WiFi

[U100]

It’s two generations old 3G WiFi in my ‘16 Ram - no incentive for me to use that (and pay additional for the privilege) vs. the hotspot on my iPhone that has LTE. When I go out of town I hide my iPad that shares data on my AT&T account in the truck and turn on its hotspot - that way my 4 dashcams can connect to it via WiFi when I’m parked overnight at a hotel, which allows me to view any of the cameras in the truck from my phone at any time and the cameras can also automatically upload any incidents to the cloud.

 

[Rods Ram]

I don’t believe so, it requires a data plan subscription (like adding a data line to phone plan) so if you don’t have one for the Uconnnect there is “nothing there” for the truck to show (if that makes any sense).

So anyway I DO have a subscription yet I still can't see it in my phone wifi list. Any ideas?

 

[6.7CumminsDrvr]

So anyway I DO have a subscription yet I still can't see it in my phone wifi list. Any ideas?

Alright, that’s a good a thing. You have the WiFi app visible to select, correct?



And again, I don’t mean to be insulting or belittling with these questions, trouble shooting 101, just starting with the basics to confirm whatcha got before moving on to whatever’s next. I don’t want to assume anything.........

 

[Rods Ram]

Alright, that’s a good a thing. You have the WiFi app visible to select, correct?



And again, I don’t mean to be insulting or belittling with these questions, trouble shooting 101, just starting with the basics to confirm whatcha got before moving on to whatever’s next. I don’t want to assume anything.........
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No insulting or anything like that taken man. This is great! Yes I have the app visible, then I click on the "Enable Wifi" checkbox to turn it on. So after I do that, it should pop up in my phone and it doesn't.

 

[6.7CumminsDrvr]

What do you see once you “click” the WiFi hotspot app? I ask ‘cause I don’t have a subscription and get this:

 

[6.7CumminsDrvr]

I would assume if it’s working the bars on the icon would illuminate?

Snap a pic if you can

 

[Rods Ram]

What do you see once you “click” the WiFi hotspot app? I ask ‘cause I don’t have a subscription and get this:

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It shows the wifi hotspot name, password, and type of security like WPA2. And the check box of course to enable wifi. It's like the radio isn't transmitting a signal to my phone for me to connect to it. My hotspot name doesn't not show up in my iphone connections list.

 

[6.7CumminsDrvr]

Out of curiosity, have you had anyone else check if they “see” your truck hotspot avaialble on their device?

 

[Rods Ram]

My situation is fixed. AT&T had to update their system to match my radio specs and bam, good to go finally.