Music Streaming (LiveOne) on Teslas

[ecotourist]

Tesla has cut off the music streaming portion from the Connectivity package (with no reduction in price I might add). They're promoting LiveOne to provide what amounts to the same thing, at an additional cost (though supposedly at a discounted price for Teslas - $34.99/year for the Plus package, $99.99/year for the Premium package)

Our situation is that the only feature we really used on the Connectivity package was the music streaming. If we were traveling long distances the information on upcoming Superchargers and road closures would be useful but we're not going to be traveling until next summer at the earliest. So we'd like to cancel the Connectivity package and reinstate it when we're going to be traveling long distances.

Can you get LiveOne without the Connectivity package? Does the price change without the Connectivity package?

Would we be better off with Spotify? Or something else entirely?

How do you cancel the Connectivity Package? It's certainly not obvious.

 

[Torrid]

If you cancel connectivity you'll need to hotspot from your phone to use any of the built in music apps, they won't work without it. You could also use Bluetooth instead. I pay for connectivity and Spotify Premium as I think those are the best options for in car entertainment.

I don't think LiveOne will work without connectivity. I never used LiveOne when it was included or I'd likely be looking for other options too. I keep Spotify because that's what the family prefers. I have YouTube Music too just because I pay for YouTube Premium, but if it wasn't for that I'd just use Apple Podcasts which is free since most of what I do is listen to podcasts. That would also still need connectivity to play without just using Bluetooth off the phone.

I'm not sure what else to recommend, though if you were able to get a reliable hotspot connection from your phone to work well in the car and you wanted add free music, I'd recommend Spotify over the other options.

I forgot to add with the last update that traffic and charging data for trip planning is now included as standard without paying for Premium Connectivity.

 

[ecotourist]

If you cancel connectivity you'll need to hotspot from your phone to use any of the built in music apps, they won't work without it. You could also use Bluetooth instead. I pay for connectivity and Spotify Premium as I think those are the best options for in car entertainment.

I don't think LiveOne will work without connectivity. I never used LiveOne when it was included or I'd likely be looking for other options too. I keep Spotify because that's what the family prefers. I have YouTube Music too just because I pay for YouTube Premium, but if it wasn't for that I'd just use Apple Podcasts which is free since most of what I do is listen to podcasts. That would also still need connectivity to play without just using Bluetooth off the phone.

I'm not sure what else to recommend, though if you were able to get a reliable hotspot connection from your phone to work well in the car and you wanted add free music, I'd recommend Spotify over the other options.

I forgot to add with the last update that traffic and charging data for trip planning is now included as standard without paying for Premium Connectivity.

I wonder if basic connectivity would be all that is required to listen to LiveOne. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has tried it.

I understand that LiveOne is basically what we had before Tesla shut off the music streaming; we were quite happy with the "Tesla Favourites" playlist.

Good information about traffic and charging data for trip planning now being included in basic connectivity.

Do you know how to cancel the Connectivity package? It's not obvious.

 

[Torrid]

I wonder if basic connectivity would be all that is required to listen to LiveOne. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has tried it.

I understand that LiveOne is basically what we had before Tesla shut off the music streaming; we were quite happy with the "Tesla Favourites" playlist.

Good information about traffic and charging data for trip planning now being included in basic connectivity.

Do you know how to cancel the Connectivity package? It's not obvious.

I don't believe basic connectivity will be enough to listen to LiveOne from what I've read. They did change it so Spotify Free works with Premium Connectivity, but you'd have ads to use it without a Spotify Premium subscription.

To cancel, it's in the app. Select upgrades and then scroll to the bottom and click manage upgrades. When you click Premium Connectivity it'll give you this screen where you can select Cancel Subscription.

 

[ecotourist]

Thank you @Torrid .

We can now see how to cancel the Premium Connectivity. Meanwhile, we're still in exploration mode.

 

[Blueshound]

Or something else entirely?

I'll be branded an old fogey but Sirius XM has a lot to offer. You get satellite when out of cell range, and cell (app) when satellite is spotty. Great variety of streaming music, comedy, etc.

I'll admit I have no idea if Tesla has an XM receiver but most other makes do.

 

[JeffKeryk]

I just stream KPIG

 

[Torrid]

I'll be branded an old fogey but Sirius XM has a lot to offer. You get satellite when out of cell range, and cell (app) when satellite is spotty. Great variety of streaming music, comedy, etc.

I'll admit I have no idea if Tesla has an XM receiver but most other makes do.

Tesla doesn't. They just added the app though. No satellite receiver built in.

 

[ecotourist]

I just stream KPIG

I assume that KPIG is a radio station (or a radio station equivalent).

My Tesla offers me a number of local radio stations, none of which are especially interesting. If I could access a good radio station, that might fit the bill. Any idea how to get my Tesla to offer additional options? You can enter a specific numerical frequency so that might be it.

A fellow worker at the BC Aviation Museum used to play a really good radio station (over the air broadcast) from the US that I haven't been able to find and he no longer remembers. We're located quite close to Seattle, Annacortes and Bellingham. Any suggestions? We like Classic Rock, Blues and Popular Music from the '50s right up to today.

..... Sirius XM has a lot to offer. You get satellite when out of cell range, and cell (app) when satellite is spotty. Great variety of streaming music, comedy, etc.

We do apparently have access to Sirius XM. There are 2 versions, either $9.99 or $22.80/month. It looks like the auto version is $22.80/month which is kind of pricey (more than either Spotify or Premium Connectivity plus LiveOne). It might come in through the basic Connectivity package.

Those are both good suggestions.

 

[Blueshound]

I assume that KPIG is a radio station (or a radio station equivalent).

My Tesla offers me a number of local radio stations, none of which are especially interesting. If I could access a good radio station, that might fit the bill. Any idea how to get my Tesla to offer additional options? You can enter a specific numerical frequency so that might be it.

A fellow worker at the BC Aviation Museum used to play a really good radio station (over the air broadcast) from the US that I haven't been able to find and he no longer remembers. We're located quite close to Seattle, Annacortes and Bellingham. Any suggestions? We like Classic Rock, Blues and Popular Music from the '50s right up to today.


We do apparently have access to Sirius XM. There are 2 versions, either $9.99 or $22.80/month. It looks like the auto version is $22.80/month which is kind of pricey (more than either Spotify or Premium Connectivity plus LiveOne). It might come in through the basic Connectivity package.

Those are both good suggestions.

You can likely get Sirius much cheaper directly from them. But it requires an annual call to "cancel" to keep a low rate.

 

[Torrid]

I assume that KPIG is a radio station (or a radio station equivalent).

My Tesla offers me a number of local radio stations, none of which are especially interesting. If I could access a good radio station, that might fit the bill. Any idea how to get my Tesla to offer additional options? You can enter a specific numerical frequency so that might be it.

A fellow worker at the BC Aviation Museum used to play a really good radio station (over the air broadcast) from the US that I haven't been able to find and he no longer remembers. We're located quite close to Seattle, Annacortes and Bellingham. Any suggestions? We like Classic Rock, Blues and Popular Music from the '50s right up to today.


We do apparently have access to Sirius XM. There are 2 versions, either $9.99 or $22.80/month. It looks like the auto version is $22.80/month which is kind of pricey (more than either Spotify or Premium Connectivity plus LiveOne). It might come in through the basic Connectivity package.

Those are both good suggestions.

I'm not 100% certain on this, but the SiriusXM app is the web based one as if it had the module all along, it would have been available. Of course the stunt to get it cheaper by calling them still comes into play, but from my reading on this since I started questioning it after seeing your post, it's not possible to use any of the built in apps without Premium Connectivity or using a phone as a hotspot for data connection. None of the audio services can stand alone, including LiveOne.

 

[97prizm]

Tesla has cut off the music streaming portion from the Connectivity package (with no reduction in price I might add). They're promoting LiveOne to provide what amounts to the same thing, at an additional cost (though supposedly at a discounted price for Teslas - $34.99/year for the Plus package, $99.99/year for the Premium package)

Our situation is that the only feature we really used on the Connectivity package was the music streaming. If we were traveling long distances the information on upcoming Superchargers and road closures would be useful but we're not going to be traveling until next summer at the earliest. So we'd like to cancel the Connectivity package and reinstate it when we're going to be traveling long distances.

Can you get LiveOne without the Connectivity package? Does the price change without the Connectivity package?

Would we be better off with Spotify? Or something else entirely?

How do you cancel the Connectivity Package? It's certainly not obvious.

I would assume contacting Tesla directly then well.... Good Luck. Their customer service isn't what it used to be. They've become too big for their own good. Three years ago I called the corporate office as they took down the phone number to one of the service centers. I had to be put on hold while someone looked up the service center number then take me off hold to give me the number, essentially taking up two phone lines.

 

[97prizm]

I'll be branded an old fogey but Sirius XM has a lot to offer. You get satellite when out of cell range, and cell (app) when satellite is spotty. Great variety of streaming music, comedy, etc.

I'll admit I have no idea if Tesla has an XM receiver but most other makes do.

Not sure if this is still a thing but back when I was in sales for a Lexus dealership I noticed that a few of the XM Seriud channels that I liked when I had previously worked for a VW dealership didn't show up. Apparently Toyota were cheapskates and something to do with the antenna or their headunits didn't pick up all of the channels. I'd hope by now this isn't an issue. My only complaint is that the whole reason for getting XM Serious was to avoid commercials, how much do they actually need to operate without commercials?

 

[Torrid]

Not sure if this is still a thing but back when I was in sales for a Lexus dealership I noticed that a few of the XM Seriud channels that I liked when I had previously worked for a VW dealership didn't show up. Apparently Toyota were cheapskates and something to do with the antenna or their headunits didn't pick up all of the channels. I'd hope by now this isn't an issue. My only complaint is that the whole reason for getting XM Serious was to avoid commercials, how much do they actually need to operate without commercials?

XM has commercials these days on anything but music channels. For the price it's just better to pay for a streaming service, especially when it comes to sound quality.