ICOM Wi-Fi Adapter Availability

ICOM Wi-Fi Adapter Availability

While Wi-Fi adapters are available for BMWs (e.g. the generic ICOM A Wi-Fi adapter), we discourage customers from using them.  The following reasons can be provided for why a customer should favour a wired connection over a Wi-Fi one:

  • Wired Connections are faster and much more stable
  • Wireless Interference can damage a customer's vehicle during a coding or programming session

While we endeavour to strongly encourage customers to favour a wired connection, should they persist in their request we can tell them we can quote a price for a Wi-Fi adapter if absolutely desired.

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