Mobile Hotspot Installed
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Mobile Hotspot Installed
Had the Mercedes Benz mobile hotspot installed today. Works absolutely great but wondering how one would justify over $800 to install it when there are mobile hotspots for sale at Verizon for about $100.
This system comes with apps but really not sure any of them are applicable to me. One thing it does have is a customer service support line with very helpful people.
Wife can now be on the computer while I am driving and it is pretty fast. My cell phone is hooked up to Wi-Fi
Cool.
This system comes with apps but really not sure any of them are applicable to me. One thing it does have is a customer service support line with very helpful people.
Wife can now be on the computer while I am driving and it is pretty fast. My cell phone is hooked up to Wi-Fi
Cool.
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I would check with the dealer but I think you can do a 2010. You just might have to run the harness.
Good luck.
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As a Mercedes supplier, hopefully you can answer some questions…. kind if a survey if you will. Most of our clients use their cellphone as a hotspot (iPhone, Android, Blackberry), some carriers it is free or about $10 per month surcharge for others. However, occasionally a client has asked for it, and we are curious why you chose the MB Hotspot vs using one of your cell phones (which is portable and can create a hotspot wherever you are)?
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As a Mercedes supplier, hopefully you can answer some questions…. kind if a survey if you will. Most of our clients use their cellphone as a hotspot (iPhone, Android, Blackberry), some carriers it is free or about $10 per month surcharge for others. However, occasionally a client has asked for it, and we are curious why you chose the MB Hotspot vs using one of your cell phones (which is portable and can create a hotspot wherever you are)?
I don't know if this is true but I was also told that cell phone hot spots are not designed to be in a car as they can't switch towers seamlessly as you travel. This unit does that and is designed to do that. The unit also, although not particular to my situation, has software apps that might be useful. There is also phone support which is always helpful.
Finally, it is MB and I usually get all the options I can get and this seemed like a good one to have.
Hope this helps.
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Good point, I forgot that Verizon can not do data and phone at the same time. Although the MB hotspot would not be any faster (as it is still a cell connection) than a connection through a good phone. So what you were told about cell phone hotspots is not true...the MB hotspot, is just a fixed use cell phone hotspot. I use an iPhone 4s as my hotspot (typically powered by the car's iPod interface, so I don't have battery issues, and playing music from it while doing so) and it works great no matter where we are. But I am on AT&T.
So it is a very good point that we can keep in mind for the many Verizon customers. It can be quite useful for you and them. Thank you for the insight and the reminder. I appreciate you helping me on this one!
So it is a very good point that we can keep in mind for the many Verizon customers. It can be quite useful for you and them. Thank you for the insight and the reminder. I appreciate you helping me on this one!
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Sorry to say but I think this is probably one of the worst implementation/investment into a vehicle. There are cheaper options and more portable. IE: Sprint has a Mobile Hot spot device that you can just slap on the table and turn it on.
It's basically what you're using except yours is hard wired and you're now stuck sitting in the car while you need vs just grabbing the little portable unit and carry the laptop with you.
Also, what are you going to do when in a year or two 5g or what ever they may call it come out? Is this system easily upgradable to newer technology without breaking the bank?
It's basically what you're using except yours is hard wired and you're now stuck sitting in the car while you need vs just grabbing the little portable unit and carry the laptop with you.
Also, what are you going to do when in a year or two 5g or what ever they may call it come out? Is this system easily upgradable to newer technology without breaking the bank?
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Sorry to say but I think this is probably one of the worst implementation/investment into a vehicle. There are cheaper options and more portable. IE: Sprint has a Mobile Hot spot device that you can just slap on the table and turn it on.
It's basically what you're using except yours is hard wired and you're now stuck sitting in the car while you need vs just grabbing the little portable unit and carry the laptop with you.
Also, what are you going to do when in a year or two 5g or what ever they may call it come out? Is this system easily upgradable to newer technology without breaking the bank?
It's basically what you're using except yours is hard wired and you're now stuck sitting in the car while you need vs just grabbing the little portable unit and carry the laptop with you.
Also, what are you going to do when in a year or two 5g or what ever they may call it come out? Is this system easily upgradable to newer technology without breaking the bank?
A portable navigation device would often have many advantages over an integrated one but the integrated one has advantages that justify the high cost at least in my opinion and this device too gets outdated in a few years (outdated in the sense that more recent devices have a lot more features etc.).
I'd also come back to the antenna issue, on a car with strong IR shielding in windows the cellular data rates suffer significantly and the service may not be acceptable even if speech calls would work without an external antenna. Sometimes you may have problems with speech calls too with these cars.
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After that I am not really sure.
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Hear this, rumor's is that Sprint will be discontinuing their current 4g WiMax technology and moving to LTE, so if you're with sprint you've just lost 4g.
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Probably not the cheapest solution but I wanted a Mercedes product.
