Sim expiry

**Greenman58** · 13-08-2015,12:19 PM

Put a Three 3gb/3mth sim into the dash slot on 4/4/15 and it still shows as online every time I use the car and Google maps. Would have thought it should have stopped working by now? Any thoughts.

**belly buster** · 13-08-2015,12:25 PM

Originally Posted by Greenman58

Put a Three 3gb/3mth sim into the dash slot on 4/4/15 and it still shows as online every time I use the car and Google maps. Would have thought it should have stopped working by now? Any thoughts.

I have noticed that sometimes they give you a bit off leeway at the end of the term (but not a month!).

Just enjoy the free ride and have a spare in the glovebox for when the inevitable happens.

**noscream** · 28-08-2015,04:00 AM

Just letting you know, I use a Three PAYG 99p SIM, with a single top-up of £30 on the PAYG 321 tarrif and mainly used for google maps, still have £26 on it 6 months on. Just in case you wanna move away from pre-filled SIM with time expiration, then PAYG works on 321 tarrif from Three and it looks like it's gonna be about £10 a year worth of google maps on 12,000 miles of use.

**A6S** · 28-08-2015,08:05 AM

I got screwed by three. They blocked my sim as the mmi is deemed to be a wireless tethering device and that's not allowed on the 321 sim.
It worked for a few months then somehow realised and it stopped.

**kennyh** · 29-08-2015,12:22 AM

Originally Posted by A6S

I got screwed by three. They blocked my sim as the mmi is deemed to be a wireless tethering device and that's not allowed on the 321 sim.
It worked for a few months then somehow realised and it stopped.

Same happened to me. Only found that out when connectivity stopped and I removed the sim, stuck it in an iPad and it said it was not allowed for data access only and I had to stick it in a phone :-(

The MMI system is great, but it could be better if it was supplied with a basic browser that could be used to display those types of messages or for providing an interface for doing top-ups etc. At present you need to haul the SIM out, find a device that can take a standard SIM size (or muck around with SIM adapters) and then process any top-up or other bit of maintanence.

I will be travelling to France in a few weeks time and I've got the same issue with enabling data in Europe for a EE prepaid SIM. Works great in the UK, but once in France you need to switch on European roaming for the SIM. To do that, you need a browser. So it has to be removed and stuck in another device to process that.

**M1tchy** · 29-08-2015,11:16 AM

When mine have expired previously, I have had a warning from the MMI, but only if you try going into the Audi connect part of it. I then get the notice that it's expired and also a basic browser with options to top up.

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**A6S** · 29-08-2015,10:41 PM

Originally Posted by kennyh

Same happened to me. Only found that out when connectivity stopped and I removed the sim, stuck it in an iPad and it said it was not allowed for data access only and I had to stick it in a phone :-(

The MMI system is great, but it could be better if it was supplied with a basic browser that could be used to display those types of messages or for providing an interface for doing top-ups etc. At present you need to haul the SIM out, find a device that can take a standard SIM size (or muck around with SIM adapters) and then process any top-up or other bit of maintanence.

I will be travelling to France in a few weeks time and I've got the same issue with enabling data in Europe for a EE prepaid SIM. Works great in the UK, but once in France you need to switch on European roaming for the SIM. To do that, you need a browser. So it has to be removed and stuck in another device to process that.

Just turn on the wifi and connect phone or tablet to the car then open browser so you don't have to faff about with swapping sims and adapters etc

**kennyh** · 31-08-2015,10:58 PM

Originally Posted by A6S

Just turn on the wifi and connect phone or tablet to the car then open browser so you don't have to faff about with swapping sims and adapters etc

Doesn't work for me I'm afraid, with either a EE or Giff Gaff SIM. Browser access via Wi-fi reports "no active Data service". I've tried a multitude of combinations with no success.

M1tchy mentioned a basic browser on the MMI; I've never seen that appear either.

I honestly think it's not user error here (I work in IT and am a real gadget man; rarely beaten by tech unless it's not designed to work or a bug) - but there's always the first time!

**M1tchy** · 31-08-2015,11:19 PM

It only pops up if your data has expired and the maps aren't streaming, press the top right key to go to Audi connect, then select one of the options I.e weather etc, then it loads the website of the SIM card company and let's me top up. I used to just put a new one in but now I've got a dual sim contract on EE I don't need to.

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**kennyh** · 01-09-2015,03:15 AM

Originally Posted by M1tchy

It only pops up if your data has expired and the maps aren't streaming, press the top right key to go to Audi connect, then select one of the options I.e weather etc, then it loads the website of the SIM card company and let's me top up. I used to just put a new one in but now I've got a dual sim contract on EE I don't need to.

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Doesn't work for me. What MMI S/W release are you on?