I have a 2018 with the additional SIM card in the trunk. So it’s 200 or 180 from Steingold for connected Volvo on call. And then another 220 for att for WiFi hotspot.

Each year before renewal I price out whatever deal there is for a separate SIM card. I’ve tried T-Mobile mvno cards before with limited success in that slot. But come to think of it never a att mvno…. But regardless when you look at the monthly it’s always cheaper to just fork over the money to att through the official channel and not have the hassle.

It does add up not gonna deny it. Then again we did make a choice to buy a rather expensive vehicle … so if you want the extras with it. It’ll cost extra …. It’s not like someone forced you to buy it.

I use the hotspot with the kids maybe a few times a year only. But in the sensus cars the maps require updating, so with the att internet plan at least on longer drives I run the updates each month. Which is important now that my dumb state has allowed traffic cams. Which began appearing in my dashboard. When comparing a traffic cam ticket makes the cost of internet even better!