Note: If you have previously configured Mobile HotSpot on your Android device, enter the existing Hotspot name in the ‘Network SSID’ field.
If your Android device has an active cell data subscription, the following instructions walk you through how to setup your Android as a Mobile HotSpot and how to configure OBDLink MX to connect to Mobile HotSpot, so you can connect to your car and the Internet simultaneously.ĭepending on your mobile carrier and current plan, you may be able to use the Mobile Hotspot feature for no extra charge.
While it's true that OBDLink EX's wired USB connection is inherently superior (faster & less susceptible to interference), OBDLink MX+ does NOT use WiFi for communication, it uses Bluetooth 3.0 on all platforms (Android, iOS, and Windows).Unlike iOS, the Android Operating System currently does not automatically re-route Internet traffic to your cellular connection. The Wired EX version is superior and Forscan recommended(Forscan had input into it's development) for Configuration and Programming work as it is somewhat faster and there are less chances for connection drop outs(One reason why Forscan has been unhappy with WIFI connections and does not recommend Bluetooth and especially WIFI connections for programming)(also the MX+ adapter WIFI connection can disrupt the Lap Top's WIFI internet connection).Īs for your vehicles, there could be some networks that are only available to a Ford VCM2(UBP networked modules) and Firmware and calibration updating in FORScan(2.4.3x branch) (PCM needing a FEPS signal among others) is still a work in development!
Both can be used with full function on Laptops with Bluetooth and WIFI(MX+). The only advantage in the MX+ version is that it supports IOS or Iphones on WIFI and Android Phones on Bluetooth(Forscan has never been very happy with the WIFI connections) where the MX version only supports Bluetooth. The BAFX is probably one of the older better attempts at Bluetooth adapters but there are better adapters around now and what that adapter was likely designed for was mostly DTC reads and clears and PID reading.įorscan has taken the the configuration and programming far beyond what the original designers of ELM327 based adapters ever envisioned them doing! My fords currently are 96 (in ECU only), 00 and 01 so I'm not attempting rocket science. It seems to work but I remember not being able to do things I wanted to do even with the pay subscription using the previous laptop. I just configured a "newer" laptop but now I'm doubting if my BAFX bluetooth OBD2 adapter is serving me well. Price not being an issue, can you do everything with the MX+ version that you can with the EX version ON A LAPTOP? It's nice not to have cords but if the corded version works better or is a bunch faster then I will put up with the cord. I read for a couple hours and have a question I cannot find the answer to. I have used Forscan before, even bought a 1 year license, which is expired and I want to renew.