baineschile
2600
Premium
join:2008-05-10
Sterling Heights, MI
 ·Comcast
 ·magicjack.com
 ·Verizon Wireless B..
| WiFi In the Auto
BAD IDEA!!! People shouldnt be even more encouraged to be distracted from driving. Cell phones, ipods, and goold ol CDs are bad enough.
Its a good idea in theory, but maybe there will be a kill switch that the wifi wont work if the car is in drive (park only.) |
|
BillTager
join:2000-09-20
Charlotte, NC | It's a good idea period. Putting a kill switch on it would defeat the purpose. |
|
Cheese
Premium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
clubs:
| said by BillTager  :It's a good idea period. Putting a kill switch on it would defeat the purpose. Is it really a good idea? People have enough shit to distract them already, do they really need another? HELL NO! |
|
NOVA_Guy
Obama- Commander in Thief
Premium
join:2002-03-05
·VOIPo
| said by Cheese :said by BillTager :It's a good idea period. Putting a kill switch on it would defeat the purpose. Is it really a good idea? People have enough shit to distract them already, do they really need another? HELL NO! I would assume that this service would be more for the use of passengers travelling in the car than for the driver. I shudder to think of how someone could drive down a highway and surf the web or read email on their laptop at the same time.
I think it has the potential of being a good idea, depending upon who uses it and how it is used. That being said, I have some serious doubts as to whether this will really take off. Why would someone pay these fees to only have the service when around/in their vehicle? Getting a USB modem and a service plan from ATT, Verizon, or Sprint seems a much more practical solution.
--
Some terrorists don't wear rags on their head, go without showers for weeks, and smell like camel crap. Instead they live in America and support Barack Obama for president. |
|
EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA | reply to Cheese
But what about other people in the car? |
|
Cheese
Premium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
clubs:
| reply to Cheese
Ok, how about this, someone mentioned a kill switch, how about a device that detects if only the driver is in the car, maybe a pressure sensor, and if it only detects the driver, it doesn't turn on, if it detects a passenger or multiple passengers, it turns on, this sound better? |
|
BillTager
join:2000-09-20
Charlotte, NC | Sure, as long as I can easily disable it. |
|
Duramax08
Oh rly?
join:2008-08-03
San Antonio, TX
·Clearwire Wireless
 ·Juno Express
| reply to NOVA_Guy
LOL. I would like to see some 1 driving in their dodge, chrysler or jeep and also using a laptop. laptops are not as small as cell phones so I dont see this is a problem. Its mostly people that text and dont keep their eyes on the road that causes wrecks and deaths. The wifi in car would be good for like passengers mostly. |
|
oh yeah so sure
@cox.net | reply to Cheese
yeah, what about a kill switch for meddling with the radio, for killing the cig lighter, smoke detector to shut down the engine if you're smoking while driving - yeah shut down EVERYTHING if only the driver is in the car, that will work. |
|
Cheese
Premium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
clubs:
| said by oh yeah so sure :
yeah, what about a kill switch for meddling with the radio, for killing the cig lighter, smoke detector to shut down the engine if you're smoking while driving - yeah shut down EVERYTHING if only the driver is in the car, that will work.
 |
|
Pentaxian
Premium
join:2008-01-23
West Milford, NJ | reply to baineschile
Hopefully they're not banking the same level of quality of service on anything coming from ATT... Anyone know? |
|
JoeG4
join:2001-12-16
945941 | I'm hoping the mygig units start to get tied into this; Imagine internet radio on your car radio!!! |
|
roc5955
Premium
join:2005-11-26
Rosendale, NY
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to Duramax08
You wanna see people driving with laptops?
Look in any police car. They ALL have laptops.
What kills me about this is the cop who's playing solitaire at the stoplight!
They can get the brackets to hold their laptops in their cars so that the driver can see them almost anywhere.
Pretty soon they will have to outlaw this, along with driver operated cell phones.
--
"Understanding is a three-edged sword." |
|
