 dnoyeBFerrous Phallus
join:2000-10-09
Southfield, MI
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| Really? Why is there a lot of money to be made here? Every passenger probably already has the internet on their phones. Plus internet at home. I wouldn't mind some integrated features that operate over wifi. However, don't expect me to pay yet another internet bill.
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dnoyeB
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard. " Ecclesiastes 9:16
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 IPPlanManHoly Cable Modem Batman
join:2000-09-20
Washington, DC
kudos:1 | Better Hurry Up With That LTE Sprint.... Until Sprint gets moving on that LTE, this will operate on its pokey 3G network... and burden it even more. |
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 MajestikWorld TravelerPremium
join:2001-05-11
Tulsa, OK | reply to dnoyeB
Re: Really? Just want to go from point A to point B. Haven't turned on my car radio in over three years.
IPhone is all I really need with my car.
Don't want any monthly payments for a car I'm only in one hour per day during the week and 0-60 minutes on weekends.
The next car I get I only want something like OnStar for remote starting from my cellphone.
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 MikePremium,Mod
join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
kudos:1 | reply to dnoyeB
Pandora / Google Maps |
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 skeechanAi OtsukaholicPremium
join:2012-01-26
AA169|170
kudos:2 | Meanwhile there is no Sprint LTE in Los Angeles Great if you live in BFE but Sprint doesn't seem interested in deploying LTE where their customers are actually congregated. |
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IPPlanManHoly Cable Modem Batman
join:2000-09-20
Washington, DC
kudos:1 | Better off with a removable tablet... People would be better off with a removable tablet that's installed in the dash.... Perhaps an iPad/iPad Mini or Galaxy Tab....
The system software is easily upgradable. The apps are as well.
Charges in the car... Take it with you if you want to.
I don't know why carmakers haven't taken this "off the shelf" approach...
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| why have internet in a car why have internet in a car when u have unlimited for 50 bucks or less on your phone and you have internet at home its just a waste of money |
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| and sprint will hit the jackpot when you drive into canada a and sprint will hit the jackpot when you drive into canada and bill $15-$20 per meg |
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| . Great, yet MORE gadgets & electronics to distract (already distracted) drivers...   |
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 kcir60Premium
join:2007-02-02
Fort Lauderdale, FL | Velocity Chrysler's Uconnect system is pretty much useless anyway. Its not compatible with anything except an iphone. Can't see how this is going to add anything to uconnect except for more frustration. |
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 LinklistPremium
join:2002-03-03
Longport, NJ
kudos:5 | reply to dnoyeB
Re: Really? said by dnoyeB:Why is there a lot of money to be made here? Every passenger probably already has the internet on their phones. Plus internet at home. I wouldn't mind some integrated features that operate over wifi. However, don't expect me to pay yet another internet bill.
I agree. Makes more sense to just allow in-dash systems to connect to and work thru Bluetooth or WiFi connections to smartphones to update traffic info, map updates, SMS to speech, etc. Who needs another system tied to 1 cell carrier in the car. Better to connect to many different cellphone models using multiple carriers.
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Re: . +1, +1, +1, ......
Like that old Paul Evans song said, "Keep your mind on your driving, keep your hands on the wheel, and keep your sleepy eyes on the road".
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| sounds good to me... I'd love to not have to put my phone in the dash mount and use it for GPS/music as i do now. It is so much better than anything currently available in a car that i can't imagine NOT having an internet-connected device in my car 24/7, but i wish it didnt have to be my phone.
and some people commute 1.5-3hrs/day or work out of their car for a living, literally sitting in it for 8-10 hrs every single day. |
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Re: Really? Everybody's phones already do that. With Bluetooth syncing, I don't see the need for a separate bill for your car.
I do however expect these car manufacturers to strategically block such Bluetooth syncing so if you don't pay for the in-car service, you can't just run it from your phone (without an auxiliary cable of course) |
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MikePremium,Mod
join:2000-09-17
Pittsburgh, PA
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| LTE phones are set as low cap as possible.
I can literally hit the cap on my iPhone in about 15 seconds of downloading. That's over $1 per second.
I think the concept is the car can be off the cap. Else you're paying $90 a month for data just to listen to Pandora on the way to work.
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 cdruGo ColtsPremium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN
kudos:7 | reply to Mike
Re: Really? said by Mike:I can literally hit the cap on my iPhone in about 15 seconds of downloading. That's over $1 per second. You either have a ridiculously small cap, or I call BS. The theoretical peak speed with LTE is 300mbits. 15 seconds * 300 mbits is still just over 500megabytes. And you are never going to get anywhere near 300mbits. If you get 5% of that you're doing really good. |
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| Two Words Internet Radio. I happen to know that the traditional radio stations have been seeing this coming for several years now. It was one of the reasons that Clear Channel set up iHeartRadio. Pandora doesn't work for news, live sports or traffic. |
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Re: Really? Sounds about right. I usually speed test around 20mbps down/up over Verizon "4G". |
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