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A Wireless Hotspot For Your Car — Why Not?

Posted by timothy on from the not-wijacking-just-drafting dept.

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. O goody by DeadDecoy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Now I can look forward to people driving and twittering and emailing and watching youtube. On second thought, the resulting mayhem might be fun to put on youtube. It has a sort of Escher-esc appeal to you it. Jackass recorded on youtube crashing while watching youtube.

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

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

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  3. Re:Car hotspot? by eln · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If you've got people at your beach party asking where they can go to check their email, you're doing it wrong.

  4. 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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