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      02-28-2021, 02:16 PM   #45
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Got the same thing in an email welcoming me to ConnectedDrive. It’s also the only place that I’ve seen the serial number to use listed.
Interesting...I had gone through the registration back in March, 2020. (AT&T) I could never figure-out what the Serial # was (I never got a notification...), so if I remember right, I just made one up...
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      05-24-2021, 07:27 PM   #46
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I was just looking in my new 2021 X5 M50i and I don't see this box. Did they stop installing it for 2021?
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      05-24-2021, 07:41 PM   #48
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I have it in MY21 45e
Maybe I'm not looking in the right spot. Any chance someone could snap a picture of it so I can find the exact location? I see one box right in front of my in that left compartment which was Harman Booster box. I didn't see the other one.
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I was just looking in my new 2021 X5 M50i and I don't see this box. Did they stop installing it for 2021?
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Maybe I'm not looking in the right spot. Any chance someone could snap a picture of it so I can find the exact location? I see one box right in front of my in that left compartment which was Harman Booster box. I didn't see the other one.
Not sure where exactly it's located on the X5, but I believe same place:

https://bimmercat.com/bmw/en/search/...+M/ece/84_1150

i.e., somewhere in the mixmaster of wiring and hardware behind the first aid kit compartment. It looks like this:

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Or maybe behind the headliner or D pillar....

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Not sure where exactly it's located on the X5, but I believe same place:

https://bimmercat.com/bmw/en/search/...+M/ece/84_1150

i.e., somewhere in the mixmaster of wiring and hardware behind the first aid kit compartment. It looks like this:

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Somewhere in here:

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Or maybe behind the headliner or D pillar....
So where is it in this picture?
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So where is it in this picture?
There's a small box behind the B&W booster that could be it, but I don't actually know where it's located. It's fairly small (cigarette package size), so could be anywhere. I've just seen the diagrams for the general location (a la X3), and you can't really see what's behind everything unless you start unbolting stuff. As much as I'd like to assist the forum.... . Maybe Auricom can weigh in!

Here's the actual parts list:

https://bimmercat.com/bmw/en/parts/i...5007/appliance

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      05-25-2021, 07:57 PM   #53
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FWIW, the box couples the phone to the antenna on the roof to improve signal strength and optimize your cellular connection, so it's not a bad thing to use, but your phone needs to be in the tray...not just in the vehicle.

If you drive in areas where the cellular connection may be spotty, and you're not using it, you might find you can keep your connection through those spots if you do. Others, may never notice any difference.
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So where is it in this picture?
Look up above the RAM [pictured]. If I recall correctly it's higher up in the wheel well.
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Well I finally found it. You need to get your phone way up behind the HK amp which is right in front of you when you take the panel off. It's between the HD Radio and the Amp. I use my phone and a flash light to snap a pic of it. Mine is the new model LTECOMPB1. Way to put it in a great place to register it.
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Look up above the RAM [pictured]. If I recall correctly it's higher up in the wheel well.
Appreciate indeed, but still don’t quite get it.
You know what, it’s ok. I am not using this charging tray anyway.
I do believe i have it though in this $100k+ Damn truck according to this very post. LOL
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Look up above the RAM [pictured]. If I recall correctly it's higher up in the wheel well.
Appreciate indeed, but still don't quite get it.
You know what, it's ok. I am not using this charging tray anyway.
I do believe i have it though in this $100k+ Damn truck according to this very post. LOL
LOL, how did I miss this thread.

LTE Compensator (Index 10) in the first diagram. It's in the left rear compartment panel, tucked behind the sound system components.

While I'm at it, I might as well add more pretty pics
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YOU DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER IT
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you do not need to register it
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YOU DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER IT
You don't need to register it for it to function, but it's a legal requirement from the FCC (in the US). Which, true, can probably be ignored. Probably.
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      05-29-2021, 05:04 AM   #61
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Probably the government is tracking you at all times. They will discover you haven't registered your LTE booster module. This will be put on your permanent record.

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Transmitters in regulated frequencies are required to be registered if they malfunction and could create a public nuisance. Unlikely that your device would develop a constant broadcast jamming signal, but if it ever did, they'd likely find you regardless...then, you'd potentially have more problems other than a note to get it fixed.

The improved signal continuity in marginal areas by using the antenna on the roof seems to be worth the few minutes it might take to register the device and be legal seems a no-brainer to me. What's the big deal?
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Probably the government is tracking you at all times. They will discover you haven't registered your LTE booster module. This will be put on your permanent record.

Says the man whose state government says you can't pump your own gas in your own car. Sometimes those pesky makes-no-sense regulations can be a real nuisance...
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Says the man whose state government says you can't pump your own gas in your own car. Sometimes those pesky makes-no-sense regulations can be a real nuisance...
I pump my own gas all the time. Add that to my permanent record.
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I received my serial number for the LTE Compensator in the email from registering with BMW connected drive. There's a PDF attached titled LTE_compensator.pdf

the email is from the address
BMW ConnectedDrive <customercare@bmwassist.com>

check your email.
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I received my serial number for the LTE Compensator in the email from registering with BMW connected drive. There's a PDF attached titled LTE_compensator.pdf

the email is from the address
BMW ConnectedDrive <customercare@bmwassist.com>

check your email.
Yes, I also got all the LTE compensator info in one of the PDFs attached to the email I received from customercare@bmwassist.com when I registered for ConnectedDrive services.
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