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Autonetmobile.com just dropped the price of their router to $199 so I was thinking about buying it.

Anyone out there try this first hand?

I heard that it's better for your car because it has some special technology in it that manages the data .. causes you to not lose connection ... this allows you to stream, send large files ... all things you cannot do with a cell card while the car is moving.

Anyone try this thing first hand?  

I checked it out.  What a neat technology!

At some point during our motoring careers, most of us figure out that a hot slice of pizza is the wrong food format to choose when attempting to operate a moving automobile.  I think the reason they lowered the price is because the technology is like hot drive through pizza - a brilliant answer to a question no one asked.  It's implicitly obvious to most of us that a motorist's attention should be directed towards controlling the 3500 pound machine that's traveling at 70 MPH rather than streaming Debbie Does Dallas from YouTube.  Just because we can put WiFi in a car doesn't mean we should.  

A question:  What file can't wait 20 minutes until you get home?  

hehe ,.... Well Felix... I can't say that you are not correct ..... but I mainly am interested in it for while I am commuting and am not driving ... or on long road trips.... from the back seat.

And of course streaming adult films whilst my girl sits on my lap in the drivers seat at 80 mph  

Nobody out there try this yet? I may just have to go find a dealership that has a demo unit installed....    

Ok so ... I found this CNET review..... looks pretty sweet but I still would like to hear from someone first hand....


http://cnettv.cnet.com/autonet-mobile-wi-fi-router/9742-1_53-50074938.html  

Ok... so I went ahead and threw down the $199 for the Autonet router.... got it from Amazon.com ...
Going to get it installed today and once I use it for a significant amount .... I'll post a review....

Got a road trip planned this weekend ... so should be a great time to try it out in different scenarios.  

Ok so ... I got my router installed and working! Here is my review with the experience so far.

Delivery- Came fast and easy.. I ordered from Amazon.com and the cost after rebate was a little over $200.00 ! $386.94 plus tax with a $200 rebate!

Installation- I had my local stereo store install it under my seat for $50! They told me it took about 30 min!

Performance- First off.. one thing I learned that the Autonet router does that I didn't know it could do is the system actually manages the data for you.
Lets say you are moving down the highway ...uploading a document and you lose connection to the tower...... Autonet will put the upload on pause.. and resume once you re-establish connection. This means you won't lose the data you are transmitting or send half of a document .. possibly corrupting a database. Amazing!

I would say Autonet is pretty spot on with what they claim. It seems to work seemlessly while in motion.... MUCH better than my cell card did. I am able to stream pandora without choppyness or lag ... I will say that every now and then you may get a second of hiccup but it's not enough to annoy you.... like once every 30 minutes.
Video streaming also works pretty good... granted it's still a 3g connection so the loading can be a little combersome but once it's starts streaming I have noticed very little hiccuping. It's for sure better than a cell card.

Range-Autonetmobile claims you can use it up to 150 ft from the vehicle and I would say this is accurate. I didn't bust out a tape measure but I was about 120-140 ft away with no problems.

All in all I would say I feel really good about the price and the performance... in the long run it will save me money for sure ... my cell card was costing me about $80 per month on average and Autonet is $29 FLAT rate. No taxes, no overages, no roaming.

I am definitely excited to road trip it up now!!!!  

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Ok so ... I got my router installed and working! Here is my review with the experience so far.

Delivery- Came fast and easy.. I ordered from Amazon.com and the cost after rebate was a little over $200.00 ! $386.94 plus tax with a $200 rebate!

Installation- I had my local stereo store install it under my seat for $50! They told me it took about 30 min!

Performance- First off.. one thing I learned that the Autonet router does that I didn't know it could do is the system actually manages the data for you.
Lets say you are moving down the highway ...uploading a document and you lose connection to the tower...... Autonet will put the upload on pause.. and resume once you re-establish connection. This means you won't lose the data you are transmitting or send half of a document .. possibly corrupting a database. Amazing!

I would say Autonet is pretty spot on with what they claim. It seems to work seemlessly while in motion.... MUCH better than my cell card did. I am able to stream pandora without choppyness or lag ... I will say that every now and then you may get a second of hiccup but it's not enough to annoy you.... like once every 30 minutes.
Video streaming also works pretty good... granted it's still a 3g connection so the loading can be a little combersome but once it's starts streaming I have noticed very little hiccuping. It's for sure better than a cell card.

Range-Autonetmobile claims you can use it up to 150 ft from the vehicle and I would say this is accurate. I didn't bust out a tape measure but I was about 120-140 ft away with no problems.

All in all I would say I feel really good about the price and the performance... in the long run it will save me money for sure ... my cell card was costing me about $80 per month on average and Autonet is $29 FLAT rate. No taxes, no overages, no roaming.

I am definitely excited to road trip it up now!!!!

Sounds like a success. Just try to make sure you use this when appropriate and not get pulled over by a cop while streaming adult videos in your laptop while driving...although that would be hilarious!!!  
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