Thursday, June 26. 2008

Make Your Car a HotSpot

Chrysler's Mopar will offer "Unconnect web" as of August as a dealer-installed accessory. Where there is cell service it will create a mobile hot spot with a 100-foot range. The suggested price for the router is $449, with the monthly access fee being $29. The service is provided by Autonet Mobile, founded in 2005 and provider of the Avis Connect service, a Wi-Fi connection that plugs into a vehicle's cigarette lighter or wall outlet.

I have to believe there are cheaper ways to do this, thought they are not installed in the car. Further, with new handsets becoming computers, is the "conversion" to Wi-Fi needed? Will cars be tailgating one another to gain access to Wi-Fi?

- WSJ

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Yes, there is a cheaper way. You can turn your Nokia phone into a wifi hotspot. Check out
http://joikuspot.com/ It is a free download.

#1 Greg Rose on 2008-06-26 10:08 (Reply)

I agree with Greg. I use my Samsung i760, which is Wifi capable mobile phone and the wmWifiRouter software as a Wireless Access Point for multiple notebooks. The beauty is it works anywhere (that has vzw evdo coverage) instead of 100ft of your vehicle.

However check your service agreement first

#2 gerry T. on 2008-06-27 06:30 (Reply)

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