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Can anyone tell me what are the benefits of activating this service? I was surprised to find this buried within the option menu of the My Porsche web app (not the iOS app). Do you need the 7Gb data per month data package option selected for this to work? It seems to suggest that it can reduce the number of times the Taycan is required to visit the workshop for an update.
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I dont subscribe and car updated software fine. Not sure if you can connect to you home wifi for faster updates which would be sensible.
 

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If you want to receive updates of any sort you should activate it.
And no, you don't need that 7GB subscription for that.
 

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Can anyone tell me what are the benefits of activating this service? I was surprised to find this buried within the option menu of the My Porsche web app (not the iOS app). Do you need the 7Gb data per month data package option selected for this to work? It seems to suggest that it can reduce the number of times the Taycan is required to visit the workshop for an update.
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As others have said you don't need any additional data package as the car comes with its own for OTA and Porsche Connect services.

OTA for PCM updates - maps, etc. Potentially more meaningful updates in the future.
It is enabled when not in Privacy Mode (you should never be in this mode).
 


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Not only PCM updates though...

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PS If you don't want to wait for updates to be installed you can disable it in the car under "updates" -> three-dots-menu.
You can install them at a more convenient time. ?
 


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You don't think seeing your car is in privacy mode will draw even more suspicion from her? ?
“Honey, it’s just more Porsche software glitches. You know how finicky it is…”

Anyway, I meant for buying gifts and such. Nothing nefarious.
 

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“Honey, it’s just more Porsche software glitches. You know how finicky it is…”

Anyway, I meant for buying gifts and such. Nothing nefarious.
And how will she know that? Are you planning to tell here before each time you put the car in privacy mode, "Honey, I'll be hiding my car location from you because I'm shopping for you" ? Why not just say "Honey, please don't check the where I'm going because I'm shopping for you today"? ;)
 

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Not only PCM updates though...

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PS If you don't want to wait for updates to be installed you can disable it in the car under "updates" -> three-dots-menu.
You can install them at a more convenient time. ?
Yep - FOD is part of Porsche Connect services.
 

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Yep - FOD is part of Porsche Connect services.
AFAIK FOD is not the same thing as OTA updates. FOD updates (when you buy additional software features) are delivered via OTA but it only updates some configuration on the gateway, not the actual software/firmware on other ECU's.
 

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AFAIK FOD is not the same thing as OTA updates. FOD updates (when you buy additional software features) are delivered via OTA but it only updates some configuration on the gateway, not the actual software/firmware on other ECU's.
It doesn't matter.
It's over the air so it's OTA.
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