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Auto Sales: Good News on the Horizon?

Pricing of the system has not been finalized, but AT&T anticipates that the antenna and satellite receiver will cost around $1,300,


On Nov 05 11:22 AM SiriuslyConsidering wrote:

> Just FYI all:
>
> AT&T has partnered up with RaySat to deliver 22 high quality
> video and 20 audio channels to the back seat of cars. They have launched
> a working preview of their services at SEMA 2008 with a consumer
> delivery promise set for sprint of 2009. Anticipated monthly services
> fees are $28.00.
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> This is not the holly grail of a connected car, but AT&T has
> done a lot of hard work here that no other company has released yet.
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> They have a relativity small Antenna
> They have about a minute of data caching 'baked in' to allow for
> driving through parking garages short tunnels and other structures.
>
> They have a commited shipping date
>
> Some juicy content deals appear to be done:
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> “Disney Channel, Toon Disney, Discovery Kids, Animal Planet, Nickelodeon,
> Cartoon Network Mobile, USA, COMEDY CENTRAL, MSNBC, CNN Mobile Live
> and CNBC. Twenty satellite radio music channels will also be available
> at the launch.”
>