would be nice if it did but I am not going to hold my breath .....Would this extend into Canada?
The in-car data business is booming, and Chevrolet is stepping up to help meet demand with a new, prepaid $20 monthly unlimited data plan – the first unlimited data plan for car owners from one of the big three in the U.S. The plan will let people connect in-car to OnStar 4G LTE Wi-Fi (in models that offer this, which includes all of its lineup for late-model vehicles).https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/02/c...ners-a-20-monthly-unlimited-in-car-data-plan/
That's actually not bad a bad deal. I still probably wouldn't pay for it though, since my cellphone data plan gives me more than I need.
Where does this stat come from? Personally, $20/month for unlimited data is cheap. Not sure what you mean by '$5/Gb (per month) '.Most people who buy EVs already are into tech, and have large cellular dataplans. But if you made it cheap and convenient, it's be a nice feature in the car. I refuse to buy data at $20/month, too expensive. Make the Dataplan $5/Gb (per month) and I'd be happy to sign up.
Makes sense. Did they even offer this service on Gen 1 cars?2016 and 2017 Volts only... bummer!
2015 Volts were the first to get 4G LTE hotspot service I believe.Makes sense. Did they even offer this service on Gen 1 cars?
It's not a statistic (I have no sources to back it up), it's a sensible correlation that tech people will like tech cars. And tech people tend to have large data plans on their phones.Where does this stat come from? Personally, $20/month for unlimited data is cheap. Not sure what you mean by '$5/Gb (per month) '.
So you consider $20/month for unlimited data too expensive, but you would rather pay $5 per GB per month? Alrighty...It's not a statistic (I have no sources to back it up), it's a sensible correlation that tech people will like tech cars. And tech people tend to have large data plans on their phones.
$5/Gb (per month) means, $5 per Gigabyte, and if it is not entirely used up in your one month billing cycle, it expires.
Why would I want a large extra expense for data I can only access while in the vehicle? I guess, if I was ride-sharing it would be a lovely perquisite for customers. But a small expense spread across a large number of people (lets call it the Netflix pricing model) makes a lot more sense. Especially since you have the system built anyway (AT&T, BELL, etc. etc.) I'm assuming this extra money (Dataplans in vehicles) is simply gravy over their business, so why gouge OnStar (where Onstar passes the gouging on to their customers, who then opt out of the service).
But what do I know, I'm in Canada, and we're gouged far harder than the USA in terms of mobile data.
The idea is to cap my data-in-car spending at about $5, with the option on say a road trip to go up to $10-$15 if necessary. Why slap a regular $20/month bill into my life if I don't have to? All-You-Can-Eat buffets are highly overrated.So you consider $20/month for unlimited data too expensive, but you would rather pay $5 per GB per month? Alrighty...
This is a great deal for a good number of people. Have kids with mobile devices? Need data for work while on the go? etc, etc, etc.
I agree, in your case - don't go to the all you eat buffet... For the moment, this doesn't make sense for us either.The idea is to cap my data-in-car spending at about $5, with the option on say a road trip to go up to $10-$15 if necessary. Why slap a regular $20/month bill into my life if I don't have to? All-You-Can-Eat buffets are highly overrated.
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