It used AT&T 3G to communicate with Ford's MyFordMobile servers. Ford sunset MyFordMobile shortly after AT&T sunset 3G nationwide (US) two years ago. They had a service program which replaced the head units with more modern SYNC 4 ones that have 4G radios in them and work with Ford's FordPass service.
However, the dealer nearby us didn't know about the service and, because they didn't have the parts on hand, would have needed to hold that car for two weeks before doing any work.
So, just like that, we lost remote start (via app), location tracking and a bunch of actually useful features.
It used AT&T 3G to communicate with Ford's MyFordMobile servers. Ford sunset MyFordMobile shortly after AT&T sunset 3G nationwide (US) two years ago. They had a service program which replaced the head units with more modern SYNC 4 ones that have 4G radios in them and work with Ford's FordPass service.
However, the dealer nearby us didn't know about the service and, because they didn't have the parts on hand, would have needed to hold that car for two weeks before doing any work.
So, just like that, we lost remote start (via app), location tracking and a bunch of actually useful features.