Between school runs, weekend trips, and the daily haul up I-69 toward Indianapolis, Indiana, your Ford spends plenty of hours doing double duty as an office, a playroom, and a waiting room. The Ford Connectivity Package turns the center screen into a hotspot, a live map, and an entertainment hub for everyone riding along, and our team at Ray Skillman Hoosier Ford can walk you through every piece of it.
Here in Martinsville, Indiana, we sell and service Fords for families who cover a lot of ground. Some of you make that commute north five days a week. Others head south to Bloomington, Indiana, for class or a ballgame. Plenty of you cut west toward Plainfield, Indiana, on airport runs. Every one of those trips gets easier when your truck or SUV carries its own data plan.
Features shift a little by model and trim, but the core setup stays the same across the lineup. Here’s what Ford builds into it.
| Feature | What It Does | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | Unlimited 5G data for up to 10 devices within 50 feet of the vehicle | Included |
| Connected Maps | Live traffic, real-time weather, saved places, and turn-by-turn directions built into the screen | Included |
| Smart Routing | Trailer-friendly routes that skip narrow roads and weight limits, plus charging stops matched to an electric Ford’s battery level | Included |
| Audio Streaming | Spotify and other premium audio apps through the voice assistant or the Google Play Store | Included |
| Video Streaming | YouTube on the center screen, plus HBO Max, Prime Video, and Peacock on Google-based systems | Available While Parked |
| Games and Karaoke | Stingray Karaoke plus downloadable games from the Google Play Store | Games While Parked, Karaoke Varies by Model |
| Video Conferencing | Webex calls with live video and shared content on the center screen | Available While Parked |
| Voice Assistant | Hands-free commands through Alexa or Gemini for Google Voice Assistant | Included |
Your Ford runs its own hotspot with unlimited data, and up to 10 devices can hop on within 50 feet of the vehicle. That covers a tablet in the third row, a laptop up front, and three phones in between. A parent working a remote day can answer an email from a soccer field parking lot. Kids can keep a movie going without torching the family phone plan. Because that signal stretches 50 feet outside the doors, you can run a laptop from a tailgate downtown or a campsite in Morgan-Monroe State Forest.
Browse our new Ford inventory online, and you’ll spot which trucks and SUVs come ready for it.
Anybody who runs I-69 at rush hour knows how fast an open road turns into a parking lot. The built-in maps pull live traffic and weather from the cloud, then suggest a different path when a wreck or a construction zone slows things down. No phone needed, and no lost directions when your cell signal gets patchy south of town.
Smart routing helps in quieter ways, too. Towing a bass boat toward Lake Monroe? The system plots a route that avoids narrow roads and weight limits. Electric Fords get charging stops worked into the route based on how much battery is left. Say “take me home” out loud, and the route starts without you touching the screen.
Traffic around here follows a rhythm you learn the hard way. Race weekends at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway back up every approach for miles. Game nights downtown fill the I-465 loop. Move-in weekend at Indiana University turns southbound I-69 into a crawl. Live maps handle all of that better than a route you planned in the driveway.
The entertainment side earns its keep on longer runs. Drive out to Brown County State Park for fall colors, and the kids can stream a show once you park. Stuck at the airport waiting on a delayed flight, you can take a video call or play a round of something on the screen. Weekend trips stop feeling like an endurance test for everybody in the back seat.
Availability depends on the model, and sometimes on the trim or equipment group underneath it. This chart shows where things stand today.
| Ford Model | Connectivity Package Availability |
|---|---|
| F-150 | Available on current models |
| Super Duty | Available on current models |
| Maverick | Available on current models |
| Bronco | Available on current models |
| Explorer | Available on current models |
| Expedition | Available on current models and select earlier model years. Call us to confirm a specific vehicle. |
| Mustang | Available on current models |
| Mustang Mach-E | Available on current models and select earlier model years. Call us to confirm a specific vehicle. |
Give us a call about an earlier model year and we’ll check that exact vehicle before you make the drive over.
Every eligible new Ford includes a full year once you activate it in the Ford app. After that year, plans run $14.99 a month or $149.95 a year, and you can cancel whenever you want. There’s also a one-time payment of $745 that covers seven years from your warranty start date, and you can set that up when you order the vehicle or when you buy it from us.
The hotspot runs on a cellular connection, so it behaves a lot like your phone. Along I-69 and around the I-465 loop, service holds steady. Head deep into Morgan-Monroe State Forest or out past Lake Monroe and coverage can thin out, same as any device you carry.
Video streaming and games run on the center screen while the vehicle is parked, which keeps eyes on the road where they belong. Audio streaming works the whole time, so playlists and podcasts keep rolling from Martinsville, Indiana, all the way to wherever you’re headed. Karaoke stays available while driving on some systems.
Yes. Construction updates feed the map alongside traffic and weather, so you get a heads up and an alternate route before you’re sitting still. Because the maps live in the vehicle instead of your phone, directions keep working even if your battery dies on the way to Plainfield, Indiana.
Most of our current trucks and SUVs support it, including the F-150, Super Duty, Maverick, Bronco, Explorer, Expedition, Mustang, and Mustang Mach-E. A few trims need a specific equipment group before the built-in maps turn on. Tell our team what you’re shopping for and we’ll confirm the details before you sign anything.
The plan stays tied to that specific vehicle. If you paid once up front, coverage rides along with the truck or SUV for seven years from the warranty start date. Monthly and annual plans can’t move to a different Ford, so run a master reset before you hand over the keys.
We’re Martinsville’s hometown Ford dealership, and we know this technology because we set it up on vehicles every week. Buy from us and we’ll pair your phone, walk you through the Ford app, and get that first year activated before you pull off the lot. No pressure, no rushing you toward the door.
Stop by the showroom to see a center screen running live, or browse our inventory online first and come in with a short list. Our service team stays available long after the paperwork is done, and that’s the part drivers around here tend to mention most.
