I am from Macedonia, and my Kodiaq is delivered January 2021. On the first service there was a huge update regarding the infotainment. I was allowed to be present during the process. It took about 30 minutes. Then, the updates begun. Day by day.
As a country we are not listed for Cubic telecom data plans to be used, but all the updates and services (Myskoda etc) go without it and free of charge of any data plan  (if you purchase the services).
Esim works for everything except data plans. 
As I read form members here, and some other members from Germany, they all complain about price level of data plans,and this is why more people are using 3/4G battery routers in their Kodiaqs. The Internet radio works good, and you are not stuck with the high price of Cubic data plans. For example I get 20GB/monthly free of charge in my regular contract with separate sim card. 

2 hours ago, yarre said:

I am from Macedonia, and my Kodiaq is delivered January 2021. On the first service there was a huge update regarding the infotainment. I was allowed to be present during the process. It took about 30 minutes. Then, the updates begun. Day by day.
As a country we are not listed for Cubic telecom data plans to be used, but all the updates and services (Myskoda etc) go without it and free of charge of any data plan  (if you purchase the services).
Esim works for everything except data plans. 
As I read form members here, and some other members from Germany, they all complain about price level of data plans,and this is why more people are using 3/4G battery routers in their Kodiaqs. The Internet radio works good, and you are not stuck with the high price of Cubic data plans. For example I get 20GB/monthly free of charge in my regular contract with separate sim card. 

Thanks yarre,

 

It would probably be helpful if you added your location to your profile so readers know where you're from as Skoda owners across the world all have different options available to them from their Skoda distributors. 

 

Best Wishes,

 

Chris

There is one more esim in the car, prepaid by Skoda Auto and valid for 15 years if I remeber correctly. This is used to make emergency calls and update firmware / maps.

56 minutes ago, linni said:

There is one more esim in the car, prepaid by Skoda Auto and valid for 15 years if I remeber correctly. This is used to make emergency calls and update firmware / maps.

 

Is that a separate dedicated eSIM? I was under the impression that it all ran from the one eSIM... and (in the UK at least) the eCall stuff works 'for the lifetime of the vehicle' (it may specify an actual length of time somewhere, but I've never seen anything that says 15 years - although I seem to remember 10 years being mentioned at some point).

Actually it is14 years now when I checked. Skoda Connect portal tell me that my 2019 car`s esim (emergency call service) will end at 2033. 

My car has physical sim slot and Skoda`s esim. Newer cars should have 2 esims - one of these Skoda`s prepaid. So you don`t have to pay for some data plan but still keep your car updated once you have bought some Skoda eservices.

On 14/02/2022 at 00:14, yarre said:

The official system unlock for the navigation update is probably done after the first annual service. At least this happened to me after 15.000 km service. Then the update of the NAV went OTA in 2-3 days time. Please note that I am using my own 4G battery router connected in the car all the time, which act as a hotspot. This is much cheaper than using the cubic telecom data plans.  

Hey, I am just wondering what kind of router are you using in your car? Tried a few 4G routers, but they all have just a very small battery

I am using HUAWEI Mobile Wifi E5676 which is connected 24/7 in the car. You can use the adapter for dashcam, and connect it directly in the fusebox at recomended fuse for constant curent for dash cam. 
The router drains very little current so there is no problem to be connected 24/7. Battery size ( here 1500mAh ) is not important. 

Why don`t you use your phone`s hotspot?

You can use also some app to switch the hotspot on, when connecting to car`s bluetooth.

The whole idea is completely different, as the car should be independent from your phone. For the data. 
This was initial idea before Skoda decided to proceed the with cubic telecom and very high data rates. There were separate sim slots for sim cards. 
Assuming that you use the Kodiaq in your homeland 90% of the time, cubic telecom rates are unacceptable. 
Most of the time I use built-in Internet radio (they have agreement with radio.net) and I find more convenient to use separate router than playing with the smartphone. 
The connection is always there, and always connected, Especially with short trips it is much easier. 

 

14 minutes ago, yarre said:

The whole idea is completely different, as the car should be independent from your phone. For the data. 
This was initial idea before Skoda decided to proceed the with cubic telecom and very high data rates. There were separate sim slots for sim cards. 
Assuming that you use the Kodiaq in your homeland 90% of the time, cubic telecom rates are unacceptable. 
Most of the time I use built-in Internet radio (they have agreement with radio.net) and I find more convenient to use separate router than playing with the smartphone. 
The connection is always there, and always connected, Especially with short trips it is much easier. 

I agree, the data should be always available...when I used a router, I saw data trafic late night while my car was parking...was probably updating something. 

This Cubic esim has nothing to do with car`s services. It is only and only to create hotspot in the car.

All the other services - map updates, weather, gas prices etc. will reach the car via built in esim, data plan of which is covered by Skoda. If you buy Skoda Connect services (Care Connect + Infotainment online) for 73,33 eur + VAT per year, you will get all what you want.

 

I have SIM in a slot in my car and I pay only monthly fee 1,79 euro for it. No data traffic. I do not use hotspot in my car very often.

But I have purchased Skoda Connect services every year and I`ve got all - gas prices, map udates, weather etc etc.

Edited 18 February, 20224 yr by linni