The data plans available in AT&T myVehicle make no sense in 2022

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2 min readSep 27, 2022

AT&T myVehicle is a good idea with a botched implementation. If you buy a new car in the USA, chances are that it comes with a free in car Wifi plan atleast for a few months. It is definitely a great idea because the data connection through the antennas in the car is significantly more reliable than what you can get through your phone — I can assure you!

The reason is because if you take a 15 year old Nokia and go in the middle of nowhere, chances are that you can get a signal fine — where the latest iPhone may struggle to find a useable signal. This actually happened to me. The old school phones could make phone calls and send SMS from pretty much anywhere. The new phones have extremely weak antennas and radios which often struggle to find and latch onto signals.

So, it was no surprise to me that while no cell provider from Verizon to AT&T has ever given me a good signal even though I have forked hundreds of dollars, in my house, or even traveling around town, the in car AT&T Wifi works perfectly — no matter where I went; including in parking garages.

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