XC60 wifi

beccles · Dec 30th, 2019, 17:34

just taken delivery of a new xc60 inscription. Trying to set up the wifi.. can anyone tell me if it uses your phone as a wifi hotspot, uses 4G via your phone or the car has a built in modem? Have successfully paired my phone (samsung galaxy A70) to the car & it's ok for phone calls/messages, but can't get any internet access.

sk546 · Dec 30th, 2019, 18:06

Hi, provided your car is a MY20 car, it should have come with a Vodafone 4g data sim installed at the dealership to provide the car with internet access. There is a very good thread that covers this on the forum
https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=297482
If like myself, my dealership 'forgot' to install the SIM during the PDI but the happily posted me a SIM that I successfully installed and set up using the set up PDF in the above thread. This SIM will give you 100GB's of data to use and will provide the car with a mobile wifi connection for users in the car.
I hope this helps.

mr rusty · Dec 30th, 2019, 18:26

The answer is all of the above. You can connect to internet via your phones bluetooth, or by tethering to your phone by wifi or using the internal modem. Read the manual - there are settings under "communications" which determine which method is used. Obviously to use internal modem you need a data sim.

beccles · Dec 30th, 2019, 22:33

SK546 - where should the SIM card be? i'll check if i have one..

mr Rusty - as a said, i am connected/paired with bluetooth and can use the phone app, but can't connect to internet, The handbook that came with the car is pretty useless..

simonjedrake · Dec 30th, 2019, 23:04

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Originally Posted by beccles

SK546 - where should the SIM card be? i'll check if i have one....

The Sim goes into a black plastic holder that is located behind a small removable “hatch” in the lower left hand vertical side carpet of the passenger footwell.

nu11eaf · Dec 31st, 2019, 11:03

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Originally Posted by simonjedrake

The Sim goes into a black plastic holder that is located behind a small removable “hatch” in the lower left hand vertical side carpet of the passenger footwell.

Make sure you keep a firm grip on it if you remove it, its easy to drop it into the void and lose it.

mr rusty · Dec 31st, 2019, 16:29

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The handbook that came with the car is pretty useless..

Really? I find the online manual app very informative. You have ticked the box for bluetooth internet connection in settings? You have enabled bluetooth tethering in your phone settings?

beccles · Jan 1st, 2020, 11:16

thanks for the replies.. will look into those - happy new year :-)

Clan · Jan 1st, 2020, 11:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by beccles

SK546 - where should the SIM card be? i'll check if i have one..

mr Rusty - as a said, i am connected/paired with bluetooth and can use the phone app, but can't connect to internet, The handbook that came with the car is pretty useless..

you have had a very poor handover , they are supposed to spend an hour with you helping to explain and show you things like this ...
The handbook is a wealth of information some of it not found elsewhere .

Dec 30th, 2019, 17:34	#1
beccles Junior Member Last Online: Jan 1st, 2020 11:16 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: ascot	XC60 wifi just taken delivery of a new xc60 inscription. Trying to set up the wifi.. can anyone tell me if it uses your phone as a wifi hotspot, uses 4G via your phone or the car has a built in modem? Have successfully paired my phone (samsung galaxy A70) to the car & it's ok for phone calls/messages, but can't get any internet access.

Dec 30th, 2019, 18:06	#2
sk546 Master Member Last Online: Apr 17th, 2024 20:55 Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Norwich	Hi, provided your car is a MY20 car, it should have come with a Vodafone 4g data sim installed at the dealership to provide the car with internet access. There is a very good thread that covers this on the forum https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=297482 If like myself, my dealership 'forgot' to install the SIM during the PDI but the happily posted me a SIM that I successfully installed and set up using the set up PDF in the above thread. This SIM will give you 100GB's of data to use and will provide the car with a mobile wifi connection for users in the car. I hope this helps. __________________ MY22.5 XC60 Polestar Engineered (455) - Thunder Grey - AAOS [360 Camera\|Tow Bar\|Ohlins\|Akebono] Previous - MY20 XC60 T8 Polestar Engineered - Onyx Black - Sensus

Dec 30th, 2019, 18:26	#3
mr rusty Member Last Online: Yesterday 12:54 Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: chorley	The answer is all of the above. You can connect to internet via your phones bluetooth, or by tethering to your phone by wifi or using the internal modem. Read the manual - there are settings under "communications" which determine which method is used. Obviously to use internal modem you need a data sim. __________________ MY 2023 V90 T6 Recharge

Dec 30th, 2019, 22:33	#4
beccles Junior Member Last Online: Jan 1st, 2020 11:16 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: ascot	SK546 - where should the SIM card be? i'll check if i have one.. mr Rusty - as a said, i am connected/paired with bluetooth and can use the phone app, but can't connect to internet, The handbook that came with the car is pretty useless..

Jan 1st, 2020, 11:16	#8
beccles Junior Member Last Online: Jan 1st, 2020 11:16 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: ascot	thanks for the replies.. will look into those - happy new year :-)

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