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      07-10-2012, 10:58 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by boltjames View Post
Anyone who owns a $50,000 luxury car already has internet access on their mobile devices and a family share plan to boot so who is going to pay for a hotspot accessory?

If this were being marketed to minivan owners, if Honda was doing this to give the kids in the back wi-fi, maybe I could see it. BMW makes four-passenger luxury sedans for wealthy people; I don't see the fit here.

BJ
Bad assumption. You're right about one thing; everyone has Wi-Fi capability, but not everyone pays for wireless data on every device that they own. Sure, I've got an iPhone with wireless data, but my iPod doesn't have it...it's kind of stupid to pay for 2 separate wireless data plans. There's a lot of benefit to having a wireless hot spot in the vehicle through which people can connect. Give BMW some credit; they do market research.
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