Comments on: Wi-Fi on Wheels Is Steady, but Has a Speed Bump

By: truckrentals

truckrentals — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:00:00 +0000

that’s nice. are you sure it is safe inside the wheels? is it not a destruction to the driver?

By: truckrental

truckrental — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:37:00 +0000

yeh, me too. i’m planning also to have a wi-fi on my wheels. but i think it is very expensive.

By: movingtruckrental.net

movingtruckrental.net — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:35:00 +0000

Wi-fi on wheels? wow, thats great. very awesome. i hope i can do that too on my wheels.

By: Ford’s New Cars To Be Wi-Fi Hotspots | JetLib News

Ford’s New Cars To Be Wi-Fi Hotspots | JetLib News — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:35:11 +0000

[...] there would be no extra monthly charges. While there are other ways to get your car online (Autonet Mobile review here), the SYNC system does look especially simple and practical. Last year BMW made some noise [...]

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By: Automotive Wi-Fi Reviewed by Walt Mossberg : Digital Literacy Project

Automotive Wi-Fi Reviewed by Walt Mossberg : Digital Literacy Project — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:40:08 +0000

[...] You can read Walt’s full review on the WSJ site, here. [...]

By: Mossberg Calls Autonet Mobile Pokey, Distracting - In Car Computing | InformationAppliance.com - The Frame Media Information Appliance Blog

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:43:50 +0000

[...] Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal, suggests the same thing in this review of Autonet Mobile’s in-car WiFi system, which can be dealer-installed on Chrysler models, or after-market installed in other [...]

By: Sally Mens

Sally Mens — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:53:22 +0000

Carrying a WiFi Finder with them street robbers in my town (Utrecht, Neths) drive along cars on their scooters, looking for laptops making automatically contact, as Windows XP deviced laptops tend to do. Once they hit upon one the sound of breaking glass can be heard, or a door is opened to grab the laptop while halting before a traffic light.

These routers may better not be sold to people using them to connect their Windows XP laptop to the internet while driving.

By: Carlos Portocarrero

Carlos Portocarrero — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:22:25 +0000

Won’t Wi-Max eventually wipe these kinds of products out? The big advantage I see is maintaining the Wi-Fi connectivity while the car is in motion.

By: Peter Pham

Peter Pham — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:02:41 +0000

Hey Walt, I’d recommend also checking out the Cradlepoint PHS300
http://cradlepoint.com/phs300/phs300.php
It even has a rechargeable battery so if you want to setup a wifi spot without plugging it in you can!

I use it with my verizon evdo usb card and can create a portable wifi spot. It’s only $179 (although I got it on ebay for $100). And there’s a car cigarette adapter for $25 you can buy.

With verizon it’s $59/month up to 5GB and now they don’t require a contract if you buy your own equipment. I use the novatel usb727 which I also got on ebay for $125.

This combination gets you evdo for your laptop, and in your car if you need it for others. The PHS300 is a great product to share your evdo and create an ad-hoc wifi network. I guess you could just use it as a dedicated in car wifi as well but this combo is much more flexible.

So this combo is the same for hardware at retail (usb evdo, and cradlepoint, cigarette adapter combo) about $400, although I got mine thru ebay for $225 without a cigarette adapter and no contract! And for those who have sprint evdo, this works as well you just need a compatible usb card.
Also it has all the security you need, WPA, WPA2, firewall, etc.
Also you’ll get the 1MB and sometimes a bit more when you have full signal strength on evdo-revA with verizon or sprint.