Jaguar XFS 2017MY SIM card connectivity

[Brynsta94]

Hi all, just picked up a second hand XF S, it has in control pro, and the SIM card slot. I put in a Vodafone sim I had and it connects but doesn’t connect to 3G or 4G, just E. I then tried putting in 3 sim from my work phone. That didn’t connect at all! (That being said, it got kind of stuck in the slot and I had to pull the adapter out with pliers. I put the Vodafone sim back in and it connects again, but only to E. So the web browsers or anything internet related won’t work. 

I have checked all the settings under mobile data in the car, roaming in on, Mobile data is on, manually put in the APN just to make sure, still nothing. 

Is it worth buying a brand new data only sim and trying again? Any advice? Cheers! 

[Jon Hyde]

Hi Bryn,

I also have a ‘17 XF-S and have a Vodafone SIM in its slot. What I’ve found is that it connects fine, but  after the car has been switched off for a while (wife in the shops, etc.!) it annoyingly disconnects. Could this relate to your situation?

Cheers,
Jon

 

[The Voices]

It needs to be a data only SIM, not a phone SIM as far as I know.

This one has been mentioned previously and lots of the reviews mention in car use.

https://www.argos.co.uk/product/3342985?clickSR=slp:term:data sim:7:69:1

[N6 JMX]

You can purchase data only SIM on places like Amazon, they come with a data limit and a time limit, i.e. if the data allowance is unused after the set time elapses, then the SIM needs to be replaced.

Alternatively, you can purchase a data only SIM and Plan from sites like UBIGI, where you pay a monthly subscription for a set data limit. Suggest the latter as more cost effective. Select a low data limit plan and then keep an eye on usage via the App. If you find you are using more that the allowance, you can always up the plan.

As an example, I have a 500MB monthly renewing plan in my car and the only time I run over the 500MB is when we are away on continental holiday - the I get an additional one-off top up plan.

N6 JMX

[Brynsta94]

6 hours ago, Jon Hyde said:

Hi Bryn,

I also have a ‘17 XF-S and have a Vodafone SIM in its slot. What I’ve found is that it connects fine, but  after the car has been switched off for a while (wife in the shops, etc.!) it annoyingly disconnects. Could this relate to your situation?

Cheers,
Jon

 

Hey Jon, 

Thanks for reaching out! I don’t have any problem connecting, but I can’t get anything more than E (edge) connection, it never connects to 3G or 4G. Does your Vodafone sim come up as 3G or 4G on the display unit? 
 

Cheers

[Brynsta94]

Thanks for all the replies. Do we know if the system supports 4G data? I assume jt would, but I’m seeing a lot of other places only mentioning 3G (not to be confused with the network 3) and if so, is that why I can only get E as 3G is now switched off