By Evan Ackerman
We’re running out of places to hide from the internet, and cars are the latest casualty. Starting next month, Cadillac will offer an option for a dealer installed 3G wireless router in their CTS Sport sedans. You can expect typical 3G download speeds (supposedly 400-800 kbps but your mileage may vary), and if no 3G is available, you’ll be lucky to see 200 kbps. The router itself cost about $500, $450 of which probably gets sunk into that Cadillac logo.
The service is actually being offered through a company called Autonet Mobile. It costs about $30 for 1 gig a month, or about $60 for 5 gigs a month… There doesn’t seem to be any unlimited plan. A gig a month is just about enough for you to check email, download attachments, maybe listen to the occasional song. But personally, I hate having to worry about caps. And with so many mobile devices with unlimited data plans out there, what’s the appeal of having a piece of hardware that’s restricted in bandwidth AND restricted in location? I guess maybe the idea is, if you’re buying a new Cadillac, things like “cost effectiveness” just aren’t that high up on your list of priorities.
[ Autonet Mobile ] VIA [ CNET ]
Actually, there are no cell providers with unlimited plans out there. They ALL have a 5gb limit on their “unlimited” plans.
Try googling “verizon 5gb limit” 25,700 hits, “at&t 5gb limit” 18,700 hits, “sprint 5gb limit” 17,700
and t-mobile is the worst
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/27785/upd…
For me personally, this could bring alot of comfortability & satisfaction. I love sedans as well as services like these.
For me personally, this could bring alot of comfortability & satisfaction. I love sedans as well as services like these.