I am using my Iphone 4 connected to my 2014 Impala My Link. I purchased my car about two weeks ago. I drive 65miles one way to work, 1.25 hours everyday one way. I play Pandora a lot and have been for the last three years.

I thought the Pandora app in MyLink would be wonderful. It plays great but I have noticed that my phone is always very hot after the drive. Also, I the two weeks I have had my car I have now used 75% of my data, so clearly, the cars system is using data like crazy. This explains why my phone is hot when I take out of the arm rest.

Pandora has never used this much data before. I have years of experience with Pandora.

My questions are,

1. Is there something else in the cars system tapping into my data?
2. Is Pandora in My Link really using that much data? After all Pandora is only music and shouldn't be that demanding.
3. Is there some way to update the My Link apps, perhaps there is a correction for this problem?

Can someone give my some help here?

Thanks

 

Hi, congratulations on new Impala. I am not expert but I will give your questions a go.

1. Your Imapla is tapping into your phone via Bluetooth, including your contacts. Besides that your Pandora should be it.

2. Streaming music can use a lot if data. My niece can go through 2 gigs in just a few days.

3. I am currently checking with te MyLink people to see about possible updates. So far no answer. I assume there will be one soon for the iOS7 InThe Car and other general updates.

Sorry I can't be more help. I will let you know what I find out from the MyLink people as soon as I hear back.

Thanks,
James

 

Thanks for your response James,

I have been using Pandora for three years almost daily and have never used my 2 gig package, until now. So I suspect that something else is tapping into my data package. It would be great to know what it is so I can try and control it.

I will be watch for the response on the My Link update.

Thanks again.