Comments on: Sprint starts assembling a connected car dream team

By: Kevin Fitchard

Kevin Fitchard — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:04:06 +0000

I agree as well. We have to start thinking of access apart from the devices its connects. That doesn’t necessarily mean the services used over that access will be free, but paying a connectivity premium for every device we connect has to go the way of the dodo.

By: John S. Wilson

John S. Wilson — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:45:01 +0000

You’re right, that’s why they’ll be doing shared data. You won’t have 10 diff subscriptions, you’ll have 10 diff services you enjoy that share data from one plan and are prob billed to that plan as well. This makes sense. They should have realized shared data was the future 2-3 yrs ago. And they also should be subsidizing 4G tablets without contracts. Fact is, the more ppl get used to using an always-on data connection as opposed to sniffing for Wi-Fi everywhere, the less likely it is they’ll disconnect.

By: pops

pops — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:02:53 +0000

Agreed. Carriers like ATT and Verizon could open doors for so much more connectivity with a plan such as you’re suggesting.

By: rkt9

rkt9 — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 02:59:52 +0000

Southern Pacific communications would do well just to improve their phone services.

By: jjj

jjj — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:31:34 +0000

Carriers want too much money from too many things,we don’t need 50 subscriptions/person for data. As for apps,it might be difficult to have different ones than on our PCs (as in phones or Google Glass or w/e will a PC be at he time). Car makes should invest in developing apps for existing ecosystems and a bit in car hardware that is discrete or an accessory for the phone but using , well , Android at this point .
As for carriers (and Sprint might be just the right one to see the light and get a jump on the bigger and greedier boys) they should go for 1 unlimited sub for all devices from phones,to tablets, to surveillance cams, to cars, to pet tracking, to the door lock or solar panel monitoring. How they manage that and how they can offload as much as possible to WIFI it’s for them to figure out,but that what makes the difference between winning and losing and if they don’t someone else will.
The internet of things can boom but not when Tagg–The Pet Tracker is 8$/month or when Z-Wave monitoring service is 10$/month.
Convenience always wins,cover all devices at a decent price and you can’t be beaten.