Rivian Meet-up: Compass Yellow Brightens up the Day

wildlife R1T · 2025-04-03T14:11:49+00:00

I have previously used the streaming capability back when it first came out as well as the hotspot since before Connect+ was a thing. I am trying to get the streaming working again but it seems to have been hidden fully behind the paywall. (Not looking to argue the merits of that system here) I recall after Connect+ came out being able to still use the Hotspot while tethering with my phone, and losing it isn't a big deal other than needing to update my wife's wifi, but I think I remember needing to be on the Hotspot to do casting. My question is, did Rivian remove both of these features to fully behind the connect+ paywall? I thought that if you used phone tethering or if you were connected to WIFI you could use most all of the usual streaming like features of the Rivian? If anyone can recommend how to stream while using tethering I'm sure myself and others without Connect+ would appreciate it.

Rivian Mom

Active Wheeler

Mar 8, 2025

We haven't had a proper NDEW event for a while, so I was really excited when they had the event almost 2 weeks ago and it took place less than 20 minutes from our house.

I spent a couple hours making the poster boards so we wouldn't have to answer the most common questions. (You can get a 20x30 poster printed same day at Walmart for just $20! I just glued them to some $1 foam core for stiffness.)

We had our portable fridge in the R1S, and made air-popped popcorn to hand out in the back of the R1T. I think we sold a couple people on R1's, and probably more than few on the upcoming R2 (the interest in something R2-sized was incredibly high).

Overall it was a great event. There were over 20 Teslas (no surprise there), a Hyundai Ionic 5, an F-150 Lightning, a Kia Soul EV, a Ford Mach-E, and a bunch more vehicles I can't remember right this second.

Compass Yellow seems to bring people in. The attention we got was crazy. Everyone commented positively on the color, asked about other colors, and wanted to know more about the company and vehicles. Even with the other great colors, I think we would have been as noticeable from a distance.

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