Will we be losing HondaLink with this weeks ATT 3G shutdown?

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craze1cars

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Just curious. Will HondaLink stop working on my 2018 Clarity, and is there something we can do to fix it/get it back? Maybe it's already been discussed here but I'm not seeing much recent.

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Here's an excerpt from Consumer Reports that indicates we are all set but many other Honda owners are not. Seems strange that Honda was not consistent with the technologies they used.


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Vehicles affected: Accord (Touring trim, 2018 to 2020), Odyssey (Touring and Elite trims, 2018 to 2020), Insight (Touring trim, 2019 and 2020), Passport (Touring and Elite trims, 2019 to 2021), and Pilot (Touring, Slite, and Black Edition trims, 2019 to 2022).

The fix: Owners must complete a software update by Feb. 22, 2022. If they update in time, they’ll need to get an updated telematics control unit (TCU), which could cost as much as $900. “The only way to update firmware on the TCU is through an OTA [over-the-air] update via AT&T’s mobile network,” says Chris Naughton, a spokesperson for Honda and Acura. “Since the TCUs in question are currently communicating via 3G, once that network stops operating, there is no further opportunity to communicate with the TCUs to perform the update.”
 
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