# 2019 Dodge Durango - WIFI SNAFU **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** dodge\ **Created:** [July 14, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-dodge-durango-wifi-snafu/191699 "2023-07-14T13:59:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Btaylor16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c77e96/32.png) [@Btaylor16](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Btaylor16)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-dodge-durango-wifi-snafu/191699/1 "2023-07-14T13:59:21Z")
Ive had my veh for 3 years now and still can’t get WiFi hotspot. Does anyone have a solution? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-dodge-durango-wifi-snafu/191699/2 "2023-07-14T20:03:50Z")
You probably have to enable WiFi mode on your truck’s electronics package. How that’s done w/ your vehicle, no idea. It’s part of the “Settings” menu on my cell phone, if that’s of any help. When I select WIFI, I’m presented with a list of current WIFI hot spots that my phone is close enough to use. But most of them are private, & require a password, so are of no use. Look carefully at the list. If you’ see one that doesn’t require a password, that’s a public WIFI and you should be able to use it. Also ask folks w/cell phones to double check there’s an active WIFI zone in the area before trying. For security & unwanted glitch reasons, it is generally best to keep WIFI mode “off” until you are actually want to use it. It’s possible your WIFI is on and working, but you don’t know. Try starting your web browser (Chrome, etc), if you see live web pages appear, the WIFI is already on. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 5:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-dodge-durango-wifi-snafu/191699/3 "2023-07-16T17:19:53Z")
> [@Btaylor16](#): > > still can’t get WiFi hotspot Unless you are paying for Wifi service in your car… you won’t HAVE a Wifi hotspot. Are you paying for this service? ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-dodge-durango-wifi-snafu/191699/4 "2023-07-16T18:07:12Z")
The solution is to bring it to the dealer while it’s under warranty and have them fix it. Did you try that? ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 8:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-dodge-durango-wifi-snafu/191699/5 "2023-07-16T20:00:06Z")
Do you have the owner’s manual? There should be a procedure to set up a WiFi hotspot. ---
**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 8:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-dodge-durango-wifi-snafu/191699/6 "2023-07-16T20:30:52Z")
[quote=“jtsanders, post:5, topic:191699”] Do you have the owner’s manual? Do you realy beleive someone would actualy read the manual instead of asking us or google? 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-dodge-durango-wifi-snafu/191699/7 "2023-07-16T22:17:53Z")
You have to purchase monthly plan to enable it. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-dodge-durango-wifi-snafu/191699/8 "2023-07-16T22:45:12Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > nless you are paying for Wifi service in your car… you won’t HAVE a Wifi hotspot. Are you paying for this service? Not disputing what you say, but I’m able to use my cell-phone’s WIFI without paying any monthly fees. If I want to be able to make phone calls using the cell phone network, I’d have to pay a monthly fee for that service. But just to use WIFI, no fees involved. Maybe the same thing applies to OP’s Durango. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-dodge-durango-wifi-snafu/191699/9 "2023-07-16T23:00:57Z")
No, just no. You use you phone’s wifi because you paid for a cell and data plan on your phone or because you are surfing on a free wifi spot. Very hard to stay connected to free wifi while rolling down the road. Modern (less than 20 year old cars) only have wifi connections if they are connected via a cell data plan… which is not free. I can create a mobile hotspot with my cell phone but I am paying for that connection. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-dodge-durango-wifi-snafu/191699/10 "2023-07-16T23:05:13Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > Not disputing what you say, but I’m able to use my cell-phone’s WIFI without paying any monthly fees. You rely on hotspots provided by other people, the OP can’t do that in a moving vehicle, they must pay for a dedicated connection. > [@lion9car](#): > > The solution is to bring it to the dealer while it’s under warranty and have them fix it. Too many people expect auto mechanics to show them how to operate vehicle features. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2023, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-dodge-durango-wifi-snafu/191699/11 "2023-07-16T23:10:28Z")
Is OP attempting to make his Durango a WIFI hot spot for other people (like passengers in his car) to use? I thought OP was trying to connect his Durango’s WIFI to an existing free hot spot. I’ve never paid a monthly fee for my cell phone. The phone was gifted to me by a friend who at one time used it in the monthly fee mode, but later decided to buy a newer phone & plan, so had no use for this one. It’s actually pretty amazing how much computing power and other functionality it has, given it had no valve to its original owner. I think it has 8 Gbytes of memory. My first job as a computer programmer, that computer had 0.1 Mbytes … lol … ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-dodge-durango-wifi-snafu/191699/12 "2023-07-17T13:04:33Z")
> [@Nevada\_545](#): > > Too many people expect auto mechanics to show them how to operate vehicle features. Make it a separate line item on your bill. You’re time, they pay. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-dodge-durango-wifi-snafu/191699/13 "2023-07-17T13:08:04Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > Unless you are paying for Wifi service in your car… you won’t HAVE a Wifi hotspot. There might be a free trial. Many manufacturers do that. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-dodge-durango-wifi-snafu/191699/14 "2023-07-17T14:11:08Z")
For four years?? I think a 2019 is well beyond any free trial period. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-dodge-durango-wifi-snafu/191699/15 "2023-07-17T14:17:42Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > For four years?? It seems pretty likely that the trial hasn’t been activated yet. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2023, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-dodge-durango-wifi-snafu/191699/16 "2023-07-17T14:25:58Z")
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