Called CUBIC Telecom today...the provider locked to the eSim by Skoda. Internet had stopped working on hotspot, and they sorted it their end. Then they said 'can I do a further test on the Internet radio.' I said 'what Internet radio?' We talked it through telling me where to look. Nothing.  I've checked the manual since...yup, should have Internet radio (in addition to FM/DAB) ... nothing. No option to select it. Anyone else? Anyone sorted this? 

My MIB3 Amundsen in my Karoq gives you the choice of FM/DAB or Internet Radio as a radio source - but after several months of fruitless enquiries I discovered this can only download a list of possible web radio stations if you buy an additional dataplan from Cubic (on top of the normal Skoda Connect dataplan.) 

 

But I could tell the eSIM in my car to connect to my smartphone instead and use its data connection. And then I could get web radio stations over the internet. 

 

I've not pursued it as I only saw it as a back-up to get UK radio stations when I was abroad, and that's not happening now any time soon :(  

Why bother?

 

Plenty of internet radio apps that work on Android Auto and presumably Apple carplay

 

 

Thanks - CJJE - I've not got the internet option. Do have Cubic (60Gb) , and can browse through WiFi on the hotspot. But (see below) you're right about the abroad bit.

 

xman - we spend a lot of time in Europe and the CUBIC plan, while more expensive had roaming. Thus we could listen to UK radio (theoretically) as part of that plan. Our phones are 'ee'...and only today they've said they'll be charging for roaming in future (admittedly when we have to renew our plan next year), but internet radio would prevent that charge. It's also less hassle, and frankly the amount of problems with this unit, I'm just waiting to find out what goes wrong or is missing next!  

You can get internet radio via your mobile used as a mobile hotspot using your phones data.

 

works fine in my Amudsen 21MY