Practical Traveler - The Economics of Hotel Wi-Fi Fees - NYTimes. Cadillac Rolls Out In-Car Internet Access // CNET News. Cadillac has announced the availability of an in-car wireless Internet option on its CTS sport sedan beginning in April. The new option will be called Cadillac WiFi (sic) by Autonet and be dealer-installed. The device itself will have an MSRP of $499, and the service will cost $29 per month. This makes Cadillac one of the very first carmakers to offer wireless Internet in a production vehicle.
Autonet Mobile says early market experience indicates that this option will appeal to families first, as opposed to the mobile business professional you probably think would be its main initial market. We've seen this Autonet device before (though the latest model is smaller, dockable, and sports an internal Wi-Fi antenna) and a company called Waav offers a similar rig, but what's interesting about the Cadillac-Autonet deal is that a top-tier carmaker is putting its imprimatur on general-purpose in-car Internet connectivity. $5 Wireless Router. How To Stay in touch when traveling abroad.