Is it just me or does this device seem like convergence headed in the wrong direction?
I think that TomTom already does it right (for the most part) with the way they handle 2 way communication with their devices. They simply tether your cell phone, that way you get data / hands free / voice calling / etc. I don't like that they charge you a fee to use the TomTom plus features and I probably wouldn't pay it no matter how small it was.
I just don't get why you'd spend $600 on a dash in order to have a built in cell modem. Which I can only assume will cost a decent amount per month in addition to the cost of the device. When you can simply tether a cell phone.
I do really like dash's idea on anonymous real time traffic. Though I believe once again TomTom has something like this already and could easily build it out assuming dash doesn't have any patents on it.
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Is it just me or does this device seem like convergence headed in the wrong direction?
I think that TomTom already does it right (for the most part) with the way they handle 2 way communication with their devices. They simply tether your cell phone, that way you get data / hands free / voice calling / etc. I don't like that they charge you a fee to use the TomTom plus features and I probably wouldn't pay it no matter how small it was.
I just don't get why you'd spend $600 on a dash in order to have a built in cell modem. Which I can only assume will cost a decent amount per month in addition to the cost of the device. When you can simply tether a cell phone.
I do really like dash's idea on anonymous real time traffic. Though I believe once again TomTom has something like this already and could easily build it out assuming dash doesn't have any patents on it.