Rumor that some cars may Dump AM/FM

I don't see AM/FM radios going away. The government will step in since AM/FM is a vital part of the Emergency Alert System for local areas, and the broadcasters and the NAB will go directly to congress to stop it. They are already screaming bloody murder to get FM chips into cell phones mandatory.
 
dlnester said:
I don't see AM/FM radios going away. The government will step in since AM/FM is a vital part of the Emergency Alert System for local areas, and the broadcasters and the NAB will go directly to congress to stop it. They are already screaming bloody murder to get FM chips into cell phones mandatory.
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There are some radios that have the ENS (Emergency Notification System) built-in without the 'luxury' of AM and FM. I also get those type of alerts on my smart phone.
 
I still listen to local sports and sports talk on am radio, I don't see it going away anytime soon.
 
blyons200 said:
I still listen to local sports and sports talk on am radio, I don't see it going away anytime soon.
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I the same with with NPR. But NPR is also available through its own app. And not just my local station but I can listen to KCRW or WNYC if I wanted to. That standalone AUX plug is looking better already. :lol:


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Jon said:
I the same with with NPR. But NPR is also available through its own app. And not just my local station but I can listen to KCRW or WNYC if I wanted to. That standalone AUX plug is looking better already. :lol:


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The phone is just too much of a pain in the arse to use in the car all the time.

Easier is gooder.
 
With Bluetooth as pretty standard equipment in most car stereos nowadays, it's becoming less of an issue. If nothing else I will make sure my next vehicle has Bluetooth and some form of auxiliary plug for my iPod classic. Wouldn't need anything else beyond that.


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Jon said:
With Bluetooth as pretty standard equipment in most car stereos nowadays, it's becoming less of an issue. If nothing else I will make sure my next vehicle has Bluetooth and some form of auxiliary plug for my iPod classic. Wouldn't need anything else beyond that.


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My car has a bluetooth option, I wish it would work. It would supposedly cost me $500 to install some feature to get it working. I bet there cheaper ways to get it working without installing a aftermarket radio.
 
Jon said:
With Bluetooth as pretty standard equipment in most car stereos nowadays, it's becoming less of an issue. If nothing else I will make sure my next vehicle has Bluetooth and some form of auxiliary plug for my iPod classic. Wouldn't need anything else beyond that.


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Streaming outside of major cities on a phone is hit or miss (mostly miss). Plus live sports generally cannot be streamed. AM/FM ain't close to dead yet.
 
blyons200 said:
Streaming outside of major cities on a phone is hit or miss (mostly miss). Plus live sports generally cannot be streamed. AM/FM ain't close to dead yet.
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But it won't be hit or miss with 4G and wifi in the car. It doesn't matter where you are if you are the hotspot. And there aren't that many people that listen to sports on the radio. Even if there are, that option is available on smartphones. And with 4G and wifi in the car, no need to worry about streaming issues.


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It's gonna take a long time before 4G/LTE is available everywhere. And even then when everyone is on it there will be bandwidth issues. Believe me, I'm the guy working on LTE expansion.

I'll keep my radio for now thanks.
 
blyons200 said:
It's gonna take a long time before 4G/LTE is available everywhere. And even then when everyone is on it there will be bandwidth issues. Believe me, I'm the guy working on LTE expansion.

I'll keep my radio for now thanks.
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Again, it will be available IN CARS. Which means wherever the car goes, 4G or wifi will be available. GM and Dodge already offer this or will offer it in 2014, others will follow suit.
 
Jon said:
Again, it will be available IN CARS. Which means wherever the car goes, 4G or wifi will be available. GM and Dodge already offer this or will offer it in 2014, others will follow suit.
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It's the SAME damn radio in the car as it is in a cell phone, running off the same radios in the tower that the phone communicates with. The system is exactly the same whether it's in a car, phone, laptop, or tablet. It all runs on the cellular network and I assure you high speed wireless in unavailable it a lot more places than it is available. 4G/WiFi/LTE will NOT be available everywhere the car goes! It's only available in the exact same places it's available in your phone. There isn't some magic existing high speed wireless system available to only cars, it's using the available cell network.
 
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blyons200 said:
It's the SAME damn radio in the car as it is in a cell phone, running off the same radios in the tower that the phone communicates with. The system is exactly the same whether it's in a car, phone, laptop, or tablet. It all runs on the cellular network and I assure you high speed wireless in unavailable it a lot more places than it is available. 4G/WiFi/LTE will NOT be available everywhere the car goes! It's only available in the exact same places it's available in your phone.
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That's why it advertises 4G available everywhere. A 4G hotspot in the car. 4G is the car. Wifi is also available in Ram Trucks. The Truck is the Wifi Hotspot, therefore wifi is where ever the truck goes. Now even the cell phone can be used as a hotspot as it can with Android and iPhones. If we were still living in 1992 you'd be right. Technology has evolved even if people refuse to admit it.
 
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That's why it advertises 4G available everywhere. A 4G hotspot in the car. 4G is the car. Wifi is also available in Ram Trucks. The Truck is the Wifi Hotspot, therefore wifi is where ever the truck goes. Now even the cell phone can be used as a hotspot as it can with Android and iPhones. If we were still living in 1992 you'd be right. Technology has evolved even if people refuse to admit it.
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Pray tell then, how, when in eastern Colorado, do you get a 4G signal to connect the hotspot in your Doge Ram to the internet? When, in fact, there is no 4G signal available in eastern Colorado? How do you not understand that you need a high speed cellular connection for things like Wifi hotspots to work? 4G is not available everywhere. It's 624 miles from Denver to Kansas City. I'll bet at least 450 of those miles have no 4G signal and 300 have no 3G signal, and that's a liberal estimate.
 
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From an article in 2008:


As Detroit feels the noose around its neck, everyone says it's getting what it deserves for years of crappy cars. And it is. But you wouldn't know it by looking at the new Dodge Ram, which is replete with more tech toys than most luxury sedans. The crowning feature: the truck can serve as a mobile WiFi hotspot and link multiple computers or phones to the Internet.


http://www.fastcompany.com/1114768/dodges-new-ram-wifi-hotspot-too
 
Jon said:
From an article in 2008:


As Detroit feels the noose around its neck, everyone says it's getting what it deserves for years of crappy cars. And it is. But you wouldn't know it by looking at the new Dodge Ram, which is replete with more tech toys than most luxury sedans. The crowning feature: the truck can serve as a mobile WiFi hotspot and link multiple computers or phones to the Internet.


Dodge's New Ram Is a WiFi Hotspot, Too? | Fast Company
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It only works where you can get a 3G/4G/LTE signal, plain and simple. Believe me or not I guess. Buy one of those cars and prove me wrong.
 
As far as data and hot spots in cars, people said years ago we'd all have hot spots in our cars. So far I haven't seen it in person yet. But maybe in the future, the problem is we all are a bit smarter on realizing the cost of data is NOT going down, in fact the opposite.
 
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