Video: Chrysler's In-Car WiFi
Here we see Chrysler selling us yesterday's announcement: a $500 option for an in-car WiFi hotspot called UConnect Web. Through Autonet Mobile, Chrysler is combining an EVDO modem with its cars to create a hundred-foot hotspot.
With a $29 monthly price for unlimited data use, UConnect isn't breaking the bank, although the 400-800Kbps EVDO network can become spotty in some areas, so this might be better for carpool than road trips. Also not entirely awesome is the WEP security - Ars Technica rightly asks how long it will take before we see a lawsuit sprung from tailgating hackers.
That said, if you want to invite the internet into your car and are planning on buying a Chrysler - this sounds like a swell idea.
[via Ars Technica]
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Posted to Hot Stuff, In Your Car, Videos on 27 June 2008
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Awesome! I've been keenly interested in this new emerging technology since I've first watched it on foxnews channel. I'm seeing a great potential for this technology which can probably drive Chrysler's sales for 2009. Also, I'm predicting this will be the trend and most other car companies will follow suit and would not dare leave themselves behind on this.
I'm carefully watching the developments from here on and I've actually started a blog dedicated to this as well. It is uconnectwebsite.com
I smell paid advertising from a commenter...
hehe, wow!
Anyway, I think it sounds kinda useless.... why not just get a data card that you can use anywhere? Meh, to each his own, I suppose!