How to Install WiFi in your Vehicle

Note: Some people have reported flakiness with the SyncUp Drive. Mine used to be flaky too, but is working well now. Here's another alternative:

Here's the original components I used for this video:

Mobile WiFi Hotspots:

Dashcams (newest versions):

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[williamjohnson-ob]

I just wanted to let you know that your video on getting WI-FI in a vehicle. I was having a problem . I recently had retractable steps on my truck and they also use OBD to make them work. And the my steps started lowering and retracting driving. So after going back to the company that installed them and found out that they installed a spitter to they could install the OBD and my OBD for my T-Mobile wi-fi. So they temporarily disabled my T-Mobile OBD and that seemed to solve the So I went to the internet and search for how to get WI-FI back in my truck. And the first video I went was this video on how to get WI-FI. As it turned out your video helped solve my dilemma by getting the USB adapter to OBD and now it works great. I subscribed to start watching your video's. Thank's for the great post.

[swifty]

I wish providers let you use all of your data via hotspot instead of charging extra. I don't get what difference it makes for them whether you use all your data directly or through hotspot.

[cruisingdog]

One thing nobody seems to mention in any of these setup help videos, is temperature. If you plan on full time employment of your car's WiFi access (IOW connected 24/7), you need to consider temperature!
Many choices, such as the OBD2 connection, dedicated WiFi hotspot via cell phone or a stick, BUT they all need to be wired to a DC charging asset, AND most if not all of the devices you can consider are affected by a temperature controlled charging. The charge current will drop to zero if the device senses higher or lower temperatures than what its design perimeters allow for.
Just leave your cell phone in your car plugged into a 12V DC socket overnight in the cold, and in the morning you will find a message that the phone's battery was too cold to continue charging.
Keeping the car battery charged is easy with a small solar voltaic panel, but the temperature inside the car is the biggest pain in the

[aragureghian]

I am not a gear head at all! And that is the reason I watch your videos... They amaze me. Might slowly turn around!... The present battle between a V1G2 and JBV1 is enough... [and yes, I am getting a lot of help from your videos and RRForum]

[NewLife-qjmx]

I started watching this during my 1st cup of coffee - had to rewind and make a 2nd cup to keep up 😏
Excellent video my friend, thank you 👍

[johnnybwrlr]

On initial promotion, I put t-mobile's sync up and drive adapters in all 4 of our family cars. At the time there were no cables like you use. That's an excellent idea. My mechanic would not work on my cars with those adapters because of risk. He said it's direct access to the car computers buss, which puts the owner's life at the hands of the adapter maker. It was scary stuff.

[meismyname]

Looks like the USB connector for your adapter just converts USB back into 12v. You can verify this with a multimeter on the output of the USB adapter. If that's the case, you're probably better off rewiring it so that the OBD2 adapter just runs straight off of 12v. You'll get more runtime without the efficiency loss of going from 12v -> 5v -> 12v.

[SteveSmith-ngdv]

Useful info, it's probably worth mentioning, that the OBDII devices unless they have "smart" functionality to read car data, they won't even use (some literally won't have the physical connection) to the data bus in order to represent any real hacking danger. Moreover, OBDII port has constant 12V power, so not quite sure as to why this wouldn't work while the car is off, likely if not possible to enable as functionality, simple mod would solve the issue.

[hello]

Would love an updated video with new technologies recommendations or how the TMobil connection is working currently? .

[Thelnferno]

I’ve been touting these benefits for years now. I think I may have even planted the seed for you a while back ;)

[awesomesauce]

Thanks for this! I've wanted to get that adapter but didn't want T-Mobile knowing all the info from my car computer but with that connector I can avoid that

[KrissowskiM]

Why not simply use a portable hotspot with a battery on board? Some of them last for 8 hours and all of them can be connected to a source in a car with USB cable!

In Europe we also have SIM cards with ‚pay as you go’ plans - you pay 2.5 USD per 10 GB. Next 10 GB kicks in and additional 2.5 is changed... no monthly fee!

[juanayala]

very great info with no crap! right on my friend i wish everyone did videos like this . very informational, extremely useful, you are a professional !

[bernieescalante]

I figured if anyone can help me it’s you watch your videos all the time very well done and informative.

[Extra-Salt]

i feel like you could explain anything to me...can you upload a video explaining something god-awful boring to prove me right? i love your enthusiasm

[victordasilva]

Dude, you are the biggest car nerd ! purveyor of polytechnic paraphernalia....love your channel...

[iambrian]

This was a pretty informative video, thank you!

[MageElixer]

Thank you for that idea and way to have wifi in your car. Now I can set things in my car for my future kids to do while I'm driving on a trip

[hailey]

Great informative video. Can you further explain the auxiliary battery setup you have in the car? Maybe post links to the setup? Thx!!

[christichristi-veganeater]

I really enjoyed this. Though I didn't pull info from the wifi info, the dash camera insight was super clever. I would recommend you re-title this video. Something like, ways to keep your mechanic accountable come to mind. Super love how fast you talk, really cuts down on wasted video time. I subscribed to you and clicked the bell to notify me of future videos simply on this characteristic alone. Namaste, my friend.