Could one cover the antenna with strategic foil?
Removing seems hard/complicated but foil seems within most ppls reach.
Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid
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Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid
#352Earlier quoted context omitted.
On my classic cars I fitted a battery quick disconnect in the boot. Might need to start doing that with modern cars too.
Unfortunately for many modern cars that may make it run less efficiently and clean and have a rough start every time you do it for 30 minutes or more because many sensors are trained on-the-fly from a running vehicle and then the correct calibrator sensor values are then stored in volatile memory which is lost upon power loss. I use to disconnect batteries all the time when fixing vehicles, but the last decade ive be…
That makes sense! When I got a battery replaced recently, the shop kept my car powered with a jump-pack connected in the engine bay while replacing the battery in the boot. They said it was more convenient for customers to not lose any of their settings.
Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid
#353I bet in a couple of years you'll have to go straight to the dealership to fix your car, because it won't start.
On the other hand, as mentioned by others: Why bother if you use CarPlay?
Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid
#354Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's no app requirement to use the car, only the app features.
wow, did you read too much into that one my friend. of course it's not needed for using the car. it's needed to use the in dash mapping feature.
Okay so I read your comment to say you didn’t want their mapping service so assumed it was more broad. My bad.
That being said, on re-reading the Toyota app does not require location/Bluetooth/Contacts to set up.
Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid
#355> Even after the modem is removed, if you connect your phone to the car via Bluetooth then the car will use your phone as an internet connection and send all the same telemetry data back to Toyota. However, if you use a wired USB connection then it does not do that (see the discussion here and elsewhere), so I exclusively use CarPlay via USB. The problem with this is that both carplay and android auto capture their o…
And once you've gotten rid of Google and Apple, your telecom company tracks you, your CC payments help track you and even cameras in public do. It's hard to not want to throw your hands in the air screaming "whatever" when almost everything you use in public is somehow used to track you either as you move around, or in the future.
Perhaps it's time to give up some convenience for old ways, eh?
Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid
#356Earlier quoted context omitted.
Isn't that the libertarian paradox in a nutshell, the entire reason why "government" exists? Because in reality, the alternative is "might makes right" and a larger, stronger group will band together and steamroll the smaller and uncoordinated individuals?
Government is might makes right, just with a nice name slapped on it. Minerva was minarchist, not anarchist, but for whatever reason they chose not to defend their country by force. Somaliland and the remains of Rojava come to mind as present-day ~minarchist governments that defended their territory by force and ~succeeded. The point being is these kind of changes won't be allowed by election or peacefully. The prima…
> relatively small government intervention at the beginning,
Yes, the women, slaves, non-land-owners and native Americans all loved that phase! It was paradise on earth and the embodiment of the eternal liberty to which all (*) humans are entitled.
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Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid
#357Earlier quoted context omitted.
Also thought about it. It’s possible, but requires enabling hotspot on the phone. Without it, it will not share internet via BT.
The author probably means CarPlay and Android Auto. In wireless mode they share the phone's internet connection. The adapter linked in the article is a CarPlay adapter, not plain BT.
That doesn't seem right at all, since my phone doesn't have tethering plan and I can still use CarPlay.
Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid
#358Buy Nissan instead, they will do that for you free of charge. I own 2021 Nissan Leaf and Nissan sent me an email early this year telling that the communication infrastructure costs too much for them and they are taking it down. Jokes aside, I am seriously pissed at Nissan because it was one of reasons I bought it in the first place: to pre-heat or pre-cool the car remotely before going to work, while it is still plug…
> to pre-heat or pre-cool the car remotely before going to work, while it is still plugged to the wall charger Modern aftermarket remote start systems work with both ICE and EVs alike. Take a look at Compustar. You can remote start your Leaf with a key fob from 1/2 mile away, no telemetry, connectivity, or silly app needed.
There's also OPVS, which supposedly can be self-hosted (I don't know how good their product is; I'm content with 3G-only 2012 Leaf being permanently offline).
Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid
#359> Even after the modem is removed, if you connect your phone to the car via Bluetooth then the car will use your phone as an internet connection and send all the same telemetry data back to Toyota. However, if you use a wired USB connection then it does not do that (see the discussion here and elsewhere), so I exclusively use CarPlay via USB. The problem with this is that both carplay and android auto capture their o…
Yeah, but at least for now they don’t have the power to remotely disable my car or jack up my insurance prices and I trust Apple 1000% more than any of the other random car companies do not sell my data.
Re: Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid
#360Earlier quoted context omitted.
Kias have a “Massachusetts mode” flag hidden behind a service menu (that needs a dealer code) that disables telematics at the owner’s request. However, the service menu pin also has timeout protection that will inject a waiting period between retries so there is no guessing. I don’t think there’s convincing my dealer to get into the service menu and disabling it. I would presume that other manufacturers might have th…
I'm more afraid of the likelihood of someone smashing the window on a modern Kia thinking they can start it up with an iPhone lightning cable (just look up "Kia Boys" if you're confused by any of this) and drive off with it, when in fact, they cannot anymore. Unfortunately, until people stop breaking into Kias I'll avoid the brand in perpetuity.
Nah, not an issue in Canada since immobilizers are mandatory.