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Old news to many: 3G going away as of Feb 22, 2022

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Old 02-22-2022, 11:58 AM
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Default Old news to many: 3G going away as of Feb 22, 2022

Porsches that are impacted are

According to the German label's website, these cars and SUVS are affected as of Feb. 22:

911, 2017-2019

Cayenne, 2015-2910

Macan, 2017-2018

718, 2017-2021

Panamera, 2014-2018

918 Spyder, 2014

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Fortunately we have the 4G LTE on the 992, but one day that may be obsolete too (already is to some degree). It would be nice if these communication modules are upgradeable.
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Originally Posted by breny4104
Fortunately we have the 4G LTE on the 992, but one day that may be obsolete too (already is to some degree). It would be nice if these communication modules are upgradeable.
As I found out with my 2016 3G module on my BMW, they are upgradable, but the location of the module, as I was told by my BMW service adviser, basically involved going into the dash. My BMW (unlike my Porsche) is absolutely squeak and rattle free…and going into the dash could change all that, so no thanks….some things simply aren’t worth the upgrade.

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It is upgradable in the 991s...but the module location and install time are unbelievable. https://rennlist.com/forums/991/1280...l#post17989615
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BMW offered a free upgrade. They probably knew that once people knew the module was not going to be easy, and take a lot of time, most customers would decline the free upgrade, as I did.



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