Does Entune require you to have a tethering plan?

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  1. Duke of Prunes

    Duke of Prunes Junior Member

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    Hi all,

    Thinking about making the Prius plunge soon. I had a question about Entune that I haven't been able to find an answer to anywhere.

    If I want to use Entune will that also require me to pay extra to AT&T for a data plan that supports tethering? Because it looks to me that you are actually tethering the car's audio system to the internet through your phone.

    Many thanks for the clarification.

    DoP
     
    #1 Duke of Prunes, Jan 5, 2012
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    I thought it was going to be a separate service like OnStar.
     
    #2 kammssss, Jan 5, 2012
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    It does not require a tethering plan. I had exactly the same concern as you.

    Entune basically is simply a way to allow you to use the car's touch screen as an interface to the Entune app running on your smart phone.

    Note that Entune is implemented a little differently on the cars that have the HDD based nab system (with a 7" screen) vs the 6" display audio system.

    The fancy system is an option on the v 5 (I have the v 3).
     
    #3 2sk21, Jan 6, 2012
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