It only just officially
launched in June of this year (after fairly long
build-up), but it looks like AT&T's CruiseCast in-car satellite service may not exactly be in the best of shape. As
Twice reports, calls to service provider RaySat yesterday resulted in a recorded message saying that the company would no longer be supporting CruiseCast activations "moving forward," and that it wouldn't be fulfilling any more equipment orders any longer either. Curiously, the company is now singing a completely different tune today, saying that while it is "working through financial difficulties," as of right now the service is "up and running, and it's business as usual." For its part, AT&T seems to be remaining mum on the whole matter, but phrases like "financial difficulties" and "business as usual" in the same sentence are rarely a good sign, so we'll be keeping a close eye on this one.
Read - Twice, "AT&T CruiseCast Stops Activations"
Read - Twice, "AT&T CruiseCast Service Continues"
posted Oct 8th 2009 5:52PM
Dr. Horrible is controlling that van! (or suv)
In car TV service will only be successful if they come pre-installed in the car, just like Sirius does with most car manufacturers.
What is it for?
MJ - Onioning.com/yoda
Company
About RaySat Broadcasting Corporation
car tv
RaySat Broadcasting Corporation (RBC) is a privately held U.S. company that was created to introduce In-Car Entertainment to the U.S. market under the licensed name "AT&T CruiseCast". Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, RBC capitalizes on pioneering technology that has enabled the creation of a small compact antenna for use on cars, trucks and SUV's that also provides continual coverage on-the-go thanks to an advancement that overcomes line-of-sight obstacles such as overpasses, buildings, trees or tunnels. The AT&T CruiseCast service is available in the 48 contiguous states and will offer 42 channels of entertainment programming. RBC will distribute AT&T CruiseCast via a network of automotive dealers, consumer electronics retailers, and other businesses that specialize in automotive accessories. For dealer/retail locations and additional information on RBC and AT&T CruiseCast, please visit www.cruisecast.com
http://www.cruisecast.com/company.php
We're here reunited to say farewell to our beloved Mat who died so sudden on that car accident. At least he parted from this forsaken world with the season premiere of "Heroes"going through his mind. Rest in peace.
What about the other driver? Did he got to see "Heroes".
Sadly, she did not have CruiseCast in her vehicle, however we are informed by Trisha that at least she managed to end her text-message conversation with an "OMG OMG cya" and Trisha had already texted her 5 minutes ago that "Jason wants me good for the prom". In gossip, she parted happily.
What about the CruiseCast? Can I have it?
No.. that is resting in pieces. And no, I already tried and it had only a 3 months warranty.
Doomed to fail in my opinion
A UFO landed on that SUV. Someone call Art Bell!
Who would have ever guessed? $1300 for the equipment and a monthly fee of $28 (that will likely be $40 after all the fees).In a recession? Bad timing. Too expensive. $28/mo for a service I cannot use as a driver. Only passengers benefit. Could come in handy on all those family road trips people aren't taking.
Why would anybody want to have TV in a car? Isn't it better to look around and enjoy the scenery?
And it's also not like people spend that much time in cars, surely not enough to justify the cost.