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Chrysler Launches In-Car Wireless Internet This Month

by Darren Murph on August 13, 2008 at 04:18 PM



Wait, wait. Something that was promised for next year is arriving... this year? Be still our hearts! Chrysler will reportedly offer up its in-car EV-DO solution (dubbed Uconnect Web) starting on August 25th, and owners of 2009 Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles (along with a few "earlier models") will be able to have the $499 box retrofitted into their rides.

Apparently the auto maker isn't planning to install the units directly at the factory, so those who want it will be forced to pay an additional $35 to $50 installation charge, a $35 activation fee and a $29 monthly subscription fee. The service is said to provide download speeds between 400Kbps and 800Kbps with uploads hovering around 400Kbps, and provider Autonet Mobile has promised that you'll "never lose the connection." That's a pretty bold claim -- thankfully we'll be able to test it out in just a few weeks. [Via CrunchGear, image courtesy of Flickr]

Tags: Chrysler, dodge, ev-do, internet, jeep, mobile broadband, mobile internet, MobileBroadband, MobileInternet, Uconnect, Uconnect Web, UconnectWeb, vehicle, wwan

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