford Pass app.
If anyone can think of other features that I missed please post them.
I figured everything would be covered for that $17.00 per month cost and I would have gladly paid that amount but in the end, I bet the total monthly charges will be closer to $50.00 per month or more. The most expensive cell phone company in the US is providing service so it`s not going to be cheap.
Have a great day.
Hmmmmmm
, Things with SmartLink that I don`t need for more than $17.00 dollars per month.
I don`t have a need to start, lock, or unlock my vehicle via my cell phone because I have Intelligent Access on my Lariat, I don`t need multiple Hot Spots, I don`t need vehicle location because I always know where it is or where I parked it, I receive vehicle health reports via the Ford Pass app.
If anyone can think of other features that I missed please post them.
I figured everything would be covered for that $17.00 per month cost and I would have gladly paid that amount but in the end, I bet the total monthly charges will be closer to $50.00 per month or more. The most expensive cell phone company in the US is providing service so it`s not going to be cheap.
Have a great day.
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From: Parker, CO
Part # for Smartlink is VHL3Z-14F642-A.
It opened up to dealer orders this month, but I'm not sure when dealers would actually receive them. Only a handful of dealers in the country were pilot test dealers and have them available now.
Problem for dealer orders is they must order in quantities of 10 at a time, most dealers are probably going to pass on that unless they have enough people in line waiting.
I wouldn't expect this to become readily available all that soon in most areas.
It opened up to dealer orders this month, but I'm not sure when dealers would actually receive them. Only a handful of dealers in the country were pilot test dealers and have them available now.
Problem for dealer orders is they must order in quantities of 10 at a time, most dealers are probably going to pass on that unless they have enough people in line waiting.
I wouldn't expect this to become readily available all that soon in most areas.