I can drive to downtown Chicago in under an hour on a good day and Verizon EVDO isn't available here...
---------- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 9:58 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Chrysler to make wifi hotspot cars > > On Jun 26, 2008, at 8:27 AM, Drew Lentz wrote: > >> >> #3. With linking the cars directly to the "cellular telephone links", >> what effect WILL this have on WISPs? What happens when Verizon rolls- >> out the "in your car and in your home" package that rolls the EV-DO >> card into your monthly bill and you now don't have a need for a pipe >> at your home? > > A few answers. > > 1) Not everyone will move to Verizon (no iPhone ;) ), and EV-DO isn't > everywhere. Many of us support rural areas where Verizon still > doesn't exist (although with this Alltel acquisition pending, they'll > be closer). > > 2) Many of our subscribers like to keep the money local (I hear that a > lot). That's one reason they're our customers in the first place, and > a good reason for them to stay if we provide service superior to that > of the cell companies. > > 3) Gas costs too much for people to keep the car running to keep the > hotspot up. :) > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
