02-07-2007, 02:30 PM
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Autonet Mobile Launching First ISP for Cars
"Autonet Mobile Inc. is a San Francisco-based start-up that claims to be the word's "first ISP for cars." ...Autonet Mobile will sell a black box starting in March that plugs into a car cigarette lighter (or standard wall outlet) and connects to the Internet via a 3G cellular connection. Then, just like your home Wi-Fi network, it makes that connection available to wireless devices, such as laptops, at rates of 400 Kbit/sec. to 1 Mbit/sec, depending on the speed and quality of the available cell network."
For an initial cost of $399 + $50 per month in subscription fees, you can surf the web on the road at EV-DO speeds (where available). According to Autonet Mobile, any Wi-Fi device will be able to connect using a secured connection up to 100 feet away. While I don't spend enough time in my car for this to be worth it, for those who work out of their car, I can imagine it would be very useful. Would you be interested in going with an "auto ISP"?
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02-07-2007, 08:46 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
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This could be pretty cool. I MAY go for it and the addition of a WiFi AP makes it especially good. That's actually a really great plus in my book. I can just imagine people looking for access points and seeing "RicksSAAB-AP"
I think $50/month for EV-D0 speed is pretty reasonable. I know of Road Warriors who put 100,000 miles/ year and something like this would be very helpful.just think of potential: taxis, buses, trains...
Cool Stuff.
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02-07-2007, 09:21 PM
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If you go for it, let us know how it goes! If I had the need and the cash, it sounds very handy, especially since uses the built-in wifi setups to use...no special card to buy and support for each device.
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02-07-2007, 10:27 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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Why use this when you could just share your Smartphone's/Pocket PC Phone's high-speed connection over BT or USB?
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02-08-2007, 12:21 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by ricksfiona
I can just imagine people looking for access points and seeing "RicksSAAB-AP"
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He he, no point in hooking up on "My_Ferari_AP", it'll be gone before you've entered the first URL 8) :lol:
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02-08-2007, 09:00 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 372
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Originally Posted by T-Will
Why use this when you could just share your Smartphone's/Pocket PC Phone's high-speed connection over BT or USB?
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no kidding! I seriously doubt this antenna laden thing is going to pull in spotty EV-DO coverage any better than your phone.
Who wants to be tied to a dead end tech anyways? I'd rather have HSDPA.
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