[quote=FlyerInHi]Nothing wrong with rewarding yourself.
The smart phone app is pretty cool. How is the car connected to the Internet?
Do you pay a separate subscription? Or does it come built in like a kindle?[/quote]
Yeah, I agree. You have to throw yourself a “bone” from time to time. Since the kids were born I haven’t bought myself anything big. We do take a lot of fancy trips around the world and that is where the bulk of our spending goes but I don’t consider that something material. I consider it almost an education showing my kids different places, cultures and societies around the world. I wouldn’t change a thing that way.
Any time I’ve saved up money I’ve just turned around and bought another investment property. I just bought another apartment earlier this year and the ROI has been great so I figured it was time to treat myself.
The Iphone/Android App is SUPER cool!! The car is always “on”. The car is connected with an always on 3G signal that works VERY well. So far, Tesla includes it free but someday they will probably charge for it. But for now, it’s free and always on.
Totally amazing. For example, if I’m sitting in a restaurant and it’s too hot, 5 minutes before I leave for the car I can set the temperature to be 65 degrees and it will be at the temperature I want when I get there.
You can always see in real time the exact address your car is at. You can follow it in real time if your spouse is using the car you don’t have to ask “are you almost home”. You can see them on their path. See how fast they are going, see the route they are taking. Just amazing!!
Or if you are at a Blink charger, you can hook up and go eat, drink read the paper, etc. and you can see exactly how many miles are charging, how much to go to fill up the battery, etc. The Blink chargers are fairly slow at 15/20 miles per hour charge but it’s GREAT at the malls as there are usually spots near the front of the doors to park so you have that added benefit plus charging in what you used to get there. It’s only $1 per hour at Blink chargers so that isn’t bad at all. The lowest I’ve gotten was 15 miles in an hour for $1.
When they start charging for the hotspot I’ll probably just use my Iphone hotspot as internet. The car is set up for Bluetooth and also wi-fi works great on it as well. So I can always get a connection on my Iphone. But honestly, the 3G signal is so good.
Also the Slacker account is TOTALLY cool! No more paying for songs. You just push a button and say the name of ANY song and it instantly goes to it. For example, “Play Yellow Coldplay” will bring that up. It works with any song.
The technology is totally incredible. Plus it’s cool because when Tesla updates the software (which they will constantly do to make improvements) you don’t have to take it to the center to get it updated. It just downloads while you sleep so you wake up to cool new features. Kind of like an iPad.
