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The Kyocera KR-1 is a little more than half that price, and you're not locked into the provider they want.
i read an interesting article on engadget just now, its about an isp for yer car...
could be good for future intergration and stuff... and cheaper. also it uses the verizon network so... its big =p
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$400?!?!?!?!
The Kyocera KR-1 is a little more than half that price, and you're not locked into the provider they want.
Yeah, but consider that cost is probably for the router function AND the RF hardware as well. They probably aren't getting any sort of contract price for the RF hardware so they're charging full price. With that in mind $400 makes sense.
And it makes you wonder what the service is if they're going to have it for $50 a month.
You mean this: In Car ISP
I still think that a PCMCIA card and a Kyocera router is the better, more flexible way to go.
Well, price of a PCMIA card is $200, with service costing anywhere from $60-80 a month.
That is $400 for the router and PCMIA card built in, all for $50 a month.
Not discredeting your idea in any way, but I guess it's just different strokes for different folks.
http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/news/article.php/3651586
its $50/mth.. and you dont need a cell carrier..
http://www.goautonet.com/wp/
doesnt look to bad.. someone buy it and tell us how it works.
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Thanks, DP, for the sanity checks - people keep saying "hey, check this out!" - and it's all the same info!!Originally Posted by DarquePervert
But, this is pretty interesting... here's my 2 cents.
I'm interested partly from a "what do you get" perspective, more from a "will anyone buy it" perspective.
It looks to me like this is a wireless router / cell card combo, tied to a deal with Verizon (somwhere I saw a Verizon reference, but I'm not 100% on that).
Agreed that it's not a slam-dunk on the costs - $400 can be beat, though the $50/mo could be interesting, depending on the deal.
Quick look at their web site - no real help there. Only thing slightly intriguing was what they called "Tru technology" - and I quote:
Since an interrupted Internet experience is not an enjoyable experience, we optimized our technology to keep cars connected as they move. Our seamless connectivity allows our users to surf the web, stream media, and play videogames online without being dropped from the network and forced to start from square one.What are they talking about? And could this really be verizon - I thought all these uses were verboten!
I requested email updates from Autonet, but haven't gotten anything back, not even an autoreply.
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Searched, found one article at MacWorld that was more informative.
They say they have deals with both sprint & verizon.
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