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A Wireless Hotspot For Your Car — Why Not?

nk497 writes "UK mobile operator 3 has unveiled a wireless hotspot for cars. It's essentially a repackaged version of their MiFi wireless router, which lets users create their own wireless hotspot using the 3G network. While drivers will hopefully steer away from using the web at the wheel, 3 predicts the mobile hotspot will let passengers entertain themselves as well as offer a hookup to email, music and traffic data."

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  1. Re:Dodge by oldspewey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, but this means you have to drive a Dodge.

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  2. Re:Car hotspot? by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey, don't knock on us if we want to have a beach lan party.

  3. I need a bigger boat by maxrate · · Score: 3, Funny

    I've been waiting for the day where I can finally congest a road and a 3G network simultaneously!

  4. Re:O goody by Angst+Badger · · Score: 5, Funny

    I foresee people getting rear-ended because the idiot behind them was tailgating to get a better signal off their unsecured AP. It'll give "wardriving" a whole new meaning.

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  5. Re:Car hotspot? by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Minnesota has that effect on people.

  6. Re:Sign me up by __aasqbs9791 · · Score: 4, Funny

    It can even be more handy while you're driving. I mean, trying to hold the laptop with one hand, while typing with the other and steering with one knee while using the other to shift gears is such a pain in the ass!

  7. Does this mean by British · · Score: 3, Funny

    Will people be moving their houses around parking lots to scan for open Wifi spots?

    1. Re:Does this mean by catbertscousin · · Score: 3, Funny

      What the - my car battery is dead for the third time this week?? Man, I gotta change my MiFi password again. I guess "cowboynealzcar" just won't do it.

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  8. Re:Sign me up by Shakrai · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's also handy for keeping track of your beer cans and half smoked bowls of weed too ;)

    What's the difference between a stoned driver and a drunk driver? A drunk driver blows through the stop sign without even slowing down. The stoned driver stops at the stop sign and waits for it to turn green.

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