As Internet radio appliances are becoming available, there is still the issue that they can’t be used in your car.
This could change thanks to so-called “in-car WiFi routers” which are designed to provide Internet access through 3G mobile telephony networks.
AutoNet Mobile offers such device and service combination:
we create a Wi-Fi hot spot that allows everyone in the car to connect multiple devices to the internet, in and around the car! it’s the next step in in-car entertainment and productvity. we make internet in your car easier than ever because we provide both the in-car router and the monthly service. our affordable monthly service plans start at only $29 per month.
This still represent an expensive proposition for radio though. One hour daily consumption of good quality Internet radio content could easily reach the 29$ 1Gb limit.
Tags: 3G, Channels, in-car, Internet, Internet streaming, mobile, radio
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Internet Radios are cool. i listen to them most of the time aside from watching videos on youtube. i am also trying to learn how to put my own personal internet radio.
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Try using Shoutcast….. I think there is a need for free public wifi infrastructure… revenue would have to be collected from advertisers and broadcasters not the listeners. The problem is bandwidth and the fact that wifi frequencies are narrow and microwave data signals don’t travel the way vhf frequencies do. Most providers are not capable of handling this project mostly due to its risky nature not to mention fcc and government intervention and enormous costs to set up. We are sill far behind, eventually we will get there but there are many questions that arise.
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