Da-Chief
03-28-2008, 11:01
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For a few years, Autonet Mobile (http://www.autonetmobile.com/wp/service) has been promoting their in-car Wi-Fi hotspot, which uses a Sprint wireless broadband connection (kind of a 3G EVDO Wi-Fi MVNO 4x4, you dig?) to provide connectivity on the go. Their Wi-Fi router has shown up via a few scattered rental agencies at the rock bottom price of $10.95 per day (http://redirect.avis.com/autonet/), but the device seems to be in a perpetual state of "coming soon" when it comes to direct purchase via the product website.
Information Week (http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207000117&subSection=All+Stories) says Autonet has now partnered with Novatel to try and broaden the service's availability. Meanwhile, Chrysler this week announced they'd be the first car company to bring Wi-Fi connectivity to their cars later this year, though initial technical details are scarce (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/19/AR2008031903447.html).
For those who must browse YouTube while being chased by Johnny law, mobile 3G Wi-Fi routers are getting smaller and less expensive (http://www.corpsman.com/forum/h/shownews/90023). There's also a growing number of software solutions (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/93004) that will turn your smart phone into a hotspot. Just watch out for your ISP in your rear view mirror: most wireless broadband terms of service don't allow you to share your 3G air.
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For a few years, Autonet Mobile (http://www.autonetmobile.com/wp/service) has been promoting their in-car Wi-Fi hotspot, which uses a Sprint wireless broadband connection (kind of a 3G EVDO Wi-Fi MVNO 4x4, you dig?) to provide connectivity on the go. Their Wi-Fi router has shown up via a few scattered rental agencies at the rock bottom price of $10.95 per day (http://redirect.avis.com/autonet/), but the device seems to be in a perpetual state of "coming soon" when it comes to direct purchase via the product website.
Information Week (http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207000117&subSection=All+Stories) says Autonet has now partnered with Novatel to try and broaden the service's availability. Meanwhile, Chrysler this week announced they'd be the first car company to bring Wi-Fi connectivity to their cars later this year, though initial technical details are scarce (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/19/AR2008031903447.html).
For those who must browse YouTube while being chased by Johnny law, mobile 3G Wi-Fi routers are getting smaller and less expensive (http://www.corpsman.com/forum/h/shownews/90023). There's also a growing number of software solutions (http://www.corpsman.com/shownews/93004) that will turn your smart phone into a hotspot. Just watch out for your ISP in your rear view mirror: most wireless broadband terms of service don't allow you to share your 3G air.
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