{"id":1828,"date":"2007-01-04T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2007-01-04T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/01\/wifi-for-the-car.html"},"modified":"2007-01-04T05:30:00","modified_gmt":"2007-01-04T05:30:00","slug":"wifi-for-the-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/01\/wifi-for-the-car.html","title":{"rendered":"WIFI for the car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Turn your car into a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/autos\/content\/jan2007\/bw20070104_651081.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_autos\">WIFI hotspot<\/a>. I want it but the price is prohibitive, it&#8217;s $399 for the device and $49 a month. Plus I&#8217;m hardly ever a passenger in the car.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Autonet Mobile Service ensures a secure, broadband-level connection to any WiFi-enabled device within close proximity to the vehicle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>But it would definitely keep the kids entertained, which is probably their market anyway:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Today, 40 percent of all SUVs and station wagons come equipped with media centers, supporting music and DVD&#8217;s, yet, do not support today&#8217;s connected lifestyle of the Internet, e-mail and social media. We are putting the connected lifestyle in the car with an easy to use service for executives and families on the go.&#8221;<br \/>\nAccording to Dave Whetstone, wireless industry veteran and co-founder of Virgin Mobile USA, &#8220;The auto industry has been searching for a practical in-vehicle Internet solution for almost a decade. Autonet Mobile&#8217;s unique approach has been optimized around the specific challenges of keeping laptops, UMPC&#8217;s, gaming devices and other WiFi enabled devices connected while driving. The Autonet service will help to fill consumers&#8217; insatiable need to stay connected, even while on the road.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>(<a href=\"http:\/\/instapundit.com\/archives2\/2007\/01\/post_1448.php\">via<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"tag_list\">Tags: <span class=\"tags\"><a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/wifi\" rel=\"tag\">wifi<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/technorati.com\/tag\/technology\" rel=\"tag\">technology<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turn your car into a WIFI hotspot. I want it but the price is prohibitive, it&#8217;s $399 for the device and $49 a month. Plus I&#8217;m hardly ever a passenger in the car. 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