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Old 06-30-2009, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by War Horse
How different is this when compared to getting a data card for your laptop from your cell phone provider? Seems they both run on the cellular 3G network, so speeds should be the same. The only advantage I could is if you're running a wireless network in the truck with a printer.

I asked about it when I bought my truck. All the sales people had heard about it, and they even had the units for sale in the parts dept, but none of them had seen it come already installed in a vehicle.
It will act as an access point, so multiple laptops can be connected. And I think the monthly fee is less than an aircard.
 
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Old 06-30-2009, 10:44 PM
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Ah, well in that case it'd make sense. I guess if you're riding around with a construction crew and everyone in the truck needs access, then it'd be worth it, especially if the charges are less than an aircard.
 
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Old 07-01-2009, 01:06 AM
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if you have a trickle charger on your truck you could use it at your house while you are there as a source for internet...maybe not such a good idea. Something would burnout for sure
 
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The 3g Internet offered with these Dodge RAM's is almost the same speed as an iPhone or any laptop air card offered with 3G. It's a nice start, but not fast. Good for e-mailing or perhaps small amounts of browsing. But don't expect loads of youtube or any gaming.

This thing is just a Wireless LAN to 3G router.

I purchased this after market option from a company called cradle point.
http://www.cradlepoint.com/products/...oadband-router




It was easy to setup and allows my kids to use their laptops to chat with friends while driving.

 
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I should add that you still have to subscribe to a wireless or 3G service like AT&T or Sprint, etc. Your monthly depends on your service. I would ask around because cellular vendors quality vary in each neighborhood.
 
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Question hey there ??

Originally Posted by Pinch99
The 3g Internet offered with these Dodge RAM's is almost the same speed as an iPhone or any laptop air card offered with 3G. It's a nice start, but not fast. Good for e-mailing or perhaps small amounts of browsing. But don't expect loads of youtube or any gaming.

This thing is just a Wireless LAN to 3G router.

I purchased this after market option from a company called cradle point.
http://www.cradlepoint.com/products/...oadband-router




It was easy to setup and allows my kids to use their laptops to chat with friends while driving.

Does it actually work while the car is moving?? I heard that it didn't ... and I should get the Autonetmobile one. Any help would be greatly appreciatted.
 
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Originally Posted by War Horse
How different is this when compared to getting a data card for your laptop from your cell phone provider? Seems they both run on the cellular 3G network, so speeds should be the same. The only advantage I could is if you're running a wireless network in the truck with a printer.

I asked about it when I bought my truck. All the sales people had heard about it, and they even had the units for sale in the parts dept, but none of them had seen it come already installed in a vehicle.
difference would be that if you have the card only you can hook up to the net, they are making your truck a server in essence.
 
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If you are Canadian go to Rogers.com and look at their national which gives you the Canadian coverage....pretty much only in larger cities and tourist locations and up into Alberta quite far north, Diamond and Oil mines need 3g baby.
 
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Originally Posted by Cartastic
Does it actually work while the car is moving?? I heard that it didn't ... and I should get the Autonetmobile one. Any help would be greatly appreciatted.
My son surfed the Internet on our Cradle Point router while driving from San Diego to Lake Tahoe Ca. 80% of the time he had 2 or 3 bars and was doing fine.... Cruising speed was about 80 mph (at 19mpg I might add).
 
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How much does that thing cost??
 



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