using gmc truck for internet hot spot

Thanks ktmrfs for your explanation. My 2015 Chevy Equinox came with the WiFi feature also. We opted to skip it. Our thoughts were that, our Iphones have WiFi hot spot capability, which we use often. It would do everything the car WiFi would do, and still be portable to carry anywhere, not just the confines of the car. And although I did not have a 100% certainty, I had a suspicion it would turn off after 10 minutes leaving the car, just like the radio does.

Thanks for the confirmation we made the right move. Everything you described was what we figured out was the way it worked. AND .. you have to pay for a separate data plan for the vehicle. That was also another cost we didn't want to accrue.

Thank-you!